ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell women's basketball cruised to a 106-27 victory over SUNY Delhi Tuesday afternoon at Newman Arena, improving to 7-8 overall. The Big Red dominated from start to finish, holding the Broncos to 19.2 percent shooting from the field while eclipsing 100 points for the first time in program history.
 
The Big Red were led by three players registering double-doubles as freshman Ally Pape notched 24 points and 10 rebounds, sophomore Alana Andrews finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds, and freshman Ashley Childers added 16 points and 12 boards. Freshman Grace Renners contributed 12 points and Audrey Chen had 10. As a team, Cornell shot 49.4 percent from the field, 35.5 percent from three, and 77.8 percent from the line, while grabbing 70 rebounds.
 
SUNY Delhi's (3-13) Aniyah Boston led the team with six points. N'Dera Francis added five points, while Alani Brock, Jonnya Shelling each contributed four. The Broncos shot 19.2 percent from the floor, including 26.3 percent from the perimeter.
 
Cornell jumped out to a 23-9 lead after the first quarter, sparked by strong inside play that featured 18 first-quarter points in the paint. The Big Red extended its lead to 47-13 at halftime, holding SUNY Delhi to just four second-quarter points on 2-for-11 shooting. Cornell's reserves provided a major spark with 39 first-half points.
 
The Big Red continued to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring the Broncos 30-9 to take a 77-22 lead into the final period. Cornell's depth proved overwhelming as the reserves continued to dominate, accounting for 25 of the team's 30 points in the quarter, including 10 of Pape's 25.
 
Cornell closed out the contest with a 29-5 fourth-quarter advantage, with Pape knocking down a 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining to reach the 106-point mark. The Big Red's defensive effort limited SUNY Delhi to just five fourth-quarter points on 2-for-14 shooting.
 
Game Notes
• Tuesday marked the first-ever meeting between Cornell and SUNY Delhi.
• The 106 points in the contest is the most ever by a Big Red team.
• The 79-point margin is the largest win in Cornell women's basketball history.
• Cornell finished the game with a program-record 70 rebounds, surpassing the previous record of 59 set three times, most recently on Dec. 30, 2007 against Texas A&M.
• The Big Red's 33 assists in the contest is also a program record, surpassing the previous total of 27 set against Youngstown State on Jan. 2, 2015.
• Cornell tied the single-game blocks record with eight.
• Pape, Andrews and Childers each recorded their first career double-doubles.
• Pape (24), Childers (16), Andrews (14), Renners (12), Willa Chinn (9), and Vivienne Knee (8) all set career-highs in points, while Pape (10), Childers (12), Andrews (14), Knee (10), and Renners (6), also set career-highs in rebounds.
• Knee (8), Chinn (6), Chen (4), Pape (3), Andrews (3), and Childers (2) each set career-best for assists.
• Chen finished with a career-high five steals, becoming the first member of the Big Red to record five or more steals in a game since Paige Engels had five against Dartmouth on Jan. 31, 2025.
 
Next Up
Cornell will resume Ivy League play with a 1 p.m. tip on Saturday, Jan. 17 when it hosts Brown. Coverage of the 91st meeting between the two Ivy programs will be carries on ESPN+. 

Brown leads the all-time series, 58-32.