PROVIDENCE, R.I — Harmoni Turner followed-up her masterful semifinal performance with a game-high 24 points to lead Harvard to the 2025 Ivy Madness Tournament title, defeating Columbia by a score of 74-71 on Saturday night.

It is the Crimson’s first ascent to the top of the Ivy Madness mountaintop and guarantees Harvard a spot in the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament as the Ivy League’s automatic qualifier.

Turner added four assists, three steals, and two rebounds to her stat line en route to winning the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Elena Rodriguez, who joined Turner on the All-Tournament Team, led all players with nine assists to go along with 13 points and four rebounds, and Karlee White chipped in 12 points, on six-of-seven shooting, and five rebounds, to round out Harvard’s double-digit scorers.

Columbia’s starters shouldered the load, combining to score 65 of the Lions’ 71 points. All-Tournament Team selection Reily Weiss paced Columbia with 21 points and hit four three-pointers, but her attempt from three-point range to force overtime went in and out at the buzzer. Cecelia Collins had 18 points, six rebounds, and a team-high six assists, Kitty Henderson had 14 points, five rebounds, and a team-high three steals, and Perri Page had a game-high eight rebounds to go along with her eight points.

The Lions got off to a strong start, leading 13-6 just 4 minutes into the game, but while Columbia would lead for the majority of the opening frame, Harvard clawed their way back and took a late 19-18 lead on a Rodriguez three-pointer.

Harvard carried their momentum into the second quarter and, after Columbia retook a 24-22 advantage, the Crimson went on a 12-2 run to break-open an eight-point lead. The Lions narrowed the gap, trimming it to two points three different times, the last of which came right before the halftime buzzer on Weiss’ third three-pointer of the quarter.

Turner started to heat up early in the third quarter and quickly pushed the Crimson’s lead to seven. Harvard kept Columbia at arms length for much of the third quarter and expanded their lead to eight, but the Lions came charging back, using an 8-0 run to tie the game at 57 with a minute to play in the quarter, but a layup from Alayna Rocco gave Harvard the two-point edge heading into the fourth quarter.

With just 10 minutes remaining, points started coming at a premium. Harvard led for the first six-plus minutes of the quarter, but a pair of Collins' free throws capped off a personal 6-2 run to tie the game at 65 apiece with 3:19 to go. Harvard clamped down in crunch time as those would be the last Columbia points scored for almost three minutes, which allowed the Crimson to carry a four-point lead into the final 30 seconds of the game. With five seconds left and trailing by three, Weiss had a look at the game-tying three, but it didn’t fall and Harvard came away victorious.

Harvard shot nearly 50 percent from the floor, compared to just 38 percent for Columbia. The Lions had the edge from three-point range, hitting 10 compared to Harvard’s seven, but Harvard forced 13 Columbia turnovers and scored 14 points from those turnovers to slightly edge out Columbia for the championship.

All-Tournament Team:
Harmoni Turner, Harvard (Most Outstanding Player)
Elena Rodriguez, Harvard
Riley Weiss, Columbia
Skye Belker, Princeton
Stina Almqvist, Penn

With the Crimson claiming the league's automatic bid, all eyes now turn to Selection Sunday as Columbia and Princeton wait to find out their fates.