2018–19 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Cornell Big Red women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2018–19 record12–14 (6–8 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Val Klopfer
  • David Elliott
  • Shelby Lyman
Home arenaNewman Arena
2018–19 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Penn12–2 .857  24–6  .800
Princeton *†12–2 .857  22–10  .688
Harvard9–5 .643  17–12  .586
Yale6–8 .429  16–13  .552
Dartmouth6–8 .429  13–14  .481
Cornell6–8 .429  12–14  .462
Columbia4–10 .286  8–19  .296
Brown1–13 .071  9–21  .300
† 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 23, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Kate Sramac 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMount Lebanon Pittsburgh, PA
G 4 Danielle Jorgenson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrOrono Orono, MN
G 5 Dylan Higgins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrThe Episcopal Academy Bala Cynwyd, PA
G 10 Caitlyn Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrVero Beach
Palm Beach State College		 Vero Beach, NJ
G 11 Samantha Will 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBishop Brady Loudon, NH
G 12 Samantha Widmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrNotre Dame Lawrenceville, NJ
F 14 Elodie Furey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoThe Episcopal Academy Villanova, PA
F 15 Theresa Grace Mbanefo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrBlaine Otsego, MN
F 20 Halley Miklos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLiberty Common Fort Collins, CO
G 23 Samantha Clement 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrFairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim, CA
G 24 Laura Bagwell-Katalinich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrAcademy of the Holy Angels Minneapolis, MN
F 25 Reena Olsen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoPutnam Valley Cortlandt Manor, NY
F 31 Stephanie Umeh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrNotre Dame Academy Los Angeles, CA
F 33 Jessica Willerson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCatherine McAuley Falmouth, ME
F 43 Annika Hoff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrNorthfield Northfield, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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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