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Harvard guard Harmoni Turner stands in a defensive stance inside the halfcourt circle, ready to defend a Northeastern player when she crosses halfcourt with the ball.

If defense wins championships, who could win the Ivy League this season?

By Jenn Hatfield / December 28, 2024

Perennial defensive juggernaut Princeton isn’t atop the league anymore

Two photos of Ivy League women's basketball players are shown side-by-side. On the left, Penn guard Stina Almqvist dribbles the ball with her left hand with a defender on her right hip. On the right, Columbia guard/forward Perri Page tilts her head up, closes her eyes and yells in celebration. Her fists are clenched at her sides.

Eight Ivy League players who have elevated their games in 2024-25

By Jenn Hatfield / December 21, 2024

Whether it’s a sophomore leap or ‘playing like a senior,’ players on every team have stepped up

Temple women's basketball celebrates after winning the Big 5 Classic at Villanova on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.

Sights and sounds: What winning the Big 5 Classic means to Temple

By Rob Knox / December 8, 2024

Richardson ‘This was a great classic and the first of many I know will be great for the city’

Penn forward Katie Collins holds the ball with two hands at about hip height as she stands on the perimeter and scans the court.

Penn first-year Katie Collins is already showing she can do everything on the court

By Jenn Hatfield / December 4, 2024

Stina Almqvist: ‘She’s a freshman, but she’s playing like a pro’

Amaris Baker drives to the basket

The long-overdue Big 5 Classic is here, Drexel included

By Rob Knox / December 3, 2024

Baker: ‘I grew up watching Philly basketball, so the fact that the women’s side gets a chance is very exciting’

Mary Hollensteiner and Abigail Wright stand up on the Harvard bench and each hold one hand up, making the 3-point sign. Teammate Saniyah Glenn-Bello is in between them, standing and clapping.

Ivy League notebook: Inside Harvard’s top-25 win, Princeton’s growing pains and more

By Jenn Hatfield / November 9, 2024

Plus, the challenge for Ivy teams in getting signature wins right away

Princeton players hold the Ivy League Tournament championship trophy aloft. It is a gold ball on top of a long wooden base.

2024-25 Ivy League preview

By Jenn Hatfield / November 1, 2024

Can Harvard challenge the Princeton-Columbia duopoly, or will those two teams reload?

Penn players stand in two rows on an outdoor basketball court, with rooftops visible behind them. They put their arms around each other and smile for a photo.

From jet skis to sweaty gyms, Penn’s young roster jells on tour of Italy and Croatia

By Jenn Hatfield / October 1, 2024

Mike McLaughlin: ‘I felt like I was on a postcard’

Photos of Stanford guard Talana Lepolo and LSU guard Last-Tear Poa are displayed side-by-side. Both are dribbling the ball with their right hand, and Poa points ahead of her with her left hand.

Which women’s college basketball teams are taking foreign tours in 2024?

By Jenn Hatfield / June 22, 2024

LSU, Stanford headline the jetsetters

USC guard Kayla Padilla dribbles the ball with her left hand and puts two fingers up with her right hand to direct the offense.

Kayla Padilla is the floor leader USC needed

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 30, 2024

The Penn graduate transfer has been a steadying hand all season and into the NCAA Tournament