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W. Cagers’ Seniors Offer Leadership

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Three years ago, the women’s basketball team finished up the 2004-05 season with a tough 67-63 loss to Brown at Newman Arena. Current senior co-captains Gretchen Gregg and Megan Hughes were part of that team, which finished the season 3-24, going 1-13 in the Ivy League. Since then, the duo has welcomed junior co-captain Moina Snyder, a transfer whose athletic eligibility ends after this season, while also ushering in a new era of Cornell women’s basketball.

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Softball Successful at George Mason Classic

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Last year, the softball team started the season with four wins at the George Mason Classic before going on to win the first 12 games of the year, giving the Red its best start in Cornell history. Over the weekend, the women opened the season with a win over Quinnipiac, but could not match last season’s start as they lost to the host George Mason Patriots in the second game on Saturday. The Red won its two games on Sunday to finish the weekend at 3-1.

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W. Cagers Go For Big Season Sweep

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The women’s basketball team hadn’t beaten either Dartmouth or Harvard in over three years until two weekends ago, when the Red welcomed the Crimson and the Green to Newman Arena. By beating both teams, Cornell snapped seven and 11-game losing streaks to Harvard and Dartmouth, respectively. This weekend, the women will have a chance to go even further by getting a season sweep of both teams to secure its hold of the Ivy League.
Heading into the first weekend series against Harvard (15-9, 8-2 Ivy) and Dartmouth (10-14, 7-3), Cornell (17-6, 9-1) and its two opponents sat in a three-way tie for first place with identical 5-1 conference records. Dartmouth and Harvard’s only losses were to each other, while Cornell had slipped on the road against Columbia.

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Red Finishes Last at IFC Championships in New York City

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The fencing team traveled to New York City yesterday to participate in the 111th Intercollegiate Fencing Championships — the longest-running college athletic championships in the nation — hosted by Columbia University. In a field of 12 schools, Cornell ended the day in fourth place among women’s teams, but placed 12th overall.
The field was made up of the seven Ivy League schools — all except Dartmouth. The Ancient Eight’s seven representatives were joined by Brandeis, Boston College, New York University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vassar.[img_assist|nid=28212|title=Watch where you’re pointing that|desc=Despite a strong showing on Sunday, the Red finished 12th overall at this year’s IFA Championships.|link=node|align=left|width=|height=0]

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W. basketball’s sweep gives Red one-game edge with four left

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In a season that started with the women’s basketball team having its highest pre-season ranking in program history, the Red continued to establish its place in the school’s record books this weekend. With wins over Yale (7-16, 5-5 Ivy) and Brown (2-22, 1-9), the Red (17-6, 9-1) set school records for most overall wins and conference wins in a season.

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First in Ivy, Lacking in Attendance

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As of last weekend, the women’s basketball team sits atop the Ivy League standings in sole possession of first. For six years, head coach Dayna Smith has been running up and down the sidelines in Newman Arena. For the past four months, the women of Cornell basketball have been taking the court to represent the University. And assistant coach Dale Parker, after briefly leaving his post with the team, is back with the Red in the women’s locker room.
But where is Newman Nation?

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W. Basketball Tips Off With Harvard, Dartmouth

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“The three of us, being 5-1, this is what it’s all about.”
Women’s basketball head coach Dayna Smith evidently knows what she’s talking about, having led the Red (13-6) to a 5-1 record and a three-way tie for first place in the Ivy League. Beginning tonight, the Red will welcome Harvard (12-8, 5-1 Ivy) and Dartmouth (8-12, 5-1) to Newman Arena to see which color will end the weekend at the top of the Ancient Eight: Crimson, Green or Red.

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W. Cagers Defeat Quakers, Tigers

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After losing to Columbia in its first Ivy League road game, the women’s basketball team headed south to Princeton and Penn for two chances at winning a conference game on the road. The Red capitalized on both opportunities, beating the Tigers (4-17, 1-4 Ivy) and Quakers (3-17, 0-5 Ivy) to improve to 13-6 and 5-1 in the Ivy League.
Cornell opened the weekend with a close 77-73 victory over Princeton. It was a back-and-forth game all night, as Princeton held the lead for the majority of the first half, but was not able to contain the 3-point shooting of the Red.

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W. Cagers Find One Another on Court

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While the women’s basketball team can boast of having the Ivy League’s second-best scoring defense, it is their league-leading offense that has been most impressive this season. The first-place Red (11-6, 3-1 Ivy) are averaging a league-high 65.1 points per game, more than defending champion Harvard and the most for Cornell since the 2001-02 team scored 65.8 points a game to finish second behind the Crimson.

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Red Set to Face Brown, Yale

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Less than a year ago, the women’s basketball team stood at 10-13 (6-4 Ivy) before welcoming Brown and Yale to Newman Arena on consecutive days, knowing that there was no chance of catching Harvard in pursuit of the Ivy League title. This season is different, as the Red (9-6, 1-1) has only played two of its Ivy games and are still keeping pace with the Crimson (8-8, 1-1).
Cornell opened Ivy play with two games against Columbia, easily winning the first at home but dropping the second in New York City.