Road Trip to Columbia, Cornell Up Next For Bears Women’s Hoops
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown (7-14, 1-6) | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| Columbia (3-17, 1-5) | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| Levien Gym | |||
| Brown | Columbia |
|---|---|
| Pts: Sheila Dixon - 17 | Pts: Tachibana, Miwa - 16 |
| Reb: Sheila Dixon - 5 | Reb: Simmons, Brittany - 9 |
| Ast: 2 Players (#24, #43 - 2) | Ast: Ball, Taylor - 3 |
| Team Statistics | Brown | Columbia |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goal % | 37.5% (18-48 ) | 52.3% (23-44 ) |
| Rebounds | 20 | 35 |
| Assists | 9 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 23 | 27 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 19 | 22 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 8 |
| Pts in the Paint | 22 | 16 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 11 | 33 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown (7-15, 1-7) | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Cornell (11-10, 3-4) | 33 | 27 | 60 |
| Newman Arena (Ithaca, N.Y.) | |||
| Brown | Cornell |
|---|---|
| Pts: Sophie Bikofsky - 21 | Pts: Fitzpatrick, Clare - 17 |
| Reb: TEAM - 10 | Reb: DiMagno, Allyson - 17 |
| Ast: Sheila Dixon - 6 | Ast: Lane, Spencer - 7 |
| Team Statistics | Brown | Cornell |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goal % | 41.5% (22-53 ) | 34.5% (20-58 ) |
| Rebounds | 33 | 41 |
| Assists | 14 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 12 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 18 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 2 | 9 |
| Pts in the Paint | 22 | 14 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 4 | 0 |
| Bench Pts | 8 | 0 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown women's basketball will look to end its five-game losing streak in an Ivy League weekend road trip to Columbia and Cornell on Friday and Saturday nights. Both games begin at 7 p.m. ET.
The Bears (7-13, 1-5 Ivy) will look to get back to the winning side of the ledger when they play Columbia (2-17, 0-5 Ivy), which has the Ivy League's longest active losing streak at nine games. Cornell (10-9, 2-3 Ivy) has lost three in a row, including a 69-60 overtime loss to second-place Harvard on Feb. 10.
Last time Out
Sheila Dixon, who is 59 points shy of the 1,000 career-point mark, put up a team-high 17 points in a 68-37 loss to Princeton on Feb. 9. It was the first time she amassed double-digit points since she scored 18 at Yale on Jan. 19.
Lauren Clarke led the team in scoring with 13 points in a 68-57 loss to Penn on Feb. 10. The Bears got solid individual performances from Natalie Ball who posted a season-high five steals and Ellise Sharpe who sparked the Bears' bench effort with nine points.
All-time Series
Brown is 37-15 all-time against the Lions. Brown is 41-27 all-time against the Big Red.
Who to Watch For
Senior guard/forward Tyler Simpson leads Columbia in scoring with an average of 10.3 points per game. Junior Courtney Bradford holds down the paint for the Lions with a team-high 15 blocks while averaging over six rebounds per game.
Junior guard Allison DiMagno averages a double-double for Cornell with over 13 points and 11 rebounds.
