2018–19 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2018–19 Cornell Big Red women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record12–14 (6–8 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Dayna Smith (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Val Klopfer
  • David Elliott
  • Shelby Lyman
Home arenaNewman Arena
Seasons
2019–20 →
2018–19 Ivy League women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 12 – 2   .857 24 – 6   .800
Princeton *† 12 – 2   .857 22 – 10   .688
Harvard 9 – 5   .643 17 – 12   .586
Yale 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552
Dartmouth 6 – 8   .429 13 – 14   .481
Cornell 6 – 8   .429 12 – 14   .462
Columbia 4 – 10   .286 8 – 19   .296
Brown 1 – 13   .071 9 – 21   .300
† 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 23, 2019
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team represents Cornell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Big Red, led by seventeenth year head coach Dayna Smith, play their home games at Newman Arena and are members of the Ivy League. They finished the season at 12–14, 6–8 to finish in a 3-way tie for fourth place. Due to a tie breaker with to Yale and Dartmouth earns the 4th seed in Ivy League women's tournament which they lost to Princeton in semifinals.

Roster

2018–19 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) So Mount Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA
G 4 Danielle Jorgenson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Orono Orono, MN
G 5 Dylan Higgins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr The Episcopal Academy Bala Cynwyd, PA
G 10 Caitlyn Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Vero Beach
Palm Beach State College 		Vero Beach, NJ
G 11 Samantha Will 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bishop Brady Loudon, NH
G 12 Samantha Widmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Notre Dame Lawrenceville, NJ
F 14 Elodie Furey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So The Episcopal Academy Villanova, PA
F 15 Theresa Grace Mbanefo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Blaine Otsego, MN
F 20 Halley Miklos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Liberty Common Fort Collins, CO
G 23 Samantha Clement 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim, CA
G 24 Laura Bagwell-Katalinich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Academy of the Holy Angels Minneapolis, MN
F 25 Reena Olsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Putnam Valley Cortlandt Manor, NY
F 31 Stephanie Umeh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Notre Dame Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 33 Jessica Willerson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Catherine McAuley Falmouth, ME
F 43 Annika Hoff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Northfield Northfield, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Binghamton L 61–72  0–1
 Binghamton University Events Center (2,509)
Vestal, NY
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Albany W 48–34  1–1
 Newman Arena (269)
Ithaca, NY
Nov 15, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at Colgate
Postponed; inclement weather[2] 		Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
Nov 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 63–54  2–1
 Newman Arena (211)
Ithaca, NY
Nov 23, 2018*
4:00 pm 		at No. 23 Minnesota L 45–65  2–2
 Williams Arena (4,339)
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 25, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Colorado State L 53–56  2–3
 Moby Arena (1,401)
Fort Collins, CO
Nov 29, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at Lehigh L 54–67  2–4
 Stabler Arena (482)
Bethlehem, PA
Dec 1, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stony Brook L 61–63  2–5
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,123)
Stony Brook, NY
Dec 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Delaware State W 94–59  3–5
 Newman Arena (179)
Ithaca, NY
Dec 20, 2018*
12:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 62–59  4–5
 Kirby Sports Center (310)
Easton, PA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hampton W 79–53  5–5
 Newman Arena (223)
Ithaca, NY
Dec 31, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 58–44  6–5
 Newman Arena (376)
Ithaca, NY
Jan 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont Tech
Cancelled[3] 		Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
Ivy League regular season
Jan 19, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Columbia W 60–51  7–5 (1–0)
 Newman Arena (512)
Ithaca, NY
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Columbia L 57–65  7–6 (1–1)
 Levien Gymnasium (1,002)
New York, NY
Feb 1, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Penn L 46–59  7–7 (1–2)
 Newman Arena (1,741)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Princeton L 46–75  7–8 (1–2)
 Newman Arena (750)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 8, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Dartmouth L 56–63  7–9 (1–3)
 Newman Arena (412)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Harvard L 61–68  7–10 (1–4)
 Newman Arena (424)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Brown W 65–53  8–10 (2–4)
 Pizzitola Sports Center (355)
Providence, RI
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Yale W 43–41  9–10 (3–4)
 John J. Lee Amphitheater (424)
New Haven, CT
Feb 22, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Princeton L 64–68  9–11 (3–6)
 Jadwin Gymnasium (285)
Princeton, NJ
Feb 23, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn L 58–69  9–12 (3–7)
 Palestra (4,298)
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 1, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Yale W 66–56  10–12 (4–7)
 Newman Arena (465)
Ithaca, NY
Mar 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Brown W 66–48  11–12 (5–7)
 Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
Mar 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Harvard L 38–80  11–13 (5–8)
 Lavietes Pavilion (763)
Cambridge, MA
Mar 9, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 57–47  12–13 (6–8)
 Leede Arena (757)
Hanover, NH
Ivy League Tournament
Mar 16, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (1) Princeton
Semifinals 		L 47–68  12–14
 John J. Lee Amphitheater 
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cornell University - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Cornellbigred.com.
  2. ^ "WBKB Game At Colgate Postponed Due To Weather". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Game vs. Vermont Tech Cancelled". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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