Alarie's Double-Double Pushes Princeton Past Seton Hall, 94-67

Wednesday, November 30

Princeton, N.J.

6:00 p.m.

Princeton University

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Seton Hall

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Seton Hall

Princeton

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Alarie's Double-Double Pushes Princeton Past Seton Hall, 94-67

November 30, 2016 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. - Freshman Bella Alarie posted her second career double-double with a season-high 26 points and 15 rebounds in Princeton's 94-67 victory over the Seton Hall Pirates at Jadwin Gymnasium on Wednesday evening.

Alarie's 26 points are tied for the 5th most in a single-game by a freshman in program history as were her 15 boards. Her five treys in the game matched the third most by freshman in a single game. She also added a personal-high six assists in the win.

Tonight's contest began similarly to the fourth quarter of the UMBC game as the Tigers raced out with the first 11 points behind three buckets from beyond the arc. Seton Hall cut its deficit to six with an 11-6 run, but Princeton quickly re-upped its lead to 25-13 after the first frame.

The Pirates opened up the second stanza with a 5-1 spurt, getting back to within six, however Princeton answered with seven straight. Trailing by 14 after two free throws from Alarie, back-to-back triples from Seton Hall made the halftime score 45-37.

Princeton set a season-high with its 17-of-32 shooting (53.1 percent) in the first half. Junior Leslie Robinson was 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) from the floor, putting up 11 points in the first 20 minutes of game action. The Tigers were lights out from long distance, making seven of its 12 attempts (58.3 percent).

Head coach Courtney Banghart's squad put the game away with a tremendous third quarter, outscoring Seton Hall, 29-13. The Tigers scored the first seven points of the stanza, improving its advantage to 15 (52-37), leading to a Seton Hall timeout. Two free throws from the Pirates briefly slowed the Tigers' offensive rush before another eight consecutive points by the home team pushed the score to 65-39. Seton Hall got the game back to a 20-point deficit twice, but could not get any closer.

Senior Taylor Brown was perfect from deep, making all four three-pointers. She finished with career-high 18 points along with four assists and two steals. Robinson snagged 17 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals. Junior Tia Weledji contributed 11 points off the bench. The Tigers had four players in double figures for the first time this season.

Princeton's 49 points in the second half was a season best while it was the first time they've reached the 90-point plateau since a 94-57 victory over Cornell last February. The team's 46.2 percent (12-of-26) from three was also its best mark of the 2016 campaign. Tonight was the first time that Princeton defeated Seton Hall since 1987.

The Tigers will get back into action next Wednesday vs. Lafayette at Jadwin Gymnasium. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and is available on the Ivy League Digital Network.