The Cornell Big Red womenâ??s basketball team competes against Colgate on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 at Colgate in Hamilton, NY.
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Women's Basketball Travels to FDU

WBB Hands In vs. Columbia
The Big Red put hands in versus Columbia

 

Cornell Big Red (0-1) 

at FDU Knights (0-1)
 

November 12, 2022 • 2:00 p.m.
Hackensack, N.J. • Stratis Arena (2,800)
 The series is tied, 1-1

Game Links 
Watch Live • Live Stats • Tickets
Cornell Game Notes • FDU Game Notes
Cornell Roster • Cornell Schedule & Results • Cornell Stats
FDU Roster • FDU Schedule & Results •  FDU Stats

STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS 
• The Cornell women’s basketball team opened the 2022-23 season against its longest non-Ivy rival at Colgate on Monday, Nov. 7 where it fell 62-48 to the Raiders at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y.
• Picked sixth in the Ivy League Preseason media poll, the Big Red is coming off a 9-16 season and a sixth-place finish among the Ancient Eight.
• Theresa Grace Mbanefo and Samantha Will were the lone 2022 grads for the Red, opening up new court opportunities for the returners.
• Cornell returns 11 athletes from last year, while adding four new faces.
• A win over the Knights would mark the first Cornell win since the 2002-03 season, and give Cornell the lead in the all-time series.

Dayna Smith 

The Rebecca Quinn Morgan '60 Head Coach of Women's Basketball

• Dayna Smith is in her 20th season as The Rebecca Quinn Morgan '60 Head Coach of Women's Basketball. 
• Became Cornell’s seventh head coach in June of 2002. 
• Longest active-tenured coach in the Ivy League.
• Winningest coach in Cornell women's basketball history.
• She helped lead Cornell to its first-ever Ivy League championship title and NCAA tournament appearance in 2008.

Head coach Dayna Smith

THE SERIES 
Overall: The series is tied, 1-1
In Hackensack, N.J.: Never competed.
Current Streak: FDU, 1 game
Last Meeting: FDU won 63-32, 11/20/2021 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Smith vs. FDU: 1-1
Series Notes: Cornell has faced the Knights just twice in program history. Each meeting has been decided by a significant number of points, with the closest match up being seperated by 22 points.

A WIN OVER FDU WOULD ... 
• mark the first Big Red win of the 2022-23 season.
• up Cornell’s record vs. Colgate to 2-1 all-time.
• be the fourth consecutive 1-1 start for the season.
• be the 457th win in program history (456-747 in seasons, .379).

CORNELL, IVY LEAGUE BASKETBALL FEATURED ON ESPN+ 
• ESPN+ is ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer offering.
• Similar to Netflix and Hulu, fans are able to buy a subscription to ESPN+, which will be completely separate from their cable/satellite bill.
• ESPN+ is available on all of ESPN’s existing platforms: Website, mobile app, OTT (Apple TV/Roku) app.

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LAST TIME OUT: Colgate 62, Cornell 48
GAME STORY I BOX SCORE I GALLERY
• The Big Red dropped a 62-48 contest at Colgate to open the 2022-23 season.
• Freshman Emily Pape neared double-double territory in her first collegiate game. She tallied a team-high 13 points with senior teammate Shannon Mulroy, while grabbing a game-best 7 rebounds.

 

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