No. 24/25 Women's Basketball Clinches Spot In Ivy Madness With Victory Over Brown

Friday, February 16

Providence, R.I.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

19-3,9-0Ivy League

Brown

13-9,4-5Ivy League

Princeton

Brown

Kaitlyn Chen

No. 24/25 Women's Basketball Clinches Spot In Ivy Madness With Victory Over Brown

February 16, 2024 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Kaitlyn Chen recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the No. 24/25 Princeton Women's Basketball Team used a second-half rally to take down the Brown Bears, 74-62, at the Pizzitola Sports Center on Friday evening.

With the win, Princeton became the first team to clinch a spot in the Ivy League Tournament. The Tigers have participated in each year of Ivy Madness, having won the last four.

Consecutive three-pointers from Grace Arnolie gave Brown a 47-40 lead with 4:56 to go in the third quarter.

That was the largest deficit for Princeton since it was down eight to Villanova, a game which took place two weeks before Christmas.

It was no problem for the Tigers.

Head coach Carla Berube's squad ripped off 11 of 13 to take a 51-49 lead in a span of three minutes. Ashley Chea's basket with 28 seconds left gave the road unit a 55-54 advantage with a quarter to go.

Princeton locked down Brown in the fourth stanza, allowing just three baskets and eight points overall. The Tigers scored six straight to begin the stanza leading to a Brown timeout.

The Bears never got within five the rest of the way as the Tigers sank seven from the charity stripe over the final two minutes.

Princeton began the contest on a 16-4 run and led by double-digits after the first frame, 20-10. Chen scored seven of her 17 during that stretch, adding five rebounds and three assists.

The Tigers led by 14 in the second quarter before the Bears used a 19-8 sprint to cut their halftime deficit to three, 32-29.

Chen's 10 boards were a career high as she posted her third career double-double. Chea had 12 points off the bench while Chet Nweke was one carom shy of a double-double, contributing 11 points in the win.

Berube's team has won 14 straight games, the eighth longest of her coaching career, and is 19-3 overall and 9-0 in the Ivy League. The Tigers finish the weekend at Yale Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.