The Road Trip Continues for Women's Hoops With Binghamton

STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS 

• Cornell women's basketball seeks road win number three on the year on Nov. 29, 2023 when it travels to Dr. Bai Lee Court in Vestal, N.Y. to take on Binghamton.
• Tip against the Bearcats is set for 6:00 p.m. in the team's 22nd meeting all-time.
• 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.
• Senior captain Kaya Ingram has had a strong start to her last season on East Hill, leading Cornell in scoring in three of its six games while shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line (28-36).
• Rachel Kaus has been a key player off the bench for the Big Red, sitting second in points (51) and PPG (8.5) while shooting 80.8 percent from the charity stripe in six games. The first-year theme also carries over for Azareya Kilgoe, as the Seaford, Del. native has scored 36 points while leading Cornell with 20 assists handed out. 

THE SERIES 
First Meeting: Cornell, 66-41, Mar. 2, 1978
Overall: 11-10 Binghamton
In Overtime: 1-0
Current Streak: Cornell won two
Last Time: 71-48 Cornell, Nov. 30, 2022
Smith vs. Binghamton: 8-10
Series vs. Binghamton: 
•  Wednesday's game will be the 22nd all-time meeting between the Big Red and the Bearcats.
•  It will be the sixth-consecutive season that Cornell and Binghamton have renewed its New York rivalry. Both teams have split those last six meetings.
•  Head Coach Dayna Smith will look to grab her 9th win against the Bearcats as head coach of the Big Red and her 22nd win against an America East opponent.

A WIN OVER BINGHAMTON WOULD ... 

• Be the third road win of the season.
• Be the 220th win under head coach Dayna Smith.
• Knot the series at 11 wins each.
• Be the 469th win in program history (468-766 in 53 seasons, .380).

LAST TIME OUT: #15/#12 Ohio State 83, Cornell 40
GAME STORY I BOX SCORE I GALLERY

• Ohio State proved its ranking in Sunday's 43-point win over the Big Red.
• The Big Red held nationally-ranked Ohio State to below its scoring average, but fell 80-43 to the Buckeyes on Sunday, Nov. 26 from Value City Arena.
• Cornell also outrebounded Ohio State 39-37 but also had 26 turnovers that led to 33 points for the Buckeyes in the defeat.
• Junior captain Summer Parker-Hall led the Big Red on offense with a season-high 13 points on 6-11 shooting, including Cornell's lone three-pointer on the afternoon.
• Rachel Kaus (six points, 4 rebounds) and Emily Pape (six points, team-high seven rebounds) were the other notables for the Big Red, who are now 0-2 all-time against the Buckeyes.
• Cotie McMahon and Rebeka Mikulasikova each had 14 points for Ohio State, who shot 47.1 percent from the field in the victory.