Courtney Banghart will become the head coach at UNC after 12 years leading Princeton’s women’s basketball program.
Women’s basketball rallied in the final five minutes of the Ivy tournament championship game to beat Penn and earn an automatic NCAA tournament bid for the second straight year.
Princeton cruised by Cornell in the Ivy tournament semifinal to set up a championship game against Penn.
On Saturday at 3 p.m., third-seeded men’s basketball (16–11, 8–6 Ivy) will tip off against Yale (20–7, 10–4) in the semifinals. Top-seeded women’s basketball (20–9, 12–2) will do the same against Cornell (12–13, 6–8) at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Here are previews to keep you occupied until then.
Women’s basketball (20–9 overall, 12–2 Ivy) won its final regular-season game 80–68 Saturday against Yale (16–13, 6–8), securing a 10-win streak and an Ivy League title. The win marked the Tigers’ 14th conference title in program history and second in a row.
Women’s basketball senior forward Sydney Jordan is excelling on and off of the court. She is the first women’s basketball player to be a recipient of the Pyne Honor Prize, she participates in many extracurriculars outside of basketball, and she has been a participant of the national social movement of athletes kneeling during the national anthem.
Women’s basketball defeated Dartmouth 64–47 and Harvard 61–58 this weekend, earning the top seed in the Ivy League tournament.
After a win against Penn (18–5 overall, 8–2 Ivy) that tied it for first, Princeton women’s basketball (16–9, 8–2) head coach Courtney Banghart decided to treat her team. The Tigers defeated Penn 68–53 in a rare Tuesday Ivy League game at the Palestra.
After only allowing one basket in the fourth quarter, the women’s basketball team defeated Penn 68-53 on Tuesday. The Tigers are now tied for first place in the Ivy League.
On Saturday night, first-year guard Grace Stone netted a personal best of 13 points, and junior forward Bella Alarie led her team in scoring. The two propelled Princeton women’s basketball (15–9, 7–2 Ivy) to a 65–59 victory over Columbia (7–16, 3–7) in a tight game.
Women’s basketball returns home this weekend to play Cornell and Columbia for the second time this season.
Bella Alarie became the only player in Princeton history to score 40 points or more in a game twice after Women’s basketball beat Dartmouth 82-75
This weekend, women’s basketball (11–9 overall, 3–2 Ivy) will face Harvard (11–8, 4–2) on Friday, Feb. 15 and Dartmouth (10–9, 3–3) on Saturday, Feb. 16.
On Feb. 9, women’s basketball (11—9, 3—2 Ivy) defeated Brown (9—13, 1—5), in its fifth Ivy League game of the season.
Bella Alarie recorded her 1,000th career point and fourth consecutive double-double, but women’s basketball saw its comeback attempt come up short in an overtime loss to Yale.
Princeton’s women’s basketball will be facing Yale and Brown in Jadwin Gym during its alumnae weekend Friday, February 8 and Saturday, February 9
Junior forward Bella Alarie recorded 45 points on 20 field goals in Princeton’s win over Columbia in New York City Friday night.
Women’s basketball (4–7 overall, 0–0 Ivy) extended their win streak to three on Tuesday night at Monmouth (3–6). The Tigers bested the Hawks 79–47 in junior forward Bella Alarie’s second game back from injury.
Bella Alarie and Carlie Littlefield both scored 16 points, and women’s basketball pulled away in the second half to beat Quinnipiac at home.
