Women's Basketball

Princeton women’s basketball pushes past Yale and Brown

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Princeton women’s basketball pushes past Yale and Brown

Max Hines and Emilia Reay

With the weekend sweep, Princeton remains in second place in the Ivy standings, behind the league leading Columbia Lions.

SPORTS | February 3

Women’s basketball falls to undefeated Columbia on the road in first Ivy loss

Parker Hill in black jersey with orange details rises for a layup, surrounded by Columbia players in white and blue.

Women’s basketball falls to undefeated Columbia on the road in first Ivy loss

Doug Schwartz

Women’s basketball struggles to control turnover problems and falls to Columbia in their first Ivy League loss of the season. The Tigers led at halftime but could not put enough scoring together to hang on to their lead.

Women’s basketball struggles to control turnover problems and fails to Columbia in their first Ivy League loss of the season. The Tigers led at halftime but could not put enough scoring together to hang on to their lead.

SPORTS | January 24

Chea’s buzzer-beater propels women’s basketball past Harvard

Ashley Chea in white and orange jersey surrounded by her teammates in celebration.

Chea’s buzzer-beater propels women’s basketball past Harvard

Max Hines

Women's basketball outlasts Harvard, stunning the Crimson with a last-second step-back jumper by sophomore guard Ashley Chea to win by two and staying undefeated in Ivy League play.

SPORTS | January 17

Women’s basketball take down Rhode Island, Amanze scores career-high

Women’s basketball take down Rhode Island, Amanze scores career-high

Bridget O’Neill and Alex Beverton-Smith

Women’s basketball held fast at home and defeated Rhode Island by double digits. Junior forward Tabitha Amanze put up a career high 14 points in the Tiger’s win in Jadwin.

SPORTS | December 16

Women’s basketball drops two games to Portland and Utah on West Coast trip

Women’s basketball player uses her body to guard the ball.

Women’s basketball drops two games to Portland and Utah on West Coast trip

Max Hines and Emilia Reay

Princeton’s only trip out west this season began with a messy blowout loss to Portland, but the Tigers cleaned up their offensive turnovers in a closely contested loss against Utah.

SPORTS | December 12

Princeton women’s basketball sweeps with truimphs over Seton Hall and Rutgers

Tiger women’s basketball player protects ball against a Rutgers defender

Princeton women’s basketball sweeps with truimphs over Seton Hall and Rutgers

Doug Schwartz, Ava Seigel, and Max Hines

Playing against two in-state rivals in the span of 72 hours, Princeton women’s basketball (3—2 overall, 0—0 Ivy League) took home two big wins over Seton Hall and Rutgers. The games featured active three point shooting and top-tier rebounding from the primarily underclassman squad.

SPORTS | November 26

Star guard Madison St. Rose ’26 out for season with ACL injury: What’s next for WBB?

Women’s basketball player shoots from the foul line.

Star guard Madison St. Rose ’26 out for season with ACL injury: What’s next for WBB?

Max Hines and Emilia Reay

Madison St. Rose has been the main scoring option for the Princeton, but will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

SPORTS | November 25

By The Numbers: Championship comebacks and pool records

Women in black Princeton cap swimming in pool,

By The Numbers: Championship comebacks and pool records

Harrison Blank

This week on By The Numbers, fall sports wrapped up successful Ivy regular seasons alongside pool records and championship comebacks.

SPORTS | November 23

Women’s basketball loses to Quinnipiac 74–66, drops second game of season

Player in Princeton uniform shooting a three pointer over the hands of a Quinnipiac player

Women’s basketball loses to Quinnipiac 74–66, drops second game of season

Naomi Segel

St. Rose, Princeton’s star junior guard and leader of the team, left the game after appearing to injure her left knee, and the Tigers could not recover in her absence.

SPORTS | November 18

By The Numbers: Swim records and young stars on the court

A woman in a black uniform hits a volleyball

By The Numbers: Swim records and young stars on the court

Harrison Blank

A run through of the past week in Princeton sports through statistics, see blazing fast speed in the pool and some all-time seasons on the field and on the court.

SPORTS | November 15

Women’s basketball beats Villanova to take home opener

Basketball team in white goes against basketball team in navy blue.

Women’s basketball beats Villanova to take home opener

Bridget O’Neill and Max Hines

In a non-conference test at Jadwin against Villanova, Ashley Chea dropped a career-best performance and the Tigers rallied in the third quarter to take a 70–61 win.

SPORTS | November 15

Second half surge helps women’s basketball defeat DePaul, 79–58

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Second half surge helps women’s basketball defeat DePaul, 79–58

Emilia Reay

After losing their first game of the season to Duquesne, the Tigers bounced back with a road win over the DePaul Blue Demons. Junior star guard Madison St. Rose led the Tigers with 24 points as a 21–7 run in the third quarter helped Princeton put the game out of reach.

SPORTS | November 12

Conference realignment threatens Tiger postseason prospects

A group of women cheering in a sitting area.

Conference realignment threatens Tiger postseason prospects

Doug Schwartz

For Princeton and the Ivy League, the consolidation of competitive college programs into larger conferences has proved to be a significant barrier to ideal scheduling. Conference realignment has made the path to the NCAA tournament an even more difficult one for teams in the already relatively disadvantaged conference.

SPORTS | November 7

New-look women’s basketball team falters in season opener

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New-look women’s basketball team falters in season opener

Max Hines

Until Monday, Princeton women’s basketball had not lost their first game of the season since 2016. However, after going cold in the fourth quarter, the streak ended as the new-look Tiger squad fell 76–66 to the Duquesne Dukes.

SPORTS | November 6

After five straight Ivy titles, Coach Berube previews women’s basketball’s season

one player shoots over another player in practice for princeton

After five straight Ivy titles, Coach Berube previews women’s basketball’s season

Max Hines

With star guard Kaitlyn Chen and all-time leading rebounder Ellie Mitchell graduated, the Tigers will look to establish a new leadership core of the team as the season tips off Monday.

SPORTS | November 4

Tiger ties: Kaitlyn Chen transfers to UConn

Player in black and orange Princeton uniform dribbles ball up basketball court.

Tiger ties: Kaitlyn Chen transfers to UConn

Max Hines

Star guard Kaitlyn Chen is off to one of the best programs in the country, where she will compete for a championship with title contender and Carla Berube’s alma mater, the UConn Huskies.

Star guard Kaitlyn Chen is off to one of the best programs in the country, where she will compete for a championship with title contender and Carla Berube's alma mater, the UConn Huskies.

SPORTS | 05/03/2024

The dance ends early: women’s basketball falls to West Virginia

A group of women in black jerseys huddle on basketball court.

The dance ends early: women’s basketball falls to West Virginia

Max Hines

A turnover-filled third quarter and 29 points from West Virginia's JJ Quinerly doomed the Tigers in a first-round March Madness exit. The loss served as a damper on an otherwise successful season and was a sendoff for seniors Kaitlyn Chen, Ellie Mitchell, and Chet Nweke.

A turnover-filled third quarter and 29 points from JJ Quinerly doomed the Tigers in a first-round March Madness exit. The loss served as a damper on an otherwise successful season and was a sendoff for seniors Kaitlyn Chen, Ellie Mitchell, and Chet Nweke.

SPORTS | 03/25/2024

Staff Picks: Women’s Basketball vs. West Virginia

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Staff Picks: Women’s Basketball vs. West Virginia

Diego Uribe, Lily Pampolina, Alex Beverton-Smith, and Lucas Denault

Head Sports Editor Diego Uribe ’26, Assistant Sports Editor Alex Beverton Smith ’26, Sports contributor Lily Pampolina ’27, and Sports contributor Lucas Denault ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s March Madness contest.

SPORTS | 03/22/2024

March Madness preview: Women’s basketball faces No. 8 West Virginia, No. 1 Iowa awaits

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March Madness preview: Women’s basketball faces No. 8 West Virginia, No. 1 Iowa awaits

Max Hines

Princeton looks to make Ivy history with their third-straight second-round appearance, but will first have to take on the all-out pressure and pace of No. 8 West Virginia. With a win, they’d take on top-seeded Iowa and Caitlin Clark in her last game in Iowa City.

Princeton looks to make Ivy history with their third straight second-round appearance, but will first have to take on the all-out pressure and pace of No. 8 West Virginia. With a win, they’d take on top-seeded Iowa and Caitlin Clark in her last game in Iowa City.

SPORTS | 03/20/2024

After Ivy Madness, Princeton Basketball shifts focus to postseason

Hayk Yengibaryan and Cole Keller

The women’s team will face off with West Virginia in first round of the NCAA Tournament, while the men’s team will be playing postseason basketball in the NIT tournament, where they will play against UNLV in the first round Wednesday night at Jadwin Gymnasium.

SPORTS | 03/19/2024

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