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No. 9 Princeton women’s basketball falls to No. 8 Oklahoma State in NCAA Tournament first round

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Princeton’s Olivia Hutcherson (2) jumps ball against Oklahoma State’s Achol Akot (11) in a NCAA Tournament first-round matchup at Pauley Pavilion on March 21, 2026. (Steve Silverman | Ivy Hoops Online)

LOS ANGELES – A stellar season for the Princeton women’s basketball team came to an abrupt end at Pauley Pavilion today as the No. 9 Tigers fell to No. 8 Oklahoma State, 82-68, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

“[This] was not the outcome we were hoping for,” said a disappointed coach Carla Berube in the postgame press conference for Princeton (26-4). “Of course, a ton of credit to Oklahoma State. They were really tough. They made things really, really hard for us on both ends of the floor.”

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No. 1 Princeton women’s basketball races past No. 4 Brown to advance to Ivy League Tournament final

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Princeton’s Olivia Hutcherson and Brown’s Ada Adamekwe tip off an Ivy League Tournament semifinal at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y. on March 13, 2026.

ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 1-seeded Princeton women’s basketball team opened Ivy Madness in style on Friday afternoon, storming past No. 4 Brown, 65-51, in the opening semifinal at Newman Arena.

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No. 23 Princeton women’s basketball defeats Yale on senior day to claim an outright Ivy League title

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The No. 23 Princeton women’s basketball team wore down Yale on Senior Day at Jadwin Gym, 78-55, to claim its 19th Ivy League regular-season title, the most of any program in Ancient Eight history.

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Princeton women’s basketball is at an inflection point after a challenging road weekend

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The Princeton women’s basketball team ran to the locker room at the intermission of their Saturday night contest at Cornell knowing that its season was suddenly on the brink.

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A star is born: Olivia Hutcherson leads No. 25 Princeton women’s basketball past Penn to open Ivy play

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The Princeton women’s basketball team started the new year and Ivy League season right where they left off in 2025: coming from behind in the fourth quarter to scratch out victories on the road.

The Tigers’ newest victim was an old rival, the Penn Quakers, whom the Tigers outlasted, 74-68, at the Palestra on Saturday afternoon.

Penn suffered its 15th straight setback to Princeton, but if there is any such thing as a silver lining in losing, the Quakers can find one in this game. After outplaying Princeton for nearly three quarters of the game, the Quakers showed they are a legitimate contender in the Ancient Eight this season.

Here are three Tigers takeaways from No. 25 Princeton’s 11th consecutive win on the season:

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Tiger Takeaways: Taking stock of Princeton women’s basketball on the eve of Ivy play

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The Princeton women’s basketball team tips off its Ivy League season against Penn at the Palestra on Saturday afternoon after finishing the nonconference season with a 12-1 record, a No. 25 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, and a gaudy NET ranking of No. 38, tops in the Ivy League.

Here are three Tigers Takeaways as what could be a season of destiny for Princeton transitions to conference play:

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Princeton women’s basketball and Taylor Charles swat away DePaul for fifth straight win

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On a Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Taylor Charles served up a record-tying seven helpings of stuffing as the Princeton women’s basketball team rolled over the DePaul Blue Demons, 71-41, in a Sunday matinee at Jadwin Gymnasium.

Getting her first start of the season, Charles made the most of her opportunity.

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Princeton women’s basketball rallies late to beat Rhode Island for fourth straight win

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After recording historic wins last week, it was a good bet that either Princeton women’s basketball or Rhode Island would suffer a letdown in their following contest.

It ended up being both teams.

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