STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS 

• Cornell women's basketball is 4-10 on the season and 0-1 in Ivy League play after dropping its Ivy League opener 39-72 on Saturday at Princeton. 
• Tipoff against the Big Red's next Ivy opponent, Columbia, is set for Saturday, Jan. 11 at 1:00 p.m. in Newman Arena. The game will be streamed on ESPN+. 
• This is Cornell's first Ivy home game of the season. Cornell is currently 2-2 overall at home this season. 
• 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 Jan. 6, 2025. 
• Cornell finished 7-19 in the 2023-24 season, ending at seventh in the Ancient Eight. 
• Emily Pape leads Cornell in points per game with 12.9, steals per game with 1.1 and rebounds per game with 6.9. Pape and Summer Parker-Hall lead the team in total blocks with ten. Azareya Kilgoe leads in assists per game with 2.4
  
   

THE SERIES

First Meeting: Cornell W 67-20. December 6, 1975
Overall: Cornell leads, 50-32
In Overtime: Cornell leads, 4-1
Current Streak: Columbia W6
Last Time: COLUMBIA w 82-46, March 9, 2024
Garner vs. Columbia: 0-0

Series vs. Columbia:

• Saturday's matchup will be the 83rd match-up between Cornell and Columbia. 
• The Big Red's last win against Columbia came on January 25, 2020, when Cornell won 80-77 in overtime at Newman Arena. 
• Cornell is currently 28-12 overall against Columbia at home. 
• Cornell averages 62.52 points against Columbia in its 82 games.
   

A WIN OVER THE LIONS WOULD ... 

• Improve Cornell's record to 5-10.
• Break Columbia's six-game winning streak over the Big Red.
• Be the 477th win in program history (476-790 in 53 seasons, .376).

LAST TIME OUT: Cornell 39, Princeton 72
GAME STORY I BOX SCORE 

• Parker Hill opened the scoring for Princeton. 
• Paige Engels answered with a layup for Cornell. 
• Hill made a layup for the Tigers. 
• Summer Parker-Hall answered with a jumper for the Big Red.
• Princeton went on a seven-point run to go up 12-4. 
• Parker-Hall made a layup and was fouled on the shot. She made the free-throw to cut Cornell's deficit to five. 
• Princeton went on a four-point run. 
• Rachel Kaus made a layup for the Big Red. 
• Princeton hit back-to-back jumpers and made a free-throw to go up 21-9. 
• Kaus made a layup for Cornell. 
• Katie Thiers made a jumper for Princeton to end the first quarter up 23-11. 
• Thiers opened the second quarter scoring for Princeton with a layup. 
• Cornell went on a six-point run to cut the deficit to eight. 
• Princeton went on a nine-point run to go up 34-17. 
• Parker-Hall was fouled and made both free-throws. 
• Princeton scored back-to-back layups to end the first half up 38-19. 
• Ashley Chea made two free-throws for Princeton to open the third quarter. 
•  Parker-Hall made a layup for Cornell. 
• Princeton went on a five-point run. 
• Parker-Hall made a jumper for the Big Red.  
• Princeton went on a seven-point run. 
• Engels made a layup for Cornell. 
• Charles made a layup for Princeton.  
• Engels was fouled and went 1-1 at the line to end the fourth quarter with Princeton in the lead 56-28. 
• Hill opened the fourth quarter scoring with a layup for Princeton. 
• Engels made a layup for Cornell. 
• Princeton went on a five-point run to go up 63-30. 
• Engels hit a layup for Cornell. 
• Chea made a jumper for Princeton.
• Kaus hit a three for Cornell. 
• Princeton went on a seven-point run to go up 72-35. 
• Audrey Chen made back-to-back layups for Cornell. The game ended with Princeton winning 72-39.