The Ivy women's hoops season is underway, and while nothing is decided, the race for the title is starting to shape up. Here is how the eight teams are doing.
Cornell
The Big Red (9-7 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) remained the only undefeated team in the Ivy League with an impressive 70-56 win over its travelling partner Columbia.
Cornell is led by senior Do Stevens — a second team All-Ivy selection last year — and sophomore Karen Force. The two combine for almost half the team's points. Stevens leads the team in rebounds, and Force's 4.7 assists per game also paces the squad.
The 3-0 start in Ivy play is impressive, but two of those wins, over Yale and Brown, were last minute wins over perennial league weaklings. Furthermore, Cornell has shown less-than-stellar play in the rest of its games against non-Ivy league foes. Cornell's next contest is Jan. 26 at Columbia.
Princeton
Head coach Richard Barron took one of the worst athletic squads in Princeton history and turned them into title contenders. In the first three Ivy matchups, Princeton (8-7, 2-1) has defeated preseason favorite Harvard and defending champion Penn. In the Tigers last game before the break, though, the team never found its rhythm and lost to a mediocre but hot-shooting Dartmouth squad.
Princeton's next game is Jan. 29 at Stony Brook.
Harvard
Winning 10 of 15 games, the pre-season favorite has played well thus far. But a loss against Princeton Jan. 11 turns Harvard's otherwise impressive start into one that places them merely in very solid contention for the title.
The loss against Princeton is Harvard's only in conference play, and the squad's two victories were dominating wins over Dartmouth and Penn.
Harvard's leader is Hana Peljto who leads the team in scoring (21.9 ppg) and is second in rebounding (8.3 rpg).
Harvard's next game is Jan. 28 at Colgate.
Yale
Yale (10-6, 2-1) is the third team that sits at 2-1 in Ivy play. The squad boasts impressive victories over Columbia and Brown, but received setbacks against Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart. A big litmus test for the Elis will be the weekend of Feb. 1-2 when they take on Harvard and Dartmouth.
Yale's next contest is against Brown Jan. 26.
Columbia
The Lions (7-8, 1-2) started off the season with a couple of victories over Army and Hofstra, but a 13-point loss against Yale Jan. 11, and a 57-point loss against Marist Jan. 5 do not bode well for the Elis' next 11 Ivy contests.
The squad is led by the freshmen trio consisting of Edytte Key, Nicole Lesko and Susan Kern, who combine for about half of the team's points. While the squad does not look to contend this season, next year might be different.
Columbia next plays Cornell Jan. 26 in Ithaca, N.Y.
Dartmouth
Dartmouth (5-10, 1-2) has been on a bit of a cold streak recently, losing eight of its last nine games. Its one victory in those nine games, though, was against Princeton at Jadwin Gym. In that game, Dartmouth played very well, shooting over 55 percent against the league leading Tigers.
Dartmouth next plays Vermont Jan. 26.
Penn
The defending Ivy League champs are off on the wrong foot this year, starting off the season just 4-10 and are 1-2 in the Ivy League. It was impressive against Dartmouth, but ugly against Harvard and Princeton.
Penn is led by Jewel Clark, possibly the league's best player. Clark leads the league in both rebounds (9.8 rpg) and steals (2.3 spg). She also leads the team in points with 15.8 per game.
Brown
The Bears (3-13, 0-3) are currently in the middle of a 13-game losing streak. Not much else can be said. Their next game is Jan. 26 against Yale.
Brown is led in scoring and steals by Rada Pavichevich who has 12.6 points per game and two steals per game. Nyema Mitchell is second in points (10.6 ppg) but leads the team in blocks per game with 2.93.
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