2025–26 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team

2025–26 Cornell Big Red women's basketball
2025–26 Cornell Big Red women's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	9–18 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach	Emily Garner (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Courtnay Pilypaitis; LaSashia Connelly; Colleen Corcoran;
Home arena	Newman Arena
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team currently represents Cornell University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Big Red, led by second-year head coach Emily Garner, play their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York, as members of the Ivy League.

2025–26 Ivy League women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton †	12	–	2	.857	26	–	4	.867
Columbia	11	–	3	.786	25	–	8	.758
Harvard	10	–	4	.714	20	–	12	.625
Brown	8	–	6	.571	16	–	11	.593
Penn	7	–	7	.500	17	–	10	.630
Cornell	4	–	10	.286	9	–	18	.333
Yale	3	–	11	.214	7	–	20	.259
Dartmouth	1	–	13	.071	10	–	17	.370

† 2026 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

Under first-year head coach Emily Garner, who replaced long-time head coach Dayna Smith after 21 seasons, the Big Red finished the 2024–25 season 7–20 and 3–11 in Ivy League play, to finish in a tie for 6th place with Yale. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Cornell Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Sarah Hathorn	4	G	5'4"	Junior	College Station, TX	TBD
Jada Davis	10	F	6'2"	Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Arianna Linoxilakis	11	F	6'1"	Senior	Weston, MA	Graduated
Maya Watts	15	C	6'1"	Sophomore	Hopewell Junction, NY	TBD
Lexi Green	20	G/F	5'9"	Senior	Pittsford, NY	Graduated
Kameryn Perry	23	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Middletown, CT	TBD
Summer Parker-Hall	24	F	6'0"	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated

Transfers

There were no transfers for the 2025–26 season.

Recruiting class

There was no recruiting class for the class of 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Cornell Big Red women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Azareya Kilgoe	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Sanford School	Seaford, DE
G/F	1	Alana Andrews	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Grace Church School	New York, NY
G/F	3	Vivienne Knee	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Lycée Français de New York	New York, NY
G	4	Trinity Jones	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Desert Vista High School	Phoenix, AZ
G/F	5	Rachel Kaus	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Lake Forest High School	Lake Bluff, IL
F	10	Audrey Childers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Los Gatos High School	Los Gatos, CA
F	11	Grace Renners	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Seattle Prep	Bellevue, WA
G	12	Audrey Chen	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	La Salle College Prep	South Pasadena, CA
G	20	Willa Chinn	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Lakeside School	Seattle, WA
G	21	Kelsey Langston	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Loyola Academy	Wilmette, IL
G	22	Clarke Jackson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Gahanna-Lincoln High School	Columbus, OH
G/F	25	Ally Pape	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Maine South High School	Park Ridge, IL
F	32	Emily Pape	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Maine South High School	Park Ridge, IL
G	33	Paige Engels	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Loyola Academy	Golf, IL

Head coach

Emily Garner (Lafayette)

Assistant coach(es)

Courtnay Pilypaitis (Vermont)
LaSashia Connelly (Salem College)
Colleen Corcoran (Le Moyne)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bryant	L 38–64	0–1	9 – E. Pape	7 – E. Pape	3 – Tied	Chace Athletic Center (150) Smithfield, RI
November 11, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pittsburgh	L 54–56	0–2	15 – Jackson	9 – E. Pape	5 – Langston	Petersen Events Center (627) Pittsburgh, PA
November 14, 2025* 6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Mercyhurst	W 53–49	1–2	18 – Kaus	13 – Kaus	7 – Engels	Mercyhurst Athletic Center (227) Erie, PA
November 16, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Canisius	W 62–50	2-2	18 – Kaus	8 – E. Pape	3 – Tied	Koessler Athletic Center (107) Buffalo, NY
November 18, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colgate	L 54–60	2–3	18 – Tied	9 – E. Pape	3 – Tied	Newman Arena (382) Ithaca, NY
November 22, 2025* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Le Moyne	W 52–51 ^OT	3–3	14 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Engels	Ted Grant Court (414) Syracuse, NY
November 26, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	Siena	W 49–47	4–3	13 – Engels	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Newman Arena (314) Ithaca, NY
November 30, 2025* 2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Wagner	L 54–67	4–4	14 – Jackson	10 – Jackson	4 – Engels	Spiro Sports Center (300) Staten Island, NY
December 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lehigh	L 52–66	4–5	18 – E. Pape	6 – E. Pape	5 – Langston	Stabler Arena (444) Bethlehem, PA
December 6, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Quinnipiac	L 47–68	4–6	14 – Kaus	6 – Tied	4 – Langston	Newman Arena (–) Ithaca, NY
December 9, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Army	L 52–76	4–7	18 – Kaus	5 – Kaus	3 – Langston	Newman Arena (123) Ithaca, NY
December 28, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Stanford	L 50–82	4–8	24 – E. Pape	4 – Tied	4 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (3,397) Stanford, CA
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Columbia	W 67–60	5–8 (1–0)	19 – E. Pape	7 – Jackson	7 – Jackson	Levien Gymnasium (1,026) New York, NY
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dartmouth	W 61–52	6–8 (2–0)	14 – E. Pape	10 – Jackson	7 – Jackson	Leede Arena (831) Hanover, NH
January 13, 2026* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	SUNY Delhi	W 106–27	7–8	24 – A. Pape	14 – Andrews	8 – Knee	Newman Arena (111) Ithaca, NY
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Brown	L 48–64	7–9 (2–1)	13 – Kaus	6 – E. Pape	2 – Tied	Newman Arena (327) Ithaca, NY
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Yale	L 43−58	7−10 (2–2)	21 – Jackson	10 – Jackson	4 – Langston	Newman Arena (284) Ithaca, NY
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Harvard	L 79–86	7–11 (2–3)	19 – Hinton	6 – Tied	6 – Eisendrath	Newman Arena (1,636) Ithaca, NY
January 30, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Penn	W 62–58	8–11 (3–3)	20 – Pape	9 – Jackson	5 – Langston	The Palestra (116) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 19 Princeton	L 61–72	8–12 (3–4)	20 – Kaus	8 – Jackson	8 – Langston	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,734) Princeton, NJ
February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia	L 55–80	8–13 (3–5)	13 – Langston	4 – Kaus	4 – Pape	Newman Arena (247) Ithaca, NY
February 13, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Penn	L 66–72 ^OT	8–14 (3–6)	25 – Kaus	9 – Kaus	8 – Langston	Newman Arena (186) Ithaca, NY
February 14, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 24 Princeton	L 38–59	8–15 (3–7)	8 – Tied	6 – Pape	2 – Tied	Newman Arena (216) Ithaca, NY
February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Harvard						Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
February 27, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Brown						Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
February 28, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Yale						John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
March 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dartmouth						Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
↑ "Cornell Big Red 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[2] "Cornell Big Red 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

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