Women's Basketball

Princeton's Chen, Penn's Gayle Earn Women's Hoops Weekly Awards



PRINCETON, N.J. — The Ivy League women's hoops standings continued to shake out as last week's back-to-back weekend brought the conference season to the midway point. Individually, Princeton's Kaitlyn Chen and Penn's Mataya Gayle earned this week's weekly awards.

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
Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton (Sr., G - San Marino, Calif.)
  • Averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals in Princeton's two wins over Brown and Yale.
  • Scored 27 points, dished out five assists, and grabbed four rebounds vs. Yale.
  • Added 17 points, six rebounds and four assists against Brown.

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

  • Averaged 14.5 points on 41.4% shooting in a 1-1 week for the Quakers.
  • Recorded 11 points, two rebounds, three steals, two assists, and a block in just 24 minutes of play against Brown.
  • Scored 18 points the following night with four three-pointers to go along with six rebounds, three steals, a block, and an assist.

HONOR ROLL
Grace Arnolie, Brown
Olivia Young, Brown
Abbey Hsu, Columbia
Cecelia Collins, Columbia
Azareya Kilgoe, Cornell
Katie Krupa, Harvard
Jordan Obi, Penn
Skye Belker, Princeton
Jenna Clark, 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.)

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.)