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After two road games to open the season, the Princeton women’s basketball team opened its home schedule with a solid win over Villanova, 70-61, at Jadwin Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
Princeton (2-1) began the evening in ceremonious fashion by unveiling yet another pair of championship banners for the Tigers’ regular season and Ivy League Tournament championships from the 2023-24 season. Returning players also were presented with championship rings prior to the start of the game.
BOSTON – Uneasy is the head that wears the crown.
Angry, however, is the head that had their crown taken from them in an unexpected March upset.
Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps a third second-half comeback win in as many games for Princeton (3-0) in a 79-76 win at Northeastern (1-1) Sunday afternoon:
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.
Ivy Hoops Online contributor George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps another furious second-half rally in a 75-68 win for Princeton (2-0) over Duquesne (0-2) at the Jersey Jam in Trenton, N.J. Friday night:
Our George “Toothless Tiger” Clark recaps an 81-80 season-opening comeback win for Princeton men’s basketball (1-0) over Iona (0-1) at Jadwin Gym Monday night:
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.
Princeton women’s basketball coach Carla Berube talks about putting the Tigers’ 2024 NCAA Tournament loss behind the program, where she expects leadership to come from on this year’s team, previews Monday’s season opener at Duquesne, highlights what to look for from her squad’s newcomers, explains why she’ll have to be patient this season, and much more in an in-depth conversation with Ivy Hoops Online contributor Steve Silverman:
As the 2024-25 season quickly approaches, the Ivy League hosted its annual women’s basketball Media Day on Thursday. The three-hour event, hosted by Lance Medow, can be viewed on the conference’s YouTube channel.
Prior to the event, the league announced the results of its preseason poll.
Princeton, which has claimed the Ancient Eight title for the last six years, was picked first with 122 out of a possible 128 points and 10 first-place votes. Columbia, which has tied for the top spot in each of the last two seasons, came in second with 110 points and five first-place votes.
Harvard, which has finished the last two years in third placed, was tabbed for third in 2025, earning 101 points and one first-place spot.
Penn, the final participant in last year’s Ivy tournament, was picked fourth with 75 votes, while Brown, which finished last year tied with Penn for fourth, was four points back in fifth place.
Sixth place went to Yale, which was as high as third place in 2022, with 48 votes.
While Cornell and Dartmouth ended last season tied for seventh place, the Big Red got the nod for seventh in this year’s poll with 30 points and the Big Green were eighth with 19 points.
Below are highlights from this year’s virtual Media Day:
The Ivy League hosted media day on Tuesday for the upcoming men’s basketball season.
Here’s one key impression from interviews with players and coaches from each of the eight Ancient Eight programs: