GAME 7: Binghamton (4-4, 0-0 America East) at Cornell (5-1, 2-0 Ivy)

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 15 - 5:00 p.m. (note - game was moved from Tuesday, March 14)
Venue: Schoellkopf Field - Ithaca, N.Y.
Twitter: @CornellWLax
Cornell Game Notes
 

STORY LINES

• The Cornell women's lacrosse team will step back out of conference play when it welcomes Binghamton to Schoellkopf Field on Wednesday, March 15 at 5 p.m. 
• The contest will be broadcast on the ESPN+.
• The Big Red returns to Ithaca for its first home game since defeating Colgate 16-8 on Feb. 21, with its 5-1 start including five road contests (4-1).  
• Cornell has won from coast-to-coast over the past three weeks, putting in 6,432 miles of travel over that span in going from Ithaca to California, back to Ithaca, up to New Hampshire, and then off to New York City. 
• The Big Red's explosive offense is averaging 13.8 goals per game with five players averaging at least two points per contest.
• The defense, meanwhile, has held opponents to single-digit goals in four of its past five contests.
• 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. BINGHAMTON

Overall: Cornell leads 9-0, first meeting in 2012
In Ithaca, N.Y.: 4-0
Current Streak: Cornell, 9
Last Meeting: Cornell, 18-4 (2/22/2022 in Vestal, N.Y.)
Graap vs. Binghamton: 9-0 (4-0 at home)
Series Notes: The Big Red leads the all-time series 9-0 and has averaged 17.6 goals per game in those contests • Cornell is 4-0 all-time vs. the Bearcats at Schoellkopf Field • the closest contest between the team came in 2013, a 17-11 Big Red victory at Schoellkopf Field • over the last seven meetings, Cornell has outscored the Bearcats by 13.3 goals per game on average • the Big Red holds a 20-13 edge all-time against teams that comprise the America East Conference.
 

A WIN OVER BINGHAMTON WOULD

• improve Cornell's record to 6-1 on the season.
• give Cornell its fifth start of 6-1 or better over the team's first seven contests in the past decade.
• extend its win streak to three games.
• make Cornell 2-0 at home in 2023.
• be the 368th in program history (367-311-4 in 51 seasons, .541).
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Cornell women's lacrosse team raced out to a 5-0 lead, built its advantage to as many as 10 goals and defeated Columbia 13-6 at Wien Stadium. 
• Cornell improved to 26-0 all-time against the Lions thanks to a defense that has limited opponents to single-digit goals for the fourth time in six games. 
• The Big Red forced 13 turnovers, including three by Katie Castiello and apiece from Amanda Cramer, Shannon Brazier, Marissa Stafford and Caitlin Tully. 
• In goal, Ellie Horner made six saves in improving to 5-1.
• Offensively, Cramer (one goal, three assists) and Josie Vogel (two goals, two assists) were among six multi-point scorers for the Big Red. 
• Cramer added three draw wins, two caused turnovers and two ground balls. 
• The Lions held a 32-27 edge in shots, though Cornell put 21 on goal to just 12 for Columbia. 
•The home team also led in draws 12-11. Cecelia Messner and Dani Falcone had two goals apiece as the Lions scored four of their six goals on free position shots. 
• Ella Sangree made eight saves in goal for Columbia.
 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• Cornell has scored at least 10 goals in all six contests this season and has allowed single-digit goals four times.
• The Big Red has scored 13 women-up goals to just three for its opponents through five games.
• Cornell has had two players named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week this season  — goalkeeper Ellie Horner (Feb. 27) and midfielder Shannon Brazier (March 6). 
• 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 28 career games, Thomas has 140 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.
• 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 225 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.
 

NEXT UP

• The Big Red will continue non-conference play with a home contest against UConn on Saturday, March 18 at 1 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field.
• The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
• The two teams met for the first time in 2022 with the Huskies earning a 20-14 win in Storrs, Conn.