Columbia women outlast Yale, 65-57

Abbey Hsu played all 40 minutes in Columbia’s win over Yale Saturday, posting 18 points and six rebounds. (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

It was a big game for both teams, but it was arguably even bigger for Yale.

The inconsistent Bulldogs sat at 6-3 and Columbia at 7-1 in Ivy play entering Saturday’s fray. Yale very much wanted to separate from Harvard and avoid the Columbia season sweep.

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Yale men notch second three-point victory over Harvard in five days

Sharpshooting Yale senior guard Azar Swain (5) hit just one three-pointer in two games against Harvard the past five days. But the Bulldogs’ defense propelled them past their archrivals for three-point victories in both contests.  (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

Entering this month, Yale had gone nearly six years without beating Harvard in the regular season.

Now they’ve pulled it off twice in five days.

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Harvard women best Yale in pivotal meeting in Ivy League Tournament race

First-year guard Harmoni Turner tied a career scoring high with 25 points in Harvard’s win over Yale Saturday. (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

In a game that had the feel of a battle for third place in the Ivy League and a chance to avoid Princeton in the first round of the conference tournament, Harvard outlasted Yale, 65-59.

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Yale men hang on to end regular-season losing streak versus Harvard

Matt Knowling posted 10 points and nine rebounds in 34 minutes in Yale’s win over Harvard Saturday. It was the Bulldogs’ first regular-season win over Harvard since 2016. (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

Feb. 26, 2016 was a long time ago – so long ago that no member of the Yale men’s basketball team was even enrolled at Yale.

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Yale men hang on to down Dartmouth, 72-69

Azar Swain led Yale with 25 points and six rebounds in 34 minutes as the Bulldogs held on to outlast Dartmouth at John J. Lee Amphitheater Friday. (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

It was just another day at the office for James Jones and crew – until it wasn’t.

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Yale men “locked in” to hand Princeton its first Ivy defeat

Matt Knowling tied a collegiate career scoring high with 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting in Yale’s win at Princeton Saturday. (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

Remember the name Matt Knowling.

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Yale women can’t overcome Princeton standouts as Tigers pull away, 61-49

Princeton junior guard Julia Cunningham posted her second double-double of her career at Princeton in a win at Yale Friday, notching 19 points and 11 rebounds. (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

It was the Abby Meyers and Julia Cunningham show in New Haven Friday night.

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Yale men bounce back by besting Columbia as Swain explodes

After a disappointing performance at Penn, Azar Swain exploded for a career-high 37 points in Yale’s win over Columbia Tuesday. (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

After a disappointing loss at Penn on Saturday set up by a subpar performance by Azar Swain, Yale got just what the doctor ordered Tuesday night: a visit to Payne Whitney Gym from Ivy bottom-dweller Columbia.

But Yale did not play down to the opposition.

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Yale men eke out win at Brown

Azar Swain (5) smiles during Yale’s 66-63 win at Brown Monday. Swain also had reason to smile after the game, in which he notched a team-high 22 points. (Photo by Erica Denhoff)

Brown coach Mike Martin was 6-2 against Yale and coach James Jones during his storied playing career for the Bears, but the tables have been turned in head-to-head coaching.

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