MOUNT VERNON – In its last action before the holiday break, Cornell's women's basketball team dominated Principia in a runaway 72-39 nonconference victory Friday afternoon inside the Small Sport Center.
 
The Rams (8-3) raced out to a 19-0 lead to start the contest and finished with a massive 63-33 rebounding advantage en route to their fifth consecutive win.
 
Sophomore Rachael Adewusi fueled Cornell's effort, posting her first collegiate double-double with career-highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds. The 5-foot-10 forward grabbed eight offensive boards and shot an efficient 7-of-11 from the field.
 
Madison Wauters recorded her third double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Ilah Perez-Johnson came off the bench for 12 rebounds and six points.
 
Ani'ja Simmons tossed in 12 points, while Katelyn Burns added seven rebounds in only four minutes of court time.
 
Wauters netted nine points during Cornell's initial 19-0 charge. Principia (1-5) scored its first points with 46 seconds left in the opening quarter. The Rams allowed just two made field goals in the first 12-plus minutes of the game.
 
The Rams held the Panthers to 23.5-percent shooting and hurried them into 21 turnovers. Cornell's 63 rebounds were seven shy of the program's single-game record. The Rams registered 26 rebounds on the offensive end.   
 
Cornell breaks in the New Year with a rematch against Principia on Jan. 1 in Elsah, Ill. Tipoff is 3 p.m.