PRINCETON, N.J. -- All eight of the Ivy League women’s basketball head coaches along with two student-athletes met virtually with media as part of the Ivy League Women’s Basketball Media Day on Tuesday.


 
QUICK HITS
Brown Head Coach Monique LeBlanc
“We have a hungry team, we are really young. I know sometimes that can be intimidating for coaches, but I find it to be a strength because we are really hungry and competitive. The players are really excited to contribute to this new style of basketball here at Brown.”
 
Student-Athletes:
Ashley Ducharme (Sr., F – Milton, Mass.)
Kyla Jones (So., G – Chicago, Ill.)


Columbia Head Coach Megan Griffith
“I’m really excited we get to be back together. I think the brand of Columbia Women’s Basketball you are going to see this year is going to be very exciting. It is just the start for us, we have a lot of momentum to build off of. We have unfinished business.”
 
Student-Athletes:
Kaitlyn Davis (Jr., G/F – Norwalk, Conn.)
Abbey Hsu (So., G – Parkland, Fla.)
 

Cornell Head Coach Dayna Smith
“Super excited that we are able to play basketball, that we are able to be together and to be together out on the court. Every day we feel very lucky to be able to go out and play basketball. It is going to be an interesting season for us as we are extremely young—A lot of learning, a lot of newness in every little thing we do.
 
Student-Athletes:
Theresa Grace Mbanefo (Sr., F – Otsego, Minn.)
Shannon Mulroy (Jr., G – Mount Laurel, N.J.)
 

Dartmouth Head Coach
“I am incredibly blessed to be here and to work with these amazing women. I have really enjoyed getting to know this new squad and to have a chance to work with them. Really, it’s been a new beginning for all of us. It feels a bit like we all are first-years right now. It’s been wonderful to land here at this amazing institution.”
 
Student-Athletes:
Karina Mitchell (Jr., G – Charlotte, N.C.)
Emma Koch (Jr., F – Iowa City, Iowa)


Harvard Head Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith
“It’s an understatement that we are thrilled to be together playing the game that we love. Every year, I love coming back and the feeling of my athletes, but this year it is times 100. It’s an energy that I haven’t felt in 40 years at Harvard. They’re just so happy to be together and they’re so happy to be playing basketball.”
 
Student-Athletes:
Tess Sussman (Sr., G – Needham, Mass.)
McKenzie Forbes (Jr., G – Folsom, Calif.)
 

Penn Head Coach Mike McLaughlin
“It’s exciting. We’ve been working really hard to prepare us for this opportunity. We had a very good off-season to grow as a new group together and hold each other to a high standard. We have some new voices here—it’s exciting. We have some challenges ahead like everyone in our league, but we are off to a great start.”
 
Student-Athletes:
Kennedy Suttle (Sr., F – Atlanta, Ga.)
Nikola Kovacikova (Sr., Krskany, Slovakia)
 

Princeton Head Coach Carla Berube
“I do think the Ivy League is really strong and competitive. I think it is going to be a really competitive, deep Ivy season. We’re going to try to get prepared for that Ivy League season. We have a strong non-conference schedule to get us ready for the upcoming Ivy League play.”
 
Student-Athletes:
Julia Cunningham (Jr., G – Watchung, N.J.)
Abby Meyers (Sr., G – Potomac, Md.)


Yale Head Coach Allison Guth
“We are a unit that is excited to be together and playing the game we love. We are focused right now on getting 1% better each day. We have an exciting opportunity to have some young players step up and add to our veteran crew. We are just excited about all there is to come and growing together as a unit.”
 
Student-Athletes:
Alex Cade (Sr., F – Shaker Heights, Ohio)
Camilla Emsbo (Jr., F – Lakewood, Colo.)
 

The Ivy League women’s basketball season kicks off on Tuesday, November 9 with conference play set to begin January 2^nd. T the League will showcase six regular season games featuring men’s and women’s basketball on ESPN Linear Networks. All home Ivy League events will be available on ESPN+. The League will also be featured on several regional sports networks throughout the season.
 
The 2022 Ivy League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments will feature the top four teams on both sides on March 11-13 at Lavietes Pavilion on the campus of Harvard University with a berth to the NCAA Tournament up for grabs. All six games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.