GAME 9: Albany (3-5, 1-0 America East) at Cornell (5-3, 2-1 Ivy)

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 29 - 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Schoellkopf Field - Ithaca, N.Y.
Twitter: @CUBigRedGameday | @CornellWLax
 

STORY LINES

• The Cornell women's lacrosse team will attempt to continue building momentum into the conference's stretch run when it hosts Albany on Tuesday, March 29 at 6 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field.
• The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
• The Big Red will play three of its next four contests against non-conference opponents beginning with its midweek tilt with the Great Danes.
• Eight different players are averaging at least a point per game, giving Cornell a balanced, but explosive, offense averaging 14.9 goals per game and reaching double digits in all eight contests.
• Amanda Cramer (20-5-25), Katie Castiello (14-8-22), Genevieve DeWinter (12-4-16), Sophie Ward (15-0-15), Shannon Brazier (11-3-14), Josie Vogel (10-2-12), Sophie Alois (6-4-10) and Maggie Pons (6-4-10) have all reached double figures in scoring.
• Senior goalkeeper Katie McGahan (5-3, 11.15 GAA, .497 save percentage) is averaging 9.3 saves per game.
• Cornell's defense has been the difference in its success, surrendering 17.7 goals in three defeats vs. just 7.2 in its five victories.
• Over its past five contests, Cornell is averaging 17.0 draw controls per game and has put up three of the top 10 single-game marks in school history while winning 57 percent of the draws.
 

SERIES HISTORY VS. ALBANY

Overall: Albany leads 3-2, first meeting in 2013
In Ithaca, N.Y.: Albany leads 2-0
Current Streak: Albany, 1
Last Meeting: Albany, 11-10 (4/11/2017 in Ithaca, N.Y.)
Graap vs. Albany: 2-3 (0-2 at home)
Series Notes: The Great Danes have won both previous meetings in Ithaca, including an 11-10 squeaker in 2017 in the last meeting between teams • three of the five meetings have been decided by two goals or less • the Big Red holds an 18-13 edge all-time against teams that comprise the America East Conference.
 

A WIN OVER ALBANY WOULD

• make Cornell 6-3 on the season.
• be the Big Red's fourth win in its last five contests.
• even Cornell's record in the series at 3-3, snapping a two-game win streak by the Great Danes. 
• make the Big Red 4-2 in non-conference play and 3-1 at Schoellkopf Field.
• be the 360th in program history (359-305-4 in 50 seasons, .540).
 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• Graduate student Katie McGahan enters the weekend with 363 saves, just one from passing Maggie Fava '06 to claim fourth all-time at Cornell.
• McGahan in also third in career wins (23).
• In its past five games, Cornell has posted three of the top 10 single-game totals for draw controls — the 22 at UConn ranks No. 1 all-time, while the 21 at Princeton is No. 2 and 19 vs. Columbia sits ninth.
• In just 14 career games, Thomas has 84 draw controls — a mark that already ranks in the top 20 in school history and six from joining the top 10.
• Dating back to 2020, Cornell has scored in double figures in nine consecutive games  — the longest streak since posting 11 straight games with at least 10 goals spanning the 2018-19 seasons.
• Currently at 14.9 goals per game, the Big Red is outpacing its current school record (14.2 in 2012).
• Eight different Cornell players have scored at least 10 points this season
 

NEXT UP

• Cornell will play a neutral site non-conference game against nationally-ranked Jacksonville on Sunday, April 3 at 1 p.m. at Tierney Field in Sparks, Md.
• The Big Red won the only previous meeting between the teams with a 22-13 victory on March 20, 2012 in Jacksonville, matching a then-school record with its 22 goals.