Women's Basketball
As NIL Collectives Change Collegiate Sports, Harvard Lags Behind
As colleges and universities across the country have embraced name, image, or likeness collectives and supported alumni-led efforts to provide financial support for players, Harvard and its fellow Ivy League schools have refused to follow suit.
Harvard’s Comeback Bid Falls Short as It Loses 63-61 to Columbia in Ivy League Semifinal
Harvard women’s basketball team looked to upset Columbia on home court and punch a ticket to the Ivy League championship game, but its fourth quarter comeback was too little, too late as the Crimson lost 63-61 to the Lions on Friday.
Women’s Basketball Drops Pair of Road Games
The Harvard women’s basketball team (15-11, 8-5 Ivy) dropped both games of its double-header this past weekend, falling to Princeton (22-4, 12-1) 60-49 and Penn (15-11, 7-6) 69-67. Despite the weekend’s setback, the Crimson remains in third place in the conference.
Women’s Basketball Clinches Bid to Ivy Tournament
The final game of Harvard women’s basketball's (15-9, 8-3 Ivy League) three game homestand, which coincided with the team’s senior night, provided the team with a critical win-and-in matchup against the fourth-seeded Brown Bears (14-10, 5-6) for a spot in the Ivy League Tournament.
Women's basketball against Cornell
Elle Staufer goes up to defend the basket in a game against Cornell.
Women's basketball vs. Cornell
Saniyah Glenn-Bello goes for a lay-up in a bout with the Cornell Big Red.
Women’s Basketball Splits Home Matchups vs. N.Y. Rivals
Coming off back-to-back wins, Harvard women’s basketball (14-9, 7-3 Ivy) looked to continue its winning ways, playing host to a pair of New York rivals in Cornell (7-15, 1-9) and Columbia (18-5, 9-1). However, this weekend’s homestand ended with the same result as two weeks earlier, a 74-51 thrashing of the Big Red followed by an excruciating 71-63 defeat to the Lions.
Women's basketball against BC
Senior Lola Mullaney prepares to take a shot in a game against Boston College.
Harvard Splits New York Matchups, Moves to Third Place in Ivy league
This weekend presented the Crimson with a key opportunity to solidify its spot in the Ivy League Tournament coming this March. Harvard fought valiantly in a tough matchup against Columbia before ultimately succumbing in a 82-70 defeat, snapping Harvard’s three-game win streak. The Crimson recovered from the setback, besting the Big Red 63-52 to earn third place outright in the Ivy League.
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Junior Harmoni Turner (pictured) dribbles the basketball in a game against Boston College.
Harvard Women’s Basketball Beats the Bulldogs in New Haven on Rivalry Weekend
Following a dominant performance against the University of Pennsylvania’s Quakers last weekend, the Crimson continued its winning streak in New Haven on Saturday afternoon, securing a victory against the Yale Bulldogs (4-14, NCAA, 1-4 Ivy League) by a final score of 61-52.
Harvard Women’s Basketball Defeats UPenn at Home Behind Strong Performances from Krupa and Turner
On Saturday, the Harvard women’s basketball team defeated the University of Pennsylvania (10-7, 2-2 Ivy) by a decisive 13 points, 69-56. The Crimson (10-7, 3-1 Ivy) was powered by its typical leading scorers, sophomore Katie Krupa and junior Harmoni Turner.
Harvard Falls to Princeton 72-49 At Home, Now 1-1 in Ivy League Play
Harvard women’s basketball (8-7, 1-1) dropped its first conference game of the 2023-2024 season in a 23-point blowout loss to Princeton.
Back in the Lineup, Harmoni Turner Sparks Harvard Women’s Basketball to 73-54 Win Over Yale
The 73-54 victory over the Yale Bulldogs marked a strong start to the Crimson’s Ivy League campaign and a roaring return for Harvard’s star junior guard Harmoni Turner.
With a Winning Record to End 2023, Harvard Basketball Faces Yale to Open Conference Play
Harvard women’s basketball faces its first Ivy League matchup on Saturday. The 2023 Ivy Madness runners-up hope to outplay their past selves and, most importantly, bring home some serious hardware.
Stop the Madness
Then-first-year guard Elle Stauffer attempts a three-pointer against then-first-year guard Elena Rodriguez in Harvard’s annual Crimson Madness game on Oct. 15, 2021.
Harvard Finds its Rhythm, Opens Season 5-2
The Harvard women’s basketball team returned to Cambridge this week after three straight road games took them to Texas and then California for the Coast 2 Coast San Diego Classic. Staying in New England for a few weeks, the team is confident that its momentum will only continue to build – no matter their matchups.
Turnin' Up the Heat
Then-sophomore guard Harmoni Turner dribbles the ball in the Great Eight game against Columbia on March 26, at which Harvard fell to Lions 77-71. Turner was a critical player for the Crimson last season, leading Harvard in scoring.
Harvard Basketball Tips Off 2023-24 Season with Crimson Madness
The Harvard men’s and women’s basketball teams will welcome crowds to Lavietes Pavilion for the first time this season on Friday, Oct. 13 for Crimson Madness. As both teams wrap up their pre-season preparation and await opening night on Nov. 6, the event will be an opportunity for players to show off their skills and compete against each other on the court.
25 Years Later, Harvard’s NCAA Tournament Upset of Stanford Lives On
Until March 14, 1998, a No. 16 seed had never beaten a No. 1 seed in either the men’s or women’s postseason basketball tournament. Then, the Harvard women’s basketball team played Stanford.