ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's basketball team returns home to host Cornell for Taylor Swift Night.
 
In accordance with the theme, there will be a table set up before the game for fans to make and trade friendship bracelets (while supplies last). Taylor Swift trivia will be on the videoboard and Swift's music will play throughout the game. The UAlbany ticketing office is running two ticketing deals:

• Two (2) tickets in the Gold Level for $22 (promo code: DANESWIN)
• Four (4) tickets in the Purple Level for $19.89 (promo code not needed; online only)

UAlbany's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be at the game on Saturday collecting items for the annual America East food drive. Any support is appreciated as they compete against other schools in the conference for Food Frenzy. For this weekend's game, if you bring a can, you get a code for a BOGO offer (tickets valid for the Vermont or Maine games). Donations will be taken to the Regional Food Bank in Albany to benefit the local community. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Cornell at UAlbany
DATE: Saturday, November 23
TIME: 7:00 PM
SITE: Broadview Center - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 4-0, 0-0 America East | Cornell 2-4, 0-0 Ivy League
SERIES RECORD: 9-2, Cornell leads
STATS: UAlbanySports.com
STREAM: ESPN+
INT'L STREAM: AE.TV
TICKETS: TicketReturn
 
All UAlbany students are welcome to enjoy all UAlbany Athletics events for FREE with a valid game ticket. Download the UAlbany Sports app to claim your ticket today.
 
*records as of November 22
 
LAST TIME OUT

• Traveling down the interstate, UAlban visited Syracuse's Dome for a weeknight game on Wednesday, November 20.
• Down by 10 points after the first quarter, the Great Danes came back in the second and were behind by just one point at halftime.
• UAlbany worked for a slight two-point lead at the end of three quarters and after nine lead changes and five ties in the final quarter, graduate student Lilly Phillips sunk the game-winning shot with just three seconds on the clock. The Great Danes won, 73-70.
• Graduate student Kayla Cooper led the team with 21 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and third consecutive game with at least 20 points.
• Phillips (14) and graduate student Kaci Donovan (17) went 3-6 from downtown on their way to double-digit points.

 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany is unbeaten through the first four games of the season.
• After opening with a double-digit home victory against Rhode Island (11.8), 67-57, the Great Danes grounded out a win at Dartmouth (11.13), 58-53, before taking a second double-digit victory, 61-49, against Sacred Heart (11.16).
• Most recently, UAlbany upset Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome (11.20).
• Kayla Cooper leads with 21.0 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game, nine steals, and eight assists.
• Freshman Delanie Hill is tied with Cooper with eight assists after a five-assist game against the Orange.
• Junior center Gabriela Falcão owns a team-high six blocks.
• Graduate student Jessica Tomasetti follows Cooper as the only other Great Dane averaging double-digit points (11.3).
• As a team, the Great Danes are shooting .450 from the field, with a 32.3% accuracy from downtown, and .840 from the line.

 
MILESTONE WATCH

• Kayla Cooper is just one block away from 50 career blocks while Jessica Tomasetti is just one assist away from 200 career assists.
• Kaci Donovan (10) and senior Laycee Drake (14) are closing in on 100 career assists.
• Donovan is 74 points away from joining the 1000-point club. Cooper is nearing 1500 points (81 points away).

 
IN THE RECORD BOOK

• Kayla Cooper is ranked in the record book in four different stats.
  • 6th - 1419 points
  • 7th - 12.9 points per game
  • 5th - 787 rebounds
  • T7th - 7.2 rebounds per game
• In 2023-24, two Great Danes put up single-season numbers good enough to be ranked in program history.
  • Kayla Cooper
    • 7th - 509 points
    • 10th - 15.9 points per game
    • 8th - .528 field goal percentage
  • Meghan Huerter
    • 2nd - .459 three-point field goal percentage

 
ABOUT CORNELL

• The Big Red is 2-4 on the season with wins over Army (11.4) and Binghamton (11.14).
• After opening the season at Army, Cornell played Rutgers and Marist to a loss. The Big Red recovered with a victory over Binghamton for their home opener but are currently on a two-game losing streak with their most recent games against Bryant and Quinnipiac.
• Emily Pape leads the team with 14.7 points per game, 9.2 rebounds per game, seven steals, and two blocks.
• Sophomore Clarke Jackson has tallied 18 assists with Azareya Kilgoe close behind (16).
• Summer Parker-Hall shares the blocks lead with Pape while making it two student-athletes averaging double-digit points (12.2).
• As a team, the Big Red is shooting .420 from the field, with an 26.1% accuracy from downtown, and .744 from the line.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE BIG RED

• Cornell leads the series, 9-2. 
• Most recently, the Great Danes won their second game in the series in November 2023. In the 57-45 win, currently student-athlete Lilly Phillips totaled 10 points to join former Great Danes Helene Haegerstrand and Deja Evans with double-digit point totals.
• Kayla Cooper led with nine rebounds and two blocks.
• Current head coach Colleen Mullen has competed against the Big Red five times with her Great Danes. All five contests were against her former coach, Dayna Smith.
• UAlbany's first win in the series came with a 80-55 decision during the 2009-10 season.

 
DRIVE THE LANE WITH UALBANY HOOPS

• UAlbany will continue its partnership with ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team and City Line Bar & Grill for the fourth consecutive year.
• Coaches Colleen Mullen and Dwayne Killings, along with select student-athletes, will join ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team's Dan Bahl and Michael Johnson Jr. every Monday from 6-7 pm live from City Line Bar & Grill for a weekly segment entitled 'Drive the Lane with UAlbany Hoops'.
• Fans are invited to come to City Line Bar & Grill to join Coach Mullen, Coach Killings, the student-athletes, and the ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team crew. 
• Food and drink specials will be available on a weekly basis as the teams embark on their new seasons and talk hoops every Monday.

 
AMERICA EAST STANDINGS

• Over two weeks into the season, the Great Danes are the only remaining undefeated team in the conference.
• Bryant follows with just one loss in six games.
• New Hampshire, Bryant, and UMBC have tallied two losses each. The Wildcats hold the slight edge in winning percentage with four wins over the Bulldogs' and Retrievers' three.
• Binghamton and Maine are just under .500 with a 2-3 record each while NJIT has two wins in six contests.
• UMass Lowell rounds out the conference looking for their first win.

 
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST*

• UAlbany's Kayla Cooper was named the Player of the Week on Monday.
  • Cooper averaged 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game.
  • This is Cooper's second straight win to start the season as UAlbany is 3-0.
• NJIT's Allison Cannon was selected as the Rookie of the Week on Monday.
  • Cannon averaged 10.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in a 1-1 week.
  • She is the second straight Highlander to win the award after Olivia Kulyk won last week.
• Six programs are currently .500 or better, led by UAlbany at 4-0.
  • UAlbany is 4-0 after taking down Syracuse, 73-70, on Wednesday.
  • UNH and Bryant both started their seasons at 4-1. It's the best start for UNH since 2015-16 and Bryant's best start since 2014-15.
  • Vermont also earned a Power 4 win earlier this year beating Missouri, 62-46.

 
*written by the America East; as of November 21
 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEKEND

• Friday
  • Stonehill at Bryant, 6 pm
  • Binghamton at LIU, 6 pm
  • Vermont vs NDSU, 9:15 pm
• Saturday
  • Vermont vs Troy OR Alaska-Anchorage, TBA
  • New Hampshire at Howard, 2 pm
  • NJIT at Merrimack, 2 pm
  • Cornell at UAlbany, 7 pm
• Sunday
  • UMass Lowell at Butler, 2 pm
  • Quinnipiac at Maine, 2:30 pm
  • Manhattan at UMBC, 4 pm

 
UP NEXT: The Great Danes will host a local Division III team, RPI, for a pre-Thanksgiving Day matchup on Wednesday, November 27.
 
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