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WBB vs. Brown
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58
Winner Yale Yale 5-12,1-3 Ivy League
43
Cornell CU 7-10,2-2 Ivy League
Winner
Yale Yale
5-12,1-3 Ivy League
58
Final
43
Cornell CU
7-10,2-2 Ivy League
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Yale Yale 12 13 17 16 58
Cornell CU 11 12 10 10 43

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Shawn Gillen, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Jackson Posts Career-High 21, But Big Red Fall to Yale

ITHACA, N.Y. – Junior Clarke Jackson recorded a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as the Big Red fell to the visiting Yale Bulldogs 58-43 Monday afternoon at Newman Arena.

Yale (5-12, 1-3 Ivy) was led by Ciniya Moore's 18 points on 5-of-12 shooting, including a perfect 6-of-6 mark at the free-throw line to go with five assists. Luisa Vydrova added 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting, while Kiley Capstraw contributed team-highs with nine rebounds and eight assists. The Bulldogs shot 43.1 percent from the field and finished 10-of-13 from the free-throw line.

Jackson finished 9-of-17 from the field and 3-of-7 at the line en route to her career-best scoring output. Sophomore Audrey Chen added seven points and junior Rachel Kaus contributed five points and seven rebounds. Sophomore Kelsey Langston led the team with four assists. Cornell (7-10, 2-2 Ivy) struggled from the field, shooting just 30.4 percent, including 2-of-19 from three-point range. The Big Red did win the battle on the boards, 36-33.

Cornell held a 7-5 lead 4:22 into the contest, but Yale used a 7-0 run in the first quarter, making all four attempts from the line, to take a 12-7 lead with 4:22 remaining in the opening period. Chen and Jackson both connected on jumpers to pull Cornell within one, 12-11, heading into the second quarter.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 17-11 lead after opening the second quarter on a quick 5-0 run, but over the next 6:56, the Big Red slowly chipped away, outscoring Yale 12-4 to grab a slim 23-21 lead with 1:45 remaining in the half. Jackson scored eight of her 21 points during the stretch, while freshman Grace Renners and Chen added a basket each. Yale regained the lead before halftime, however, knocking down a pair of layups.

With the score tied at 33 with 3:23 remaining in the third quarter, the Bulldogs mounted a 9-0 run to end the period with a 42-33 lead. That advantage grew to 56-37 over the first 5:27 of the fourth quarter thanks in large part to a 14-4 Yale run as Cornell struggled to find the bottom of the basket, shooting just 2-for-10 from the floor after tying the game at 33.

Despite ending the game on a 6-2 run, the damage was already done as the Big Red fell to Yale by 15 at home.

Game Notes
• Monday marked the 92nd meeting all-time between Cornell and Yale, with the Big Red moving to 30-62 all-time against the Bullldogs. 
• Cornell has now lost six-straight home games to Yale. 
• The Big Red's 30.4 percent from the floor is its lowest of the season since shooting 26.0 percent from the field in the season opener against Bryant. 
• Jackson recorded her second double-double of the season and third of her career. 

Next Up
Cornell will cap off its four-game homestand with a game against Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m.

The Big Red and Crimson have met 92 times dating back to 1974, with Harvard holding a 78-14 lead in the series. 
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