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Women's Basketball

‘She’s one of the greatest ever to play in the Ivy League’: Bella Alarie ’20 retires from professional basketball

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‘She’s one of the greatest ever to play in the Ivy League’: Bella Alarie ’20 retires from professional basketball

Isabel Rodrigues

“Though I will no longer be on the court, I look forward to this new period of my career as I explore opportunities on the business side of sports and the game I’ve always loved.” 

“Though I will no longer be on the court, I look forward to this new period of my career as I explore opportunities on the business side of sports and the game I’ve always loved.” 

SPORTS | 02/07/2023

Women’s basketball sweep the weekend with double-digit wins over Columbia, Cornell

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Women’s basketball sweep the weekend with double-digit wins over Columbia, Cornell

Isabel Rodrigues

“We worked so hard on our defense and it’s coming together so much better than it was early in the year,” head coach Carla Berube said after the game. “So much credit to our players for working really hard day in and day out.” 

“We worked so hard on our defense and it’s coming together so much better than it was early in the year,” head coach Carla Berube said after the game. “So much credit to our players for working really hard day in and day out.” 

SPORTS | 02/06/2023

Staff Picks: Women's Basketball at Cornell, Columbia

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Staff Picks: Women's Basketball at Cornell, Columbia

Isabel Rodrigues and Allison Ha

The women’s basketball team (14–5 overall, 5–2 Ivy League) has a big weekend coming up, with another chance to beat the Cornell Big Red (9–11, 2–5) on Friday, Feb. 3 and the opportunity for a rematch against the Columbia Lions (17–3, 6–1) on Saturday, Feb. 4. Senior sports writer Isabel Rodrigues ’23 and sports contributor Allison Ha ’25 offer their picks for this weekend’s contests.

The women’s basketball team (14–5 overall, 5–2 Ivy League) has a big weekend coming up, with another chance to beat the Cornell Big Red (9–11, 2–5) on Friday, Feb. 3 and the opportunity for a rematch against the Columbia Lions (17–3, 6–1) on Saturday, Feb. 4. Senior sports writer Isabel Rodrigues ’23 and sports contributor Allison Ha ’25 offer their picks for this weekend’s contests.

SPORTS | 02/02/2023

Suffocating defense propels women’s basketball to massive win over Yale, 79–30

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Suffocating defense propels women’s basketball to massive win over Yale, 79–30

Isabel Rodrigues

“The defensive piece was more like the Princeton defense that we’ve been working on,” head coach Carla Berube told The Daily Princetonian after the game. “We show it in practice every day, we work really hard at it. So it’s good to see it shown in the game today.”

“The defensive piece was more like the Princeton defense that we’ve been working on,” head coach Carla Berube told The Daily Princetonian after the game. “We show it in practice every day, we work really hard at it. So it’s good to see it shown in the game today.”

SPORTS | 01/31/2023

Women’s basketball continues Ivy win-streak, beating Dartmouth

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Women’s basketball continues Ivy win-streak, beating Dartmouth

Allison Ha

Despite faltering in the first half against the Big Green, who entered the game winless in Ivy play, the Tigers found their rhythm in the second half, thanks to dominance in the paint and stifling defense.

Despite faltering in the first half against the Big Green, who entered the game winless in Ivy play, the Tigers found their rhythm in the second half, thanks to dominance in the paint and stifling defense.

SPORTS | 01/25/2023
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Women’s basketball falls to Columbia in overtime, shuts down Cornell

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Women’s basketball falls to Columbia in overtime, shuts down Cornell

Isabel Rodrigues

A late comeback forced overtime against Columbia, but the Tigers ultimately suffered their first defeat to the Lions since 2008. The next day, they made quick work of Cornell to get their first win of the Ivy League season.

A late comeback forced overtime against Columbia, but the Tigers ultimately suffered their first defeat to the Lions since 2008. The next day, they made quick work of Cornell to get their first win of the Ivy League season.

SPORTS | 01/11/2023

Women’s basketball snaps record 42-game Ivy win-streak with loss at Harvard

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Women’s basketball snaps record 42-game Ivy win-streak with loss at Harvard

Isabel Rodrigues

The Tigers trailed nearly the entire game in the loss, despite a number of runs that cut the Crimson lead late. It was the team’s first loss in the Ivy League since February 2019.

The Tigers trailed nearly the entire game in the loss, despite a number of runs that cut the Crimson lead late. It was the team’s first loss in the Ivy League since February 2019.

SPORTS | 01/04/2023

STONE COLD: Women's basketball ekes out 56–54 victory over Rhode Island

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STONE COLD: Women's basketball ekes out 56–54 victory over Rhode Island

Isabel Rodrigues

A late charge drawn by first-year guard Madison St. Rose opened the door for Stone’s buzzer-beating layup, the first buzzer-beater for the Tigers in two decades.

A late charge drawn by first-year guard Madison St. Rose opened the door for Stone’s buzzer-beating layup, the first buzzer-beater for the Tigers in two decades.

SPORTS | 12/31/2022

Women's basketball posts double-digit wins over Delaware and Rutgers as non-conference season winds down

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Women's basketball posts double-digit wins over Delaware and Rutgers as non-conference season winds down

Isabel Rodrigues

"We've had games where we played a really great first half and then we've had games where we played a really great second half," senior guard Julia Cunningham said. "We're trying to kind of pull that all together where we're playing 40 minutes of our best basketball."

"We've had games where we played a really great first half and then we've had games where we played a really great second half," senior guard Julia Cunningham said. "We're trying to kind of pull that all together where we're playing 40 minutes of our best basketball."

SPORTS | 12/27/2022

Women’s basketball drops a heartbreaker to No. 6 UConn

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Women’s basketball drops a heartbreaker to No. 6 UConn

Isabel Rodrigues and Allison Ha

“Getting to play against really good players who know the game well, it was a test for us,” junior guard Kaitlyn Chen said. “I think it’s going to be really good for us moving forward.”

“Getting to play against really good players who know the game well, it was a test for us,” junior guard Kaitlyn Chen said. “I think it’s going to be really good for us moving forward.”

SPORTS | 12/12/2022

Women’s basketball narrowly defeats Fordham, 70–67

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Women’s basketball narrowly defeats Fordham, 70–67

Isabel Rodrigues

“I think that they had a lot of runs, but we handled them well,” senior guard Grace Stone said. “And when the momentum was shifting our way, we sort of took advantage of that.”

“I think that they had a lot of runs, but we handled them well,” senior guard Grace Stone said. “And when the momentum was shifting our way, we sort of took advantage of that.”

SPORTS | 11/17/2022

Power couple Abby Meyers and Marge Donovan on using their platforms as queer student-athletes

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Power couple Abby Meyers and Marge Donovan on using their platforms as queer student-athletes

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Sports contributor Eric Fenno sat down with Meyers and Donovan to discuss their journeys as queer athletes and their co-founding of the Queer Student-Athletes Collective (QSAC).

Sports contributor Eric Fenno sat down with Meyers and Donovan to discuss their journeys as queer athletes and their co-founding of the Queer Student-Athletes Collective (QSAC).

SPORTS | 04/22/2022

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