GAME INFORMATION
GAME #17: Cornell at Dartmouth
GAME TIME: Saturday, Nov. 7 at 12:00 p.m.
GAME SITE: Chase AstroTurf Field (Hanover, N.H.)
SERIES RECORD: Dartmouth leads, 22-13-1
LAST MEETING: Cornell won, 4-1, Nov. 8, 2014 (Ithaca, N.Y.)
2015 RECORDS: Cornell (10-6, 4-2 Ivy); Dartmouth (7-9, 2-4 Ivy)
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THE MATCH UP: The Big Red will play its final game of the 2015 season when it travels to Dartmouth on Saturday, Nov. 8 for a contest at noon. Cornell lost its last outing to No. 20 Princeton to slip to 10-6 on the year and 4-2 in the Ivy League, while the Big Green spit a pair of games last weekend to run its record to 7-9 overall and 2-4 in the conference.  
 
WHERE WE STAND: Cornell (10-6, 4-2 Ivy) enters the game with Dartmouth sitting in third place in the Ivy League. The top two teams, Princeton (6-0) and Penn (5-1), will play each other in Philadelphia on Saturday at noon. If the Big Red and Tigers both win, Princeton will win the Ivy title outright, while Cornell and the Quakers will be tied for second. If Penn upsets the Tigers, then the two teams will share the Ivy crown and Cornell will place third overall. If Dartmouth beats the Big Red, then Cornell will still finish third overall in the league, tied with the winner of the Columbia (3-3)/Harvard (3-3) game on Sunday.
 
THE SERIES WITH DARTMOUTH: The Big Green holds a commanding lead in the series with Cornell, going 22-13-1 against the Big Red. The teams first met in 1979, a 0-0 tie, and Dartmouth won the next five meetings before Cornell snapped its losing streak in 1985 with a 1-0 victory. From then, the series was fairly even until 1998 when Dartmouth began an eight-game winning-streak against the Big Red. Cornell ended the Big Green's run in 2006 and won five straight, its most consecutive wins in the series, before falling in consecutive one-goal games (including one overtime contest) in 2011 and 2012 … The Big Red has won the last two outings by a combined score of 7-1 to improve head coach Donna Hornibrook improved to 7-4 in the series.
 
LAST TIME VS. DARTMOUTH:  It may have been Senior Day on the field, but it was a trio of freshmen – Sam McILwrick, Krysten Mayers, and Kelly Johnson – that lifted the Big Red over Dartmouth, 4-1, on Nov. 8, 2014 at Marsha Dodson Field. With the win, Cornell tied the school record for wins in a season (11), set during the 2010 and 2008 campaign. McILwrick had her best offensive day of the season, scoring off three penalty corners for the hat trick, while Mayers added a goal in a 4-0 run that erased and early Dartmouth lead. The game was played at a tremendous pace with ample scoring opportunities for both squads. Cornell held the edge in shots (22-17), while the Big Green had more penalty corners (13-12). Dartmouth goalie Ellen Meyer made 10 saves, while Johnson matched a career-high with five.  The Big Red also earned a defensive save from Luisa Schulte-Bockum. Dartmouth put tremendous pressure on the Big Red early in the contest, earning four penalty corners in the first 10 minutes of the game, before converting on its fifth attempt with a direct shot by Brooke Van Valkenburg at the 11:49 mark. Less than five minutes later, McILwrick got the equalizer when she tipped a penalty corner shot from Marisa Siergiej.  The duo teamed up again to score on the same exact play just before the half to send the home team into the intermission with the 2-1 lead. Siergiej finished with two assists.Mayers scored the only goal on the day that didn't come off a penalty corner, as she collected a rebound off a Meyer's save and roofed it into the net to make it a 3-1 game at the 54:42 mark. With less than 10 minutes to play, McILwrick struck again with a direct shot off a penalty corner to account for the 4-1 final. Both Taylor Standiford and Ann DiPastina were credited with the assist. With the helpers, Standiford set a new school record for assists in a single season (12), while DiPastina moved into second place (11). 
 
THE HEAD COACH: Cornell head coach Donna Hornibrook is in her 12th season at Cornell (107-88, .549) ... 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 278-134-10 (.671) record as a head coach, including a 111-39-4 mark at Houghton and a 60-8-6 record at New Brunswick.
 
A WIN OVER DARTMOUTH WOULD:
* tie the school record with 11 wins in a season, previously set in 2008, 2010, and 2014.
* guarantee the Big Red a top three finish in the Ivy League for the third straight season.
* give Coach Hornibrook four Ivy wins in a season for the ninth time in her 12 seasons.
* give the senior class its 40th career victory, with an overall record of 40-27
* be the third in a row vs. the Big Green.
 
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.
 
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 – 6th (0.44)
* Defensive saves – 10th (9)
* Assists per game – 15th (2.56)
* Points Per Game – 17th (8.19)
* Scoring Average – 18th (2.79)
* Goals Per Game – 19th (2.81)
* Goals Against Average – 21st (1.74)
* Scoring Margin – 21st (1.06)
* Winning Percentage – 23rd (.625)
 
INDIVIDUAL NCAA RANKINGS:
* Luisa Schulte-Bockum ranks second in defensive saves (8).
* Krysten Mayers ranks 15h in goals per game (0.81).
* Krysten Mayers ranks 24th in points per game (1.813).
* Taylor Standiford ranks 20th in assists per game (0.63)
* Isabel Siergiej ranks 20th in assists per game (0.63)
 
IVY LEAGUE RANKINGS:
* Krysten Mayers ranks fifth in the Ivy League in points (29).
* Krysten Mayers ranks sixth in the Ivy League in points per game (1.81).
* Krysten Mayers ranks third in the Ivy League in goals (13).
* Marisa Siergiej ranks 10th in the Ivy League in goals (8).
* Krysten Mayers ranks third in the Ivy League in goals per game (0.81).
* Marisa Siergiej ranks 10th in the Ivy League in goals per game (0.50).
* 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 fifth in the Ivy League in assists per game (0.62).
* Isabel Siergiej ranks fifth in the Ivy League in assists per game (0.62).
* 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 third in the Ivy League in shutout wins (2).
* Kelly Johnson ranks second in the Ivy League in goals-against average (1.92).
* Kelly Johnson ranks eighth in the Ivy League in save percentage (.632).
 
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. 15 Delaware, No. 18 Princeton and No. 19 Maine … 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 (.631) and 18th 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's game with Dartmouth concludes the 2015 season.