ITHACA, N.Y. - Kelsey Langston hit the go-ahead jumper with 13 seconds remaining as Cornell edged Siena 49-47 Wednesday afternoon at Newman Arena. The Big Red improve to 4-3 on the season, while Siena moves to 0-7.
 
Sophomore Paige Engels led Cornell with 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting, adding three rebounds, three assists and one steal in 34 minutes of action. Rachel Kaus contributed 10 points and seven rebounds, while Emily Pape chipped in nine points and six rebounds. Langston added eight points, three rebounds and four assists.
 
Cornell shot 34.6 percent from the field (18-for-52) and 28.6 percent from 3-point range (4-for-14), while Siena finished at 34.0 percent from the floor (18-for-53) and 27.3 percent from beyond the arc (6-for-22). The Big Red held a 41-29 rebounding advantage and forced 17 turnovers while committing 19.
 
Genevive Wedemeyer paced Siena with 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting, connecting on 2-of-3 from 3-point range. Nicole Melious recorded nine points off the bench, while Kaiya Rain Tucker and Francesca Schiro each contributed seven points.
 
The game featured nine lead changes and five ties as neither team could pull away by more than 10 points. Cornell led 11-10 after the first quarter and extended its advantage to 24-19 at halftime. The Big Red took a 32-33 lead into the fourth quarter despite being outscored 13-9 in the third.
 
The score tied at 37-37 with 6:41 remaining before Siena took a three-point advantage 40-37 moments later. The Big Red responded with a 7-0 run with all seven points coming from Engels to take a 44-40 lead with 3:26 to play.
 
Siena would go on a run of its own to recapture the lead 45-44 on a 3-pointer from Melious. After the Big Red regained the one-point lead on a Kaus layup, 46-45, the Saints would take it back one last time on a put-back layup with 20-seconds to play and go to the line for an and-1 opportunity.
 
Following the missed free throw, and a timeout, Cornell would draw up the final play – inbounding the ball to Kaus down low who was immediately met by a pair of Siena defenders, but she would find a wide-open Langston for the go-ahead basket with 13-seconds left. Pape would make one of two at the line to give the game its 49-47 final.
 
Game Notes
• Cornell improves to 2-3 all-time against Siena, defeating the Saints in back-to-back seasons.
• The Big Red improve to 4-3 on the season, its best seven-game start to a season since 2021-22.
• The win marked the programs 199th at Newman Arena.
• Cornell is 2-1 in games decided by less than three points this season.
• Cornell has won 11 of 13 games in the Emily Garner era when leading with two-minutes remaining.
• The Big Red matched its season-best with 17 attempts at the line.
• The teams 41 rebounds are the most in a game since grabbing 42 against Yale on Feb. 8, 2025.
• Engels notched double figure points for the third time this season and 11th time in her career.
 
Next Up
Cornell will travel to Staten Island to take on Wagner on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m.. The game will be streamed live on NEC FrontRow.