Princeton Women Beat Harvard To Win Ivy League Tournament

Mar 14, 2026, 08:19 PM ET

ITHACA, NY — Fadima Tall scored 20 factors and Olivia Hutcherson sparked a late surge to assist No. 23 Princeton beat harvard 63-53 on Saturday to win the Ivy League tournament.

Top-seeded Princeton (26-3) avenged final season’s tournament semifinal loss to Harvard. The Crimson went on to beat Columbia 74-71 in final season’s title sport.

The Tigers have received six of the eight championships within the tournament’s historical past and can make their fifth straight NCAA tournament journey and thirteenth look since 2010.

Harvard used a 20-8 run between the third and fourth quarters to knot the rating at 51 with 4:01 to play. But the Tigers responded with Hutcherson, who scored eight factors in a 12-2 rush to finish it.

Tall shot 8 of 12 from the ground and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to go along with 4 steals and three assists. Ashley Chea added 13 factors for the Tigers, and Hutcherson completed with 12.

Karlee White scored 15 factors and Olivia Jones added 13 for No. 3 seed Harvard (18-11).

Princeton shot 49% from the sphere in contrast to Harvard’s 39%. The Tigers made 18 of twenty-two free throw makes an attempt whereas the Crimson hit 8 of 11.

Harvard beat Columbia 67-65 in additional time to attain the title sport. Columbia beat Princeton in each regular-season matchups.