Key Additions: Karen Bolster, G, 5-8, Fr.; Ashley Rook, F, 6-1, Fr.

Key Losses: Hillary Reser, G, 5-8 (5.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg); Jessica Munson, G, 5-8 (4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg), Lee Culp, F, 5-11 (8.9 ppg, 6.9 ppg)

Starting Five: Karen Bolster, F, 5-8, Fr.; Lauren Rigney, F, 5-10, Sr. (5.3 ppg, 2.0 apg); Maureen Lane, F, 6-0, Jr. (14.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg); Kelly Schaeffer, G, 5-11, So. (1.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg); Allison Cahill, G, 5-6, Jr. (9.5 ppg, 3.5 ppg)

At a glance: Coach Barron may be the key for Princeton to have more success in the Ivies as Barron to turn his team around at Division Three University of the South where he had previously coached.

It helps that the Tigers return five players who started in at least 13 games last season, including its top two scorers in Lane and Cahill. Lane averaged 14.3 points per game and added 72 three-pointers to the Tigers’ offense last season.

Last season, Rigney led Princeton in assists, blocks, and steals, but she has made an even bigger impact for the Tigers so far this season. She has been averaging 13.8 points per game, improving on last year’s 5.3 average.

Aside from the veterans Princeton boasts this year, the rookie Bolster has come into collegiate basketball with quite a splash. Bolster set the Princeton women’s basketball record for most points in a career debut with 24—including seven three-pointers—against Lehigh on Nov. 16. The only Princeton basketball player to have ever done better was Bill Bradley in 1962, who scored 27 points in his first game.

Yale

Coach: Amy Backus, fourth season (20-34)

Last Season: 9-18, 4-10 Ivy, 7th

Key Additions: Tory Mauseth, F, 5-11, Fr.; Lindsay Page, F, 6-1, Fr.; Morgan Richards, G, 5-10, Fr.; Katherine Mardy, F, 6-1, Fr.; Andrea Kay, C, 6-3, Fr.

Key Losses: Lily Glick, C, 6-1 (7.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg); Alyson Miller, F, 5-11 (6.7 ppg. 5.2 rpg)

Starting Five: Brynn Gingras, G, 5-7, So. (5.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg); Caitlin Bair, G, 5-9, Sr. (3.7 ppg, 1.4 apg); Helene Schutrumpf, G, 5-9, Jr. (8.6 ppg, 1.9 apg); Christina Phillips, F, 6-0, So. (2.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg); Meg Simpson, F, 6-0, Sr. (5.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg)

At a glance: While the Elis did not have an impressive record last season, Yale certainly proved that it could run with the top dogs. The Elis took both Penn and Princeton into overtime on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3.

The Elis return its two top scorers from last year in junior guard Maria Smear and Schutrumpf. In addition to Smear’s scoring ability in the paint, Yale’s only All-Ivy returnee was a tremendous force from outside the arc. She finished the season with 40.8 three-point percentage and 62 three-pointers. Smear was recently diagnosed with a stress fracture and the date of her return to the court has not been set.