STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS
• Cornell women's basketball looks to get a mark in the win column after opening the 2023-24 campaign with a loss at Colgate.
• The Big Red will take on Southern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 3 p.m.
• The Big Red was selected seventh in the Ivy League preseason media poll. Cornell finished 10-17 in the 2022-23 season, ending at seventh in the Ancient Eight. The Big Red tallied a road win over Brown and a sweep over Dartmouth in conference play.
• Sophomore Emily Pape returns after a strong debut season. In her rookie season, she paced the Big Red in points per game (11.2) and ranked second in points (291). Pape's field goal percentage of 52.4 percent ranked atop the Ivy and 46th on a national scale at the end of last season.
• The Big Red lost three seniors at the conclusion of last season. Between the trio, they either let the Big Red or were the team's runner-up in points, points per game, minutes played, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Ania McNicholas, one of two captains from the 2022-23 season, finished out the year leading the conference in steals (75), and ranked 18th nationally in steals per game at 2.78. She also was tied for first in the league in triple-doubles.