Women's Basketball
Harvard Women's Basketball Takes Down Cornell, Improves to 16-3
With 20 points from Harmoni Turner and 11 more from Elena Rodriguez, Harvard Women's Basketball quickly rebounded and took down Cornell to improve to 16-3 on the year.
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The women's basketball team sits on the sidelines during a tense matchup against the Columbia Lions.
Columbia Staves Off Harvard’s Comeback, Stays Atop Ivy League Women’s Basketball Standings
Despite a late comeback, Columbia held off Harvard to stay on top of the Ivy League standings. Harvard has a chance for redemption in two weeks' time when the team travels to New York.
Harvard Women's Basketball Hungry for First Place, Prepares for Battle Against New York Foes
Looking to build on its momentum after demolishing Yale, Harvard Women's Basketball looks to defeat two of its biggest rivals in the conference: Cornell and Columbia.
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Harmoni Turner dribbles a basketball in a matchup against Cornell during the 2023-24 season
Women’s Basketball Dominates Penn, Harmoni Turner Becomes Fourth Program All-Time Scorer
Harvard women’s basketball delivered a commanding performance against the University of Pennsylvania on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, securing a 73-44 victory at The Palestra arena.
Women’s Basketball Rebounds with Resounding Victory over Brown
Harvard women’s basketball returned to the win column with a commanding 83-53 victory over Brown at Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday, extending the Crimson’s dominance over the Bears to 18 straight games.
Women’s Basketball Suffers Heartbreak at the Buzzer to Princeton
In a thrilling showdown for Ivy League supremacy, Harvard Women’s Basketball team endured a heartbreaking, last-second 52-50 defeat to the Princeton Tigers at Jadwin Gymnasium this Saturday.
Women’s Basketball Downs Yale in Ivy League Opener
Harvard women’s basketball won its opening game of Ivy League play on the road against Yale on Saturday in an uncharacteristically scrappy game that ended in a commanding 61-43 victory. The win marked the best start in the program since the 2016-17 season and Harvard now holds the best overall record in the Ivy League.
Harvard Women’s Basketball Holds Off St. John’s, Extends Win Streak to 7 Games
Harvard’s women’s basketball team defeated the St. John’s Red Storm 54-52 on Thursday, as star guard Harmoni Turner hit a last-second layup to extend the Crimson’s seven-game winning streak.
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Harmoni Turner celebrates after scoring the game-winning lay-up against St. John's on Thanksgiving Day.
Postseason Potential? Women’s Basketball Wins Three in a Row to Continue Hot Start
Following a Nov. 9 defeat to Quinnipiac, Harvard women’s basketball (5-1, 0-0 Ivy League) has bounced back with a three game win streak over Boston College (4-1, 0-0 ACC), the University of Maine (2-2, 0-0 America East), and Northeastern (0-4, 0-0 CAA).
Historic Harmoni Turner Shatters Single-Game Scoring Record in Harvard Win Over Boston College
In a dazzling display of shooting and dribbling, senior guard Harmoni Turner etched her name into the Harvard record books, delivering a historic performance in Harvard’s 78-70 bounce back victory over Boston College. Turner’s finest Crimson performance saw her record a double-double, including scoring a program single-game record 41 points while adding 10 rebounds and shooting 7-for-11 from beyond the arc.
Hoosier Heartbreakers:Women's Basketball Topples No. 25 Indiana
In a program defining game, Harvard women’s basketball (2-0) pulled off a remarkable 72-68 overtime road upset over No. 25 Indiana (1-1), securing the team’s first ranked win under Head Coach Carrie Moore. Senior guards Harmoni Turner and Elena Rodriguez spearheaded the Crimson’s offense, contributing 24 and 15 points, respectively.
Women’s Basketball, Led By Gabby Anderson, Scores Season-Opening Victory Over UMass
In front of a 750-person crowd at Lavietes Pavilion, the Harvard women’s basketball team started its season off with a bang by defeating the UMass Minutewomen, 71-58, on Monday night.
Hoops Star Harmoni Turner Shines For Team USA
Senior Harvard basketball standout Harmoni Turner added another achievement to her growing list of accolades: co-captaining Team USA to an undefeated gold medal run at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
‘We’ve Had Sellouts’: Harvard Women’s Basketball Attendance Soars as Sport Gains Traction
As the popularity of women’s college basketball skyrockets, Harvard’s own women’s team has seen attendance rise to 1,054 on average for home games this season — a jump of nearly 300 from last year.
Former Harvard Basketball Star McKenzie Forbes ’23 Selected in WNBA Draft
Former Harvard women’s basketball star McKenzie Forbes ’23, who played two seasons for the Crimson before finishing her career at USC, was selected in the third round of the WNBA draft on Tuesday night. Forbes’ selection makes her the third Crimson player in school history to be selected in the draft, joining Temi Fagbenle ’15 and Alison Feaster ’98.
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.