HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Cornell women's basketball fell to Colgate in the season opener, 62-48, on Monday, November 7. The Big Red offense was led by senior captain Shannon Mulroy who tallied 13 points in her return to the court. Freshman Emily Pape neared double-double territory in her first collegiate outing, notching 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds in the match up.

The first point of the 2022-23 season came from sophomore forward Summer Parker-Hall. Parker-Hall was sent to the line just under 45 seconds into the contest. Colgate answered with an 5-0 run to grab the 5-1 lead, but senior guard Mulroy had the answer for the Big Red, being responsible for all four points in the 4-3 Cornell run, which brought up an 8-5 scoreline into the first timeout with 4:49 remaining in the first. Pape notched the next Big Red points, the first of her collegiate career, on a power drive layup with just 2:50 left in the quarter. Colgate shot lights out in the first, shooting 42.9% from behind the arc and 50% from the field, helping the Raiders to lead after one quarter of play, 20-12.



The Big Red got rolling in the second quarter, opening on a 10-6 run to trail by four at 26-22, forcing a Raiders' timeout with 4:52 left in the half. Colgate got the first bucket out of the timeout and built their lead back to nine before closing the half, leading 37-28.

The second half opened on a 6-0 Colgate run before Cornell found the basket. The Big Red got the second half scoring started on a breakaway pass from senior guard Ania McNicholas to junior Mia Beam who secured the layup. Another 4-0 Colgate run followed, forcing a Cornell timeout. Out of the stoppage, Cornell found the basket immediately and continued on a 5-2 run to close the third trailing 49-35.

Cornell continued its run tallying the first four points of the fourth quarter, forcing a Colgate timeout. Cornell continued to outscore the Raiders, 5-2, before the Raiders found some momentum on a three pointer and long two with just over three minutes remaining. Cornell called timeout with 3:16 remaining in the contest. Colgate held on through the remainder of the game, closing out the fourth on a 6-2 run to win, 62-48.

UP NEXT
The Big Red continue the opening road trip with a Saturday, November 12 game at Fairleigh Dickinson. Tip is set for 2 p.m. and for fans at home, the game will be available to stream via NEC Front Row. Following FDU, the Red will return home to open up Newman Arena at Bartels Hall for the first time this season when they face Lafayette at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16.