STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS 

• Cornell women's basketball is 2-4 on the season after a close loss to Quinnipiac on Thursday night. 
• Tipoff against the Great Danes is on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed ESPN+.
• Cornell is currently on a twwo-game losing streak this week with back-to-back losses to Bryant and Quinnipiac.
• The Big Red welcome new Rebecca Quinn Morgan ‘60 Head Coach of Women’s Basketball this season in Emily Garner. Garner came from Trinity College where she served as the head coach since 2016. Garner picked up her first win at the helm of the program against Army on Monday, Nov. 4.
• Cornell was selected seventh in the Ivy League preseason media poll. The Big Red are currently in seventh as of Nov. 22, 2024. 
• Cornell finished 7-19 in the 2023-24 season, ending at seventh in the Ancient Eight. 
• Emily Pape leads the team in points per game with 14.7, rebounds per game with 9.2 and steals per game with 1.2. Clarke Jackson leads in assists per game with 3. Pape and Summer Parker-Hall lead in blocks with two apiece.
   

THE SERIES 
First Meeting: Cornell W, 75-72, Dec. 3, 1999
Overall: Cornell leads series, 9-2
In Overtime: Has not occurred
Current Streak: UAlbany W1
Last Time: UAlbany W, 57-45
Garner vs. UAlbany: 0-0
Series vs. UAlbany: 
- Saturday's game will be the 12th all-time meeting between Cornell and UAlbany.
- The Great Danes are on a one game winning streak over the Big Red.
- Cornell scores an average 56.82 points against UAlbany.

A WIN OVER UALBANY WOULD ... 

• Improve Cornell's record to 3-4.
• Break the Big Red's two-game losing streak.
• Give Cornell women's basketball its 10th win over UAlbany
• Be the 475th win in program history (473-784 in 53 seasons, .3771).

LAST TIME OUT: Cornell 47, Quinnipiac 56
GAME STORY I BOX SCORE I GALLERY

• Cornell opened up scoring with a Summer Parker-Hall jumper to go up 2-0.
• Quinnipiac answered with a six-point run to go up 6-2.
• Azareya Kilgoe hit a jumper to close the gap to two points. 
• Karson Martin was fouled and went 1-1 at the line.
• Rachel Kaus hit a jumper to bring it to a one-point game.
• Quinnipiac went on a five-point run to put them up 12-6.
• Out of a Cornell timeout, the Big Red went on a six-point run to tie the game at 12.
• Gal Raviv made a layup to put the Bobcats up by two.
• Kaus hit a layup for Cornell to tie it at 14.
• Ellla O'Donnell hit a layup off of a rebound to make it 16-14 in favor of Quinnipiac.
• Paige Engels hit a layup to tie it at 16 at the end of the first.
• Second quarter scoring with a layup from Raviv to put Quinnipiac up 18-16.
• Parker-Hall answered with a jumper to tie the game at 18.
• Quinnipiac went on a five-point run to put the Bobcats up 23-18.
• Parker-Hall was fouled and went 1-1 at the line. 
• Kilgoe hit a jumper to make the score 23-21, still in favor of Quinnipiac.
• Third quarter scoring began with a Foley jumper off of a rebound for Quinnipiac to extend its lead to four. 
• Parker-Hall hit a layup for Cornell to make it a two point game. 
• Raviv hit a layup for Quinnipiac.
• Parker-Hall hit a jumper to make the score 27-25, still in favor of Quinnipiac.
• Quinnipiac went on a five-point run.
• Engels hit a jumper for Cornell.
• Martin hit a jumper for Quinnipiac.
• Kaus hit a jumper for Cornell.
• Quinnipiac went on a seven-point run.
• Parker-Hall hit a layup to cut Quinnipiac's lead to ten. 
• Foley hit a jumper for Quinnipiac.
• Cornell went on an eight-point run making the score 43-39, in favor of Quinnipiac.
• Quinnipiac went on a four-point run. 
• Engels hit a three-pointer for Cornell to cut Quinnipiac's lead to five.
• Foley hit a jumper and was fouled on the play. She made her free throw and put Quinnipiac up 50-42.
• Kilgoe made a layup and was fouled. She made her free throw to make it a five point game.
• Quinnipiac went on a six-point run.
• Kaus hit a deep jumper for Cornell, but it wasn't enough to win as the Bobcats took the win 56-47.