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Columbia guard Marija Avlijas is shown in midair, preparing to attempt an open right-handed layup. A Princeton defender reaches an arm toward her to try to contest it but isn't close enough to disrupt Avlijas.

Takeaways from a pivotal Ivy League back-to-back in New York

by Jenn HatfieldFebruary 17, 2026February 20, 2026

NEW YORK — At halftime of a game against then-No. 24 Princeton on Friday, Columbia head coach Megan Griffith told junior star Riley Weiss to get out. More specifically, “I told her to leave the locker room and come back in when she left her ego outside,” Griffith told reporters postgame. So Weiss left briefly […]

Princeton guard/forward Olivia Hutcherson is shown from the side, with a black mask covering her forehead, nose and cheekbones. She yells in celebration in the direction of guard/forward Fadima Tall.

Features, Mid-Majors, NCAAW

Princeton’s Olivia Hutcherson figured out her timing, and her scoring has taken off

by Jenn HatfieldFebruary 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Carla Berube: ‘What she can do … has just made us a lot better’

Columbia co-captains Susie Rafiu and Perri Page face each other in the lane after the buzzer went off. Page is smiling, and they are about to chest-bump.

Features, Mid-Majors, NCAAW

Behind Perri Page, Columbia writes the next chapter of its season — and its rivalry with Princeton

by Jenn HatfieldJanuary 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Columbia gets its third straight win over Princeton, just weeks after an upset loss threatened to ruin its season

Several players on Cornell's bench stand as they watch the action on the court. Some are smiling and yelling, and others are seemingly waiting a half-second to celebrate. A basketball-shaped balloon floats in the stands behind them.

Features, Mid-Majors, NCAAW

An upstate upset: How Cornell pulled off a win for the ages against Columbia

by Jenn HatfieldJanuary 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Cornell came in with unshakeable confidence and the defending champion felt the pressure

Columbia guard Riley Weiss dribbles the ball with her left hand and uses her right arm to protect the ball from an FGCU defender. She is right on the 3-point line and in front of the FGCU bench.

Features, Mid-Majors, NCAAW

How Columbia’s Riley Weiss reached 1,000 career points — while learning when to pass

by Jenn HatfieldJanuary 1, 2026January 1, 2026

Weiss leads Columbia in scoring for the second straight year but has upped her assists as a junior

Columbia guard Fliss Henderson dribbles the ball with her right hand. She has just stepped inside the 3-point line, and she has room in front of her to attack or a teammate cutting down the lane to try to pass to.

Features, Mid-Majors, NCAAW

How stepping away helped Columbia’s Fliss Henderson come back from a stress fracture

by Jenn HatfieldDecember 27, 2025December 27, 2025

Henderson didn’t play her sophomore year, but she’s been indispensable as a junior

Four side-by-side photos of Ivy League alumnae playing for professional basketball teams overseas. In two of the photos, the players are dribbling the ball with their right hand. In a third, the player is shooting an open right-handed jump shot, and in the fourth, the player is shooting an open left-handed layup.

Features, International, Mid-Majors, NCAAW

Why an increasing share of Ivy League graduates are playing professional basketball

by Jenn HatfieldNovember 29, 2025November 29, 2025

Since 2018, 20% of Ivy League women’s basketball graduates have turned pro

Several planes sit outside Newark Liberty International Airport. The city skyline is in the background.

Features, Mid-Majors, NCAAW

Without charter flights, Ivy League teams roll with flight disruptions

by Jenn HatfieldNovember 15, 2025November 15, 2025

Megan Griffith: ‘It’s just, how do you respond in those moments?’

A graphic showing a 64-team bracket for women's college basketball. The text is in gray and black and the background is in white.

Bracketology, Features, NCAAW

Women’s Basketball Bracketology: UCLA, UConn top the preseason bracket

by Matthew WalterNovember 2, 2025November 2, 2025

And Colorado, Columbia, George Mason and Miami crack the bubble

Davidson women's basketball huddles up before taking on Mason on Jan. 28, 2023.

Features, Mid-Majors, NCAAW

2025-26 Ivy League preview

by Jenn HatfieldOctober 31, 2025October 31, 2025

Mike McLaughlin: ‘Ivy basketball on the women’s side is sitting in a really good place’