CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Interstat) — Harvard rolled to a 74-37 victory over Cornell in a women’s basketball game Saturday at Lavietes Pavilion. The Crimson improved to 15-9 overall, while the Big Red fell to 8-16. Harvard seized control with a 26-point second quarter, building a 43-20 halftime lead. Karlee White led all scorers with 24 points for Harvard. Olivia Jones added 8 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Willa Chinn paced Cornell with 5 points. Harvard dominated inside, outscoring Cornell 40-12 in the paint and 25-7 off turnovers. Attendance was 766.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Interstat) — The Harvard women’s basketball team delivered a defensive masterclass, overwhelming Cornell from the opening tip and cruising to a 74-37 victory in an Ivy League contest Saturday at Lavietes Pavilion. The game was effectively decided in a dominant first-half performance by the Crimson, who held the Big Red to just 20 points over the opening 20 minutes while building a 43-20 lead. The most important stretch of the game came late in the first quarter and throughout the second, where Harvard’s relentless pressure and transition offense broke the game open. After a slow start for both teams, Harvard led 17-8 after one quarter. The floodgates then opened in the second period. The Crimson unleashed a 22-4 run, capitalizing on a series of Cornell turnovers and missed shots. Harvard’s defense was suffocating, generating 12 steals for the game and converting 19 Cornell turnovers into 25 points. Conversely, Cornell managed only seven points off 11 Harvard turnovers. Harvard sophomore guard Karlee White, the reigning Ivy League Player of the Week, led all scorers with 24 points, adding five rebounds. She was instrumental in the first-half surge, scoring 13 points before the break on an efficient array of drives and free throws. White’s performance continued a stellar individual stretch, following a 35-point outing against Yale just over a week ago. The Crimson’s offensive balance and inside dominance were overwhelming. Harvard outscored Cornell 40-12 in the paint and held a commanding 14-4 advantage in offensive rebounds, leading to numerous second-chance opportunities. Olivia Jones orchestrated the offense with seven assists and just missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. Katie Krupa and Alayna Rocco added 10 and nine points, respectively, off the bench. Cornell, which shot just 29.5 percent from the field, never found an offensive rhythm. The Big Red were led by Rachel Kaus with eight points and four rebounds. Willa Chinn contributed five points, four rebounds, three assists and a block in 20 minutes of action. Harvard’s offensive rating of 118.7 points per 100 possessions starkly contrasted with Cornell’s 59.8, underscoring the efficiency gap. The Crimson shot 48.4 percent from the field and made eight three-pointers. The victory improved Harvard’s record to 15-9 overall. The Crimson have now won seven of their last nine games. Cornell fell to 8-16 with the loss, its seventh in the last eight outings. This result followed a similar pattern to the teams’ first meeting on Jan. 24, a historic 84-38 Harvard win in Ithaca. A crowd of 766 at Lavietes Pavilion saw Harvard maintain its position in the upper tier of the Ivy League standings as the regular season enters its final weeks. The Crimson will look to carry this momentum into a pivotal home weekend against Penn and Princeton. Cornell continues its road trip next weekend at Brown and Yale.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Interstat) — The Harvard women’s basketball team will look to bounce back from a weekend loss and solidify its position in the Ivy League standings when it hosts Cornell on Saturday at Lavietes Pavilion. The Crimson (14-9) enter the matchup after a 68-62 defeat at Brown last Saturday, which snapped a four-game winning streak. Harvard’s offense runs through guard Abigail Wright, who is coming off a career-high 29-point performance in that loss. Over her last six games, Wright is averaging 12.2 points. Cornell (8-15) seeks to end a four-game skid, most recently a 59-38 home loss to Princeton on Feb. 14. The Big Red have struggled offensively during the losing streak, failing to reach 70 points in any of the contests. Guard Clarke Jackson has been a consistent contributor, scoring in double figures in three of the last six games, including a 12-point, 8-rebound effort in a narrow loss at Princeton on Jan. 31. The previous meeting this season heavily favors Harvard. On Jan. 24 in Ithaca, N.Y., the Crimson dominated Cornell in an 84-38 victory. Wright had 6 points in that win, while Jackson led Cornell with 7. Harvard holds a decisive edge in recent form and season performance. The Crimson have won 10 of their last 14 games, while the Big Red have lost 10 of their last 12 against Division I opponents. Cornell’s last road win was a 62-58 victory at Penn on Jan. 30. Following this game, Harvard will continue its Ivy League schedule at home against Penn on Feb. 27. Cornell will hit the road to face Brown on Feb. 27. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.