Women's Hoops Travels to Harvard, Dartmouth in Double Ivy Weekend

THE SERIES 
First Meeting: Cornell, 36-20, Dec. 8, 1974 (in Princeton, N.J.)
Overall: Harvard leads, 75-14
In Overtime: Two times (Harvard leads, 2-0)
Current Streak: Harvard, won three
Last Time: Harvard, 63-52, Feb. 3, 2024 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Smith vs. Harvard: 5-36 (1-19 in Cambridge, Mass.)
Series vs. Harvard: 
- Friday's game will be the 90th all-time meeting between Cornell and Harvard.
- Harvard has taken four out of the last five and has held the Big Red to 60 points or less in all five contests.
- Head coach Dayna Smith will be searching for her first road win over the Crimson since taking a 55-47 decision on Feb. 29, 2020.
- Lavietes Pavilion has not been kind to the Big Red over the years, as the team is a combined 1-43 against its Ivy League foe on the road.

A WIN OVER HARVARD WOULD ... 

• Push the Big Red's record to 8-13 and be the team's second conference win of 2023-24.
• Be the 101st career Ivy League conference win at Cornell for head coach Dayna Smith.
• Snap a three-game losing streak to the Crimson.
• Be the 473rd win in program history (472-774 in 53 seasons, .379).

THE SERIES 
First Meeting: Cornell, 50-49, Feb. 19, 1977 (in Philadelphia, Pa.)
Overall: Dartmouth leads, 62-26
In Overtime: Five times (Dartmouth leads, 3-2)
Current Streak: Cornell, won three
Last Time: Cornell, 61-47, Feb. 2, 2024 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Smith vs. Dartmouth: 16-24 (14-10 in Ithaca, N.Y.)
Series vs. Dartmouth: 
- Saturday's game will be the 87th all-time meeting between Cornell and Dartmouth.
- Cornell has been a thorn in the side of the Big Green recently, taking four out of the last five battles, including three straight.
- The Big Red has scored 50 points or more in eight of its last ten against Dartmouth. Cornell is 5-4 in those games heading into Saturday. 
- If Cornell knocks off Dartmouth, it will be the longest winning streak over its Ivy League foe since winning five straight from 2013-15.

A WIN OVER DARTMOUTH WOULD ... 

• Push the Big Red's record to 8-13 and be the team's second conference win of 2023-24.
• Be the 101st career Ivy League conference win at Cornell for head coach Dayna Smith.
• Improve Cornell's win streak to four over the Big Green.
• Be the 473rd win in program history (472-774 in 53 seasons, .379).

STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS 

• Cornell women's basketball will hit the road for the second-to-last time this weekend in a back-to-back against Harvard and Dartmouth.
• The Big Red will face off against the Crimson on Friday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. before turning around to battle the Big Green on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m.
• Cornell was selected seventh in the Ivy League preseason media poll. Cornell finished 10-17 in the 2022-23 season, ending at seventh in the Ancient Eight. The Big Red tallied a road win over Brown and a sweep over Dartmouth in conference play.
• Freshman Azareya Kilgoe has been the hot hand as of late for Cornell, scoring double figures in the last three games. The Delaware product scored a team-high 17 against Yale while also shooting over .500 from the field, earning co-Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors with Penn's Ese Ogbevire.
• Senior Kaya Ingram (208) and sophomore Emily Pape (207) have also eclipsed the 200-point mark this season. Kilgoe is not too far behind, needing 35 over the final six games to hit that milestone.
   

LAST TIME OUT: Yale 66, Cornell 59
GAME STORY I BOX SCORE I GALLERY

• The Big Red got used a late fourth-quarter push to cut its deficit to four, but could not get any closer as Yale squeaked out a 66-59 win on Saturday, Feb. 10 from Newman Arena.
• Cornell was led by freshman point guard Azareya Kilgoe, who tallied 17 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field. The rookie also accounted for two rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block. Kaya Ingram was the other Big Red athlete to hit double figures, notching 15 points and a team-high six assists. 
• The Big Red's offense turned it on in the second half, shooting 15-of-28 (.535) while shooting 42.6% overall, making it the eighth time this year Cornell has shot north of 40 percent. 
• The Bulldogs had three players in double-figures, led by an 18-point, five-rebound performance from Jenna Clark. Brenna McDonald followed with 14 points on a 6-of-10 shooting performance from the field, while Kiley Capstraw rounded out the trio with 12 points. Nyla McGill led the Bulldogs with six boards alongside game-highs in assists (7) and steals (6).