16 Texas (74-50). Its Connecticut. UConn women's basketball picked up one of its gutsiest wins ever, defeating the Princeton Tigers 69-64. The Ivy league on ESPN - International Feed, Book: "I Can Do Anything: Stories from the First 50 Years of Women's Athletics at Princeton", Ivy League Prospective Student-Athlete Statement, Princeton Prospective Student-Athlete Information. I want to challenge my players. For the first time in more than 20 years, Berube wasnt coaching basketball games, but she was watching a lot of them, especially her alma mater UConns run to another Final Four. Im really happy for the team.. She served as the head coach for the Tufts University womens basketball team from 2002 to 2019 and has been the head coach at Princeton since. "It was electric, it . Were very grateful to be back out there and playing the game we all love.. The 1985 WPI team also advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals, and several members of that squad Orville Bailey, Paul Lubas, John Loonie, Bill McCullen, Chris Brunone and Chris Whitney, were there to cheer on this years team in Ashland, Virginia. Princeton plays UConn at Gampel Pavilion at 7 p.m. Thursday. Carla Berube, head coach of the Princeton womens basketball team, will have her players on the UConn campus to match up against the sixth-ranked Huskies on Thursday. It was a great run, and Ive had a couple of weeks now to reflect on what a tremendous ride it was. Well be locked in and competing to win a basketball game.. 2 UConn in the Bridgeport Regional. I liked leading by example.. After graduating from UConn and playing two seasons for the New England Blizzard of the ABL, she began her coaching career as an assistant at Providence in 2000. Now, as Princeton's new head coach, Banghart hopes to reverse history and lead the Tigers to . Its a pretty rewarding profession to watch them grow, spread their wings, and fly. UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma has a history with Griner. Storrs UConn lost another starter, then nearly lost a rare home game to an unranked team. Shes such a great role model. Berube, 47, is in her fourth season at Princeton after amassing a record of 384-96 in 17 seasons as the head coach at Division III Tufts. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports. Just excited, excited for the challenge ahead. We took steps forward. UConn will be without leading scorer Azzi Fudd for 3-6 weeks, the team announced Tuesday, due to a right knee injury she suffered in Sundays loss to Notre Dame, while the availability of graduate forward Dorka Juhasz (broken thumb) will be a game-time decision. I think we tried to maybe get them on the schedule during the COVID year. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. CB: Ive had quite a few proud moments here at Princeton already. Princeton was one point away from meeting the UConn women's basketball team in the Sweet 16 in Bridgeport last year. (Michael Conroy/AP Photo), Princeton head coach Carla Berube celebrates after cutting down the net following the Tigers win over Columbia in the Ivy League championship game last season. Coach and CD (associate coach Chris Dailey) and (assistant coach) Tonya Cardoza and so many of my teammates taught me how to work, what work ethic means, what focus means, what discipline means, how important relationships are, team chemistry, all the things they value at Connecticut and what I value here at Princeton in my coaching career. The final score (77-59 in the Ivy League title game) was a big margin, but they gave Princeton a good game.. The Crusaders found out Monday afternoon they would face Columbia, so its a fast turnaround for both teams. I love Azzi and Paige. So I just opened the door, and it felt really comfortable to be who I was. Everyone loved playing for her. No. You know, Im coaching peoples daughters, so you just think about it in a different way, and its made me a better coach, having my own children. 10 NC State. UConn redshirt junior right-hander Pat Gallagher of Leominster struck out nine and allowed one earned run in seven innings to lead the Huskies to a 3-2 win over Pepperdine. The Greyhounds finished the season on a five-game winning streak. From the hotel were going to walk to shootaround. I dont know if there was anybody specifically that encouraged me to do it, but I just thought it was time to be who I am and that maybe it could impact others in a positive way to feel comfortable being who they are. Shes just an absolute trailblazer in our sport. It took a few days, but the sting of top-seeded Holy Cross shocking setback to Navy in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament is subsiding, and the Crusaders are quickly preparing for their first-round WNIT game at Columbia at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Princeton head coach Carla Berube calls a play for her team in the first half of a college basketball game against Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday . After graduating from UConn and playing two seasons for the New England Blizzard of the ABL, she began her coaching career as an assistant at Providence in 2000. STORRS UConn women's basketball 's 29-year streak without back-to-back losses is saved - yet it may have come at a cost. . The Tigers' success hasn't waned, as she has them with two undefeated Ivy seasons. In eight years as a player and assistant coach for the Dartmouth women's basketball team, Courtney Banghart reached the NCAA Tournament four times, including two seasons in which the Big Green beat co-champion Princeton in a postseason showdown. Princeton coach Carla Berube looks on against Maine during a women's NCAA basketball game at Jadwin Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. I hope Im a good motivator, and I want to see all of my players be the best versions of themselves and have them feeling really confident and strong as competitors, but also as individuals off the court as well. @princetonwbb. The interview has been lightly edited for clarity and concision. Her phone was blowing up with good news. DP: What impact, if any, would you say your identity has had in shaping your career? DP: Are there any specific people that have helped you feel empowered and comfortable being open with your identity? The three of them were classmates at The Tigers and Huskies were on the same side of the NCAA Tournament. The winner of that game would go on to face No. season ahead for . Carla Berube is the head coach of the Princeton womens basketball team, which went 255 overall including posting an undefeated 140 record in the Ivy League in its most recent season. Theyve persevered and worked really hard this season and put together a great year and a great run in the Ivy League and the Ivy League Tournament. 24 Fudd leads No. The team competed in the first two rounds of the NCAA March Madness tournament before falling to Indiana in a nailbiter. Also, I was really proud of my team this year making it to the [NCAA Tournament] Round of 32, and how resilient they were. 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Theyre tough, Magarity said of the Lions. I cant believe that, she said. Earlier in the day, Berubes team will leave its hotel on campus, the one adjacent to the dorm where Berube resided when she played for UConn and Hall of Fame coach Geno Auriemma, and walk down Hillside Road to Gampel Pavilion for the team shootaround. The Crusaders, of course, were shooting for the PL tourney title and NCAA Tournament berth that comes with it, but No. Regis freshman attack Isabella Beane of Marlborough scored 11 goals and added an assist in a 1-1 week. Wahl has been commended at this years tournament for his tireless and incisive reporting on human rights abuses. The Tigers were ranked No. 16 Ivy League titles. Here you'll get information about the college and information on their Women's Basketball program like who to make contact with about recruiting, names of past alumni, what scholarship opportunities are presented and how to begin the recruiting process. 150 Years of Princeton Football 50 Years of Women's Athletics Book: "I Can Do Anything: Stories from the First 50 Years of Women's Athletics at Princeton" Gameday A-Z Guide Cheerleading Composite Schedule Directions/Parking Facilities Fan Code Of Conduct Princeton Jungle Princeton University Band Service Animals Information Tailgating Local Dining Men's Basketball Coaches Pay; Football Coaches; NCAA Finances; Sports. It ended up being a really great transition for me professionally and personally with my family. It was weird to be sitting at home watching other teams, Berube said in a phone interview Monday afternoon, which just so happened to be the 30th anniversary of her Oxford High teams 59-51 win over Seekonk in the Division 2 state final, but I think we did a great job of staying connected.. No offense to (playing in) Hartford; I really wanted to be in Storrs and back on campus.. The Ivy league on ESPN - International Feed, Book: "I Can Do Anything: Stories from the First 50 Years of Women's Athletics at Princeton", Ivy League Prospective Student-Athlete Statement, Princeton Prospective Student-Athlete Information, Associate Head Coach, Strength & Conditioning. 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The Daily Princetonian: How would you describe your coaching style? 3 of 5 4 of 5. 9 NCAA Tournaments. Never in my wildest dreams 26 years ago did I think Id be back, after playing in Gampel and playing for Connecticut, that I would be coaching against the Huskies, Berube said in a Zoom call earlier this week. Bill Carmody left the men's team for Northwestern in 2000, and his successor, John Thompson III '88, departed for Georgetown four years later. Its a little full circle. 5 UConn toppled 'We're back where we were' prior to Roe v. 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I came here and the cupboard was really nice and full of great talent, really great young women, great student-athletes, Berube said. . Berube has lost five games in two seasons as the Tigers head coach. Before Princeton, Berube, who won Ivy League Coach of the Year honors for the second time, had a fantastic 17-year run as thecoach at Tufts, where she won 80% of her games and guided the Jumbos to two NCAA Division 3 championship game appearances and four Final Four appearances. At Tufts, Berube coached the Jumbos to the national championship game twice, the Division III Final Four four times and the Sweet 16 nine times. In its first game without star sophomore Azzi Fudd (out three to six weeks with a knee injury), the No. Princeton women's basketball coach Carla Berube. 6-ranked Huskies held on to beat Princeton 69-64 on Thursday, extending its streak of 1,067-straight games . Nika Mhl suffered an apparent head injury in the third quarter when she hit the back of . (Kyle Franko/ Trentonian Photo) How the Players Found Out Wednesdays game will be HCs second WNIT appearance (2002), and first in the national postseason since playing in the 2012 Womens Basketball Invitational. CB: It was just a really fun, amazing journey for this team. Ive really, truly embraced this place. In Merrimacks opening weekend against Hartford, she went 3 for 6 and scored the tying and winning runs in Game 1. There is talk of how the game will play out without Fudd, a sophomore national player of the year candidate who was averaging 20.6 points per game prior to her injury, and also as to whether Princeton can end UConns streak of 1,066 games without back-to-back losses. Hartford Azzi Fudd and the UConn Huskies got a scare prior to Sunday's game, then took the court and beat another top-10 opponent. Her group was one point away from a Sweet 16 appearance last March. CB: Just an inclusive environment where everybody has a voice and the ability to be who they are. Courtney Banghart, the women's basketball head coach at Princeton, has two Ivy League degrees and a spot on Fortune Magazine's 2015 list of 50 greatest leaders in the world. I think that one of the things that Im most proud of is that players, when they leave, either at Tufts or Princeton, still feel very connected to their experience here and to their teammates. Ive just been looking forward to it. UConn beat Tennessee 70-64 for its first national championship. It will be Berubes first visit to Gampel in nine years, since 9-year-old son Parker was a baby. 5 UConn to 91-69 win over No. She went through chemotherapy treatments that lasted into March 2014. Its important for us to recognize, support, and celebrate everybody, whatever backgrounds they come from or how they identify. Carla Berube is the head coach of the Princeton women's basketball team, which went 25-5 overall including posting an undefeated 14-0 record in the Ivy League in its most recent season. Princeton went on to beat Columbia, 77-59, in the Ivy League final. Official Twitter account of Princeton Women's Basketball. 3 Indiana (56-55) in a second-round loss. Nika Mhl was the latest to go down. "We are thrilled to welcome these five fantastic young women to our Princeton Women's Basketball Family this fall," said Berube. "It took us a little while to get our defense where we wanted it to be," she added, "but we developed chemistry, and we had great leadership. Stephen Daniels 24 won the USG election for president alongside running mate Madi Linton 24, who ran for vice president. Alison Araten is a news staff writer for the Prince. She can be reached at aaraten@princeton.edu and @alisonaraten on Instagram. That was a really tough game, and their team played so well and so hard for her, Berube said. Princeton Women's Basketball Head Coaches' Salaries. My four years of basketball and four years of just being a student-athlete at Connecticut certainly had a huge impact on me in so many ways. In its last NCAA appearance, Princeton also played Kentucky and fell by five points. Former UConn women's basketball forward and current Princeton head coach Carla Berube was on a run with one of her assistants Thursday morning when the texts and notifications started coming in. 6 UConn brings her full circle Kyle Franko, The Trentonian, Trenton, N.J. 6 mins ago Dec. 7PRINCETON Carla Berube was. 11 Princeton upset No. Senior forward Christopher Stalmok scored in Assumptions 5-2 victory over Stonehill in the semis. 6 UConn women's basketball team escaped with a 69-64 win over Princeton despite injuries piling up. At the time, UConns Auriemma defined Berube as the quietest kid maybe weve ever coached.. The Lions (22-6) set a program record for wins this season and fell to Berube's Princeton squad in the Ivy League Tournament final. So I dont know exactly how me being out and open has affected everybody, but I hope it just makes my players and prospective student-athletes feel comfortable here. 8 seed Navy stunned HC, 50-49, when senior Jennifer Coleman buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer last Monday night at the Hart Center. Berube, who previously coached Fudd and UConn junior Paige Bueckers (also injured) as members of USA Basketball, refuses to get sidetracked from the game. We hope this season sets the benchmark of where we want to be, Magarity said, every year playing in the postseason in March.. (Mary Schwalm/AP Photo), UConn forward Carla Berube, right, collides with Tennessee center Dana Johnson, left, as she passes to an open teammate in the 1995 national championship game in Minneapolis. DP: What type of environment do you aim to foster among your players? Throughout my career, thereve been some tough times, but I wouldnt trade this job for anything. The Princeton Tigers women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Princeton University. 6 Kentucky in a first-round game at 4 p.m. Saturday in Bloomington, Indiana. Theyve got weapons everywhere from Aaliyah Edwards to theres no one tougher than Nika Muhl. Berube, the former UConn crowd favorite, is a perfect tie in to Throwback Night, making her first appearance opposite Auriemma and UConn as a head coach. My coaching is a lot of teaching the game. 13 Creighton, No. She fought for gender equity and stood up for what is right for many, many years, and made such an impact on our sport. Im not sure we have much time to be showing them (around) too much, said Berube, a 1997 UConn graduate who played for the Huskies first national championship team in 1995. (Bob Child/AP Photo), Aubrey Griffin helps No. Berubes Princeton teams have won 50 games over her two seasons. DP: How did it feel to win the Ivy League and make it all the way to the Round of 32 in March Madness? But this was the first time a women's coach made a comparable move . It just seemed like everybody was together, whether they were playing a lot on the floor or they were on the bench during games. # Name Height Year Hometown G/F: 31 Bella Alarie: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr: Bethesda, MD: F: 22 Taylor Baur: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr: St. Louis . CB: Certainly when I was a player in the mid-90s, my lifestyle and how I identified was much more of a secret. COPYRIGHT 2022 Princeton University - All Rights Reserved, Contact US | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Accessibility In the NE-10 quarterfinals, Robert Holyoke scored in overtime to lift Assumption past Franklin Pierce, 4-3. Grant Wahl 96, who has written for Sports Illustrated and served as a correspondent for Fox Sports, died at age 49 after collapsing at a FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match in the host nation. There are many hard times, but all the great times certainly outweigh the tough ones. 3 UConn, No. "They're bringing speed, toughness, sharpshooting, an unyielding work ethic and a . Courtney Banghart (left) discusses "zones of genius," fear of mediocrity and women's leadership styles with "She Roars" podcast host, Margaret Koval (right). Im sure that coach will have a great game plan to put together to be successful. Princetons losses have come against Villanova (69-59) and at No. Princeton is led by 5-foot-9 guard Kaitlyn Chen with 14.1 points and 4.0 assists per game, 5-11 guard Julia Cunningham with 13.1 points per game, 5-11 guard Grace Stone with 10.7 points per game and 6-1 forward Ellie Mitchell with 6.1 points, 13.7 rebounds and 3.6 steals per game. 2. Its really important that my players have a great experience during their time in my programs and when they walk away from college, theyre not walking away from the family they made. The team was having dinner at senior captain and Patriot League Player of the Year Avery LaBarberas house in Harrison, New York, on the way. The No. Berube and her wife, Megan, have two sons, Parker and Caden, and a daughter, Brogan. Now she has a ranked team featuring two national top-50. Danny Reise / Contributed photo via Princeton Athletics Show More Show Less. Aubrey Griffin scored 19 of her 29 points in the second half and tied Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo's school re Never in her wildest dreams did Berube see herself coaching against UConn. Contact Jennifer Toland at jennifer.toland@telegram.com. Research the program and learn how to get recruited for college women's basketball at Princeton University. Against Drew, she scored on all five of her shots on goal. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Berube, the all-time leading scorer in Oxford High history, led the Pirates to a second state title in 1993. I was also at Tufts University for 17 years. CB: I hope that my players have felt like they could be who they are, if Im doing that same thing. Well be prepared. Princeton head coach Carla Berube, now in her fourth year with the Tigers, has coached Cunningham three seasons. Im just excited for them to be able to play in Gampel. The Head Coach of Princeton University Basketball is Carla Berube - make it as easy as possible for them to learn about you as an athlete, and be able to start a conversation with you. The coronavirus caused the cancellation of both tournaments, andwith the pandemic still raging, the Ivy League called off all winter sports for the 2020-21 season. Theyve embraced me. She played against UConn with Baylor and she played for Auriemma with the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team in 2016. The Crusaders practiced Monday and again Tuesday morning They seem excited and really into it, Magarity said before leaving for New York. I was quiet. I know theres a lot more sort of around the fringes of this, coaching against my alma mater. And its a cycle; you get them for four years and then you see them move on, but you dont lose that contact. I spent two summers with them. Im really happy to be taking this team to the NCAA Tournament, Berube said. @Coach_Berube. We enjoyed spending the day with you and your program! It was a good time and a really great fit. Whats the future of African Studies at Princeton? PRINCETON, N.J. -- Carla Berube, who has done nothing but win as both a college player at the University of Connecticut and for the last 17 years as the head coach at Tufts University, has been named the head coach of women's basketball at Princeton University, Ford Family Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux Samaan has announced. For Princeton women's basketball coach Carla Berube, game at No. Every season is different because there are different players and different leaders, but I just thought this group really came together and developed the chemistry that successful teams need. The last two years were challenging, Berube said, but were so glad to be out of that, and now were dancing.. And certainly when I was having children, I wanted my family at Tufts to know my family, outside of my profession. I was a captain and a leader. The Tigers one NCAA victory was against Green Bay in 2015. When I left Connecticut, I wasnt thinking, OK, thats going to be my job, Berube said. "It is like I left it," Berube said. In the hours ahead of the NCAA Selection Sunday show, UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma spoke to one of his former players. "It's exciting, you know," Berube said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Follow her on Twitter @JenTolandTG. (The loss to Navy) was hard, HC coach Maureen Magarity said Tuesday morning, and just heartbreaking with so much on the line, but we reiterated to (the players) that one game doesnt define who we are and all the great things we accomplished this year, and how important it is to play in the WNIT and any postseason tournament.. The world was just finding out that Brittney Griner had been released from Russian custody through a prisoner swap after 294 days of being wrongfully detained . Princeton head coach Carla Berube, a 1997 UConn graduate and a member of the Huskies' first national championship team in 1995, calls a play for her team in the first round of the 2022 NCAA. I certainly dont want to see them on the bench, Berube said. Carla Berube, head coach of the Princeton womens basketball team, will have her players on the UConn campus to match up against the sixth-ranked Huskies on Thursday. CB: As a coach, youre just so invested in each individual, and when you see them going through difficult times, you want to be there for them as much as they want. Two local teams, the WPI mens basketball team and the Assumption mens hockey team, recently completed historic seasons. Led by senior guard Abby Myers, the Ivy League Player of the Year, Princeton put together another fantastic season, won all of its regular-season Ivy League games and the tourney to earn the programs ninth NCAA Tournament berth. DP: What has been the most difficult aspect of coaching? UConn (6-1) will play Princeton (5-2) at 7 p.m. (SNY) on what is being promoted as Throwback Night. It was just trying to get together, and over the course of the season, we just kept getting better. It kind of was a no-brainer. Its now been maybe 13 years since I put it in my bio, and never once have I felt like that was a mistake or gotten negative feedback about it. Berube was astonished by that characterization. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. PRINCETON It was just two months ago that Princeton men's basketball coach Mitch Henderson spoke to Grant Wahl for an article about Jesse Marsch. to the 2022 College Road Trip. Berube brings a long history of success as both a player and coach to Princeton. Fudd matched her career-high with 32 points and No. No. HC (20-10) earned an automatic bid to the WNIT by capturing the regular-season Patriot League championship. Carla Berube: Im competitive and demanding, but I also think Im an educator. PRINCETON, N.J. - The 2020 Ivy League Champions have announced their incoming Class of 2025, head coach Carla Berube announced. . Berube, originally from Oxford, Mass., was hired as Princetons head coach on May 29, 2019. Princeton basketball fans are familiar with the bittersweet feeling of seeing a successful coach move on to a larger conference. The Tigers were 25-5 last season, advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament. I think Ive just become a little more calm and it puts it much more in perspective. I hopefully am fostering and cultivating a really open team, where everybody can be themselves and feel like were all in this together. Women's Basketball Coaches Pay. Next All-American up, right? . I didnt have a lot of expectations (at the beginning of the year), Berube said. The Tigers take a 17-game winning streak into the NCAAs. Berube wasnt sure she would ever leave Tufts, where she had so much success in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, but thought that if she did it would be for the Ivy League, similar to the NESCAC with a reputation rooted in academics. It certainly was challenging at the beginning of the year when we hadnt played together for 18 months, but with every day we took steps forward and came together, got better, and just kept building throughout the season. Then, when I met my wife, it just made sense to open that door to my personal life with my team. It was a homecoming for Princeton coach Carla Berube, who played with Lobo on UConn's first national championship team in 1995. I was an introvert, but I think I found my voice by senior year. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. We will miss her in the game of basketball and, of course, in the Ivy League.. She wasnt looking to leave Tufts, but the opportunity at Princeton was special for her, her wife, Meghan, and their three children. I think becoming a mother certainly changed me as a coach. She won exactly 80 percent of her games with the Jumbos, going 384-96 in 17 seasons while reaching the NCAA Division III final twice, the Final Four four times and the Sweet 16 nine times, including each of the last eight. Carla Berube, the Princeton coach since 2019, chatted . DP: What has been your proudest moment as a coach? We could not be more excited for the future of Princeton women's basketball." Berube brings a long history of success as both a player and coach to Princeton. For me to connect with my players, I need to know them on a personal basis, and if Im not open to them, theyre not going to be open to me. So I think Im kind of a players coach where yes, Im coaching the game of basketball, but also, Im hopefully someone that they can come to and talk about everything that is happening in their roles off the court, as well as on. Those bench players were so vital during practices to get us ready, and it just seemed like a really cohesive unit. 24 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll to begin the season, the first Ivy League womens team to secure that honor. Hatchell was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2013. Earlier in the day, Berubes team No. When Berube was at Tufts, she got to know Delaney-Smith well through summer camps, attending Harvard practices and chalk talk sessions. Updated 3:25 pm ET Mar 10, 2022. It was tough at that time to be who I was. Last Friday, Princeton defeated. The leadership acumen she gained at UConn is what led her to coaching. Were staying right on campus. DP: Has your personal identity influenced your perspective on your role as a coach? To make things even sweeter, it'll be head coach Carla Berube's first game back at Gampel Pavilion, where she played for four years with the Huskies, since she was an assistant coach at Providence College in 2002. My team will be ready. 2019-20 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team Players Coaches Pos. In Carla Berubes first season as the Princeton womens basketball coach, the 2019-20 season, she guided the Tigers to the regular-season Ivy League championship and, rolling into the league tourney on a 22-game winning streak, on the verge of an NCAA Tournament bid. She won exactly 80 percent of her games with the Jumbos, going 384-96 in 17 seasons while reaching the NCAA Division III final twice, the Final Four four times and the Sweet 16 nine . 6 UConn hold off Princeton 69-64. 11 seed and nationally ranked Princeton (24-4) will face No. She scored more than 1,300 career points for the Huskies. The team competed in the first two rounds of the NCAA March Madness tournament before falling to Indiana in a nailbiter. WPI wrapped up its tremendous run in the NCAA Division 3 Tournament with an Elite Eight appearance. Merrimack junior Courtney Lanpher of Princeton and Wachusett Regional is batting .348 through the Warriors first seven games. I really liked leading. Last Friday, Princeton defeated Harvard, 72-67, in the Ivy League semifinals. That didnt work out. Were going up there to win a basketball game. She is on the board of directors for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The UConn women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Sunday at the hands of longtime foe . The team met the next day and, with Holy Cross on spring break last week, got a few days off before coming back to the gym Sunday. It made the run that we had just so much fun, and I was just really proud of everyone. The Greyhounds (16-12-2) defeated Post, 4-3, in the final at the Worcester Ice Center. 6 Kentucky 69-62 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, then came within a point of No. I think I really embraced that role my senior year. The game was the last for legend Kathy Delaney-Smith, who coached the Crimson for 40 years. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Courtney Banghart built the Princeton women's basketball program to the point that winning conference championships and going to the NCAA Tournament seemingly became. Berube was a sophomore on UConns first national championship team in 1995. Assumption captured its second Northeast-10 Conference tourney championship and set a program-single season record for wins with 16. I think during my time coaching at Tufts I really got more comfortable and shared who I was. Former UConn player Carla Berube, center, shoots in . CB: At first, I had colleagues at Tufts who just made it feel really comfortable and OK and open. If all goes according to plan, and Princeton wins its first two games and UConn does the same, the Tigers and Huskies will meet in the Sweet 16 round of the Bridgeport Regional. coach Geno Auriemma's squad found a way to . It was just building those relationships and trust in each other and going out and working hard every single day in practice. I want to get them in games with really great opponents and why not (UConn)? The pair received 60.9 and 54 percent of student votes, respectively. The hotel is right next to my dorm so theyll be able to see where I spent a few years of my life and my dining hall and all that. 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