The Cornell Big Red women’s basketball team competes against Lafayette College on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 in Newman Arena in Ithaca, NY.
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Women's Basketball Closes Road Stretch at Penn State

The Cornell Big Red women’s basketball team competes against Lafayette College on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 in Newman Arena in Ithaca, NY.
The Big Red put hands in versus Lafayette

 

Cornell Big Red (6-5) at Penn State Nittany Lions (8-4)
 

December 21, 2022 • 12:00 p.m.
State College, Pa. • Bryce Jordan Center (15,261)
The Big Red and Nittany Lions have never competed.

Game Links
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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.
  • The Big Red have a three game home win streak following a 71-48 win over Binghamton.
  • 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.
  • Freshman Emily Pape neared double-double territory in both of her first two collegiate outings (13 pts, 7 rebounds at Colgate; 7 pts, 10 rebounds at FDU). She tallied a remarkable 24-points in the 66-61 win over Mount St. Mary's, the most by an active Cornellian since Shannon Mulroy tallied 27 in her freshman year.
  • Cornell returns 11 athletes from last year, while adding four new faces.
  • Ania McNicholas is demonstrating true defensive prowess this season currently ranking 8th in the nation in steals (38).

Dayna Smith 

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

• Dayna Smith is in her 21st 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 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team competes against Lafayette College on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 in Newman Arena in Ithaca, NY.
Ania McNicholas cashes a three against Lafayette

THE SERIES 
Overall: Never competed
In State College, Pa.: Never competed
Current Streak: Never competed
Last Meeting: Never competed
Smith vs. Duquesne: Never competed
Series Notes: 

  • This is the Big Red's first time competing against the Nittany Lions after Cornell traded the annual ACC competition for Big Ten match ups.
  • Penn State sits at 11th in the conference with an 0-2 record in conference. The losses come from a road contest at Minnesota and a home match against #3/#4 Indiana.

 

A WIN OVER PENN STATE WOULD ... 

  • be the first win over the Penn State in Cornell history.
  • be the first win over a Big Ten opponent under Coach Smith.
  • be the 463rd win in program history (462-750 in seasons, .381).

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LAST TIME OUT: Cornell 60, Duquesne 87
GAME STORY I BOX SCORE I GALLERY

  • Senior Ania McNicholas notched her third consecutive game scoring double digits and leading the Big Red in scoring
  • Emily Pape led the Big Red at the boards, notching six rebounds.
  • Junior Kaya Ingram also tallied double digits in the contest, tallying 10.
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Photos by Eldon Lindsay and Patrick Shanahan.

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