Off The Bench: Cate MacDonald of Dartmouth women’s basketball

Ivy League hoopsters are Division I athletes on the court and exceptionally accomplished and eclectic humans off it. Ivy Hoops Online presents the latest edition of our Off the Bench series that takes fans inside the stories that you might not otherwise know from the stands or through your screen.

Cate MacDonald  ‘27, a rising senior on the Dartmouth women’s basketball team from Lynnfield, Mass.,  shares a particularly inspiring journey to the Ivy League. A learning difference made school a challenge for her early on. Basketball was a comfort and a constant. With persistence and clarity about what she needs to thrive, there seems to be no stopping her.

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Yale women’s basketball heads for Harvard with losing skein snapped

Seventy-seven days is a long time in a college hoops season of about 130 days.

It was an especially long time for Yale women’s basketball coach Dalila Eshe, since that was the length of time between her team’s opening-night win over Monmouth in November and a victory on Monday at Dartmouth.

Yale (2-15, 1-3 Ivy) upset Dartmouth (8-9, 2-2) 70-67 behind 22 points from senior forward Grace Thybulle.

“Grace had an incredible game,” Eshe said.

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