2025 First Four

Columbia players are wearing white warmup shirts as they stand in a huddle. They each extend an arm up and toward the center of the circle.

Love, experience guide Columbia to first-ever NCAA Tournament win

By Jenn Hatfield / March 21, 2025

A win looked improbable at halftime, but composure and a speech rooted in love got the Lions there

Princeton guard/forward Olivia Hutcherson, guard Skye Belker, guard Ashley Chea and forward Parker Hill sit on the Princeton bench and wait to hear their names called as starters. The arena is dark and there is a reddish glow from the lighting and special effects.

Why Princeton’s brief NCAA Tournament stay will matter beyond this season

By Jenn Hatfield / March 20, 2025

Carla Berube: ‘You can’t simulate this kind of experience’

Harvard guard Harmoni Turner puts a Harvard sticker on the Ivy League Tournament bracket after winning the event. Behind her, her teammates cheer and hold up mini "tickets" celebrating their qualification for the NCAA Tournament.

How the Ivy League earned, and reacted to, a historic three NCAA Tournament berths

By Jenn Hatfield / March 17, 2025

Princeton’s Carla Berube: ‘We’re thrilled, but we’re not shocked or surprised’