SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Audrey Chen scored a career-high 14 points as Cornell edged Le Moyne 52-51 in overtime Saturday afternoon at Ted Grant Court. The Big Red improve to 3-3 on the season, while Le Moyne falls to 1-4.
 
Chen led Cornell with 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting, draining 4-of-8 from beyond the arc while adding three rebounds, three steals and one assist. Rachel Kaus contributed 14 points and four rebounds in 40 minutes of action. Clarke Jackson added nine points and five rebounds, while Emily Pape chipped in nine points and three rebounds.
 
Eli Clark paced Le Moyne with 17 points on 5-for-13 shooting, connecting on 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Ashley Buragas recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Sierra Linnin contributed 11 points and seven rebounds, while Kayden Clark added three points off the bench.
 
The game featured 15 lead changes and 10 ties as neither team could pull away by more than six points. Cornell led 14-13 after the first quarter before the teams went into halftime tied at 24-24. The Big Red held a slim 34-33 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
 
The final stanza saw Cornell go up by four, 37-33, with 7:27 on the clock, but a 10-3 run by the Dolphins gave the home team a 43-40 lead with less than 20-seconds to play. That is when Chen, who before Saturday afternoon had a career-best of six points, banked in a game-tying 3-pointer with just 10-seconds left. Le Moyne's Buragas scored in the paint with two seconds remaining to give the Dolphins a 45-43 lead, but Kaus answered immediately with a layup off a Kelsey Langston assist to tie it at 45-45 and send the game to overtime.
 
In the extra session, Chen hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game to give Cornell a 50-47 lead with 3:22 remaining. After Le Moyne's Eli Clark connected on a 3-pointer to give the Dolphins a 51-50 lead, Chen drove for a layup that gave the Big Red a 52-51 advantage with 1:36 left. Cornell's defense held Le Moyne scoreless over the final 1:58, with Jackson recording a steal in the closing seconds to seal the victory.
 
Cornell shot 37.3 percent from the field (22-for-59) and 28.0 percent from 3-point range (7-for-25), while Le Moyne finished at 36.0 percent from the floor (18-for-50) and 38.1 percent from beyond the arc (8-for-21). The Big Red held a 29-40 rebounding disadvantage but forced 16 turnovers while committing just 10.
 
Game Notes
• Cornell improves to 6-1 all-time against Le Moyne with its sixth-straight victory over the Dolphins Saturday.
• The Big Red set season-highs in field goal attempts (59) and 3-point field goal attempts (25).
• Saturday marked the first overtime game since Nov. 27, 2024 vs. Mercyhurst for the Big Red.
• Cornell has now won three-straight road games for the first time since the 2019-20 season when it defeated Delaware State, UMass Lowell, and St. Bonaventure in three straight games away from Newman Arena.
• Chen set career-highs in points (14), 3-pointers made (four), field goals made (five), and steals (three), while matching her career-best with three rebounds.
• Chen is the second Cornellian to connect on four or more 3-pointers in a game this season, joining Pape who had four against Colgate on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
• Kaus' 14 points gives her four games this season with double-digit points and 25 for her career.
• Paige Engels finished with five assists, her fourth career game with five or more assists, and second this season.
• Pape finished with nine points, moving to 904 for her career and 96 shy of 1,000.
 
Next Up
The Big Red return to Newman Arena for a 2:30 p.m. contest on Wed., Nov. 26 against Siena. The game will be broadcasted live on ESPN+.