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GAME #5: Cornell at Eastern Michigan
TIP OFF: Friday, Nov. 26, at 5:30 p.m. (Ypsilanti, Mich.)
SERIES RECORD: Eastern Michigan leads, 1-0
LAST MEETING: Eastern Michigan won, 82-67, on Nov. 16, 2001 (Ypsilanti, Mich.)
2010-11 RECORDS: Cornell (1-3, 0-0 Ivy), Eastern Michigan (3-2, 0-0 MAC)
LIVE AUDIO: None
LIVE STATS: EMUEagles.com
LIVE VIDEO: EMUEagles.com

GAME #6: Cornell at Oakland University
TIP OFF: Sunday, Nov. 28, at 1:00 p.m. (Rochester, Mich.)
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting
LAST MEETING: First Meeting
2010-11 RECORDS: Cornell (1-3, 0-0 Ivy), Oakland (2-3, 0-0 Summit)
LIVE AUDIO: None
LIVE STATS: OUGrizzlies.com
LIVE VIDEO: OUGrizzlies.com

THE MATCHUPS – The Big Red will look to carry the momentum of its first win of the season into the weekend as it plays a pair of games in Michigan. Cornell, coming off a victory over Winston-Salem State, will take on Eastern Michigan on Friday, Nov. 26 at 5:30 p.m. The Big Red remains in the Wolverine State to face Oakland University on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m. The Eagles are riding a two-game winning streak and are 3-2 on the year, while the Grizzlies won their last outing to improve to 2-3 overall.

THE SERIES VS. EASTERN MICHIGAN — The Eagles own a 1-0 record in the all-time series with Cornell. The Big Red fell to Eastern Michigan, 82-67, in the semifinal of the Holiday Inn Express Eagle Classic on Nov. 16, 2001.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES – Eastern Michigan won two of three games last weekend to win the Jack in the Box Rainbow Wahine Classic and improve to 3-2 on the season. The Eagles only two losses have come to No. 7 Ohio State and Pac-10 foe Oregon State. Tavelyn James leads the team with 17.0 points per game, while Cassie Schrock leads EMU in rebounding (7.7), and assists (5.2) and ranks second overall in scoring (11.4). Sydney Huntley is also scoring in double-figures, averaging 11 points per game.

LAST TIME VS. EASTERN MICHIGAN – (Nov. 16, 2001 – Ypsilanti, Mich.) – Despite a team-high 21-point performance by senior Breean Walas, the Big Red dropped its 2001-02 season opener, falling 82-67 to Eastern Michigan in the semifinal of the Holiday Inn Express Eagle Classic. Junior Lynell Davis scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds for the Big Red, while sophomore Karen Force scored 14 points and dished out a team-high five assists. Stephanie Smiley and Kandy Lindsey combined for nine 3-pointers for the Hawks, and each ended the game with 19 points. Leading the way for Eastern Michigan was Shani Charles, who scored 21 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.

CORNELL VS. THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE — Cornell is 4-11 all-time vs. the current members of the MAC. The Big Red holds a losing record vs. Buffalo (4-9), Bowling Green (0-1) and Eastern Michigan (0-1), but has never faced Akron, Ball State, Central Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo or Western Michigan.

THE SERIES VS. OAKLAND UNIVERSITY – Sunday's meeting will be the first between the Cornell and Oakland women's basketball programs.

SCOUTING THE GRIZZLIES – Oakland snapped a two-game losing streak with a convincing 86-40 victory over USCAA Division I foe, Rochester College on Monday evening to improve to 2-3 on the season. Bethany Watterworth leads the team in scoring (17.6) and rebounding (6.6), while Sharise Calhoun (14.4) and Malika Glover (14.0) are also scoring in double-digits. As a team, the Grizzlies are shooting nearly 40 percent from the field and more than 30 percent from 3-point range.

CORNELL VS. THE SUMMIT LEAGUE – Cornell improved to 2-1 all-time against the current members of the Summit League with its 73-57 victory over IUPUI last season. The win evened the Big Red's record with the Jaguars. Cornell also earned a victory over Centenary during the 2001-02 season. The other members of the conference include IPFW, UMKC, North Dakota State, Oakland, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, Southern Utah and Western Illinois.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED –
• The Big Red earned its first win of the season by defeating Winston-Salem State, 62-54.
• Head coach Dayna Smith recorded her 80th career win with the Big Red, tying the school record for wins by a coach.
• Maka Anyanwu and Stephanie Long earned their first career starts.
• Clare Fitzpatrick recorded her first double-double of the season, leading the Big Red with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
• Taylor Flynn registered a season-high 12 points.

COACHING HISTORY — With the victory over Winston-Salem State, head coach Dayna Smith recorded her 80th career win with the Big Red, tying the school record for wins by a coach, joining Marnie Dacko (1995-2002).

HELPING HAND – So far this season, the Big Red has assisted on 52-of-79 baskets (65.8 percent). That is just down from last season when Cornell assisted on 67.7 percent of its made shots (364-of-537), which was the best percentage during Coach Smith's tenure.

SUDDEN IMPACT – Four of the Big Red's top five scorers so far this season are freshmen. Rookie Stephanie Long leads the team with 8.8 points per game, while freshmen Shelby Lyman (third – 7.3), Allyson DiMagno (fourth – 5.5), and Aspen Chandler (fifth – 5.3) round out the top five.

FRESH START – A pair of guards, sophomore Spencer Lane and freshman Shelby Lyman, made their first career starts for the Big Red vs. Cleveland State … Junior college transfer Maka Anyanwu and freshman Stephanie Long earned their first starts of the season vs. Winston-Salem State.

40-MINUTE WOMAN – Freshman Shelby Lyman played a full 40 minutes vs. Cleveland State, becoming the only player in Coach Smith's tenure to play a full game in their first collegiate start.

YOUTH WILL BE SERVED – With just one senior and two juniors, the Big Red squad boasts nine sophomores and freshmen, meaning that underclassmen comprise 75% of the roster. That makes Cornell the youngest team in the Ivy League by percentage with Brown (73%) and Columbia (70%) slightly trailing. The average age of the Big Red is 19 years, four months. Senior Susie Doyle is the oldest member of the team at 21 years, eight months, while freshman Stephanie Long is the youngest, at 18 years, three months. Long is just 12 days younger than fellow freshman Allyson DiMagno.

CLEAR THE BENCH – All 12 members of the Big Red saw action vs. Cleveland State and Syracuse.

WELCOME BACK – After suffering a season-ending injury prior to the start of last season, senior Susie Doyle made her return to the court vs. Cleveland State.

FOR OPENERS – With its loss to Cleveland State, the Big Red fell to 17-23 all-time in season openers. Coach Dayna Smith has posted a 1-8 record in season openers during her time with Cornell.

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN – Senior Susie Doyle and junior Allie Munson will serve as team captains for the 2010-11 season.

SMARTY PANTS – For the second straight season, the Big Red has been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. Cornell was the only Ivy League institutions on the list, ranking 25th overall with a team GPA of 3.308.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK – The Big Red added six players to the 2010-11 squad: Maka Anyanwu (Oakland, Calif.), Aspen Chandler (Dallas, Texas), Joelle Davidson (Hyattsville, Md.), Allyson DiMagno (Fairport, N.Y.), Stephanie Long (Norwich, Conn.) and Shelby Lyman (Snohomish, Wash.). The class of six players come from six different states and consists of four guards, one forward and one player that could see action at guard or forward.

UMPQUA COMMUNITY CONNECTION – Junior college transfer Maka Anyanwu comes to the Big Red after a successful season at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. Fans of the Big Red should know UCC, as it was the two-year home of former Cornell standout Moina Snyder '07.

ALL IN THE FAMILY – Freshman Aspen Chandler comes from a long line of athletes. Her father, Brian Hopgood, had a successful professional basketball career playing in the various domestic and overseas leagues. Collegiately, he played at University of Louisville and Oklahoma City University. While at OCU, he led his team to the NAIA national championship and was a two-time All-American. Her cousin Shelton Johnson currently plays football for the University of Wisconsin and her grandfather Wayne Long ran track and field in college.

IRISH NATIONAL – Senior Susie Doyle has been a member of the U16, U17, U18 and U20 Irish national teams. She led her U16 and U18 Irish National Teams to the European Championships and was named captain of the U16 squad in 2004 and the U18 in 2006. She was named MVP of the U18 team.

FOUR-YEAR FOREIGNERS – Susie Doyle will have the opportunity to be the first of her kind – a foreign student that uses all four years of her eligibility at Cornell. The Big Red has had three foreigners in program history: Jumana Salti (Amman, Jordan), Sarah Lee (Deep River, Ontatio) and Moïna Snyder (Nice, Frace), but all three only played two years for Cornell.

WELCOME BACK – Former Cornell women's basketball standout Gretchen Gregg '08 has returned to East Hill to join head coach Dayna Smith's staff for the upcoming 2010-11 season. Gregg brings two years of coaching experience, as well as an unparalleled passion for Cornell, with her to her new position. Gregg comes to Cornell following two very successful seasons with the Lehigh women's basketball program, where she served as a graduate assistant. During her time in Bethlehem, the Mountain Hawks won back-to-back Patriot League championships, advanced to two straight NCAA tournaments, and set a new school and Patriot League record for wins (29) during the 2009-10 season. As a player at Cornell, Gregg capped a successful career by helping the Big Red to its first-ever Ivy League Championship and the program's first berth to the NCAA Tournament.

HI, MY NAME IS – Cornell had a new face on the bench for the 2010-11 season, as Ryan Woerner joined the women's basketball staff as an assistant coach. Despite having just graduated from nearby Ithaca College this past May, Woerner brings with him significant coaching experience. In addition to interning with the Cornell men's program last spring, he has served as an assistant coach at Xavier high school, as well as coaching at the Boston College Elite Camp and the West Point Basketball Camp. He was also a coach for the Five Star Basketball Camp and The Hoop Group. Additionally, Woerner served as the assistant basketball camp director at Molloy College.

TICKLE THE (ALL) IVY – Two members of the Big Red earned All-Ivy honors following the 2009-10 season, highlighted by Lauren Benson's second-team selection. Joining Benson was All-Rookie team pick Claire Fitzpatrick.

REVIEWING THE 2009-10 SEASON – Cornell wrapped up the 2009-10 season with a 7-20 record overall and a mark of 2-12 in the Ivy League, good for seventh in the conference.

UP NEXT – The Big Red returns to New York for its final game before its 17-day study break, as it travels to Hamilton to take on Colgate on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.