Women's Basketball

Princeton's Cunningham, Yale's Capstraw Take Home Women's Basketball Weekly Awards

PRINCETON, N.J. – A comeback victory from Princeton over Rutgers highlighted a big week for Ivy League women's basketball as Player of the Week Julia Cunningham led the charge for the Tigers. Elsewhere, Columbia, Harvard, and Yale won their lone matchups in impressive fashion as Yale's Kiley Capstraw picked up her second consecutive Rookie of the Week honor. 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Julia Cunningham
, Princeton (Sr., G - Watchung, N.J.)

  • Scored 24 points on 61.5% shooting in a win over in-state rival Rutgers.
  • Tallied four rebounds to go along with one steal and one assist.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Kiley Capstraw
, Yale (Fr., G - West Orange, N.J.)

  • Registered 12 points and eight rebounds in Yale's win over Boston.

HONOR ROLL
Paige Lauder
, Columbia
Jaida Patrick, Columbia
Mekkena Boyd, Dartmouth
Madison St. Rose, Princeton
Jenna Clark, Yale

2022-23 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Player of the Week
Nov. 14 - Kayla Padilla, Penn (Sr., G - Torrance, Calif.)
Nov. 14 - Harmoni Turner, Harvard (So., G - Mansfield, Texas)
Nov. 21 - Kyla Jones, Brown (Jr., G - Chicago, Ill.)
Nov. 28 - Jaida Patrick, Columbia (Sr., G - West Haverstraw, N.Y.)
Dec. 5 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Jr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Dec. 5 - Harmoni Turner, Harvard (So., G - Mansfield, Texas)
Dec. 12 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Jr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Dec. 19 - Julia Cunningham, Princeton (Sr., G - Watchung, N.J.)

Rookie of the Week
Nov. 14 - Mackenzie Leahy, Brown (Fr., G - West Dundee, Ill.)
Nov. 21 - Grace Arnolie, Brown (Fr., G - Vienna, Va.)
Nov. 28 - Grace Arnolie, Brown (Fr., G - Vienna, Va.)
Dec. 5 - Simone Sawyer, Penn (Fr., G - Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Dec. 12 - Kiley Capstraw, Yale (Fr., G - West Orange, N.J.)
Dec. 19 - Kiley Capstraw, Yale (Fr., G - West Orange, N.J.)