General

Karen Force, Cornell

Force ended her career as one of the top point guards in Ivy League history, becoming the first Ivy women's basketball player to record totals of more than 1,250 points and 400 assists in a career. 
 
After earning Ivy All-Rookie team honors in 2000-01, she was an All-Ivy honorable mention selection as a sophomore, and following the 2002-03 campaign, she became the first junior in program history to be named to the All-Ivy first team. She was a second-team pick as a senior. Force became the 10th player in program history to score more than 1,000 points in a career, and her total of 1,257 points ranked fourth on the Big Red's all-time scoring list. 
 
Her 459 career assists were the most ever recorded by any Cornell basketball player and was the fifth most in Ivy women's history upon graduation. The mark still ranks second in Big Red history and 10th in Ivy League history.
 
Force was the first Big Red women’s basketball student-athlete to be named a three-time team captain. Current senior Samantha Widmann is the only other Big Red player to earn this team honor. 
 
Force was given the Ronald P. Lynch Senior Spirit Award, given to student-athletes whose leadership on and off the field contributes positively to Big Red athletics.