Penn’s 66-59 loss at Dartmouth Friday night managed to cobble together the shortcomings jeopardizing a fourth Ivy League Tournament appearance for the Red & Blue in as many years.
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Inside Ivy Hoops 2-21-20
On the latest episode of Inside Ivy Hoops, Ivy Hoops Online editor Mike Tony is joined by IHO writer Rob Browne and the two recap last weekend’s topsy-turvy Ivy hoops action and look toward the league stretch run.
Inside Ivy Hoops – Feb. 13, 2020
In the latest episode of Inside Ivy Hoops, Ivy Hoops Online editor Mike Tony is joined by IHO writer Jack Clark, and the two discuss Ivy graduate transfers, student apathy toward Ivy League basketball games and the 2020 Legends of Ivy Basketball as announced by the Ivy League. We also recap last weekend’s Ivy hoops action, analyze the Harvard men’s recent Cardiac Crimson turn and look ahead to what will be a pivotal weekend of play:
Harvard women give Yale its first conference loss of season
Harvard handed its archrival its first defeat in Ivy League competition Friday, pulling away in the fourth quarter to notch a 66-57 win over Yale at Lavietes Pavilion.
Yale (14-4, 4-1 Ivy) overcame an 18-8 deficit after one quarter to claim a 31-29 halftime lead, but the Crimson ended the game on a 15-5 run over the final 7:12, attacking the Bulldogs inside down the stretch.
Inside Ivy Hoops 2-6-20
In the latest episode of Inside Ivy Hoops, Ivy Hoops Online editor Mike Tony is joined by IHO writer George Clark, and the two reflect on the first weekend of Ivy back-to-backs and look ahead to another weekend of pivotal women’s and men’s conference action.
Here is the link to vote for Dartmouth’s James Foye to receive the Senior CLASS Award, as mentioned toward the end of the podcast.
Brown finishes strong in 72-66 win versus Columbia
Brown needed to sweep Cornell and Columbia at home this weekend to shore up its standing for an Ivy League Tournament run.
Although it wasn’t easy, the Bears completed that sweep Saturday against Columbia, holding the Lions to four points over the final 5:04 to erase a four-point deficit at the start of that stretch and walk away with a 72-66 win.
Penn men win rock fight versus Dartmouth, 54-46
Dartmouth and Penn missed 79 shots from the field and at the free throw line during Saturday’s clash at the Palestra, but Penn’s 20 field goals on 52 attempts and nine free throws proved more than enough to win a slugfest with the Big Green, 54-46, to notch a weekend sweep after downing Harvard Friday.
Penn (10-7, 2-2 Ivy) powered its way to a 32-14 advantage 1:46 into the second half and hung on from there in a game in which points came at a premium no matter who you were.
Penn men show defensive mettle versus Harvard in 75-72 overtime win
Penn nearly gave the game away several times down the stretch against Harvard Friday evening at the Palestra. But it held on for a 75-72 win in overtime that it needed to avoid a fourth 0-3 start to Ivy League play in five seasons.
Penn seemed to be on the verge of victory when an inbounds turnover gave Harvard possession down 58-56 late. With 1.7 seconds on the clock, Noah Kirkwood hit a fadeaway jumper over the outstretched hand of AJ Brodeur to force an overtime period in which Penn again built an early lead, eventually getting to a 68-63 advantage off a Devon Goodman basket with 77 seconds remaining and making hay on multiple trips to the free throw line to gain a 75-69 edge.
Thoughts on Ivy League’s conference scheduling changes
Ivy Hoops Online writers offer commentary on the Ivy League’s scheduling changes for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, announced Tuesday:
Inside Ivy Hoops – Jan. 31, 2020
In the latest episode of Inside Ivy Hoops, Ivy Hoops Online editor Mike Tony is joined by IHO writer Rob Browne, and the two reflect on the death of Kobe Bryant, analyze the upcoming changes in conference scheduling for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, look ahead to the season’s first weekend of back-to-back Ivy games and more: