2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team

2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–20 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Val Klopfer
  • David Elliott
  • Shelby Lyman
Home arenaNewman Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 12 2   .857 24 6   .800
Penn 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Harvard 10 4   .714 18 11   .621
Yale 8 6   .571 19 13   .594
Dartmouth 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Brown 3 11   .214 15 12   .556
Cornell 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
Columbia 2 12   .143 8 21   .276
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Big Red, led by sixteenth year head coach Dayna Smith, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League.[1][2][3] They finished the season 7–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy women's tournament.

Previous season

They finished the season 16–11, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Roster

2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Kate Sramac 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mount Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA
G 4 Danielle Jorgenson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Orono Orono, MN
G 5 Dylan Higgins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So The Episcopal Academy Bala Cynwyd, PA
G 10 Janée Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Andrew's School Burlington Township, NJ
G 12 Samantha Widmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Notre Dame Lawrenceville, NJ
G 13 Caroline Shelquist 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Minnetonka Minnetonka, MN
F 14 Elodie Furey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr The Episcopal Academy Villanova, PA
F 22 Halley Miklos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Liberty Common Fort Collins, CO
G 23 Samantha Clement 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim, CA
G/F 24 Ariana Abdulmassih 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Saint Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco, CA
F 25 Jessica Willerson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Catherine McAuley Falmouth, ME
F 30 Reena Olsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Putnam Valley Cortlandt Manor, NY
G 32 Laura Bagwell-Katalinich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Academy of the Holy Angels Minneapolis, MN
F 33 Christine Ehland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Mount Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA
F 45 Stephanie Umeh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Notre Dame Academy Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2017

Schedule

[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
12:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 63–78  0–1
Reitz Arena (374)
Baltimore, MD
11/13/2017*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh L 39–51  0–2
Peterson Events Center (10,587)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm, ILDN
Colgate L 70–74  0–3
Newman Arena (212)
Ithaca, NY
11/20/2017*
7:00 pm, ILDN
Lehigh L 57–62  0–4
Newman Arena (124)
Ithaca, NY
11/22/2017*
1:00 pm
at Canisius W 67–59  1–4
Koessler Athletic Center (618)
Buffalo, NY
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm, ILDN
Lafayette L 58–59  1–5
Newman Arena (117)
Ithaca, NY
12/01/2017*
7:00 pm, ILDN
Stony Brook W 48–40  2–5
Newman Arena (267)
Ithaca, NY
12/16/2017*
12:00 pm, ILDN
Oakland L 77–79 OT 2–6
Newman Arena (112)
Ithaca, NY
12/18/2017*
7:00 pm, ILDN
Binghamton L 58–66 OT 2–7
Newman Arena (229)
Ithaca, NY
12/21/2017*
1:00 pm
at Drexel L 39–61  2–8
Daskalakis Athletic Center (524)
Philadelphia, PA
12/29/2017*
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire L 45–48  2–9
Lundholm Gym (273)
Durham, NH
12/31/2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 71–53  3–9
Costello Athletic Center (203)
Lowell, MA
01/03/2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at NJIT W 61–46  4–9
Wellness and Events Center (1,457)
Lowell, MA
Ivy League regular season
01/12/2018
5:30 pm, ILDN
at Penn L 48–68  4–10 (0–1)
Palestra (2,176)
Philadelphia, PA
01/13/2018
4:30 pm, ILDN
at Princeton L 54–75  4–11 (0–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium (760)
Princeton, NJ
01/20/2018
4:00 pm, SNY
at Columbia W 57–47  5–11 (1–2)
Levien Gymnasium (921)
New York, NY
01/27/2018
1:00 pm, ILDN
Columbia L 54–72  5–12 (1–3)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
02/02/2018
7:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
at Dartmouth L 40–55  5–11 (1–4)
Leede Arena (467)
Hanover, NH
02/03/2018
5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
at Harvard L 58–80  5–12 (1–5)
Lavietes Pavilion (620)
Cambridge, MA
02/09/2018
6:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
Brown W 70–68  6–12 (2–5)
Newman Arena (343)
Ithaca, NY
02/10/2018
5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
Yale L 55–65  6–12 (2–6)
Newman Arena (379)
Ithaca, NY
02/16/2018
6:00 pm, ILDN
Princeton L 40–72  6–16 (2–7)
Newman Arena (424)
Ithaca, NY
02/17/2018
4:00 pm, ILDN
at Penn L 40–53  6–17 (2–8)
Newman Arena (523)
Ithaca, NY
02/23/2018
6:00 pm, ILDN
at Yale L 56–69  6–18 (2–9)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (543)
New Haven, CT
02/24/2018
4:00 pm, ILDN
at Brown L 59–85  7–18 (3–9)
Pizzitola Sports Center (350)
Providence, RI
03/02/2018
6:00 pm, ILDN
Harvard
Postponed to March 3 (inclement weather)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
03/03/2018
2:00 pm, ILDN
Harvard
Rescheduled from March 2
L 57–91  7–19 (3–10)
Newman Arena (214)
Ithaca, NY
03/03/2018
5:00 pm, ILDN/ESPN3
at Dartmouth
Postponed to March 4 (inclement weather)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
03/04/2018
2:00 pm, ILDN
at Dartmouth
Rescheduled from March 3
W 51–49  7–20 (3–11)
Newman Arena (178)
Ithaca, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cornell University - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Quick Facts". Cornellbigred.com. July 18, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Jeff Goodman. "Cornell Big Red Women's Basketball - Big Red News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Cornell Big Red. "Cornell Big Red on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cornell University - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Cornellbigred.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.