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A Beginning View of Penn Week
January 04, 2017 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. - #PathToThePalestra gets started on Saturday as the Princeton's top rival, the Penn. Quakers, come to Jadwin Gymnasium. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will be featured on the Ivy League Digital Network and ESPN3.
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As we get Penn. Week continues, here's an early preview of five things to watch out for on Saturday.
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Revenge Game – Princeton's only two losses in the Ivy League last year were to Penn., by a combined four points. The Quakers took a 50-48 decision at the Palestra last January before taking home the de facto Ivy League Championship, 62-60, at Jadwin in March. Penn. ended the Tigers' 25-game home winning streak. The last Ivy League team to beat Princeton other than Penn was Brown on Mar. 1st, 2014.
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Sydney Stipanovich: The 2015-16 Ivy League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year is having a stellar senior campaign as she is averaging a double-double with 12.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She leads the Ivy League in rebounds, is second in blocks (2.8), eighth in assists per game (2.8) and is 11th in scoring.
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In six career games vs. Princeton, the senior has been held to 9.2 points on 28.1 percent shooting (18-of-64). She has added 6.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per contests against the Tigers. Her best performance against head coach Courtney Banghart's squad was 19-point, nine-rebound, two-block outing in March of 2014.
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Michelle Nwokedi: A 2015-16 first team All-Ivy performer, Nwokedi is off to career highs this season in points (15.7), three-point shooting (38.9 percent), free-throw percentage (68.5) and assists (2.4) per game. She is tops in the Ivy League in offensive rebounds (4.1), third in blocks and third in scoring.
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In four games against Princeton, the Tigers have held Nwokedi under her career norms at 10.3 points on 37.8 percent from the floor (14-of-37). The junior is also averaging under a block per game against the Tigers. She scored 17 points in last March's victory over Princeton, but was 7-of-18 (38.8 percent) from the field.
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Penn's Defense- The Quakers have sixth best scoring defense (50.8 points) in the country. They have held five teams under 50 points this season including Wagner and Lafayette, two teams that Princeton has faced. Penn., is also 12th nationally in blocked shots per game (6.3) as Stipanovich (15th) and Nwokedi (16th) are both among the country's best. The Quakers have had a top-15 defense in Division I in each of the past four seasons.
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Rebounding – Despite have two players ranked in the top-40 nationally, the Quakers only have a rebounding margin of +3.2, good for 113th. Princeton, only the other hand, has a rebounding margin of +6.8 with five players averaging at least four boards per game. Princeton has won the rebounding battle in nine of its last 10 games, five of which have been by +14 or more. The Tigers outrebounded the Quakers in both meetings last season.
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As we get Penn. Week continues, here's an early preview of five things to watch out for on Saturday.
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Revenge Game – Princeton's only two losses in the Ivy League last year were to Penn., by a combined four points. The Quakers took a 50-48 decision at the Palestra last January before taking home the de facto Ivy League Championship, 62-60, at Jadwin in March. Penn. ended the Tigers' 25-game home winning streak. The last Ivy League team to beat Princeton other than Penn was Brown on Mar. 1st, 2014.
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Sydney Stipanovich: The 2015-16 Ivy League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year is having a stellar senior campaign as she is averaging a double-double with 12.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She leads the Ivy League in rebounds, is second in blocks (2.8), eighth in assists per game (2.8) and is 11th in scoring.
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In six career games vs. Princeton, the senior has been held to 9.2 points on 28.1 percent shooting (18-of-64). She has added 6.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per contests against the Tigers. Her best performance against head coach Courtney Banghart's squad was 19-point, nine-rebound, two-block outing in March of 2014.
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Michelle Nwokedi: A 2015-16 first team All-Ivy performer, Nwokedi is off to career highs this season in points (15.7), three-point shooting (38.9 percent), free-throw percentage (68.5) and assists (2.4) per game. She is tops in the Ivy League in offensive rebounds (4.1), third in blocks and third in scoring.
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In four games against Princeton, the Tigers have held Nwokedi under her career norms at 10.3 points on 37.8 percent from the floor (14-of-37). The junior is also averaging under a block per game against the Tigers. She scored 17 points in last March's victory over Princeton, but was 7-of-18 (38.8 percent) from the field.
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Penn's Defense- The Quakers have sixth best scoring defense (50.8 points) in the country. They have held five teams under 50 points this season including Wagner and Lafayette, two teams that Princeton has faced. Penn., is also 12th nationally in blocked shots per game (6.3) as Stipanovich (15th) and Nwokedi (16th) are both among the country's best. The Quakers have had a top-15 defense in Division I in each of the past four seasons.
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Rebounding – Despite have two players ranked in the top-40 nationally, the Quakers only have a rebounding margin of +3.2, good for 113th. Princeton, only the other hand, has a rebounding margin of +6.8 with five players averaging at least four boards per game. Princeton has won the rebounding battle in nine of its last 10 games, five of which have been by +14 or more. The Tigers outrebounded the Quakers in both meetings last season.
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