Women’s basketball fell to Harvard in the Ivy Madness final on Saturday in a narrow 74-71 loss. While the Lions kept it close throughout the game, they struggled defensively against the Crimson’s star guard Harmoni Turner. Now, Columbia finds itself in a familiar spot again, having lost the Ivy Madness final against Princeton last year. It must rely on an at-large bid to go to March Madness.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.— Women’s basketball narrowly defeated Penn in the Ivy Madness semi-final on Friday. With this victory, the Lions move on to the tournament final, where they will face off against either Princeton or Harvard for a chance at the league’s automatic berth into March Madness.

For the first time in program history, women’s basketball will enter Ivy Madness—the Ivy League’s postseason basketball tournament—as the No. 1 seed. The Lions locked down the top spot for the tournament two weeks ago when they clinched a portion of the regular season conference title. Now, the stakes are raised again, as the winner of Ivy Madness will gain an automatic bid to March Madness. As the opening day of the women’s tournament approaches on Friday, Spectator Sports takes a look at the four Ancient Eight teams vying for victory in the Ivy League tournament.

Nearly four hours after pro-Palestinian protesters set up banners and flags in the lobby of the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning and declared the building the “Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Liberated Zone,” dozens of New York Police Department officers entered campus with helmets and zip ties, arresting nine protesters.

Women’s basketball defeated Princeton 64-60 Saturday night, bringing the Lions one step closer to their third straight Ivy League title. Following a nail-biter, the Light Blue now sits alone atop the league table as the season draws to a close.

Abbey Hsu, CC ’24, and Kaitlyn Davis, CC ’23, signed training camp contracts with WNBA teams this week. Hsu signed with the Connecticut Sun, the team announced on Monday, while Davis signed with the New York Liberty.

The Lions crushed Dartmouth at home on Friday while celebrating both Barnard Night and Play4Kay Night. With the win, the team has extended its flawless in-conference record and clinched a spot in the Ivy League tournament, also known as Ivy Madness.

Women’s basketball earned another win in a matchup against Brown in Rhode Island on Saturday, continuing its bid to go undefeated in the Ivy League this season. With their continued success, the Lions are on their best start to conference play in program history.

Columbia Athletics removed its transgender inclusion policy from its website following President Donald Trump’s Wednesday executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.