Weiss and Page are the first Lions to sweep the Player of the Year awards since 2009-10.
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Weiss, Page Sweep Ivy League Player of the Year Awards
3/10/2026 3:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
First Team duo joined by Honorable Mention Fliss Henderson
NEW YORK – Columbia junior Riley Weiss has been named Ivy League Player of the Year, and senior Perri Page has been named Defensive Player of the Year. This was all part of the 2025-26 Ivy League Women's Basketball Postseason Honors and Awards, as voted on by the league's eight head coaches, which were announced Tuesday afternoon.
This is the second time in program history that Columbia picked up both the Ivy League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards – Judie Lomax '10BC (Player) and Sara Yee '10SEAS (Defensive) were the first and last to do so in 2009-10.
Weiss and Page both also earned First Team All-Ivy League honors, with Weiss unanimously being voted to the team. It marks the second consecutive season and the third time in the last four seasons that two Lions were selected to the First Team together. Additionally, junior Fliss Henderson was an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention, having received at least one First or Second Team vote. She was also Columbia's Academic All-Ivy League honoree.
Now a two-time First Team All-Ivy League selection, Weiss led the Ivy League in scoring average (19.7), total points (531), total threes (76), 3-pointers made per game (2.81), 3-point field goal percentage (38.5%) and total field goals made (189). Nationally, she ranks in the top 20 in scoring and 3-pointers per game.
A native of Hewlett, New York, Weiss earned a league-leading six Ivy League Player of the Week selections, becoming just the seventh player in league history to collect at least six in a season. She also earned several regional and national awards throughout her junior campaign, twice being named Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Div. I Women's Player of the Week, earning one USBWA Women's National Player of the Week award, two Associated Press National Player of the Week Honorable Mentions, and one NCAA Starting 5 Players of the Week nod.
One of Weiss's more memorable performances came when she broke Columbia's single-game scoring record in a home win over Dartmouth (Jan. 24). The sharpshooter buried 40, including 26 in the first half alone, to break the previous mark of 39 set by Ellen Bossert '86BC in 1986. Weiss was 15-of-23 from the field and 9-of-13 from deep in that outing, also breaking Columbia's single-game record for field goals made and tying the record for 3-pointers made. Then, a few weeks later, she scored 38 in a win at Cornell (Feb. 7), once again tying the 3-point record by going 9-of-12 from the outside.
Page earns her first All-Ivy League selection following a season in which she ranked top 10 in the Ancient Eight in scoring (14.5), rebounding (6.2), field goal percentage (54.3%) and steals (2.4). She is one of just five players in the NCAA to average as many points, rebounds, assists (2.1) and steals as she does, while shooting at least 50 percent from the field. The other two are reigning All-Americans Sarah Strong (UConn) and Madison Booker (Texas). Page's league-leading 66 total steals and 2.4 steals per game helped her win the Defensive Player of the Year award. She was also No. 2 in field goal percentage.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Page was named Ivy League Player of the Week on January 12, following a 24-point, 12-rebound, five-steal performance in a 58-55 victory at Harvard. She broke a 55-all tie to score the game-winner with 1.9 seconds left. Page was also twice named the MBWA Women's Div. I Player of the Week, the other coming after her game-winner with 0.7 seconds left to beat Seton Hall. She was named to the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll a team-high six times.
Henderson played in all 27 games and made 25 starts in her first season back from injury. She averaged 7.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals, but was even better in league play, where she averaged 8.1 boards and 4.4 assists, ranking second in conference-only games in both categories. One of her biggest games of the season came in a home win over Brown, going for 14 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to help the Lions beat the previously unbeaten in league play Bears.
A psychology major from North Curl Curl, Australia, Henderson was also Columbia's Academic All-Ivy League selection. She carries a 3.66 cumulative GPA.
Second-seeded Columbia (20-7, 11-3 Ivy) meets third-seeded Harvard (17-10. 10-4 Ivy) on Friday in the Ivy League semifinals at 7:30 p.m. This year's tournament is being hosted by Cornell, March 13-14, at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York. Friday's game will be available on ESPN+.
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This is the second time in program history that Columbia picked up both the Ivy League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards – Judie Lomax '10BC (Player) and Sara Yee '10SEAS (Defensive) were the first and last to do so in 2009-10.
Weiss and Page both also earned First Team All-Ivy League honors, with Weiss unanimously being voted to the team. It marks the second consecutive season and the third time in the last four seasons that two Lions were selected to the First Team together. Additionally, junior Fliss Henderson was an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention, having received at least one First or Second Team vote. She was also Columbia's Academic All-Ivy League honoree.
Now a two-time First Team All-Ivy League selection, Weiss led the Ivy League in scoring average (19.7), total points (531), total threes (76), 3-pointers made per game (2.81), 3-point field goal percentage (38.5%) and total field goals made (189). Nationally, she ranks in the top 20 in scoring and 3-pointers per game.
A native of Hewlett, New York, Weiss earned a league-leading six Ivy League Player of the Week selections, becoming just the seventh player in league history to collect at least six in a season. She also earned several regional and national awards throughout her junior campaign, twice being named Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Div. I Women's Player of the Week, earning one USBWA Women's National Player of the Week award, two Associated Press National Player of the Week Honorable Mentions, and one NCAA Starting 5 Players of the Week nod.
One of Weiss's more memorable performances came when she broke Columbia's single-game scoring record in a home win over Dartmouth (Jan. 24). The sharpshooter buried 40, including 26 in the first half alone, to break the previous mark of 39 set by Ellen Bossert '86BC in 1986. Weiss was 15-of-23 from the field and 9-of-13 from deep in that outing, also breaking Columbia's single-game record for field goals made and tying the record for 3-pointers made. Then, a few weeks later, she scored 38 in a win at Cornell (Feb. 7), once again tying the 3-point record by going 9-of-12 from the outside.
Page earns her first All-Ivy League selection following a season in which she ranked top 10 in the Ancient Eight in scoring (14.5), rebounding (6.2), field goal percentage (54.3%) and steals (2.4). She is one of just five players in the NCAA to average as many points, rebounds, assists (2.1) and steals as she does, while shooting at least 50 percent from the field. The other two are reigning All-Americans Sarah Strong (UConn) and Madison Booker (Texas). Page's league-leading 66 total steals and 2.4 steals per game helped her win the Defensive Player of the Year award. She was also No. 2 in field goal percentage.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Page was named Ivy League Player of the Week on January 12, following a 24-point, 12-rebound, five-steal performance in a 58-55 victory at Harvard. She broke a 55-all tie to score the game-winner with 1.9 seconds left. Page was also twice named the MBWA Women's Div. I Player of the Week, the other coming after her game-winner with 0.7 seconds left to beat Seton Hall. She was named to the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll a team-high six times.
Henderson played in all 27 games and made 25 starts in her first season back from injury. She averaged 7.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals, but was even better in league play, where she averaged 8.1 boards and 4.4 assists, ranking second in conference-only games in both categories. One of her biggest games of the season came in a home win over Brown, going for 14 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to help the Lions beat the previously unbeaten in league play Bears.
A psychology major from North Curl Curl, Australia, Henderson was also Columbia's Academic All-Ivy League selection. She carries a 3.66 cumulative GPA.
Second-seeded Columbia (20-7, 11-3 Ivy) meets third-seeded Harvard (17-10. 10-4 Ivy) on Friday in the Ivy League semifinals at 7:30 p.m. This year's tournament is being hosted by Cornell, March 13-14, at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York. Friday's game will be available on ESPN+.
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