STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS 

•  Cornell women's basketball is 3-7 on the season after dropping a back and forth matchup to St. Bonaventure 56-54 on Thursday night.
• Tipoff against the Mountain Hawks is on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 1:00 p.m. in Newman Arena. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
• Cornell is currently 2-1 at home this season. Its last home game was against Mercyhurst and ended in an overtime 64-63 victory for the Big Red. 
• 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. 6, 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 13.8, steals per game with 1.4 and rebounds per game with 7.9. Summer Parker-Hall leads the team in total blocks with six. Azareya Kilgoe leads in assists per game with 2.8.
  
   

THE SERIES

First Meeting: Lehigh W, 82-67, January 7, 1984
Overall: Lehigh leads, 6-2
In Overtime: Has not occurred
Current Streak: Lehigh, W3
Last Time: Lehigh W, 67-54, November 29, 2018
Garner vs. Lehigh: 0-0

Series vs. Lehigh:

- Thursday's matchup will be the 9th match-up between Cornell and Lehigh
- This will be the first meeting of the two teams in six years.
- The Big Red are currently 1-2 against the Mountain Hawks at home.
- Cornell averages 65.62 points against Lehigh in their eight games. 
 

A WIN OVER THE MOUNTAIN HAWKS WOULD ... 

• Improve Cornell's record to 4-7.
• Give the Big Red its 3rd win over Lehigh.
• Break Lehigh's three-game winning streak against Cornell.
• Be the 476th win in program history (475-787 in 53 seasons, .377).

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

• St. Bonaventure opened up scoring with a four-point run.
• Summer Parker-Hall hit a layup and jumper back-to-back to tie the game at four.
• Bonnies went on a six-point run to put them up 10-4.
• Cornell went on a four-point run to make it 10-8.
• Gabby Forde hit a jumper to give St. Bonaventure a 12-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• Haskell opened the second quarter scoring with a three-pointer for the Bonnies to put them up 15-8. 
• Cornell went on a seven-point run to tie the game at 15.
• Payton fields hit a three for St. Bonaventure.
• Engels made a pull-up jumper for Cornell. 
• Haskill made a layup for the Bonnies.
• Rachel Kaus made a jumper for the Big red. 
• Caitlyn Frost made a layup for St. Bonaventure.
• Kaus was fouled on a shot and went 1-1 at the line. 
• Shaw made a three-pointer for the Bonnies.
• Cornell went on a four-point run, but the Bonnies still kept the lead at the end of the half 25-24.
• Cornell opened the third quarter with a seven-point run to take the lead 31-25.
• Haskell hit a three-pointer for the Bonnies.
• Cornell went on a five-point run to make the score 36-28.
• St. Bonaventure went on a five-point run to cut Cornell's lead to two.
• Cornell went on a four-point run to go up 40-34.
• Aurore Eyango was fouled and made both for the Bonnies.
• Engels made a jumper for the Big Red.
• Frost made a jumper for St. Bonaventure to end the third quarter with Cornell up 42-38.
• Pape opened up the fourth quarter scoring with a layup for Cornell.
• Haskell made a three for St. Bonaventure.
• Cornell went on a five-point run to put the Big Red up 49-41.
• Mackenzie Pettinelli was fouled for the Bonnies and made both. 
• Engels hit a jumper to put the Big Red up 51-43.
• St. Bonaventure went on an eight-point run to tie the game at 51.
• Shaw was fouled for the Bonnies and made both to put St. Bonaventure up 53-51.
• Kaus was fouled for Cornell and went 1-1.
• Haskell was fouled and made both to put the Bonnies up 55-52. 
• Kaus hit a jumper to cut the Bonnie's lead to one. 
• Haskell was fouled and went 1-1 which would be enough for St. Bonaventure to win 56-54.