GAME 15: Brown (5-8, 2-4 Ivy) at Cornell (7-7, 3-3 Ivy)

Date & Time: Saturday, April 29 - 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Schoellkopf Field - Ithaca, N.Y.
Twitter: @CornellWLax
Cornell Game Notes
 

STORY LINES

• The Cornell women's lacrosse team knows what's at stake when it closes out the regular season against Brown on Saturday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field.
• Not only will the Big Red attempt to send its six seniors out with a victory, but a win could put Cornell into the Ivy League Tournament at league champion Penn, while a loss will end its season (stay tuned for the numerous scenarios that could have Cornell anywhere from the No. 2 seed to out of the tourney with a win over Brown). 
• The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+ as the second game of a doubleheader that kicks off with a noon contest for the Ivy title between the BIg Red men's lacrosse team and rival Princeton.
• Cornell snapped a five-game skid this past Saturday with an impressive 14-12 road win over No. 19 Yale.
• 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. BROWN

Overall: Cornell leads 25-16, first meeting in 1980
In Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell leads 13-6
Current Streak: Brown, 1
Last Meeting: Brown, 12-11 (4/23/2022 in Providence, R.I.)
Graap vs. Brown: 19-4 (10-1 at home)
Series Notes: Cornell holds a narrow 25-16 edge thanks in large part to an 18-game win streak from 2000-17 • the Big Red is 10-1 against the Bears at Schoellkopf Field under head coach Jenny Graap • the Bears' only wins over the Big Red this century were single-goal contests in Providence, R.I. in 2018 (14-13) and 2022 (12-11).
 

A WIN OVER BROWN WOULD

• end Cornell's regular season at 8-7 (4-3 Ivy League).
• give Cornell a two-game win streak to close out the regular season.
• send Cornell's seniors out with a win in their final home contest.
• extend the Big Red's lead in the all-time series to 26-16.
• be head coach Jenny Graap's 249th as a head coach.
• be the 370th in program history (369-317-4 in 51 seasons, .538).
 

LAST TIME OUT

• Kylie Gelabert's goal with just under two minutes remaining snapped a tie and the Cornell women's lacrosse team moved into a tie for third place in the Ancient Eight standings with a 14-12 win at No. 19 Yale at Reese Stadium. 
• Gelabert's goal, her first of the day, allowed Cornell to hang on after Yale knotted the game at 8-8 and 12-12 after the visitors jumped out to an early 6-1 lead. 
• After the go-ahead score with 1:55 to play, Cornell won the draw and killed off nearly 90 seconds before Shannon Brazier put up an insurance goal to clinch the win.
• Amanda Cramer had three goals and an assist to lead the Big Red offense, while both Caitlin Slaminko (three goals) and Maggie Pons (two goals, one assist) also had three-point afternoons. 
• Annie Thomas won five draw controls, Slaminko added four draws to her hat trick, while Cramer had three draw wins. 
• As a team, the Big Red held a slim 16-15 lead at the draw circle. 
• Grace Faircloth had a pair of caused turnovers in front of Ellie Horner, who made nine saves in picking up the win.
• Sky Carrasquillo led Yale with five goals and an assist with Fallon Vaughn adding three goals and two assists. 
• Jenna Collignon posted three goals, an assists and seven draw controls.
 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• The Big Red has reached double figures in goals in all 14 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 176 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 227 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

• If the Big Red qualifies for the 2023 Ivy League Tournament, it would play at regular season champ Penn with the semifinals being held on Friday, May 5.
• If the Big Red does not compete in the Ivy League Tournament, it will hit the field in February 2024 eyeing the third conference championship in school history.