Ivy League

Five Cornell players sit on stools in a horizontal line facing head coach Dayna Smith. Their teammates and the rest of the staff huddle in a semicircle around them.

After 22 years, Dayna Smith is out as Cornell’s head coach

By Jenn Hatfield / March 12, 2024

The Big Red have struggled since winning their lone Ivy League title in 2008

USC star JuJu Watkins shouts instructions as she dribbles the ball with her left hand under pressure.

The legend of JuJu Watkins grows after Pac-12 Tournament semifinal win over UCLA

By Michelle Smith / March 9, 2024

But Watkins also had critical help in critical moments

Brown guard Kyla Jones shoots a left-handed layup, just over the outstretched arm of Penn forward Floor Toonders, who came over to help.

Why you can’t blink if you’re trying to stop Brown’s Kyla Jones

By Jenn Hatfield / March 9, 2024

Behind Jones’ drives and crafty finishes, Brown has had its best season in recent memory

Penn women's basketball players put their hands together in a huddle.

‘This is our championship game’: How Penn upset its way into Ivy Madness

By Jenn Hatfield / March 3, 2024

With only four teams making the Ivy League Tournament, Saturday’s game had heightened suspense, urgency

Columbia guards Cecelia Collins and Abbey Hsu celebrate on the court, facing their cheering fans in the stands.

What Columbia’s win over Princeton showed about the Lions’ team and program

By Jenn Hatfield / February 25, 2024

Despite losing seven seniors, Columbia is tied for first place again in the Ivy League

Conference title check-ins: Why Stanford’s collapse against Arizona could threaten its March Madness seeding

By Emily Adler / February 25, 2024

Projecting the regular season conference winner across high- and mid-majors

Side by side photo of Ivy League players overlayed on the Locked on WBB format that reads "Ivy League Update"

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Who is making a splash in the Ivy League?

By The Next / February 23, 2024

Ivy League beat reporter Jenn Hatfield talks Princeton-Columbia rematch, regular-season awards

Columbia guard Abbey Hsu holds her follow-through after a shot. Princeton guard Skye Belker turns her back to Hsu to box her out.

Who will win Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Year this season?

By Jenn Hatfield / February 21, 2024

Let’s list the top contenders — and consult the historical record

Columbia guard Abbey Hsu walks onto the court and low-fives her teammates. They each tap one hand against their forehead in a preview of Hsu's pregame handshake.

How Abbey Hsu became Columbia basketball’s all-time leading scorer

By Jenn Hatfield / February 17, 2024

‘Just a great person to break a record’

Penn guard Mataya Gayle extends her left arm to shoot a layup as a Columbia defender arrives too late to contest.

‘She thinks this is cool’: Penn rookie Mataya Gayle is playing fearlessly

By Jenn Hatfield / February 9, 2024

The frontrunner for Ivy League Rookie of the Year has risen to the occasion against top opponents