GAME 14: Cornell (7-6, 3-2 Ivy) at Brown (5-6, 2-3 Ivy)

Date & Time: Saturday, April 23 - 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Stevenson-Pincince Field - Providence, R.I.
Twitter: @CUBigRedGameday | @CornellWLax
 

STORY LINES

• The Cornell women's lacrosse team will attempt to close in on a spot in the Ivy League Tournament for the ninth time in 11 seasons when it visits Brown on Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m. at Stevenson-Pincince Field.
• The contest will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
• The Big Red will attempt to clinch its 17th winning Ivy record in the last 21 seasons after posting zero in the program's first 20 seasons with a win over the Bears.
• Cornell will be attempting to snap a two-game skid after home losses to No. 4 Syracuse (20-9) and a Yale team that jumped into the top 25 this week after a 15-9 win over the Big Red this past weekend.
• Amanda Cramer (28-7-35), Genevieve DeWinter (28-5-33) and Katie Castiello (21-9-30) lead 10 players that have reached double figures in scoring this season for a balanced, but explosive, offense averaging 13.8 goals per game and reaching double digits in 10 contests.
• Senior goalkeeper Katie McGahan (7-6, 12.20 GAA, .467 save percentage) is averaging 9.2 saves per game.
• Cornell's defense has been the difference in its success, surrendering 16.3 goals in six defeats vs. just 8.6 in its seven wins.
• The offense has been limited to single digits in the scoring column three times in its last four contests, all Big Red losses.
• Hilary Hoover and Olivia Wall have combined to cause 21 turnovers with 34 ground balls as defensive stalwarts.
 

SERIES HISTORY VS. BROWN

Overall: Cornell leads 25-15, first meeting in 1980
In Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell leads 13-6
Current Streak: Cornell, 1
Last Meeting: Cornell, 10-7 (4/13/2019 in Ithaca, N.Y.)
Graap vs. Brown: 19-3 (10-1 at home)
Series Notes: Cornell holds a narrow 25-15 edge thanks in large part to an 18-match win streak from 2000-17 • the Big Red is 10-1 against the Bears at Schoellkopf Field under head coach Jenny Graap • the Bears' only win over the Big Red this century was a 14-13 decision in 2018 in Providence, R.I.
 

A WIN OVER BROWN WOULD

• make Cornell 8-6 on the season.
• improve the Big Red's Ivy record to 4-2.
• move its lead in the all-time series to 26-15.
• make the Big Red 20-1 against the Bears since 2000.
• be the 361st in program history (360-308-4 in 50 seasons, .539).
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Cornell women's lacrosse team got a career-high five goals from Genevieve DeWinter, but Yale controlled the middle two quarters and claimed a 15-9 victory over the Big Red at Schoellkopf Field. 
• DeWinter's five goals, all coming in the first half and four coming in the first quarter, highlighted a Big Red offense that was held to single digit goals for just the third time this season. 
• Annie Thomas was credited with three draw controls to set a Cornell single season record with 69, surpassing the 68 by Sarah Hefner in 2014. 
• Cornell held 5-4 at the end of a back-and-fourth first quarter that saw DeWinter net four of the first five goals of the contest. 
• The Bulldogs opened the second quarter with a 5-0 run and the home team never recovered, getting within 9-7 early in the second half before a 6-1 Yale run put the game away. 
• Taylor Lane had three goals and an assist to lead Yale, while adding nine draw controls, three caused turnovers and two ground balls, with Fallon Vaughn netting four. 
• Olivia Penoyer had a goal and four assists, Taylor Everson registered a hat trick and Olivia Markert was credited with two goals and two assists. 
• Cami Donadio played the final 45 minutes in goal as the Bulldogs rebounded from its first quarter deficit to make six saves between the pipes.
 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• Graduate student Katie McGahan enters the weekend with 409 saves, good for third all-time at Cornell.
• McGahan in also third in career wins (25).
• In its past 10 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.
• Junior Annie Thomas has a cousin, Caroline Ramsey, who is an All-Ivy field hockey player for the Big Red and a member of the U.S. junior national team.
• In just 19 career games, Thomas has 109 draw controls — a mark that already ranks sixth in school history.
• Thomas has 69 draw controls in just 12 games in 2022 to set the single season school record, surpassing Sarah Hefner's 2014 record of 68.
• Currently at 13.8 goals per game, the Big Red is challenging the current school record (14.2 in 2012).
• Senior Gillis Frechette is also member of the Big Red women's hockey team and joined the squad at the conclusion of the winter season.
• Senior Ashleigh Gundy was named the inaugural recipient of the IWCLA's Tina Sloan Green Award that recognizes teams or individuals working to promote equity and inclusion. Following the murder of George Floyd, Gundy created a documentary titled "Where Do We Go From Here?" featuring athletes from Cornell, Brown, Yale, Michigan, George Washington, and Colgate who candidly discussed their experiences as black student-athletes, the intersection of race and sport, and the systematic flaws embedded in the criminal justice system. The film also features Khalil Muhammad, a Harvard Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, who helped viewers explore the intersection of race and criminal justice in modern US history.
• The Big Red has qualified for the Ivy League Tournament eight times in the 10 years it has been held.
 

NEXT UP

• The Big Red will celebrate its seniors when it welcomes Dartmouth to Schoellkopf Field on Saturday, April 30 at 1 p.m.
• The Big Green leads the all-time series 33-9, including two straight wins.
• Cornell's last win at home against Dartmouth came in a 12-5 victory on April 9, 2016.