Women's Basketball

Brown and Princeton Earn Women's Hoops Weekly Awards

PRINCETON, N.J. — Multiple Ivies challenged Power conference programs last week in midseason tournaments as Princeton defeated No. 22 Oklahoma in Fort Myers, Fla. In total, Ivies played against three ranked opponents just last week, and have now tallied games against seven ranked teams. Individually, Brown's Kyla Jones and Princeton's Skye Belker earned the Player and Rookie of the Week awards, respectively.

Throughout the week, Columbia narrowly fell to Florida, 83-81, on a last second buzzer beater at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship. On Thanksgiving day, Princeton bested No. 22 Oklahoma by a score of 77-63 before falling to No. 21 Indiana, 72-63. Over the weekend, Harvard defeated SMU, 80-67, and Cornell took on No. 15 Ohio State.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kyla Jones, Brown (Sr., G - Chicago, Ill)
  • Averaged 27 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a 2-0 week for Brown.
  • Shot 55 percent from the floor and was 11-for-12 from free throw line.
  • Tied career-high with 34 points, scoring 16 fourth quarter points at Monmouth.
  • Guided Brown to two comeback wins erasing 16 and 17-point deficits.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Skye Belker, Princeton (Fr., G - Los Angeles, Calif.)

  • Scored 12 points and had three steals in Princeton's victory over No. 22 Oklahoma.
  • Added eight points and a steal in a nine-point loss to No. 21 Indiana.

HONOR ROLL
Kitty Henderson, Columbia
Abbey Hsu, Columbia
Rachel Kaus, Cornell
Summer Parker-Hall, Cornell
Doreen Ariik, Dartmouth
Nina Minicozzi, Dartmouth
Harmoni Turner, Harvard
Abigail Wright, Harvard
Jordan Obi, Penn
Abby Sharpe, Penn
Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton
Nyla McGill, Yale

2023 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Player of the Week
Nov. 13 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Sr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Nov. 20 - Harmoni Turner, Harvard (Jr., G - Mansfield, Texas)
Nov. 27 - Kyla Jones, Brown (Sr., G - Chicago, Ill)

Rookie of the Week
Nov. 13 - Abigail Wright, Harvard (Fr., F - Newton, Mass.)
Nov. 20 - Mataya Gayle, Penn (Fr., G - Woodstock, Ga.)
Nov. 27 - Skye Belker, Princeton (Fr., G - Los Angeles, Calif.)