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PRINCETON, N.J. -- The first full back-to-back on the #RoadtoIvyMadness resulted in a shake-up at the top of the standings.
2018 Ivy League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments
The Ivy League men’s and women’s basketball tournaments return to Philadelphia, March 10-11, 2018. The top four teams will earn berths to the tournament, with the semifinals on Saturday and the championships on Sunday. A variety of ticket offerings—including multi-session passes ranging from $30 - $295 and single-session tickets ranging from $20 - $160—are on sale online at
IvyMadness.com/Tickets or by calling the Ivy League Box Office at (215) 703-3231.
LEAGUE NOTES
- Because only the top four teams in the final standings will qualify for the 2018 Ivy League Basketball Tournament, the League’s regular season just means more. The Ancient Eight is the only Division I conference to take 50 percent of its membership to its postseason tournament.
- Harvard (5-1) took over the top spot in the standings with a 2-0 weekend thanks to Yale’s win over Princeton (4-1), the Tigers’ first Ivy loss of the season and the Bulldogs’ first win over Princeton since Feb. 13, 2009.
- Penn (4-1) also swept through the weekend to move into a tie for second-place, although Princeton currently owns the head-to-head matchup with the second contest between the two teams coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Dartmouth (4-2) went 2-0 as well to move into sole possession of the all-important fourth spot, with Yale (3-3) a game behind.
- This coming week features matches between the top four teams in the standings, as Dartmouth and Harvard will travel to face Penn and Princeton. All eight 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.
- Six teams are among the top-150 in the latest RPI, including three teams in the top-100 in Princeton (48), Harvard (74) and Penn (90). Dartmouth (113), Yale (116) and Brown (121) are just outside the top-100.
- 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.
- The Ivy League finished its non-conference slate 64-42, the fourth-straight season the League won 60 or more non-conference games and matching the fifth-most out-of-conference wins in Ivy history. The Ancient Eight’s 60.4 non-conference winning percentage is fifth-best in Ivy history.
- The League has four wins over Power Five opponents this season, including two against the ACC (Columbia, Dartmouth), one against the Big 12 (Yale) and one against the Pac 12 (Dartmouth). It marks the most wins against Power Five opponents in a single season since 2010-11.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Harvard sophomore guard
Katie Benzan (Wellesley, Mass.) scored 20 points in both games as the Crimson swept the weekend to move into a tie for first-place, defeating Columbia and Cornell. Benzan shot 14-of-21 from the field (66.7 percent) and 9-of-13 from downtown (69.2), while also averaging 6.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals.
Benzan, who was named Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year during her high school career, earns her second career Player of the Week honor and eighth career Ivy League weekly award, as she was a six-time Rookie of the Week last season.
Benzan’s Statistics for the Week
20 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 72.7 FG%, 66.7 3FG% vs. Columbia
20 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 60.0 FG%, 71.4 3FG%, 75.0 FT% vs. Cornell
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Penn freshman center
Eleah Parker (Charlotte, N.C.) averaged 12.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in two games as the Quakers swept through Brown and Yale to move into a tie for first-place in the Ivy League standings. Parker shot 52.4 percent from the field (11-of-21) in the two games.
Parker earns her seventh Rookie of the Week honor, the 12
th Ivy to accomplish the feat all-time and the third from Penn, joining
Alyssa Baron (2011) and
Sydney Stipanovich (2014).
Parker’s Statistics for the Week
18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 69.2 FG% at Brown
6 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 100.0 FT% at Yale
HONOR ROLL
Tori Andrew, Yale (Fr., G – Wayzata, Minn.)
12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 57.1 FG% vs. Princeton
9 points, 1 block, 50.0 FG%, 60.0 3FG% vs. Penn
Jadyn Bush, Harvard (Fr., F – Federal Way, Wash.)
4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 66.7 FG% vs. Columbia
12 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 62.5 FG%, 100.0 FT% vs. Cornell
Riley Casey, Columbia (Fr., G – Brentwood, Tenn.)
1 point, 1 rebound, 3 assists at Harvard
21 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 46.7 FG%, 100.0 FT% at Dartmouth
Kate Letkewicz, Dartmouth (Sr., G – Waterloo, Iowa)
11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 44.4 FG%, 42.9 3FG% vs. Cornell
20 points, 10 rebounds, 57.1 FG%, 66.7 3FG% vs. Columbia
Shayna Mehta, Brown (Jr., G – San Francisco)
17 points, 5 rebounds, 42.9 FG%, 42.9 3FG%, 100.0 FT% vs. Penn
17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 100.0 FT% vs. Princeton
Leslie Robinson, Princeton (Sr., F – Corvallis, Ore.)
18 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 57.1 FG%, 100.0 FT% at Yale
14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 41.2 FG% at Brown
Anna Ross, Penn (Sr., G – Syracuse, N.Y.)
11 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals at Brown
13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 55.6 FG%, 100.0 3FG% at Yale
Tamara Simpson, Yale (Sr., G – North Babylon, N.Y.)
15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 steals, 41.2 FG% vs. Princeton
11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, 50.0 3FG%, 100.0 FT% vs. Penn
Janie White, Brown (Sr., F – Clarksville, Tenn.)
3 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 blocks, 100.0 FT% vs. Penn
15 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks, 43.8 FG%, 100.0 FT% vs. Princeton
Samantha Widmann, Cornell (So., G/F – Lawrenceville, N.J.)
16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 47.1 FG% at Dartmouth
16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block at Harvard
Camille Zimmerman, Columbia (Sr., G/F – Tempe, Ariz.)
31 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block, 52.6 FG%, 100.0 3FG%, 100.0 FT% at Harvard
20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 66.7 FG%, 100.0 3FG%, 100.0 FT% at Dartmouth