The game was tied until Columbia hit two free throws with 43.7 seconds left. On its subsequent two possessions, West could not find her usually clutch shot, and Penn went on to lose, 70-67, to a team that it had beaten 83-57 earlier in the year.
For the Quakers, their recent struggles come at a bad time. They will host the Big Green and the Crimson this weekend. Penn's Saturday night woes in particular definitely benefit Harvard, who will take on the Quakers weakened by Dartmouth the night before.
Yale (9-14, 5-5) has emerged as a solid fourth-place team in the Ivy League. Before this past weekend, the Bulldogs had won seven of eight games, and after getting thrashed by Dartmouth on Friday night, they bounced back and gave the Crimson a good run before falling 70-68 in overtime.
Freshman guard Maria Smear looks like she will be a force in the Ivy League for years to come. Her 12.1 points-per-game lead Yale, and her 47.4 percent 3-point shooting percentage is second only to Harvard captain Laela Sturdy.
Junior guard Alyson Miller has been a big part of the Bulldogs turnaround. The weekend before last, she led Yale with a career-high 18 points in an 64-60 win over Columbia, and hit 6-of-6 free throws to ice a 69-59 win over Cornell.
Columbia (5-17, 4-6), will get a few more chances to play the spoiler with Ivy games remaining at Dartmouth and at Harvard. Key to the upset over Penn was freshman center Shaunte Edmonds, who scored 15 points and held Caramanico to just a single field goal in the second half.
Junior forward Shawnee Pickney has been the most consistent player for the Lions. The team's leading scorer and rebounder, she hit two free throws to ice a 64-63 win against Brown in early February.
Princeton (6-17, 3-6) has failed to turn its season around after a terrible start, and will not meet its high pre-season expectations. This past weekend however, the Tigers did manage to post two wins in a row for the first time this season. Senior Maggie Langlas was the star in both games for Princeton. Her 14 points in a seven minute span highlighted a rally that iced a 62-44 win over Columbia. Also, her two treys in the second half against Cornell were critical in its low-scoring 46-42 victory.
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