March 28, 2024 | ubbulls.com
BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo women’s basketball head coach Becky Burke announced the signing of Southern Miss transfer Noelani Cornfield to the roster for the 2024-25 season. It is a homecoming for Cornfield, a Section XI product who played high school ball at Lake Shore High School. She has one year of eligibility remaining.
Cornfield, a 5’6″ point guard, averaged 6.8 points and 2.9 rebounds and had 109 assists in 29 games for the Golden Eagles this season. As a junior, she averaged 8.3 points and 2.7 rebounds, with 91 assists and 54 steals in 30 games.
The Gowanda, NY native transferred to Southern Miss from Northwest Florida State College where she started 25 games, averaging 6.8 ppg, on 46.3% shooting, including 41.8% from beyond the arc while dishing out 3.5 assists per game as a sophomore.
Cornfield was a second-team All-Western New York selection in 2019, averaging 13.6 points and 5.5 steals as a junior at Lake Shore High School. For her club team, NTC Gauchos, she posted 15 points, 6.5 assists per contest.
“Lani is an extremely dynamic player on both ends of the floor,” said Burke. “She can score at all three levels and defend with the best in the country. Lani brings four years of high-level collegiate basketball experience to the point guard position for us. She is a fierce competitor and leader who knows how to win. She has been successful everywhere she has been, and I expect the same here at UB. Western New York is home for her which adds another unique aspect in terms of her having a deeper investment in Buffalo and our team’s success.”
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Ja:göh and welcome home to Noelani “Lani” Cornfield, Onöndowa’ga:’, Nyagwai’ clan, O’söagöh community. Noelani is the daughter of Marcy Cornfield, Granddaughter of the lates Margorie and Marvin “Joe” Curry.
After graduating from high school, Lani attended Northwest Florida State as a full athletic scholarship recipient where she helped her team win the 2021 “Division 1 NJCAA National Championship” and earned “1st Team All-Conference” for the 2022 season. Lani maintained Presidents List academic honors while at NWF and earned her “Associate in Science in Sports, Fitness and Recreation Management.”
In 2022, Lani received a full athletic scholarship to the University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss) where she helped her team earn the “Sunbelt Conference Co-Champion” title. Noelani has continued to maintain Deans list and Presidents list academic honors and will be graduating this May with her bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Lani has recently made the decision to take her last year of eligibility for the ‘24-‘25 season as a graduate transfer to play for the University at Buffalo where she will complete her masters degree.
