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12-11-20 07:13 PM - Post#317954
In response to mrjames
The AP's Doug Feinberg hosted a zoom call with Harvard's Kathy Delaney-Smith, Penn's Mike Martin, Columbia's Megan Griffith and Princeton's Carla Berube this afternoon.
https://twitter.com/AP_Top25/status/13374 277810979...
Some interesting comments:
Harvard women's team had 7 players take the year off. 2 of the seniors were in that group and will come back to play next year.
Princeton had 8 players take a year off and 9 were enrolled. All 3 seniors were enrolled and Carlie Littlefield will be the only one looking to play elsewhere.
Columbia had 5 take the year off. All four seniors enrolled and three might play elsewhere next year.
Penn did not have any students take the year off.
All are big supporters of the Ivy Tournament with Delaney-Smith saying she spent many years lobbying for it. It wasn't until the men's teams were in support did the league seriously consider it.
All would like to see all 8 teams participate in the Ivy Tournament.
Eleah Parker has not made any decision about her remaining year of eligibility.
The work being done with respect to the BLM Movement has been really impactful for the coaches and players. It has allowed all 16 coaches to form relationships and be in frequent contact - in the past, a coach would generally only speak to his/her school counterpart as well as the other coaches in the men's or women's group.
The women's league was ranked #7 nationally last year.
With lots of back-to-back games in other conferences this year, coaches around the country have been calling the Ivy coaches to get their thoughts on how to play these weekend games. As a result of these conversations, Delaney-Smith expects the coaches and teams in the rest of the country to give more respect to the Ivy League.
Zoom calls have been most beneficial in communicating more easily with players (especially those injured or not at practice) and alumni. This will be kept after the pandemic ends.
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