Women's Basketball

Brown's Jones, Penn's Gayle Win Women's Hoops Weekly Honors



PRINCETON, N.J. — With another back-to-back weekend of Ivy League women's hoops in the books, both Princeton and Columbia became the first two teams to clinch their spots in Ivy Madness. Individually, Brown's Kyla Jones earned Player of the Week honors while Penn's Mataya Gayle earned Rookie honors.

On the national level, three Ivies (Princeton, Columbia, and Harvard) rank inside the top-100 of the NCAA NET rankings.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kyla Jones, Brown (Sr., G - Chicago, Ill.)
  • Averaged 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week for Brown.
  • Hit the game-winning bucket in the closing second in Brown's 61-59 win over Penn.
  • Scored 12 of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter.
  • Shot 45.9% from the field on the week.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Mataya Gayle, Penn (Fr., G - Woodstock, Ga.)

  • Averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game in a 1-1 weekend for Penn.
  • Shot 42.3% from the field and 41.7% from three-point range.
  • Led the Quakers with 19 points against Brown on Saturday.

HONOR ROLL
Olivia Young, Brown
Cecelia Collins, Columbia
Riley Weiss, Columbia
Rachel Kaus, Cornell
Clare Meyer, Dartmouth
Nina Minicozzi, Dartmouth
Katie Krupa, Harvard
Abigail Wright, Harvard
Jordan Obi, Penn
Skye Belker, Princeton
Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton
Brenna McDonald, Yale

2023-24 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)
Dec. 4 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Sr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Dec. 11 - Jordan Obi, Penn (Sr., G - Hartford, Conn.)
Dec. 18 - Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton (Sr., G - San Marino, Calif.)
Dec. 26 - Emily Pape, Cornell (So., F - Park Ridge, Ill.)
Jan. 2 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Sr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Jan. 8 - Harmoni Turner, Harvard (Jr., G - Mansfield, Texas)
Jan. 16 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Sr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Jan. 22 - Harmoni Turner, Harvard (Jr., G - Mansfield, Texas)
Jan. 22 - Ellie Mitchell, Princeton (Sr., F - Chevy Chase, Md.)
Jan. 29 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Sr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Feb. 5 - Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton (Sr., G - San Marino, Calif.)
Feb. 12 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Sr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Feb. 19 - 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.)
Dec. 4 - Riley Weiss, Columbia (Fr., G - Hewlett, N.Y.)
Dec. 11 - Mataya Gayle, Penn (Fr., G - Woodstock, Ga.)
Dec. 18 - Skye Belker, Princeton (Fr., G - Los Angeles, Calif.)
Dec. 26 - Nina Minicozzi, Dartmouth (Fr., G - Belmont, Mass.)
Jan. 2 - Mataya Gayle, Penn (Fr., G - Woodstock, Ga.)
Jan. 8 - Mataya Gayle, Penn (Fr., G - Woodstock, Ga.)
Jan. 16 - Riley Weiss, Columbia (Fr., G - Hewlett, N.Y.)
Jan. 22 - Skye Belker, Princeton (Fr., G - Los Angeles, Calif.)
Jan. 29 - Mataya Gayle, Penn (Fr., G - Woodstock, Ga.)
Feb. 5 - Mataya Gayle, Penn (Fr., G - Woodstock, Ga.)
Feb. 12 - Azareya Kilgoe, Cornell (Fr., G - Seaford, Del.)
Feb. 12 - Ese Ogbevire, Penn (Fr., G - Katy, Texas)
Feb. 19 - Mataya Gayle, Penn (Fr., G - Woodstock, Ga.)