Box Score PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Cornell junior Stephanie Long was a perfect 6-for-6 beyond the arc and scored a season-high 18 points, all in the second half of play, but it wasn't enough to help the Big Red overcome a slow start, as the visitors fell to Brown, 58-51, this evening at the Pizzitola Center.  Long hit back-to-back 3 pointers in a span of 13 seconds to make it a three-point game with 49 seconds to play, but the Bears hit their free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Long's six 3-pointers ranks sixth all-time in Cornell history for treys in a contest, matching nine others, with the last coming from Allie Fedorowicz '10 against Albany during the 2009-10 season.

Joining Long in double figures was Clare Fitzpatrick and Allyson DiMagno with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Fitzpatrick also pulled down seven rebounds, handed out three assists, came up with two steals and blocked one shot, while DiMagno registered her 12th double-double of the season with 14 rebounds to go along with three steals.

Brown (9-16, 3-8) was led by a trio of players in double-figures – Shelia Dixon (14), Sophie Bikofsky (13) and Lauren Clarke (11). The Bears shot 47.8 percent from the field (22-46) and held the slight advantage on the boards (36-32).

Cornell (11-13, 3-7) shot 34.5 percent overall (19-55) and a blistering 50 percent from beyond the arc (7-14), but was undone by a poor shooting first half (25.9 percent) that led to a 24-17 deficit at intermission.

The teams battled throughout the early moments of the second half and the Big Red used a jumper by Shelby Lyman, a trey from Long and a pair of free throws from Fitzpatrick to claw its way back to within two points (39-37) with just under 10 minutes to play, but the Bears responded with a quick 8-2 run to push its lead to 47-39.

The home team managed to keep Cornell at arm's-length down the stretch, eventually going up by nine points with just 1:17 to play before Long's hot shooting made it a three-point game with 49 seconds to play. 

Cornell is back in action tomorrow evening at Yale at 6 p.m.