2023–24 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

2023–24 Princeton Tigers women's basketball
Ivy League regular-season co-champions
Ivy League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record25–5 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lauren Battista (5th season)
  • Lauren Dillon (5th season)
  • Tiana-Jo Carter (2nd season)
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 5   .833
Columbia 13 – 1   .929 23 – 7   .767
Harvard 9 – 5   .643 16 – 12   .571
Penn 7 – 7   .500 15 – 13   .536
Brown 7 – 7   .500 16 – 11   .593
Yale 5 – 9   .357 8 – 19   .296
Cornell 1 – 13   .071 7 – 19   .269
Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071 7 – 19   .269
† 2024 Ivy League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth-year head coach Carla Berube, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey as members of the Ivy League.

The Tigers finished the season with a 25–5 overall record, 13–1 in Ivy League play, to finish in a tie for first place with Columbia as the conference's regular-season co-champion.[1] As the top seed in the Ivy League tournament, they beat Penn[2] and Columbia to win the championship.[3] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the ninth seed in the Albany Regional 2.[4] They lost in the first round to West Virginia.[5]

Previous season

Main article: 2022–23 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

The Tigers finished the season with a 24–6 overall record, 12–2 in Ivy League play, to finish in first place with Columbia and was the conference's regular-season co-champion. As the top seed in the Ivy League tournament, they beat Penn[6] and Harvard to win the championship.[7] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the tenth seed in the Greenville Regional 2. They defeated NC State in the first round[8] before losing to Utah to end their season.[9]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Maggie Connolly 12 G 5' 8" Senior Wilmington, DE Graduated
Julia Cunningham 24 G 5' 11" Senior Watchung, NJ Graduated
Kira Emsbo 21 F 6' 5" Senior Lakewood, CO Graduated
Grace Stone 10 G 6' 5" Senior Glen Cove, NY Graduated
Lexi Weger 33 G/F 6' 3" Senior South Hadley, MA Graduated

Roster

2023–24 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
F 00 Ellie Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Chevy Chase, MD
G 1 Adaora Nwokeji 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Houston, TX
G/F 2 Olivia Hutcherson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Johns Creek, GA
F 3 Tabitha Amanze 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Ogun, Nigeria
F 5 Paige Morton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Summit, NJ
G 10 Skye Belker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Los Angeles, CA
F 11 Taylor Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Elgin, IL
G 13 Ashley Chea 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Montebello, CA
G/F 15 Fadima Tall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Silver Spring, MD
G 20 Kaitlyn Chen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr San Marino, CA
G 21 Margo Mattes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Brookline, MA
F 22 Parker Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Bethesda, MD
G 23 Madison St. Rose 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Old Bridge, NJ
G 24 Mari Bickley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Akron, OH
G 25 Chet Nweke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Woodbine, MD
G 32 Amelia Osgood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Brentwood, TN
F 44 Katie Thiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Duquesne W 65–57  1–0
 Jadwin Gymnasium (750)
Princeton, NJ
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee W 65–60  2–0
 Murphy Center (3,015)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 17, 2023*
2:30 p.m., P12N 		at No. 3 UCLA L 74–77  2–1
 Pauley Pavilion (6,243)
Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Diego W 62–51  3–1
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,059)
San Diego, CA
November 23, 2023*
3:00 p.m. 		vs. No. 22 Oklahoma
Elevance Health Fort Myers Women's Tip-Off 		W 77–63  4–1
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (512)
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
11:00 a.m. 		vs. No. 21 Indiana
Elevance Health Fort Myers Women's Tip-Off 		L 63–72  4–2
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (511)
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 Seton Hall W 75–71 2OT 5–2
 Jadwin Gymnasium (933)
Princeton, NJ
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at Rhode Island L 58–60  5–3
 Ryan Center (1,149)
Kingston, RI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI 		Quinnipiac W 79–70  6–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium (640)
Princeton, NJ
December 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Villanova W 61–58  7–3
 Finneran Pavilion (1,119)
Villanova, PA
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI/SNY 		Rutgers
Rivalry 		W 66–55  8–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,307)
Princeton, NJ
December 29, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Vermont W 67–47  9–3
 Patrick Gym (1,229)
Burlington, VT
December 31, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		at Le Moyne W 66–55  10–3
 Ted Grant Court (166)
Syracuse, NY
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cornell W 79–38  11–3
(1–0) 		Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Harvard W 72–49  12–3
(2–0) 		Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
January 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 63–40  13–3
(3–0) 		Leede Arena (505)
Hanover, NH
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPNews 		Columbia W 80–65  14–3
(4–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (1,873)
Princeton, NJ
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cornell W 85–47  15–3
(5–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (1,104)
Princeton, NJ
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI/SNY 		No. 25 Yale W 79–59  16–3
(6–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (1,074)
Princeton, NJ
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 Brown W 76–63  17–3
(7–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (2,710)
Princeton, NJ
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at Penn W 67–54  18–3
(8–0) 		Palestra (1,086)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at Brown W 74–62  19–3
(9–0) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (307)
Providence, RI
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at Yale W 70–25  20–3
(10–0) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (545)
New Haven, CT
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at Columbia L 65–67  20–4
(10–1) 		Levien Gymnasium (2,698)
New York, NY
March 1, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Harvard W 60–49  21–4
(11–1) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (1,505)
Princeton, NJ
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dartmouth W 68–42  22–4
(12–1) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (1,510)
Princeton, NJ
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Penn W 72–55  23–4
(13–1) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (1,684)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League tournament
March 15, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (4) Penn
Semifinals 		W 59–54  24–4
 Levien Gymnasium (1,552)
New York, NY
March 15, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPNews 		(1) at (2) Columbia
Championship 		W 75–58  25–4
 Levien Gymnasium (2,703)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(9 A2) vs. (8 A2) West Virginia
First round 		L 53–63  25–5
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,324)
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[10]

Rankings

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP——RV25—————RVRVRV25252525RVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25242423RV252424
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received votes
(NR)   Not ranked and did not receive votes

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Hines, Max (March 16, 2024). "Women's basketball narrowly escapes Penn, advances to Ivy Madness Final". The Daily Princetonian. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ^ Lee, Brian and Prunty, Jillian (March 17, 2024). "Women's basketball falls to Princeton in Ivy League championship". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "Princeton Falls To West Virginia In NCAA Opening Round". Princeton University Athletics. March 23, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  6. ^ "Perfect Start Leads Princeton Past Penn In Ivy Semifinal". Princeton University Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Ivy Madness Champions! Women's Basketball Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament". Princeton University Athletics. March 11, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "MORE MADNESS!!!! Stone's Late Three Gives Princeton Shocking Comeback Win Over NC State In NCAA Opener". Princeton University Athletics. March 18, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  9. ^ "Princeton's Season Ends With Second-Round Loss To Utah". Princeton University Athletics. March 19, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  10. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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