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December 1, 2001

Hamilton, N.Y. - Jaime Glenn (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J./Point Pleasant) netted a career-high 31 points and hauled down, another career-high, 13 rebounds to lead Colgate past intra-state rival Cornell University 85-70, in a non-conference women's basketball match-up Saturday at Cotterell Court.  Colgate improves to 2-4 while Cornell drops to 1-5.  

Freshmen Emily Braseth (East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) and Allison Lipinski (Garfield Heights, Ohio/Garfield Heights) both had big nights for the Raiders as Braseth netted a season-high 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists, while Lipinski racked up her fifth double-digit scoring game of the season, hitting the nets for 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting, including a school record tying five three-pointers on 5-for-8 shooting from long range.  Lipinski is now shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc with 21 three-point field goals in 42 attempts.  

Cornell had three players in double-figures and were led by Do Stevens' 19 points and seven rebounds.  Karen Force and Breean Walas chipped in with 15 and 10 points a piece, respectively.  

After trailing 3-0 in the first minute of action, Colgate took control of the game shooting 56.3 percent from the field, on an 18-for-23 performance, including six three-pointers.    It was the only lead of the game for Cornell as Colgate's in-your-face defense held Cornell to a woeful 32.3 field goal percentage in the first half to take a 44-30 lead into the break.  

Colgate took its largest lead of the game at 21 on Lipinski's third three-pointer of the night with 17:11 on the clock.  Cornell fought back, however, to cut the lead to nine with with 6:46 left in the game on a three-point play from Stevens who converted a lay-up and a foul shot following a foul from Colgate's Ali Hanson.  But it proved to be too little too late as the Raiders outscored Cornell 14-8, following a 30 second time out by the Raiders' coaching staff, in the final six minutes of the game.  

Colgate ended the game with a 55.9 percent mark from the field on 33-for-59 shooting while a 50 to 30 rebounding advantage over Cornell.  The win snaps Colgate's three-game losing streak to Cornell, dating back to the 1998-99 season, and improves the Raider's home record against the Big Red to 8-4.