CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Beginning conference action on the road, the Harvard women's basketball team will head to Princeton to open Ivy League play this Sunday, Jan. 2. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
What to Know
- Harvard concludes nonconference play with a 6-6 overall record. The Crimson is currently sporting a three-game winning streak, with its most recent victory against Saint Joseph's this week.
- After a resilient second half, Harvard defeated Saint Joe's on the road, 73-70, in its final nonconference game of the season on Dec. 28. First-year Harmoni Turner led the Crimson's offense for the third-straight game after netting a career-high 25 points. Sophomore Lola Mullaney and senior Tess Sussman joined her in double figures with 16 and 12 points, respectively.
- After another standout performance last week in the Crimson's 93-53 win over Colgate, Harmoni Turner  was named both the Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Week on Dec. 27. The award marks Turner's second-straight week being recognized as Rookie- and her first Player of the Week nod of her career. Nearly recording a double-double in back-to-back games, Turner led Harvard on both ends of the court against the Raiders with 19 points and eight rebounds.
- Harvard continues to move up in the national ranking in three-point field goals made per game, now at No. 14 with 9.3 per game and 310 total. The Crimson ranks first in the Ivy League in three-point percentage with .361. Shooting with efficiency against Merrimack on Nov. 30, Harvard registered its highest three-point percentage of the season at 60.7 percent. Harvard tallied 17 three-pointers, its highest mark of the season.
- Entering conference play this weekend, five Crimson players rank in the top-25 in scoring in the Ivy League. Turner leads the way in fourth with 14.4 points per game, followed by Lola Mullaney (13.1 p/g, eighth), McKenzie Forbes (12.4 p/g, 10th),  Tess Sussman (8.2 p/g, 20th) and Maggie McCarthy (7.3 p/g, 24th).
- Harvard and Princeton will meet for the 88th time in program history this weekend. The Crimson trails the Tigers, 41-46, in its all-time series. Harvard will look to secure its first win over Princeton since 2018, when the Crimson came up with a 72-58 victory on home court.

Leading the Way
The Friends of Harvard Women's Basketball Head Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith returns for her 40th season at the helm of the program. The winningest coach in Ivy League basketball history with 617 career victories, Delaney-Smith passed former Princeton head coach Pete Carril (514) for most wins by an Ancient Eight coach on either the men's or women's side during the 2013-14 season. Delaney-Smith owns a 617-421 overall record with a 360-159 mark in Ivy League play, including 12 20-win seasons, 11 Ivy titles and 15 postseason appearances.
 
Up Next
The Crimson will conclude its eight-game road stretch next weekend, continuing conference play at Brown and Yale, Jan. 7-8. Harvard will take on the Brown Bears on Friday at 6 p.m., before facing the Bulldogs at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.