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 coachDayna Smith (16th season)
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
Princeton †12–2 .857  24–6  .800
Penn11–3 .786  22–9  .710
Harvard10–4 .714  18–11  .621
Yale8–6 .571  19–13  .594
Dartmouth7–7 .500  15–12  .556
Brown3–11 .214  15–12  .556
Cornell3–11 .214  7–20  .259
Columbia2–12 .143  8–21  .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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