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2017-18 Women's Basketball Quick Facts

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University Information
Location: Ithaca, N.Y. 14853
Founded: 1865
Enrollment (undergraduate): 13,700
President: Martha E. Pollack
Athletic Director: J. Andrew Noel Jr.
Colors: Carnelian Red and White
Affiliation: NCAA I
Conference: Ivy League
Home Court: Newman Arena (4,473)

Coaching Staff
Head Coach:
 Dayna Smith (Rhode Island ’96)
Record at Cornell: 169-243 (15 seasons)
Career Record: Same
Office Phone: (607) 255-3720
Assistant Coach: Val Klopfer (Wake Forest '02)
Office Phone: (607) 255-2064
Assistant Coach: David Elliott (University of Arizona '09) 
Office Phone: (607) 255-7327
Assistant Coach: Shelby Lyman (Cornell '14)
Office Phone: (607) 255-1313
Athletic Trainer: Jenny Petruzzo
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Erika Rogan 
Team Physician: Bruce Greene, MD, MHA

Women’s Basketball Information
2017-18 Captains: TBA

2016-17 Record: 16-11
Home/Away/Neutral: 8-4 / 8-7 / 0-0
2016-17 Ivy Record/Finish: 7-7 (4th)
Home/Away: 4-3 / 3-4
Letter Winners Returning/Lost: 7/5
Starters Returning/Lost: 0/5
Roster Breakdown (Sr./Jr./So./Fr.): 2 / 2 / 8 / 4
First Year of Women’s Basketball: 1971-72 
All-Time Record: 418-680
NCAA Appearances: 1 (0-1, .000)
Years: 2008
NIT Appearances: None
Last Postseason Opponent: Connecticut, 2008
Result: Lost, 47-89 (NCAA first round)

Athletic Communications
Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Communication:
 
Jeremy Hartigan
Office Phone: (607) 255-9788
Deputy Director (women’s basketball contact): Julie Greco
Phone: (607) 255-4688
Cell Phone: (315) 559-3422
E-Mail: jag235@cornell.edu
Assistant Director: Brandon Thomas
Phone: (607) 255-5627
Office Fax: (607) 255-9791
Press Row: (607) 255-3532
Website: www.CornellBigRed.com
Mailing & Overnight Address: 
Athletic Communications Office
Teagle Hall, Campus Road, Ithaca, NY
14853-6501