The Dartmouth women's basketball team battled until the final whistle, but ultimately could not overcome an early deficit, dropping a heartbreaker, 64-59 at rival Harvard tonight.
NEW YORK - Columbia University junior Judie Lomax became the first player in school history to be named the Ivy League Women's Basketball Player of the Year, it was announced on Thursday by the conference. Also picking up a major individual award was senior Sara Yee, who was tabbed the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
Niveen Rasheed was the unanimous selection for Ivy League Rookie of the Year it was announced on Thursday, March 11 by the league office when it revealed the Ivy League women's basketball All-Ivy teams.
In a game that defined the season, the Quakers couldn't blemish Princeton's undefeated Ivy record, falling to the Tigers, 68-51, Tuesday night at Jadwin Gymnasium.
Following two straight impressive outings, the Quakers will need another one as they head to Princeton's Jadwin Gym to attempt to blemish their archrivals perfect Ivy record.
On the heels of its best Ivy League finish in 12 seasons at 8-6, the Yale women's basketball team has landed two players on the 2009-10 All-Ivy team. Sophomore Michelle Cashen earned a spot on the All-Ivy Second Team, while freshman Megan Vasquez was a unanimous choice for the All-Ivy Rookie Team. In addition to their 8-6 league mark, the Bulldogs' 13-15 overall record was their best since the 2001-02 campaign.
The Yale women's basketball team saved one of its best performances of the 2009-10 season for last, capping the campaign with a 74-60 victory at Cornell on Saturday night. Four Bulldogs tallied double figures in the contest, led by a season-best 20 points from senior Melissa Colborne in the final game of her career. Senior Haywood Wright had a season-high 13 points in her last game in Yale blue and also blocked a shot to finish tied for second place all-time with 109 career rejections. Senior captain Ashley Carter moved into third all-time at Yale by appearing in the 107th game of her career.
Providence, RI- Brown University sophomore guard Hannah Passafuime (Soquel, CA) was named Honorable Mention All-Ivy after a vote of the eight Ancient Eight head basketball coaches.
New York, NY- Columbia's Judie Lomax poured in 20 points and grabbed 27 rebounds to help the Lions to a 54-41 victory over the Brown women's basketball team at Levien Gym this evening. Sophomore Aileen Daniels (Waldwick, NJ) led the Bears' offense for the second straight night with 14 points and nine rebounds. The Lions ended the season 18-10 overall with a 9-5 mark in the Ivy League, while the Bears dropped to 8-20 overall and finished 5-9 in the league.
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