Box Score Coach Smith Post Game

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell women's basketball senior class of Kristina Danielak, Taylor Flynn, Clare Fitzpatrick and Spencer Lane accounted for all but 17 of the Big Red's points this evening in an inspired effort against Harvard, but they were not able to pull off the win, as Cornell fell to the Crimson, 66-56, at Newman Arena. The Big Red ends its season with a 13-15 record overall and a mark of 5-9 in the Ivy League.

Flynn led Cornell with 21 points, including back-to-back three-pointers with under a minute to play as the Big Red tried to mount a late comeback. With her two made treys, Flynn moved into ninth place all-time in Cornell history for career 3-pointers with 108.

As she has done all season, Allyson DiMagno finished the game with a 13-point, 11-rebound double-double, her 16th of the year, to go along with five assists and five steals. Fitzpatrick and Lane both finished with eight points and two rebounds, with Lane adding four assists and two steals. Fitzpatrick's eight points moved her into seventh place all-time in Big Red history for points in a career (1,196). Danielak added two points, two rebounds and two blocked shots, which moved her into 10th place in Cornell history for blocked shots in a career (55).

Harvard (18-9, 10-3), which sits in second place in the conference standings, was led by Christine Clarke with 22 points. Temi Fagbenle had a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double, and Victoria Lippert finished with 13 points.

Although the Crimson led wire-to-wire, the home team stayed in the contest throughout, thanks to some tough defense, forcing 16 Harvard turnovers with nine steals.

The Big Red just couldn't find a groove offensively, shooting 30 percent from the floor and just 15 percent from 3-point range. Harvard used its significant height advantage to score 30 points in the paint, hitting 44 percent of its shots overall, despite a mark of 20 percent from beyond the arc.