Princeton Handles Yale With Strong 4th Quarter, 69-47

Friday, February 17

New Haven, CT.

5:30 p.m.

Princeton University

Yale

Photo by: Kobus Reyneke

Princeton Handles Yale With Strong 4th Quarter, 69-47

February 17, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Much like the first meeting, Princeton used another fourth quarter push to run by the Yale Bulldogs, 69-47, at the John J. Lee Amphitheater on Friday evening.

Taylor Brown and Bella Alarie led Princeton with 13 points. Brown matched her personal best with five assists and added two steals. Alarie filled up the stat sheet with four rebounds, four steals, three blocks and two steals. Tia Weledji amassed 11 points off the bench in the win.

The Tigers' offense started quickly, securing the first seven points of the game before Yale answered to tie the contest (7-7) with 5:56 to go in the stanza. Princeton jumped ahead with an 11-2 stretch (18-9) before the Bulldogs scored four at the end of the quarter to set the score at 18-13.

After the two teams exchanged buckets to begin the second frame, Princeton ripped off a 10-0 outburst to go in front, 30-15. The home squad couldn't get anything on the offensive end as it went 5:51 without a basket. The Tigers went into the locker room with a 34-22 lead. Alarie scored eight in the first half including this offensive scoop and score.

HALFTIME: That's what friends are for....offensive rebounds. Tigers up 34-22. Alarie with 8 pts, 4 rbs, 2 ast, 2 blks. #PathToThePalestra pic.twitter.com/sX0t3wHE7J
— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) February 17, 2017

Down by 42-28 as the third quarter waned on, Yale tallied five consecutive to get the contest back to single digits (42-33) with 3:40 remaining. The Bulldogs got as close as eight before this trey from Weledji made the Ivy matchup 49-38 after three.

End of 3rd: This trey by Weledji keeps the Bulldogs at bay as Tigers lead 49-38 after 30 minutes. #GoTigers #TigerUp #PathToThePalestra pic.twitter.com/71RGJRlvnU
— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) February 17, 2017

Yale's Tamara Simpson opened up the final stanza with a long-range bucket, but Princeton answered with the next 12 points, highlighted by a combined nine from Leslie Robinson and Vanessa Smith, to go up, 59-41, with 5:48 to go. Yale would not get closer than 16 the rest of the way as Princeton picked up its sixth straight victory. In the fourth frame, the Tigers were 9-of-16 (56.3 percent) while Yale was 2-of-12 (16.7 percent).

Roxy Barahman had a team-high 10 points for Yale. Princeton held Yale to just three three-pointers, its lowest total of the season. The Bulldog's 47 points is also its second worst offensive output this year. After scoring six baskets in the first 10 minutes, the home team had nine over the final three quarters.

Princeton now stands at 12-9 overall and 6-2 in the Ivy League while Yale is now 11-11 and 2-7 in the conference. The Tigers will finish their road trip at Brown tomorrow. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m.