STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS 

• Cornell women's basketball is 1-1 on the season.
• Tipoff against the Red Foxes is set for Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
• 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.
• Cornell finished 7-19 in the 2023-24 season, ending at seventh in the Ancient Eight. 
• Emily Pape leads the team in average points per game with 15 and average rebounds per game with 10. Clarke Jackson leads in assists with six, Summer Parker-Hall leads in steals with three and Rachel Kaus leads in blocks with one.
   

THE SERIES 
First Meeting: January 12, 1980, L, 54-75
Overall: Marist leads 7-3
In Overtime: Has not occurred
Current Streak: Cornell W1
Last Time: December 21, 2023, W, 74-61
Garner vs. Marist: 0-0
Series vs. Marist: 
- Sunday's game will be the 11th all-time meeting between Cornell and Marist.
- The Big Red is on a one game winning streak.
- Cornell averages 58.4 points against Marist.

A WIN OVER MARIST WOULD ... 

• Improve Cornell's record to 2-1.
• Bring the Big Red one game closer to tying the series.
• Be the 474th win in program history (473-781 in 53 seasons, .3775).

LAST TIME OUT: Cornell 61, Rutgers 72
GAME STORY I BOX SCORE I GALLERY

• Cornell opened up the scoring with points in the paint from Clarke Jackson. Rutgers answered right away with a score from Destiny Adams.
• After back and forth defensive stops, Summer Parker-Hall drew a foul and made both of her free throws to put the Big Red up 4-2 with 7:50 left in the game.
• Cornell went on a seven-point run before Mya Petticord hit a three to make the score 9-5, still in favor of Cornell with 6:06 left in the first quarter.
• Lisa Thompson was fouled and made the first free throw. She missed the second but the Scarlet Knights got the rebound and put one away to make the score 9-8, inching within one point of the Big Red.
• After a media timeout, Rutgers hit the court with a four-point run, before Parker-Hall hit a layup, drew a foul and made her free throw to even the score at 12 apiece with under three and a half minutes to go in the first.
• Jackson was then fouled for the Big Red and went 1-1 on her free throws.
• Kiyomi McMiller regained the lead for Rutgers with a layup, but Emily Pape answered for Cornell with a lay of her own making it 15-14 in favor of Cornell with just a minute left in the quarter.
• Adams went 1-1 on free throws for Rutgers after being fouled to end the quarter in a draw 15-15.
• Pape opened up the second quarter scoring with a layup to take the lead and begin a six-point run for the Big Red.
• Rutgers answered with a five-point run of its own, closing the score to 23-20, still in favor of Cornell. The Big Red took a timeout.
• After the timeout, Pape hit a three, which was immediately answered by a Rutgers three-pointer.
• Rachel Kaus answered with a layup to extend Cornell's lead to six.
• Adams hit back-to-back layups to bring the game within two and then hit a jumper to tie the game at 28.
• Azareya Kilgoe made a layup to put the Big Red up 30-28 with two and a half minutes left in the half.
• After a Rutgers charge was called, Pape and Parker-Hall each made a layup to extend Cornell's lead to six.
• Chyna Cornwell was fouled and went 1-1 on her free throws. Lacey made a layup off the rebound and then hit a three pointer to tie the game at 34 going into the half.
• The third quarter scoring began with Adams going 1-1 on free throws and making a layup to put Rutgers up 37-34.
• Parker-Hall answered for the Big Red with a layup to bring the score within one.
• Adams responded for Rutgers with a layup of her own to put the Scarlet Knights up 39-36.
• Cornell went on a six-point run taking the lead 42-39.
• Adams hit a layup to bring the score within one.
• Kilgoe answered with a layup and one made free throw putting Cornell up 45-41 with under three minutes left in the quarter.
• Zachara Perkins hit a layup and converted the and one to bring Rutgers within one point of the Big Red once again.
• Pape was fouled and went 1-1 on her free throws putting Cornell up by two.
• Petticord tied the game at 46 with a deep two.
• Pape hit a layup and Jackson made a free throw off of a foul to put Cornell up by four with under a minute left to play.
• Cornwell went 1-1 on her free throws closing the gap to three points for Rutgers.
• Knee was then fouled and made two free throws for Cornell, putting them up 52-47 at the end of the third quarter.
• Adams went on a six-point run for Rutgers giving them the lead 53-52.
• After back and forth play, Rutgers went on a thirteen-point run to make the score 66-55.
• Cornell went on a 6-4 run to make the score 70-61 in favor of Rutgers with under a minute to go.
• Adams hit a jumper to make the final score a 72-61 victory for Rutgers.