STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS 

•  Cornell women's basketball is 3-6 on the season after dropping a mid-west contest to Northwestern 67-54 on Sunday, Dec. 1.
• Cornell is currently on a one-game losing streak.
• Tipoff against the Bonnies is on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. in St. Bonaventure, N.Y. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
• The last five away games for Cornell have all ended in a loss for the Big Red. The last time the team won on the road was in its first game of the season against Army on Monday, Nov. 4.
• The Big Red welcomed a 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 is currently in seventh as of Dec. 2, 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 14.8 , rebounds per game with 6.8 and total blocks with four. Pape and Summer Parker-Hall both lead the team in steals per game with one. Azareya Kilgoe leads in assists per game with 3.1.
   

THE SERIES

First Meeting: Cornell W, 73-63, January 14, 1984
Overall: Cornell leads, 9-6
In Overtime: Has not occurred
Current Streak: Cornell, W3
Last Time: Cornell W, 55-53
Garner vs. St. Bonaventure: 0-0

Series vs. St. Bonaventure: 

• Thursday's matchup will be the 16th match-up between Cornell and St. Bonaventure.
• The Big Red are currently 4-3 against the Bonnies on the road. 
• Cornell averages 69.2 points against St. Bonaventure.
   

A WIN OVER ST. BONAVENTURE WOULD ... 

• Improve Cornell's record to 4-6.
• Give the Big Red its 10th win over the Bonnies.
• Be the 476th win in program history (475-786 in 53 seasons, .377).

LAST TIME OUT: Cornell 54, Northwestern 67 
GAME STORY I BOX SCORE I GALLERY

• Northwestern opened up scoring with a layup from Kyla Jones.
• Cornell answered with a Summer Parker-Hall layup.
• Grace Sullivan made a layup for Northwestern.
• Clarke Jackson made a layup for Cornell.
• Northwestern went on a four-point run to go up 8-4.
• Emily Pape hit a three pointer to cut the lead to one. 
• The Wildcats went on a five-point run to make it 13-7.
• Rachel Kaus hit a jumper and three-pointer back-to-back for Cornell.
• Northwestern went on a four-point run to end the first quarter up 17-12. 
• Cornell opened the second quarter scoring with a jumper from Parker-Hall.
• Northwestern answered with a five-point run to go up 22-14.
• The Big Red went on a six-point run to make it a two-point game.
• Dakey hit a jumper for the Wildcats.
• Paige Engels made a layup for Cornell.
• Northwestern went on a six-point run to make the score 30-22.
• Cornell went on a four-point run.
• The teams traded fouls and then Northwestern's Jones hit a three-pointer to end the first half with the Wildcats up 36-28.
• Engels opened the third quarter scoring three-and-a-half minutes in with a jumper for Cornell. 
• Northwestern went on a nine-point run to put them in the lead 45-30.
• Parker-Hall hit a layup for Cornell. 
• Sullivan answered with a jumper for the Wildcats.
• Engels hit a three for the Big Red to make the score 47-35, still in favor of Northwestern. 
• Azareya Kilgoe was fouled and made both free throws for Cornell to cut the deficit to ten.
• Caileigh Walsh was fouled for Northwestern and made both free throws.
• Engels hit a three for Cornell.
• Jones made a layup for the Wildcats.
• Parker-Hall made a layup for the Big Red.
• Engels was fouled and went 1-1 at the line to end the third quarter with Northwestern up 51-43.
• Cornell opened the fourth quarter scoring with a Clarke Jackson jumper.
• Northwestern answered with a Jones layup.
• The Big Red went on a four-point run to close the deficit to four.
• Williams hit a jumper for the Wildcats.
• Pape made a three-pointer to cut the deficit to just three-points with 6:17 left in the game. 
• Williams hit another layup for Northwestern.
• Parker-Hall was fouled and made both free throws for Cornell.
• Northwestern went on a 10-point run to end the game 67-54.