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Ashley Chea’s buzzer-beater lifts Princeton women’s basketball past Harvard, 52-50, in instant classic

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Someone had to be a hero.  It turned out to be Ashley Chea.

With Harvard and Princeton knotted at 50 and only 3.7 seconds left on the clock Saturday at Jadwin Gym, Princeton’s sharpshooter guard took an inbounds pass from Skye Belker just beyond the three-point line and was immediately smothered by Harvard’s star guard, Harmoni Turner.

Chea faked a handoff and then spun like a twister to her left to separate from Turner. With one tick remaining, Chea rose up and let loose a long jump shot as the horn sounded. The release was clean as Princeton coach Carla Berube leaned in from the sideline, willing the shot forward.

The ball swished through the net as Chea was mobbed by her jubilant teammates.

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The stakes are high for Harvard and Princeton women’s basketball in Saturday’s marquee matchup

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We’re only one week into the Ivy League hoops season and already one of the most significant matchups of the campaign is upon us.   

On Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET, the high-flying Harvard Crimson will invade Jadwin Gymnasium to take on the six-time defending Ivy League champion Princeton Tigers. 

Here are three insights into the importance of the game and some of the key factors that may play a role in determining the outcome:

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Princeton women’s basketball routs Cornell, 72-39, to open Ivy League play

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The Princeton women’s basketball team started its run for a seventh consecutive Ivy League championship in style on Saturday afternoon with a dominating win over Cornell, 72-39, at Jadwin Gymnasium.

Princeton led wire-t0-wire for a fifth consecutive game to open Ivy League play at 1-0. The Tigers have not trailed in their last 200 minutes of basketball.

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Tiger Takeaways for Princeton women’s basketball as Ivy League play approaches

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A whiteboard used by Princeton women’s basketball coach Carla Berube and her coaching staff sits on a sideline chair af the Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 8, 2024 (Steve Silverman | Ivy Hoops Online)

Princeton women’s basketball ended 2024 on a high note, vanquishing the Le Moyne Dolphins, 75-43, on New Year’s Eve and finishing its nonconference schedule with a 9-4 record. 

With the curtain rising on the Ivy League season in only three days, it’s time to take stock of how the Tigers have fared during the first half of the season and look ahead to the prospects for the six-time-defending Ivy League champions grabbing yet another conference title.

Here are four Tiger Takeaways from the conclusion of the nonconference season:

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Princeton women’s basketball rolls past Middle Tennessee State, 64-51, for third straight win

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The Princeton women’s basketball team cruised past the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Saturday afternoon at Jadwin Gymnasium, 64-51, for the Tigers’ third consecutive win. The triumph extended Princeton’s home winning streak to 23 games, tied for the third-longest in the nation.

This group of Tigers is a changed team since returning home two and a half weeks ago after starting the season with eight of its first nine games on the road. In three consecutive home wins against Rhode Island, Vermont and now Middle Tennessee State, Princeton hasn’t trailed for a second and has outscored its opponents by an overage of 13.3 points per game.

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Princeton women’s basketball coasts to a 60-45 win over Vermont

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For the Princeton women’s basketball team, there’s no place like home.

Playing in the friendly confines of Jadwin Gymnasium for the second game in a row, the Tigers swept aside the Vermont Catamounts with ease, 60-45, in a Saturday matinee.

Nine days ago, the Tigers returned home after a grueling road stretch to defeat the Rhode Island Rams, 66-54, in a game Princeton never trailed.  On Saturday afternoon, the Tigers turned in a near carbon-copy performance, jumping out to an early lead against Vermont and never looking back.

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Princeton women’s basketball returns home and beats Rhode Island, 66-54

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For the first time in nearly a month, Princeton’s women played a basketball game at home. The Tigers made the most of their homecoming Wednesday, holding off the Rhode Island Rams, 66-54, in a game the Orange and Black led wire to wire.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Princeton and avenged a frustrating loss to the Rams a year ago in Kingston.

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Princeton women’s basketball holds off Temple, 62-57, for third straight road win

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The Princeton women’s basketball team won a third consecutive road game against a brand-name opponent with a 62-57 win over the Temple Owls at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

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Princeton women’s basketball routs DePaul, 79-58, for first win of the season

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The Princeton women’s basketball team shrugged off a sluggish start and stormed past the DePaul Blue Demons, 79-58, in a Saturday matinee matchup at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The win was the first of the season for Princeton (1-1) and its first triumph over DePaul (1-1) in program history.  The Blue Demons won the previous three contests against the Tigers in 2011, 2012 and 2018.

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Princeton women’s basketball drops season opener at Duquesne after fourth-quarter collapse

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The Princeton women’s basketball team has opened the 2024-25 season with a thud.

The Tigers lost on the road to the Duquesne Dukes, 76-66, at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh Monday.

Last season, the Tigers also opened their season against the Dukes but secured a hard-fought victory at home, 65-57.  The Dukes got their revenge tonight, outscoring a tired Tigers squad 20-4 in the fourth quarter.  

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