GAME INFORMATION
GAME #14: Cornell at No. 20
GAME TIME: Saturday, Oct. 31 at 12:00 p.m.
GAME SITE: Bedford Field (Princeton, N.J.)
SERIES RECORD: Princeton leads, 29-5-3
LAST MEETING: Princeton won, 3-2, Nov. 1, 2014 (Ithaca, N.Y.)
2015 RECORDS: Cornell (10-5, 4-1 Ivy); Princeton (8-6, 5-0 Ivy)
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THE MATCH UP: The Big Red will head to Princeton to take on the No. 20 Tigers in crucial Ivy League contest on Saturday, Oct. 31 at noon.  
 
WHERE WE STAND: Cornell (10-5, 4-1 Ivy) enters the game with No. 20 Princeton sitting in second place in the Ivy League, directly beneath the 5-0 Tigers. The third place team, Penn (3-1), is one-game behind the Big Red in the win column. The Quakers beat Cornell earlier this season, but still need to play Princeton in the regular season finale for both teams on Nov. 7.
 
THE SERIES WITH PRINCETON: The Tigers have dominated the series with Cornell from the get-go, winning the first five meetings, beginning with a 4-0 victory in 1978. The Big Red's best stretch in the series came from 1983-1990, as Cornell posted a 4-2-2 record, but a 2-1 overtime win by Princeton in 1991 began a 14-game unbeaten streak for the Tigers. The streak was snapped with a 4-3 Big Red victory at Princeton in 2007, but the Tigers have won the last seven outings, including last year's 3-2 decision, to improve to 29-5-3 all-time in the series.
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS: No. 20 Princeton enters the weekend with an 8-6 record overall (5-0 Ivy League), with all six of the team's losses coming to teams currently ranked in the top 20 of the NFHCA Coaches Poll.  The Tigers have a top 20 offense, ranking 14th in the NCAA in goals per game (3.14), 13th in assists per game (2.71) and 14th in points per game (3.14). Seniors Maddie Copeland (eighth – 0.93 gpg.) and Teresa Benvenuti (27th – 0.57 apg.) rank nationally in goals and assists per game, respectively, but Princeton is well-balanced with six players overall with at least 10 points on the year. In goal, senior Anya Gersoff has played every minute of every game. She owns a 2.46 goals-against average and a .670 save percentage.
 
LAST TIME VS. PRINCETON:  Cornell got on the board quickly and scored again during a furious finish, but Princeton was able to score three straight to steal a 3-2 victory on Nov. 1 at Marsha Dodson Field. Katy Weeks and Krysten Mayers each tallied goals, but they were sandwiched around three consecutive Princeton goals over the span of just 12 minutes of game action. Kelly Johnson made five saves in goal for Cornell, which was outshot 15-7.  
 
THE HEAD COACH: Cornell head coach Donna Hornibrook is in her 12th season at Cornell (107-87, .551) ... She is the second winningest coach in Big Red field hockey history, behind only Shelby (Pontz) Bowman, who registered 115 wins over 19 year … Hornibrook became the sixth coach in Cornell field hockey history in January 2004 ... She has a 278-133-10 (.672) record as a head coach, including a 111-39-4 mark at Houghton and a 60-8-6 record at New Brunswick.
 
RECORD SETTERS: Several team and individual records have fallen this season …
* With its seven goals and 11 assists vs. Lehigh on Oct. 25, the 2015 squad broke the school record for points in a season (131), and assists in a season (41) … The team also tied the school record for goals in a single season (45), matching the mark previously set in 2008 and 2014.
* The 11 assists vs. Lehigh on Oct. 25 broke the school record and tied the Ivy League mark (Princeton vs. Delaware in 2012) for assists in a single game.
* With her defensive save vs. No. 10 UAlbany on Oct. 20, Luisa Schulte-Bockum broke Amy Galebach's school single-season record (7) originally set during the 2000 season
* With her first assist of the game vs. Brown on Oct. 24, Taylor Standiford broke Cari Hills' career assist record (33). Standiford now has 37 career assists to her credit.
 
10 WINS: With the win over Lehigh on Oct. 25, Cornell has won at least 10 games in eight of Coach Hornibrooks' 12 seasons. She is the only field hockey coach in Big Red history to lead the team to a single 10-win season.
 
HEY NOW, YOU'RE AN ALL-STAR: Marisa Siergiej was named to the 2015 Victory Sports Tour/NFHCA Division I Senior Game, becoming the fourth Big Red player selected over the past six seasons.
 
TOP 20 RPI: The Big Red entered the week of Oct. 27 ranked 18th in the RPI, one of three Ivy League teams ranked among the top 20 (Penn and Princeton) … The Ivy League is tied with the America East with the most teams ranked in the top 20  outside of every conference other than the Atlantic Coast Conference.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: The Big Red has had two players take home three Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards so far this season … Kate Fitzpatrick was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week, as well as the ECAC Rookie of the Week on Sept. 15 after tallying one goal against Sacred Heart and one goal vs. Monmouth ... Isabel Siergiej took home both the Ivy League and the ECAC honor on Sept. 22 after scoring two goals on two shots vs. Vermont and being named to the Catamount Classic All-Tournament Team … Siergiej repeated as the Ivy Rookie of the Week on Oct. 27 after an 11-pont weekend with three goals and five assists vs. Brown and Lehigh.
 
A NATIONAL PRESENCE: Cornell sophomores Kelly Johnson and Sam McILwrick have been selected to represent the United States and Canada, respectively, as members of their nation's U21 junior national teams that will compete in the Junior Pan American Games this spring.
 
TEAM NCAA RANKINGS: The Big Red ranks in the top 25 in the nation in …
* Shutouts per game – 5th (0.47)
* Defensive saves – 9th (9)
* Assists per game – 12th (2.73)
* Goals Against Average – 16th (1.59)
* Goals Per Game – 16th (3.00)
* Points Per Game – 16th (8.73)
* Scoring Average – 16th (2.98)
* Scoring Margin – 16th (1.39)
* Winning Percentage – 20th (.667)
 
INDIVIDUAL NCAA RANKINGS:
* Luisa Schulte-Bockum ranks second in defensive saves (8).
* Krysten Mayers ranks 11h in goals per game (0.87).
* Krysten Mayers ranks 19th in points per game (1.93).
* Taylor Standiford ranks 15th in assists per game (0.67)
* Isabel Siergiej ranks 15th in assists per game (0.67)
* Kelly Johnson ranks 14th in goalie win-loss percentage (.700)
* Kelly Johnson ranks 21st in goals against average (1.71).
 
IVY LEAGUE RANKINGS:
* Krysten Mayers ranks third in the Ivy League in points (29).
* Krysten Mayers ranks fifth in the Ivy League in points per game (1.93).
* Krysten Mayers ranks second in the Ivy League in goals (13).
* Marisa Siergiej ranks ninth in the Ivy League in goals (8).
* Krysten Mayers ranks third in the Ivy League in goals per game (0.87).
* Taylor Standiford ranks fourth in the Ivy League in assists (10).
* Isabel Siergiej ranks fourth in the Ivy League in assists (10).
* Taylor Standiford ranks fourth in the Ivy League in assists per game (0.67).
* Isabel Siergiej ranks fourth in the Ivy League in assists per game (0.67).
* Katy Weeks and Krysten Mayers rank third in the Ivy League in game-winning goals (3).
* Luisa Schulte-Bockum ranks first in the Ivy League in defensive saves (8).
* Kelly Johnson ranks first in the Ivy League in shutout wins (4).
* Mackenzie Gagliardi ranks second in the Ivy League in shutout wins (2).
* Kelly Johnson ranks second in the Ivy League in goals-against average (1.71).
* Kelly Johnson ranks seventh in the Ivy League in save percentage (.653).
 
SINGLE SEASON RANKINGS
* Luisa Schulte-Bockum broke Amy Galebach's school record and now ranks first overall with eight defensive saves this season.
* Krysten Mayers currently ranks eighth overall on Cornell's single-season points list (29).
* Isabel Siergiej currently ranks 25th overall on Cornell's single-season points list (20).
* Krysten Mayers currently ranks fourth overall on Cornell's single-season goals list (13).
* Katy Weeks ranks eighth overall on Cornell's single-season game-winning goals list (3).
* Taylor Standiford ranks fourth overall on Cornell's single-season assists list (10).
* Isabel Siergiej ranks fourth overall on Cornell's single-season assists list (10).
* Kelly Johnson is fifth on Cornell's single-season list for shutouts (4).
* Kelly Johnson is 13th on Cornell's single-season list for victories (7).
                        
CAREER RECORD WATCH:
* Taylor Standiford has broken Cari Hills' (33; 1994-97) school record for career assists, currently boasting37 for her career.
* Luisa Schulte-Bockum currently ranks second overall in Cornell history with nine defensive saves, needing just three more to break the school record, held by Amy Galebach (1997-2000).
* Marisa Siergiej's 36 career goals ranks second place all-time in Cornell history, tied with Catie DeStio. She needs just four more to tie Linda Miller's school record that has stood for 32 years.
* Marisa Siergiej also sits in sixth place overall with 81 career points, needing four more to surpass Emily Robb (1995-98) and move into fifth place.
* Krysten Mayers ranks 10th in Cornell history for career goals (23), needing three more to move into a tie with Beth Paciello (1985-88) in ninth place.
* Krysten Mayers ranks 10th overall for career points (50), needing nine more to pass Beth Paciello (1985-88) in ninth place.
* Katy Weeks it tied with Lindsay Grace (2000-03) in 14th place overall with 44 career points and needs just three more to surpass Belen Martinez (2005-08) in 13th place. 
* Taylor Standiford is 16th overall for career points (43) and needs one more to tie Katy Weeks and Lindsay Grace (2000-03) in 14th place.
* Marisa Siergiej has already set the school record for penalty strokes converted in a career (five).
* Marisa Siergiej is tied for third place in Cornell history with Beth Paciello with nine career game-winning goals. She needs just two more to move into a tie with Linda Miller (1980-83) in second place.
 
RANKED OPPONENTS: The Big Red's schedule features five teams that are ranked in the latest NFHCA Division I Poll – No. 1 Syracuse, No. 8 Albany, No. 14 Delaware, No. 18 Maine and No. 20 Princeton … A season ago, Cornell defeated No. 20 Maine on Oct. 26, 2014, giving the Big Red its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 19 Syracuse, 3-2, on Oct. 25, 2007.
 
ONE OF THE BEST: Head coach Donna Hornibrook ranks among the best when it comes to winning. Among active Division I head coaches, she ranks 16th overall for winning percentage (.633) and 17th for career wins (219), rankings that would be higher if the NCAA counted her 60-8-6 record at Canada's New Brunswick.
 
CLOSE CALLS: Cornell's 2-1 loss to No. 10 Albany on Oct. 20 continued the Big Red's trend of playing in one-goal games. Since the start of the 2006 season, the Big Red has lost 65 games, with 40 of those coming by a single goal, including 18 in overtime. During that same span, Cornell has won 87 games, with 42 coming in one-goal games, including 11 in overtime.
 
EARLY LEADS: 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 92-14 record in games in which they have scored first. Conversely, the team has won only 14 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 Nov. 8, 2014 as Cornell overcame an early 1-0 deficit to defeat Dartmouth, 4-1.
 
KNOCK THREE TIMES: When the Big Red fell to Penn, 4-3, on Sept. 21, 2013 it marked only the fourth time in Coach Hornibrook's career with Cornell that the team scored three goals and lost the contest. Under Coach Hornibrook, the Big Red has won 69-of-73 games in which it scores at least three goals, a mark that was raised when it defeated Lehigh (7-0) on Oct. 25, 2015.
 
SHUTOUT STREAK: The Big Red had shutout four straight opponents – Sacred Heart (9/11), Monmouth (9/13), Vermont (9/19) and Maine (9/20) – matching the school record for consecutive shutouts, set twice before. The last time Cornell had four straight clean sheets came over the 1990 and 1991 seasons, as the Big Red defeated Dartmouth (1-0), Colgate (1-0) and Brown (1-0, OT) to close the 1990 season before opening the 1991 campaign with a 5-0 win over CW Post. Cornell has had four straight shutouts in the same season just once before, blanking Brockport (3-0), Lafayette (0-0, 2OT), Colgate (1-0) and Princeton (0-0, 2OT) in 1985.
 
OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: Seniors Taylor Standiford and Marisa Siergiej have been named team captains for the 2015 season. Standiford also served as team captain a year ago.
  
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE (A NEW) HOME: The Big Red is 41-22 all-time on Marsha Dodson Field. Collectively, the team has outscored its opponents by a margin of 145-100 and has taken significantly more shots (1,077-650) than its opponents. The defense has been equally solid in the circle, allowing just 346 penalty corners (5.5 per game).
 
2014 SEASON RECORDS:
* A year ago, Cornell posted an 11-5 record overall, tying the school record for victories in a single season, previously set in 2008 and 2010.
* The squad set a school record for points (127), points per game (7.94), goals (45), and assists (37) in a single-season.
* Defensively, the team set a school record, allowing just 3.9 penalty corners per contest.
 
TICKLE THE ALL-IVY: Following the 2014 season, Marisa Siergiej was one of four unanimous first-team All-Ivy selections. In addition to Siergiej, freshman Sam McILwrick and sophomore Katy Weeks were named second-team All-Ivy, while both senior Ann DiPastina and freshman Krysten Mayers earned honorable mention.
 
EVERYBODY'S (REGIONAL) ALL-AMERICAN: A year ago, Marisa Siergiej become just the 12th player in Big Red history to be named first-team All-Mideast Region All-American.
 
FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING: Cornell earned the first national ranking in program history on Sept. 30, 2014 coming in at No 19 in the 2014 Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll. The Big Red fell out of the poll the following week after a 1-0 loss to American, but may have managed to hold onto its No. 19 ranking if it weren't for the fact that Indiana upset No. 4 Duke on the same day to jump into the rankings at No. 18.
 
UP NEXT: The Big Red closes the regular season at Dartmouth on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 12 p.m.