GAME 4: Cornell (3-0, 0-0 Ivy) at Stanford (1-2, 0-0 Pac 12)

Date & Time: Monday, February 27 - 4:00 p.m. PT
Venue: Cagan Stadium - Palo Alto, Calif.
Twitter: @CornellWLax
Cornell Game Notes
 

STORY LINES

• The Cornell women's lacrosse team has its first chance for a signature win in 2023 when it visits No. 15 Stanford on Monday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m.  PT at Cagan Stadium. 
• The contest will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.
• Cornell is off to a 3-0 start this season after defeating Cal 13-9 on Saturday afternoon behind 16 saves from sophomore goalkeeper Ellie Horner, who improved to 3-0 as a starter.
• The Big Red is 6-1 all-time in the Sunshine State, including 3-1 vs. Stanford.
• Cornell will be in search of its first win over a ranked team since 2017 when it defeated both No. 4 USC and No. 15 Notre Dame, and its first true road win over a top 25 squad since defeated No. 12 Penn in the finals of the Ivy League Tournament on May 8, 2016.  
• The Big Red is now in search of its first 4-0 start since 2016, when it opened the year with eight consecutive victories.
• Picked fourth in the Ivy League's preseason media poll, Cornell returns eight starters and 18 letter winners from last season's 8-8 squad. 
• Cornell went 4-3 in Ivy play last spring, making its ninth appearance in 11 all-time (including eight of the past nine) Ivy League Tournaments as the No. 3 seed. 
• Four senior All-Ivy selections return in 2023, with Katie Castiello and Amanda Cramer on attack, Annie Thomas in the midfield and Hilary Hoover on defense.
 

SERIES HISTORY VS. STANFORD

Overall: Cornell leads 7-3, first meeting in 1999
In Palo Alto, Calif.: Cornell leads 3-1
Current Streak: Cornell, 1 game
Last Meeting: Cornell, 15-7 (3/31/2015 in Palo Alto, Calif.)
Graap vs. Stanford: 7-3 (3-1 on the road)
Series Notes: Cornell leads the all-time series 7-3 with five of the wins coming by at least eight goals • the Cardinal has captured three of the past five meetings, including 17-9 during the 2014 campaign, the last time the teams played in Ithaca • the Big Red is 3-1 all-time in Palo Alto, with the squads twice meeting at neutral sites (1-1) • Cornell is 13-3 all-time against Pac-12 opponents after a 13-9 win at Cal on Saturday.
 

A WIN OVER STANFORD WOULD

• give Cornell a 4-0 record this season, its best start since 2016.
• extend the Big Red's advantage in the all-time series to 8-3, including 4-1 in Palo Alto, Calif.
• be the Big Red's first over a ranked opponent since topping No. 15 Notre Dame 12-7 on May 12, 2017 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Princeton, N.J.
• make Cornell 14-3 all-time against current members of the Pac 12 Conference.
• push the Big Red's all-time record in California to 7-1.
• be the 366th in program history (365-310-4 in 51 seasons, .541).
 

LAST TIME OUT

• Ellie Horner had 13 of her career-high 16 saves in the second half as the Cornell women's lacrosse remained unbeaten with a 13-9 win over Cal at Memorial Stadium. 
• The Big Red scored the game's first three goals and never trailed, but the home team surged in the fourth after falling behind 12-6 entering the final 15 minutes. 
• Both Katie Castiello and Maggie Pons had three goals and an assist apiece, with Amanda Cramer adding two goals and an assist and Josie Vogel and Shannon Brazier tallying twice. 
• Grace Faircloth had a team-best three ground balls and caused a turnover, with Marissa Stafford causing two miscues. 
• Annie Thomas possessed five of Cornell's nine draw wins, becoming the fourth player in school history to reach 140 career draws in the process.
• Cal held a 17-9 edge at the draw circle and put 25 of its 31 shots on goal, with Mya Wang leading the way with a goal and three assists for four points. 
• Kennedy Goss recorded seven draws and Alicia Souliotis made 12 saves in goal. 
 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• Through three games this season, eight different players have scored multiple goals and five have at least six points.
• The Big Red has successfully converted 16-of-22 free-position shots (73 percent), with Shannon Brazier 5-for-5 on her own.
• Senior Annie Thomas' cousin, Caroline Ramsey, is an All-Ivy field hockey player for the Big Red and a member of the U.S. national team.
• In just 25 career games, Thomas has 130 draw controls — a mark that already ranks fourth in school history.
• Thomas had 73 draw controls in 16 games in 2022 to set the single-season school record, surpassing Sarah Hefner's 2014 record of 68.
• Senior captain Amanda Cramer, an honorable mention All-Ivy selection and the team's leading scorer in 2022, is a transfer from Northwestern who mother, Caroline, was a gymnast for the Big Red.
• With 43 goals and 10 assists, Cramer has reached 53 points for the Big Red in just 19 games played.
• Sophomore defender Alessia Packard has a sister (Antonia, field hockey) and brother (Charles, men's lacrosse) who are also current varsity athletes for the Big Red.
• Cornell's 218 draw control wins in 2022 were second all-time in a season, just shy of the 222 recorded in 2017. 
• The team's 13.3 goals per game in 2022 ranked second all-time at Cornell (14.2 in 2012).
• The Big Red has qualified for the Ivy League Tournament nine times in the 11 years it has been held.
• Seniors Bridget Babcock, Amanda Cramer and Hilary Hoover will serve as team tri-captains.
• Head coach Jenny Graap has 223 career wins for the Big Red, ranking her 13th all-time among Cornell head coaches in all sports and second among women coaches (behind Andrea Dutcher with 346 volleyball wins from 1974-87).
• In her 26th season, Graap is the longest tenured women's head coach in school history and currently among women's lacrosse coaches in the Ivy League.
• The Big Red is 175-17 all-time under Graap when leading at halftime (.911).
 

NEXT UP

• The Big Red opens Ivy League competition when it visits Dartmouth on Sunday, March 5 at 12 p.m. at Scully-Fahey Field in Hanover, N.H.
• The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
• The Big Green leads the all-time series 33-10, though Cornell has won three of the past five.