GAME INFORMATION
GAME #14: Cornell at Brown
GAME TIME: Saturday, Oct. 20, at Noon
GAME SITE: Warner Roof (Providence, R.I.)
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 16-15-2
LAST MEETING: Cornell won, 4-2, Oct. 22, 2011 (Ithaca, N.Y.)
2012 RECORDS: Cornell (7-6, 3-1 Ivy); Brown (3-9, 0-4 Ivy)
LIVE STATS: BrownBears.com
LIVE VIDEO: BrownBears.com

THE MATCHUP: The Big Red field hockey team will look to extend its current winning streak to seven games and stay in the hunt for the Ivy League title when it travels to Providence, R.I., to take on Brown on Saturday, Oct. 20 at noon. Brown will provide live stats and live video (pay-per-view) at BrownBears.com.

THE SERIES WITH BROWN: The Big Red is currently riding a six-game winning streak against the Bears, taking the 16-15-2 lead in the all-time series with last season's 4-2 victory on Marsha Dodson Field. ... Coach Hornibrook is 6-2 vs. the Bears.

SCOUTING THE BEARS: Brown has lost its last three outings to fall to 3-9 on the season and 0-4 in the Ivy League. Meghan O'Donnell and Hannah Rogers lead the team with 10 points apiece, with O'Donnell posting a team-high five goals, while Rogers has four goals and two assists. In goal, Shannon McSweeney has played every minute for the Bears and owns a 3.33 goals-against average and a .742 save percentage.

LAST TIME VS. BROWN: Cornell senior goalie Alex Botte made six saves to tie the school record for career wins (19) as the Big Red took down Brown, 4-2, on Oct. 22, 2011 on Marsha Dodson Field. Offensively, Cornell was led by Brittany Thompson, who was all over the field, created numerous scoring chances and finished the day with two goals. Hannah Balleza also tallied one goal and one assist, while Genevieve Collins had two assists and Kat DiPastina scored the game-winner in the 12th minute of the contest. With her goal, Balleza moved up to eighth-place in Big Red history for career goals (17). Cornell held the edge in shots (18-8), shots on goal (10-8) and penalty corners (8-3). Brown got goals from Kit Masini and Kelley Harrison and goalie Shannon McSweeney stopped five shots, while Bridget McNamara made one defensive save to help the Bears' cause.

THE HEAD COACH: Cornell head coach Donna Hornibrook is in her ninth season at Cornell (75-67, .528) ... Hornibrook became the sixth coach in Cornell field hockey history in January 2004 ... She has a 245-114-10 (.678) record as a head coach, including a 111-39-4 mark at Houghton and a 60-8-6 record at New Brunswick.

THRICE AS NICE: For the third straight week, the Big Red has had a player honored by the Ivy League, as Taylor Standiford was named the conference Rookie of the Week on Oct. 16. It is the first honor of Standiford's collegiate career, as she joins Hannah Balleza (Player; Oct. 9), Marisa Siergiej (Rookie; Oct. 9) and Carolyn Horner (Player; Oct. 2) in receiving conference honors for Cornell this season. Standiford was instrumental in the Big Red's 4-0 victory over Harvard, scoring the game-winner in the opening moments of the contest, before capping the game with a tally in the final moments to give Cornell its largest margin of victory ever over the Crimson.

HANGING FOUR ON HAVARD: The Big Red's 4-0 victory over Harvard on Oct. 13 marked the first time in program history that Cornell registered four goals against the Crimson.

A RARE SWEEP: The Big Red swept the Ivy League weekly honors on Oct. 9, as Hannah Balleza was named Player of the Week and Marisa Siergiej was named Rookie of the Week. It is the first time Cornell received both awards since Brenna Gulotta was both Player and Rookie of the Week on Sept. 20, 2005 and it is the first time that two different Cornell athletes swept the awards since Nov. 14, 1995, when Molly Kauffman was named Player and Emily Robb shared Rookie of the Week honors.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: For the second time in her career, Carolyn Horner has been named the Ivy League Player of the Week after picking up a pair of shutout victories against Yale and Siena. Against the Bulldogs, Horner stopped eight shots, including three sprawling saves during the overtime session, to help the Big Red earn a 1-0 victory. The next day against the Saints, she was called on to make just two saves, but both were on legitimate scoring chances late in the game, as Cornell held on for the 1-0 victory.

WINNING WAYS: With its 2-1 victory over Davidson on Monday, the Big Red posted its first six-game winning-streak since the 2009 squad opened its campaign on a seven-game streak.

SHOT STOPPER: Carolyn Horner entered the week ranked fourth in the nation in save percentage (.830) and is fifth overall in saves per game (8.45).

IN THE RANKINGS: Also in the national rankings is junior Hannah Balleza, who entered the week ranked 14th in the country in both points per game (2.08) and fifth overall in goals per game (0.83).

LEADING THE WAY: As a team, the Big Red ranks first in the nation in save percentage (.835).

A CLEAN SLATE: Cornell ranks seventh in the nation in shutouts per game (0.33).

MOVING ON UP: Junior Hannah Balleza ranks fifth overall in Cornell history with 27 goals. She needs just one more tally to move into a tie for fourth place with Emily Robb (1995-98). She also currently ranks sixth in Big Red history for career points with 66. She needs just one more point to move into a tie with Joanne Powell (1976-79), who sits in fifth place overall with 67 points.

FAST STARTS: Scoring first has been a big part of the Big Red's success in recent years. Since Coach Hornibrook has taken over the program, Cornell has posted an impressive 67-10 record in games in which they have scored first. Conversely, the team has won only eight games in which they have had to come back from an early deficit to win. The first was Coach Hornibrook's very first victory with the team, a 6-3 win over Lehigh in 2004, with the latest coming on Sept. 4, 2011 as Cornell defeated Lock Haven, 3-2, in Ithaca, N.Y.

KNOCK THREE TIMES: When the Big Red fell to Rutgers on Sept. 23, 4-3, in overtime, it marked the only the second time in Coach Hornibrook's career with Cornell that the team scored three goals and lost the contest. Under Coach Hornibrook, the Big Red improved to 46-2 in games in which it scores at least three goals after a 4-0 victory against Harvard on Oct. 13, 2012.

DOUBLE UP: Cornell freshman Marisa Siergiej notched two goals for the Big Red against Colgate on Oct. 3, becoming the first Big Red rookie to score twice in a game since Maura Greenwood found the back of the net twice in a 9-0 victory over Bryant on Oct. 11, 2008.

CLOSE CALLS: Cornell's 2-1 victory over Davidson on Oct. 15 continued the Big Red's trend of playing in one-goal games. Since the start of the 2006 season, the Big Red has lost 45 games, with 27 of those coming by a single goal, including 12 in overtime. During that same span, Cornell has won 62 games, with 31 coming in one-goal games, including nine in overtime.

START ME UP: Freshman goalie Elizabeth Schaeffler's complete game against Lock Haven to open the season marked the first time in the history of the Big Red field hockey program that a rookie netminder started, and played a full contest, in the season opener. Prior to Schaeffler's accomplishment, Yanaka Bernal '91 started the first game of her collegiate career in 1987, but played only the first half.

BANNON SAVES: During the 2011 season, Cornell registered just two defensive saves – both of which were credited to one of the Bannon sisters. Mallory recorded hers first against Georgetown, with Keelin getting hers in the final game of the season against Dartmouth.

DEFENSIVE SAVES: Against Penn State, the Big Red matched its 2011 total for defensive saves with a pair recorded by Ann DiPastina and Paige Mollineaux.

SISTER ACT: Since the beginning of the 2007 campaign, Cornell has had at least one set of sisters on its roster each season. This year, the team features three sets of sisters – Keelin and Mallory Bannon, Ann and Kat DiPastia, Paige and Shelby Mollineaux. The three sets of sisters is the most Cornell has ever had on a roster in the history of the field hockey program, and it is the most on any current roster of any team in the country.

TWINS AND MORE TWINS!: While fans of the Big Red know that juniors Keelin and Mallory Bannon are twins, many might not know that another member of the team has a twin, who also plays a collegiate sport. Junior Carolyn Horner's twin, Gabrielle, plays lacrosse at Tufts.

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: Genevieve Collins, Kat DiPastina, Paige Mollineaux and Carolyn Horner have been named captains for the 2012 season.

ALL-IVY ACCOLADES: Cornell had two players named second-team All-Ivy in 2011, both of whom are back for the 2012 season – juniors Hannah Balleza and Mallory Bannon.

U-S-A; U-S-A: Hannah Balleza has been a member of the US Indoor National Squad for the past three years.

BLACK BELTS: Sisters Paige Mollineaux and Shelby Mollineaux are both black belts in karate.

LANGUAGE 101: Juniors Carolyn Horner and Brittany Thompson are both fluent in a foreign language, speaking Chinese and Arabic, respectively.

ON THE BLOCK: Ann DiPastina is a member of Cornell's Block and Bridle Club and has trained beef heifers by halter breaking them.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE (A NEW) HOME: The Big Red is 24-12 all-time on the newly constructed Marsha Dodson Field. Collectively, the team has outscored its opponents by a margin of 79-57 and has taken significantly more shots (662-383) than its opponents. The defense has been equally solid in the circle, allowing just 205 penalty corners (5.7 per game).

SMARTY PANTS: The Big Red placed four student-athletes on the 2011 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad. Cornell has had at least four players earn the honor in seven of the past eight seasons. Alex Botte '12 headlined the group with her fourth selection, joining Stephanie Brownstein '08 as just the second player in Cornell history to be named to the National Academic Squad all four years. Additionally, the 2011 squad earned the NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team Award for the fourth time during head coach Donna Hornibrook's tenure.

WHAT WAS LOST: Cornell lost a pair of graduated seniors from last season's squad – Olivia Boyd and Alex Botte. Boyd played in 49 games during her career and was a solid contributor with three goals during the 2011 season. Botte graduated as the winningest goalie in Cornell history, tied with Kaitlin Tierney (2000-03) and Yanaka Bernal (1987-90), with 19 career victories.

WHAT RETURNS: The Big Red returns seven of the 10 players that registered at least one point from a season ago, including second-team All-Ivy selections Hannah Balleza and Mallory Bannon.

UP NEXT: The Big Red returns home for a pair of game next weekend as it welcomes Princeton and Holy Cross to Marsha Dodson Field. Cornell will face the Tigers on Saturday, Oct. 27 at noon, before taking on the Crusaders on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m.