2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team represents Cornell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Big Red, led by sixteenth year head coach Dayna Smith, play 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.

2017–18 Cornell Big Red women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2017–18 record7–20 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Val Klopfer
  • David Elliott
  • Shelby Lyman
Home arenaNewman Arena
2017–18 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Princeton122 .857  246  .800
Penn113 .786  229  .710
Harvard104 .714  1811  .621
Yale86 .571  1913  .594
Dartmouth77 .500  1512  .556
Brown311 .214  1512  .556
Cornell311 .214  720  .259
Columbia212 .143  821  .276
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Kate Sramac 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMount Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA
G 4 Danielle Jorgenson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoOrono Orono, MN
G 5 Dylan Higgins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoThe Episcopal Academy Bala Cynwyd, PA
G 10 Janée Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSt. Andrew's School Burlington Township, NJ
G 12 Samantha Widmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoNotre Dame Lawrenceville, NJ
G 13 Caroline Shelquist 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMinnetonka Minnetonka, MN
F 14 Elodie Furey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrThe Episcopal Academy Villanova, PA
F 22 Halley Miklos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLiberty Common Fort Collins, CO
G 23 Samantha Clement 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrFairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim, CA
G/F 24 Ariana Abdulmassih 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSaint Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco, CA
F 25 Jessica Willerson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCatherine McAuley Falmouth, ME
F 30 Reena Olsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoPutnam Valley Cortlandt Manor, NY
G 32 Laura Bagwell-Katalinich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoAcademy of the Holy Angels Minneapolis, MN
F 33 Christine Ehland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMount Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA
F 45 Stephanie Umeh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoNotre 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. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. Jeff Goodman. "Cornell Big Red Women's Basketball - Big Red News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. Cornell Big Red. "Cornell Big Red on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  4. "Cornell University - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Cornellbigred.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
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