Women's Basketball

Princeton's Chen and Columbia's Weiss Claim Final Weekly Awards



PRINCETON, N.J.
 — The final weekend of the Ivy League women's basketball season concluded on Saturday as Columbia and Princeton both earned shares of the regular season title. The final two seeds of the Ivy League women's basketball tournament were also determined as Princeton claimed the top seed while Columbia earned the second spot.

Individually, Princeton's Kaitlyn Chen (Player) and Columbia's Riley Weiss (Rookie) earned weekly awards after strong performances on the hardwood.

On the upcoming episode of the Ivy Insights podcast dropping later this week, ESPN's Charlie Creme will share his thoughts on the Ivy League women's basketball season as well as the upcoming tournament.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton (Sr., G - San Marino, Calif.)
  • Registered a double-double in Princeton's 72-55 win over Penn with 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting.
  • Tallied a career-high 11 assists and seven rebounds as Princeton clinched a share of the Ivy title.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Riley Weiss, Columbia (Fr., G - Hewlett, N.Y.)

  • Scored 17 points in 22 minutes off the bench in Columbia's win at Cornell.
  • Shot 7-for-9 from the field and 3-for-5 from three
  • Scored 10 fourth-quarter points to help Columbia clinch a share of the Ivy title.

HONOR ROLL
Grace Arnolie
, Brown
Kyla Jones, Brown
Kitty Henderson, Columbia
Kaya Ingram, Cornell
Harmoni Turner, Harvard
Abigail Wright, Harvard
Jordan Obi, Penn
Ashley Chea, 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.)
Feb. 12 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Sr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Feb. 19 - Kyla Jones, Brown (Sr., G - Chicago, Ill.)
Feb. 26 - Abbey Hsu, Columbia (Sr., G - Parkland, Fla.)
Mar. 4 - Stina Almqvist, Penn (Jr., F - Kinna, Sweden)
Mar. 11 - 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.)
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.)
Feb. 26 - Abigail Wright, Harvard (Fr., F - Newton, Mass.)
Mar. 4 - Ese Ogbevire, Penn (Fr., G - Katy, Texas)
Mar. 11 - Riley Weiss, Columbia (Fr., G - Hewlett, N.Y.)