No. 25 Women's Basketball Clinches Sixth Straight Ivy League Title

Saturday, March 9

Princeton, N.J.

2:00 PM

Princeton University

23-4,13-1Ivy League

Penn

15-12,7-7Ivy League

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Penn	12	16	19	8	55
Princeton	22	10	23	17	72

Princeton WOmen's Basketball Ivy League Champions

Princeton Women's Basketball celebrates an Ivy League title.

No. 25 Women's Basketball Clinches Sixth Straight Ivy League Title

March 09, 2024 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PRINCETON – The No. 25 Princeton Women's Basketball Team held the Penn Quakers without a basket for almost the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter to earn a 72-55 victory at Jadwin Gym.

The victory clinched the program's 18th overall Ivy League crown and sixth consecutive title.

In front, 55-47, as the fourth quarter started, the Tigers ripped off 13 straight points, forcing a Penn timeout. The Quakers closed the gap to 13 with three minutes to go, but Skye Belker stole the ball and Madison St. Rose hit a mid-range bucket to stop the momentum.

Penn never scored again. The road squad went 1-of-9 from the floor in the final 10 minutes.

Ahead by one, 7-6, the Tigers finished off the first stanza on a 15-6 run to hold a 10-point lead, 22-12, as the second quarter began. Princeton shot an impressive 71.4 percent (10-of-14) during that stretch.

The Quakers kept the game within single digits in the second frame and cut their deficit to two, 30-28, with 65 seconds to go. Kaitlyn Chen stole an errant pass and raced the length of the court for a bucket to set the contest at 32-28 at halftime.

St. Rose and Chen combined for 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting in the first half.

After Penn got within one, Princeton sprinted out with eight of 11 to force a timeout. Another seven-point spurt pushed the advantage back to 12 for the Tigers before they took an eight-point lead into the fourth.

St. Rose led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting. Chen had her fourth career double-double with 19 points and a career-high 11 assists along with seven boards. Chet Nweke added 11 points and five rebounds in the win.

Princeton is now 23-4 overall and finished the regular season at 13-1 in the Ivy League. If the Tigers finish with a higher NCAA Net Ranking than Columbia, they will be the No. 1 seed in next weekend's Ivy League Tournament.