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GAME #7: Cornell at Colgate
TIP OFF: Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 7:00 p.m. (Hamilton, N.Y.)
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 16-14
LAST MEETING: Colgate won, 74-64 on Dec. 3, 2009 (Ithaca, N.Y.)
2010-11 RECORDS: Cornell (1-5, 0-0 Ivy), Colgate (2-5, 0-0 Patriot)
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THE MATCHUP – The Big Red is looking for its first road win of the season as it travels to Colgate for a midweek tilt on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Both teams are riding two-game losing streaks, with Cornell dropping a pair of games last weekend against Eastern Michigan and Oakland, while the Raiders fell to both Boston University and McNeese State at the LIU Turkey Classic.

THE SERIES VS. COLGATE — Cornell is currently riding a four-game winning streak against the Raiders, as it has pulled ahead in the all-time series, 16-14. A win this season would match the longest winning-streak in the series, also held by the Big Red as it posted five-straight victories from 1992-93 to 1996-97.

SCOUTING THE RAIDERS – Colgate dropped a pair of games last weekend at the LIU Turkey Classic, losing to Boston University and McNeese State to fall to 2-5 on the season. The Raiders are led by Jhazmine Lynch's 17.2 points per game, while Tayler Wejnert is averaging in 12. 1 points per game. Krista Moser leads the team in rebounding (7.3) and Lynch has a team-high 18 steals.

LAST TIME VS. Colgate – (Dec. 3, 2009 – Ithaca, N.Y.) – Senior Allie Fedorowicz had 22 points to lead three players in double figures as Cornell improved to 4-3 on the season with a 74-64 win over Colgate at Newman Arena. The win, the Big Red's third in its last four games, came as the home team limited the Raiders (5-3) to 39 percent shooting on the day. Fedorowicz added six rebounds and four assists to her game-high scoring total. She connected on 7-of-16 shots from the floor and 3-of-10 from beyond the 3-point arc. Lauren Benson added 14 points, eight rebounds, six assists and just one turnover from the point guard position, while Virginia McMunigal had 12 points, three rebounds and two assists without committing a miscue. Overall, Cornell assisted on 15 of its 24 baskets and committed just 11 turnovers. Freshman Whitney Hagan provided a big spark off the bench with six timely points to go along with seven rebounds. Colgate was led by Krista Moser with 12 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double, while Sami Kozlowski had 10 points, four assists and three rebounds. The Raiders held a 41-38 edge on the backboards.

CORNELL VS. THE PATRIOT LEAGUE – Cornell is 36-50 all-time vs. the current members of the Patriot League. The Big Red owns the advantage in the series with Lafayette (8-7) and Colgate (16-14) buts holds a losing mark against American (1-2), Army (5-6), Bucknell (4-15), Lehigh (2-4) and Navy (0-2). Holy Cross is the only member of the Patriot League that Cornell has never faced in women's basketball ... Coach Smith's record vs. the conference evened at 11-11 after falling to Bucknell last season.

A CORNELL WIN WOULD –
• be the first road win of the season for the Big Red.
• improve the Big Red to 17-14 in the series against the Raiders.
• match the longest winning-streak in the series, also held by the Big Red, as it posted five-straight victories from 1992-93 to 1996-97.
• make Coach Smith 5-2 against Colgate.
• improve Coach Smith's record to 12-11 against members of the Patriot League.
• make Coach Smith the winningest coach in Big Red women's basketball history, surpassing Marnie Dacko (1995-2002) with 81 career victories.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED –
• The Big Red fell to Oakland, 45-56.
• Cornell came back from a 19-point deficit, cutting the Grizzlies lead to just four points with 13:45 to play, but could not come all the way back.
• Allyson DiMagno earned her first career start.
• Clare Fitzpatrick led the team with 10 points.
• For the first time this season, the opposition had more turnovers, with Oakland finishing with 23 miscues to Cornell's 22.
• The Big Red did not earn a single trip to the free throw line against the Grizzlies, going 0-for-0 for the first time since playing Miami on Jan. 2, 2009.

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).

FITZPATRICK LEADING THE WAY – Sophomore forward Clare Fitzpatrick has led the Big Red in scoring in 4-of-6 games this season. Over the course of 27 games last season, Fitzpatrick led the team in scoring just three times.

OFFENSIVE SHIFT – Last season, Cornell had only five games in which a forward led the team in scoring, with Clare Fitzpatrick doing it three times and Allie Munson leading the team twice. So far this season, forwards have led the team in scoring four times.

I'LL TAKE THAT – The Big Red is averaging 7.2 steals per game. That is the best average since the 2006-07 team registered 8.0 steals per game.

HELPING HAND – So far this season, the Big Red has assisted on 75-of-113 baskets (66.3 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 – Three of the Big Red's top four scorers so far this season are freshmen. Rookie Allyson DiMagno ranks second on the team with 6.5 points per game, while Shelby Lyman (6.3) and Stephanie Long (6.2) rank third and fourth, respectively.

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 ... Freshman Allyson DiMagno made her first career start at Oakland.

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, Syracuse and Eastern Michigan.

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 will enjoy a 17-day study break before returning to action on Sunday, Dec. 19 as it welcomes Canisius to Newman Arena. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.