Princeton University Athletics
Tuesday, November 13
Staten Island, N.Y.
7 p.m.
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First-Half Troubles Give Princeton 75-49 Loss at Wagner
November 13, 2007 | Women's Basketball
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The first half at Wagner Tuesday night was one that the Princeton women's basketball team would like to forget immediately. The hole it created buried the Tigers and allowed Wagner to cruise to a 75-49 win.
Wagner ran its record to 2-0 with each win coming over an Ivy League team as the Seahawks also defeated Columbia over the weekend. Princeton dropped to 0-2 and will look for its first win when it returns to Preseason WNIT play Friday at Samford.
The Orange and Black disappointment that hung over the last 17 minutes of the first half had no hint at the start. Princeton got out to a 7-0 lead and didn't allow Wagner a field goal until just past the five-minute mark. But as quickly as the Tigers started, the team went cold immediately.
Wagner went on a 27-2 run over 15 minutes, allowing Princeton only a Whitney Downs bucket during the span. Elizabeth Pietrzak broke the drought with a basket with two minutes left, and an Addie Micir three-pointer with 12 seconds left looked like it might give the Tigers a little spark. The points were the first of Micir's career and cut the lead to 30-14. But for the second straight game, Princeton's foe buried a three-pointer at the buzzer. While Wagner's John'a Poole walked off the court with a raised fist after hitting the momentum-killer, the Tigers stared at a 19-point deficit.
Princeton turned the ball over 16 times in the first half, six on traveling calls. Wagner only outrebounded Princeton 23-21, but the Seahawks grabbed seven offensive boards. Six Tigers scored in the first half but none had more than three points and Poole led Wagner with 12 at the break. While the Seahawks shot only 32.4 percent in the first half, Princeton shot 26.1 percent.
The Seahawks didn't settle for the 19-point halftime lead, scoring the second half's first eight points to take a 41-14 advantage. An Ali Prichard three-pointer cut the lead to 17 with 11:38 to play, but that was as close as Princeton got.
Wagner improved its shooting in the second half, hitting at a 58.1 percent clip (18 for 31). The Tigers shot 33.3 percent in the last period (12 for 36), giving Princeton a 30.5 percent rate for the game.
Meagan Cowher had a double-double, leading Princeton with 14 points and all players with 14 rebounds, equaling a career-best. It was the 14th double-double of her career and first of the season. Wagner had four players in double figures, led by Chelsey Bunyer with 22 points. Poole and Andrea Reed added 14 apiece, and Ieva Sulskyte had 10 points.
Wagner ran its record to 2-0 with each win coming over an Ivy League team as the Seahawks also defeated Columbia over the weekend. Princeton dropped to 0-2 and will look for its first win when it returns to Preseason WNIT play Friday at Samford.
The Orange and Black disappointment that hung over the last 17 minutes of the first half had no hint at the start. Princeton got out to a 7-0 lead and didn't allow Wagner a field goal until just past the five-minute mark. But as quickly as the Tigers started, the team went cold immediately.
Wagner went on a 27-2 run over 15 minutes, allowing Princeton only a Whitney Downs bucket during the span. Elizabeth Pietrzak broke the drought with a basket with two minutes left, and an Addie Micir three-pointer with 12 seconds left looked like it might give the Tigers a little spark. The points were the first of Micir's career and cut the lead to 30-14. But for the second straight game, Princeton's foe buried a three-pointer at the buzzer. While Wagner's John'a Poole walked off the court with a raised fist after hitting the momentum-killer, the Tigers stared at a 19-point deficit.
Princeton turned the ball over 16 times in the first half, six on traveling calls. Wagner only outrebounded Princeton 23-21, but the Seahawks grabbed seven offensive boards. Six Tigers scored in the first half but none had more than three points and Poole led Wagner with 12 at the break. While the Seahawks shot only 32.4 percent in the first half, Princeton shot 26.1 percent.
The Seahawks didn't settle for the 19-point halftime lead, scoring the second half's first eight points to take a 41-14 advantage. An Ali Prichard three-pointer cut the lead to 17 with 11:38 to play, but that was as close as Princeton got.
Wagner improved its shooting in the second half, hitting at a 58.1 percent clip (18 for 31). The Tigers shot 33.3 percent in the last period (12 for 36), giving Princeton a 30.5 percent rate for the game.
Meagan Cowher had a double-double, leading Princeton with 14 points and all players with 14 rebounds, equaling a career-best. It was the 14th double-double of her career and first of the season. Wagner had four players in double figures, led by Chelsey Bunyer with 22 points. Poole and Andrea Reed added 14 apiece, and Ieva Sulskyte had 10 points.
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