GAME INFORMATION
GAME #3: Cornell vs. Ohio University
GAME TIME: Friday, Sept. 9 at 5:00 p.m.
GAME SITE:  Bauer Field Hockey Complex (Piscataway, N.J.)
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting
LAST MEETING: First Meeting
* 2016 RECORDS: Cornell (2-0, 0-0 Ivy); Ohio University (1-3, 0-0 MAC)
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LIVE VIDEO: None
 
GAME #4: Cornell at Rutgers
GAME TIME: Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2:00 p.m.
GAME SITE:  Bauer Field Hockey Complex (Piscataway, N.J.)
SERIES RECORD: Rutgers leads, 5-3
LAST MEETING: Rutgers won, 4-3 (OT), Sept. 23, 2012 (Piscataway, N.J.)
* 2016 RECORDS: Cornell (2-0, 0-0 Ivy); Rutgers (2-2, 0-0 B1G)
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* records prior to contests on Sept. 8
 
STORYLINES:
* Kelly Johnson enters the weekend needing just two wins to set the school record for career victories. She currently sits in fourth place with 18 wins, behind the current leaders - Alex Botte '12, Kaitlin Tierney '04 and Yanaka Bernal '91.
 
THE MATCHUP: The Big Red hits the road for a pair of games, as it faces Ohio University on Friday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m., before taking on Rutgers on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Both games will take place at the Scarlet Knight's Bauer Field Hockey Complex in Piscataway, N.J. Cornell won a pair of last weekend to open the season at 2-0, while the Bobcats enter the weekend with a record of 1-3 and Rutgers sit at 2-2.
 
THE SERIES WITH OHIO UNIVERSITY: First meeting.
 
VS. THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE: Cornell is winless (0-6) against the current members of the MAC, but has not faced a member of the conference since the 2003 season. The Big Red is 0-5 vs. Kent State and 0-1 vs. Central Michigan, but has never faced Ball State, Longwood, Miami (Ohio), Missouri State, or Ohio University ... Coach Hornibrook is 0-0 vs. the conference.
 
THE SERIES WITH RUTGERS: Cornell and Rutgers have played eight games since first meeting in 1996. The Big Red won the first meeting before dropping back-to-back games in 1997 and 1998. Cornell would go on to win two in a row again in 2004 and 2006, but have lost the last three outings, to see the Scarlet Knights take the 5-3 lead in the series.
 
VS. THE BIG TEN: Cornell has a 3-7 record all-time vs. the current members of the Big 10, with all three victories coming against Ruters (3-5). The Big Red is also 0-1 all-time vs. Michigan State and Penn State. Cornell has never faced Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan Northwestern, or Ohio State ... Coach Hornbrook is 2-4 all-time vs. the B1G.
 
THE HEAD COACH: Cornell head coach Donna Hornibrook is in her 13th season at Cornell (111-88, .559) ... She is the second winningest coach in Big Red field hockey history, behind only Shelby (Pontz) Bowman, who registered 115 wins over 19 year … Hornibrook became the sixth coach in Cornell field hockey history in January 2004 ... She has a 280-135-10 (.671) record as a head coach, including a 111-39-4 mark at Houghton and a 60-8-6 record at New Brunswick.
 
CAREER RECORD WATCH:
* Kelly Johnson needs just one victory in goal to tie the school record, currently held by Alex Botte '12, Kaitlin Tierney '04 and Yanaka Bernal '91, with 19 career wins.
* Luisa Schulte-Bockum currently ranks second overall in Cornell history with nine defensive saves, needing just three more to break the school record, held by Amy Galebach (1997-2000).
* Kelly Johnson ranks fourth in Cornell history for career shutouts (7) and needs one more to move into a second place tie with Carolyn Horner '14 and Karen Kuhm '78.
* Krysten Mayers ranks ninth in Cornell history for career goals (26), needing one more to move into a tie with Kelley Boutin (1996-99) in eighth place.
* Krysten Mayers ranks ninth overall for career points (58), needing three more to pass Kelley Boutin (1996-99) in eighth place.
* Katy Weeks it tied with Lindsay Grace (2000-03) in 14th place overall with 44 career points and needs just three more to surpass Belen Martinez (2005-08) in 13th place.
 
TEAM NCAA RANKINGS: The Big Red entered the week ranked in the top 25 in the nation in …
* Goals Against Average – 1st (0.00)
* Save Percentage – 1st (1.000)
* Shutouts per game – 1st (1.00)
* Winning Percentage – 1st (1.000)
* Scoring Margin – 2nd (4.50)
* Goals Per Game – 8th (4.50)
* Scoring Average – 8th (4.50)
* Points Per Game – 11th (11.50)
* Assists per game – 18th (2.50)
 
INDIVIDUAL NCAA RANKINGS:
* Kelly Johnson ranks first in goals-against average (0.00).
* Kelly Johnson ranks first in save percentage (1.000).
* Kate Fitzpatrick ranks fourth in goals per game (1.50).
* Kate Fitzpatrick ranks 11th in points per game (3.00).
* Krysten Mayers ranks 11th in points per game (3.00).
* Krysten Mayers ranks 12h in assists per game (1.00).
* Krysten Mayers ranks 17th in goals per game (1.00).
* Elizabeth Horak ranks 17th in goals per game (1.00).
                      
RANKED OPPONENTS: The Big Red's schedule features three teams that are ranked in the latest NFHCA Division I Poll – No. 1 Syracuse, No. 14 Stanford, and No. 16 Princeton … Cornell's last victory over a ranked opponent came when it defeated No. 20 Maine on Oct. 26, 2014, giving the Big Red its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 19 Syracuse, 3-2, on Oct. 25, 2007.
 
ONE OF THE BEST: Head coach Donna Hornibrook ranks among the best when it comes to winning. Among active Division I head coaches, she ranks 17th overall for winning percentage (.635) and 17th for career wins (222), rankings that would be higher if the NCAA counted her 60-8-6 record at Canada's New Brunswick.
 
KNOCK THREE TIMES: When the Big Red fell to Penn, 4-3, on Sept. 21, 2013 it marked only the fourth time in Coach Hornibrook's career with Cornell that the team scored three goals and lost the contest. Under Coach Hornibrook, the Big Red has won 72-of-76 games in which it scores at least three goals, a mark that was raised when it defeated Lehigh (4-0) on Sept. 4.
 
EARLY LEADS: Scoring first has been a big part of the Big Red's success in recent years. Since Coach Hornibrook has taken over the program, Cornell has posted an impressive 96-14 record in games in which they have scored first. Conversely, the team has won only 15 games in which they have had to come back from an early deficit to win. The first was Coach Hornibrook's very first victory with the team, a 6-3 win over Lehigh in 2004, with the latest coming on Nov. 7, 2015 as Cornell overcame an early 1-0 deficit to defeat Dartmouth, 5-4, in overtime.
 
CLOSE CALLS: Cornell's 5-4 overtime victory over Dartmouth to close the 2015 season continued the Big Red's trend of playing in one-goal games. Since the start of the 2006 season, the Big Red has lost 65 games, with 40 of those coming by a single goal, including 18 in overtime. During that same span, Cornell has won 90 games, with 43 coming in one-goal games, including 12 in overtime.
 
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE (A NEW) HOME: The Big Red is 42-22 all-time on Marsha Dodson Field. Collectively, the team has outscored its opponents by a margin of 150-100 and has taken significantly more shots (1,122-653) than its opponents. The defense has been equally solid in the circle, allowing just 347 penalty corners (5.4 per game).
 
OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: Senior Katy Weeks and junior Sam McILwrick have been selected as team captains for the 2016 season.
 
RETURNING REGIONAL ALL-AMERICANS: Cornell returns a pair of Mideast Region All-American second-team selections to the roster in senior Katy Weeks and junior Krysten Mayers.
 
BIG RED INTERNATIONAL: Juniors Sam McILwrick and Krysten Mayers were selected to represent Canada and Barbados, respectively, as members of those nation's Under-21 teams that participated at the 2016 Pan American Junior Championship.
 
10 WINS: Cornell has won at least 10 games in eight of Coach Hornibrooks' 12 seasons. She is the only field hockey coach in Big Red history to lead the team to a single 10-win season.
 
RECAPPING 2015: For the first time in program history, the Big Red closed a campaign with a top 20 RPI and a top 20 strength of schedule (SOS), finishing at 19th overall in both categories. Cornell finished the 2015 season with a record of 11-6 overall and a mark of 5-2 in the Ivy League, good for second place in the conference standings. Of its six losses, four came to nationally ranked teams that made the NCAA tournament field, including three that finished in the top 10 of the RPI. Additionally, the Big Red's 11 wins tied the school record for victories in a season, previously set three times (2008, 2010, 2014), and the team set new school standards for points (147), goals (50) and assists (57).
 
UP NEXT: Cornell returns to Marsha Dodson Field when it welcomes No. 11 Stanford on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.