Women's Basketball Begins 2025-26 Season At Georgia Tech

Sunday, November 9

Atlanta, Ga.

2:00 PM

Princeton University

Georgia Tech

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Women's Basketball Begins 2025-26 Season At Georgia Tech

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THE ROCK - Basic Information
•Princeton Women's Basketball begins the 2025-26 season at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Sunday.

•The Tigers were voted as the No. 1 team in the Ivy League Preseason Poll, the league announced.

•They earned 163 voting points and 17 of the 21 first place votes. Columbia was second at 147 points and three first place tallies while Harvard nabbed 126 points and the final first place nod. Penn was fourth (106), followed by Brown (84), Dartmouth (46), Cornell (45) and Yale (39).

•Head coach Carla Berube's team returns four starters from last year's NCAA Tournament team in Ashley Chea (First-Team All-Ivy), Skye Belker (Second-Team All-Ivy), Fadima Tall (Second-Team All-Ivy) and Olivia Hutcherson.

•Also, returning is Madison St. Rose, who was recently named to the 2026 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award Watchlist presented by the Her Hoops Stats.

RIKISHI - TOP RETURNERS
•Ashley Chea was unanimous First-Team All-Ivy last season after seeing a jump in scoring (12.6), shooting (.432), free-throw shooting (.750), assists (103), rebounding (3.2) and steals (26).

•Skye Belker nabbed her first All-Ivy honor (second-team) in 2025 as she improved in scoring (13.0), shooting (.447), three-point shooting (.379), rebounding (2.1) and assists (78).

•Fadima Tall also corralled her first All-Ivy selection (second-team) as she saw a spike in most categories including scoring (10.6), three-point shooting (.323),
rebounding (6.3), assists (63) and steals (40).

•Olivia Hutcherson played in 28 games in 2024-25 and improved in scoring (4.2), rebounding (4.3), steals (26) and blocks (16).

•Madison St. Rose averaged 17.0 points, 7.2 rebounds 1.2 assists per game in four contests last season before missing the year with a knee injury.

•In her three campaigns with the Tigers, St. Rose has averaged 12.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while collecting Ivy Rookie of the Year in 2023 and Second-Team All-Ivy in 2024.

JEY USO - THE CLASS OF 2029
•The Tigers brought in two players for the Class of 2029 in Sarah Lessig and Grace O'Sullivan.

•Lessig, from Seattle, Wash., was Metro League MVP and Seattle Sports Star of the Year nominee as a senior captain. She also played baseball, softball and flag football.

•O'Sullivan, from Acton, Mass., earned three ISL All-League honors and was a two-time NEPSAC AA and NEPSAC Class B All-Star after securing over 1,200 points and 500 rebounds.

JIMMY USO - THE COACHING STAFF
•The coaching staff for Princeton remains the same with head coach Carla Berube, associate head coach Lauren Gosselin, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Lauren Dillon, assistant coach Jordan Edwards and Director of Basketball Operations Lilly Paro.

•In five playing seasons played under Berube, the Tigers have won four Ivy League championships, posting a 65-5 record against Ivy opponents during the regular season. Overall, the Tigers are 121-25 (.829) during Berube's tenure as head coach at Princeton.

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