Women's Basketball

Columbia's Henderson, Penn's Collins Garner First Women's Basketball Weekly Awards

PRINCETON, N.J. — The opening week of Ivy League women's basketball proved to be a good one as Ivy League programs recorded notable wins against the Big Ten and Big East, highlighted by Harvard's 72-68 overtime victory against No. 25 Indiana. Individually, Columbia's Kitty Henderson (Player) and Penn's Katie Collins (Rookie) earned this week's weekly awards.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kitty Henderson, Columbia (Sr., G - North Curl Curl, Australia)
  • Averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals to lead Columbia in wins over Stony Brook and Providence.
  • Shot 57.7% (15-26) from the field, 37.5% (3-8) from three-point range.
  • Had a game-high seven assists and three steals vs. Stony Brook.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Katie Collins, Penn (Fr., F - Manasquan, N.J.)
  • Helped lead Penn to a 2-0 weekend with victories over Merrimack and Maine.
  • Shot 63.6% (7-11) from the field including 80% (4-for-5) against the Warriors.
  • Averaged 8.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and had seven blocks, four steals, and five assists in both games.
  • Against Merrimack, Collins flirted with a triple-double scoring nine points and adding 10 boards and six blocks.
HONOR ROLL
Gianna Aiello, Brown
Grace Arnolie, Brown
Riley Weiss, Columbia
Kelsey Langston, Cornell
Emily Pape, Cornell
Zeynep Ozel, Dartmouth
Victoria Page, Dartmouth
Gabby Anderson, Harvard
Alayna Rocco, Harvard
Stina Almqvist, Penn
Cristina Parrella, Princeton
Madison St. Rose, Princeton
Marisa Chapman, Yale
Mackenzie Egger, Yale
 
2024-25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Player of the Week
Nov. 11 - Kitty Henderson, Columbia (Sr., G - North Curl Curl, Australia)

Rookie of the Week
Nov. 11 - Katie Collins, Penn (Fr., F - Manasquan, N.J.)