Marian University women’s basketball (0-1, 0-0 NACC) opened its season falling to Cornell 81-49.
 

• The first couple of minutes saw Marian hold an early 7-4 lead, but the Rams would score the next 11 points to lead by eight.
• The Sabres responded with a three-pointer from Nyedeng Awak cutting the Sabre deficit to 15-12 with 3:18 left in the first quarter.
• A strong finish to the first and start to the second saw Cornell build its lead out to 21-17.
• The Ram swelled to as large as 38-24 before Marian scored th final nine points of the quarter.
• A buzzer-beating heave from Taj Hanserd put Marian behind just 38-33 heading into halftime.
• The second half saw Cornell pull away from the Sabres outscoring Marian 43-16 to secure the non-conference win.

• Marian shot 19-of-60 (.317) for the game but went 13-of-32 (.406) from the field in the first half.
• The Sabres were also 6-of-16 (.375) from beyond the arc after the first 20 minutes.
• Cornell finished the game 29-of-65 (.446) from the field and 17-of-21 (.810) from the charity stripe.
• The Rams outscored Marian 38-2 in points off of turnovers after forcing 29 Sabre miscues.
• In the paint, Cornell also held a 40-12 advantage.
• Marian is 0-2 all-time against Cornell.

	Azaziah Evans-Blake posted a double-double scoring 10 points with 10 rebounds in her first collegiate game.
	Emily Eastham fell one point shy of a double-double scoring nine points to go with a game-high 12 rebounds.
	Jon’Niyah Akins had five assists and a pair of steals.

Date posted: November 8, 2026