GAME 14: Cornell (6-7, 2-3 Ivy) at #19 Yale (9-4, 3-2 Ivy)

Date & Time: Saturday, April 22 - 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Reese Stadium - New Haven, Conn.
Twitter: @CornellWLax
Cornell Game Notes
 

STORY LINES

• The Cornell women's lacrosse team will play its final regular season road contest when it visits No. 19 Yale on Saturday, April 22 at 1 p.m. at Reese Stadium in New Haven, Conn. 
• The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
• Cornell is trying to keep pace in the Ivy standings as it attempts to clinch a spot in the Ivy League Tournament as six teams enter the final two weekends within a game of the top four.
• Cornell will be out to snap a five-game skid, including four defeats to top 20 teams over that span, while also attempting to snap a 24-game skid against ranked opponents.
• The Big Red offense, ranked third in the conference at 13.1 goals per game, has reached double figures in scoring in all 13 contests this season.
• 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. YALE

Overall: Cornell leads 22-21, first meeting in 1980
In New Haven, Conn.: Yale, 11-10
Current Streak: Yale, 2
Last Meeting: Yale, 16-6 (5/6/2022 in Princeton, N.J.)
Graap vs. Yale: 17-8 (7-4 on the road)
Series Notes: Cornell holds a narrow 22-21 edge thanks in large part to the Big Red's 12-game win streak that was snapped last season • the Big Red is 17-8 against the Bulldogs under head coach Jenny Graap • Cornell had won five straight against Yale by at least four goals prior to last year, when the bulldogs swept two meetings against the Big Red, including a 16-6 Yale win in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals. 
 

A WIN OVER YALE WOULD

• even Cornell's record at 7-7 on the season.
• push the Big Red's Ivy record to 3-3.
• snap Cornell's five-game skid.
• extend the Big Red's lead in the all-time series to 23-21.
• be the program's first win over a ranked opponent since topping No. 15 Notre Dame 12-7 on May 12, 2017.
• snap a 24-game losing streak vs. ranked foes.
• be the 369th in program history (368-317-4 in 51 seasons, .537).
 

LAST TIME OUT

• Senior Katie Castiello surpassed the 100-point mark for her career, but a big third quarter rally allowed No. 17 Penn to knock off Cornell 15-12 in women's lacrosse action at Franklin Field. 
• Castiello became the 28th player in school history to reach 100 points when she cashed in on a free-position shot with 3:57 left in the first quarter. 
• She ended the day with a goal and an assist, one of six players with multi-point efforts. 
• Amanda Cramer notched three goals with an assist to reach 90 points.
• Grace Faircloth caused a pair of turnovers and won three ground balls, while Shannon Brazier had a goal and an assist along with six draw controls, three ground balls and a caused turnover in the loss. 
• Mackenzie Clark had eight saves in relief of Ellie Horner, who stopped four shots. Cornell scored on 4-of-5 free position shots, with Penn scoring on 4-of-6.
• Penn held edges in shots (34-28), ground balls (20-16) and draw controls (18-13). 
• Niki Miles posted four goals and an assist and Kennon Moon recorded three scored and a helper to lead the Penn offense. 
• Kelly Van Hoesen made eight saves and won three ground balls for the Quakers.
 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• The Big Red has scored double figure goals in all 13 contests this season and has allowed single-digit goals four times.
• 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.
• Thomas has 171 draw controls — a mark that already sits atop the school's career charts.
• 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 226 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

• Cornell closes out the regular season and honors its senior class when it welcomes Brown to Schoellkopf Field on Saturday, April 29 at 3 p.m.
• The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
• The Big Red leads the all-time series 25-16, though Brown has won two of the past three after Cornell had won 18 in a row.