Princeton University Athletics
Vs. Yale
August 18, 1999 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 12. 1999
The site Jadwin Gymnasium *?Princeton, N.J. The date Friday, Feb. 12, 1999 * 7:00 p.m. The records Princeton: 11-8, 6-1 Ivy Yale: 8-12, 3-5 Ivy The coaches Princeton: Liz Feeley?(fourth season, 54-48) Yale: Cecelia DeMarco (ninth season, 105-123) The series Princeton leads 28-22 Previous mtg. Princeton 60, Yale 47 * Jan. 9, 1999 in New Haven The storyline The Tigers look to bounce back after road loss at Dartmouth
Probable Starters
YALE 41 Autumn Braddock 9.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg Sr., 6-0, Hinsdale, Ill 14 Natasha Archer 2.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg Sr., 5-9, Forest Hills, N.Y. 13 Katy Grubbs 10.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg Sr., 6-3, South, Pa. 35 Caitlin Bair 4.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg Fr., 5-9, Highland, Md. 33 Kelly Denit 6.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg Jr., 5-8, Burtonsville, Md.PRINCETON 35 Kate Thirolf 11.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg Jr., 5-10, Rockville, Md. 40 Erica Bowman 1.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg Jr., 5-8, Covington, Ohio 22 Lea Ann Drohan 6.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg Sr., 6-0, Ballston Lake, N.Y. 14 Maggie Langlas 13.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg Jr., 5-10, Missoula, Mont. 11 Jessica Munson 5.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg So., 5-8, Norristown, Pa.
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Today's Note of the Day
- Out of the gates - At 6-1 the Tigers are off to their best start in league play since double round robin play began in 1982-83.
- Taking control - In the game at Harvard, Maggie Langlas scored 12
points,
handed out three assists and picked up one steal in a team-high 38 minutes
of play without committing a turnover.
- Center of attention - Senior center Lea Ann Drohan leads the team with
19
blocks, good for third place in the league. Yale's Katy Grubbs ranks No. 7
with 0.63 rejections per game.
- Bombs away - Maggie Langlas leads the Tigers with 41 three-pointers
this
season. She now has 111 shots from long range for her career, placing her
third all-time, surpassing Laura Leacy '94 who graduated with 108. Next up
is Kim Allen who tallied 168 from 1993-97.
- History lesson - In the first meeting this season, Princeton defeated
Yale
60-47 in New Haven.
- More history - Princeton is 2-1 against Yale in Jadwin Gym under Liz Feeley. The Tigers have won three straight against the Bulldogs.
- Windex - Princeton holds a 396-389 advantage on the boards in games it
has
won. In their eight losses, the Tigers were out-rebounded by nearly 10
boards per game.
- On a high note - The Tigers recored season-highs in points (68)
against
Columbia, assists (17) against Cornell and rebounds (43) against Harvard.
Against the Lions, Princeton shot 47.7 percent from the floor. That is the
highest game percetage for the Tigers this season.
- Where she ranks - Maggie Langlas ranks fourth in Ivy scoring (14.0),
fifth
in Ivy field goal pct. (43%), fourth in 3-pt field goal pct (39%) and
third in free-throw pct. (85%).
- Ivy items - Despite averaging 52.8 points in out of league
competition,
the Tigers are cashing in 61.9 in Ivy action.
- D-plus - Princeton leads the Ivy League in three defensive catagories:
scoring defense (56.5 ppg), FG% defense (0.380) and 3-point FG% defense
(0.280).
- On the flip side - Dartmouth leads the league in four offensive
catagories: scoring offense (71.42 ppg), scoring margin (6.63), FG%
(0.438) and 3-point FG% (0.372).
- Climbing the ladder - With 122 career blocks, Lea Ann Drohan is tied
with
Carol Puza '83 for third all-time. Next up is Joanna E. Rein who swatted
133 from 1986-90.
- Spreading the wealth - In seven league games so far this season, the
Tigers have had four different leading scorers and four different leading
rebounders.
- Controlling the glass - Kate Thirolf is currently third in rebounding
in
both the overall Ivy standings and in-league competition, pulling down
7.42 and 8.57, respectively.
- Minute woman - After averaging 10 minutes in the first 18 games, Erica
Bowman got the starting nod, recorded season highs in points (seven) and
rebounds (seven) in 29 minutes of play against Dartmouth.
- Injury report - Senior tri-captain Julie Angell went down with a torn
ACL
injury after scoring a team-high 18 points in the game at Harvard.
- Home sweet home - Five of Princeton's last seven games will be played in Jadwin Gym.
Friday, May 22
Tuesday, April 21
Monday, April 13
Friday, April 10