Complete Women's Basketball Weekly Release in pdf format
PRINCETON, N.J. -- All eight Ivy League women’s basketball teams are now on the #RoadtoIvyMadness.
LEAGUE NOTES
- All teams are on the path to the 2018 Ivy League basketball tournament, with the top four teams earning spots. Princeton leads the way with a 3-0 mark, followed by Dartmouth and Yale at 1-0 apiece and Penn at 2-1.
- Columbia’s Camille Zimmerman needs just 22 points to become the all-time leading scorer in Lions men’s or women’s basketball history. She would become the third Ivy women’s basketball alum to lead their school in scoring across both genders, joining Penn’s Diana Caramanico (2,415) and Harvard’s Allison Feaster-Strong (2,132).
- Four teams are among the top-100 in the latest RPI, with Princeton at 49, Brown at 95, Dartmouth at 97 and Harvard at 99. Princeton (No. 5) and Brown (No. 22) are among the top-25 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, while Penn is receiving votes.
- The Ivy League is currently ranked ninth as a conference (out of 32) as it looks to extend its trend of finishing in the top 10 of the conference RPI to four-straight years. The Ancient Eight finished the 2014-15 season ranked No. 7, the 2015-16 campaign ranked No. 10 and the 2016-17 season at No. 8.
- This week pits Yale at Brown on Friday, followed by Cornell at Columbia and Dartmouth at Harvard on Saturday. All three games will be broadcast live on the Ivy League Network (ILN), now available on Apple TV and Roku as well as the ILN app on Android and iOS devices.
CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Princeton sophomore guard/forward
Bella Alarie (Bethesda, Md.) averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 63.2 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from downtown as the Tigers swept Columbia and Cornell. She posted her eighth double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds against the Lions.
Alarie earns her seventh career Player of the Week honor, the 19
th Ivy to accomplish the feat. She is now tied with, among others, her head coach
Courtney Banghart, who earned seven while at Dartmouth from 1997-2000.
Alarie’s Statistics for the Week
18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 63.6 FG%, 100.0 FT% vs. Columbia
14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 62.5 FG%, 66.7 3FG%, 100.0 FT% vs. Cornell
CO-PLAYER/ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Penn freshman center
Eleah Parker (Charlotte, N.C.) posted a pair of double-doubles in the Quakers’ sweep of Columbia and Cornell, averaging 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in the two games. Against the Lions, Parker set career-highs in both points (22) and rebounds (14), while converting 11 field goals.
Parker receives her fourth Rookie of the Week honor, the first Quaker to accomplish the feat since her teammate
Michelle Nwokedi took home six in 2014-15.
Parker’s Statistics for the Week
15 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 63.6 FG%, 100.0 FT% vs. Cornell
22 points, 14 rebounds, 1 block, 47.8 FG% vs. Columbia
HONOR ROLL
Ellen Andrews, Yale (Fr., F – Dallas)
12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 75.0 FT% vs. Brown
Jen Berkowitz, Yale (Sr., F – Wayland, Mass.)
20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 63.6 FG%, 50.0 3FG%, 100.0 FT% vs. Brown
Jeannie Boehm, Harvard (So., F – Winnetka, Ill.)
19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 81.8 FG% vs. La Salle
Riley Casey, Columbia (Fr., G – Brentwood, Tenn.)
9 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal at Princeton
20 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, 46.2 3FG%, 100.0 FT% at Penn
Samantha Clement, Cornell (Jr., G – Anaheim, Calif.)
23 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 45.0 FG%, 55.6 3FG% at Penn
10 points, 1 rebound, 3 steals, 1 block, 44.4 FG%, 50.0 3FG% at Princeton
Justine Gaziano, Brown (So., G – Natick, Mass.)
13 points, 6 rebounds, 50.0 FG%, 100.0 FT% at Yale
Carlie Littlefield, Princeton (Fr., G – Waukee, Iowa)
10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals vs. Columbia
8 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 80.0 FG% vs. Cornell
Erika Steeves, Brown (Jr., F – Montreal)
18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 50.0 FG%, 50.0 3FG%, 100.0 FT% at Yale
Camille Zimmerman, Columbia (Sr., G/F – Tempe, Ariz.)
29 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 60.0 FG%, 84.6 FT% at Princeton
9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists at Penn