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Micir Hits a Record Six Three Pointers in Loss to George Washington
December 21, 2008 | Women's Basketball
WASHINGTON, D.C. (12/21/08) ? Sophomore Addie Micir scored a career-best six three-point baskets for Princeton in a 77-56 loss to George Washington on Sunday, Dec. 21 at the Smith Center.
Micir went 6-for-12 from long range, scoring a total of 18 points,
to lead the Tigers. She also chipped in a team-high six assists and
three rebounds. Freshman Devona Allgood added 12 points and six boards,
and classmate Lauren Edwards contributed 11 points. Senior Julia Berger
was the team leader on the glass with nine rebounds, five of which were
offensive.
The second half was the difference, as GW had 14 points off of turnovers and 10 fast-break points. At the conclusion of the first half, GW held a 32-27 lead with both teams having 11 field goals. Princeton had 10 assists and three steals at that point, and held GW to just four offensive boards.
“Offensively we had a great pace,” Coach Banghart said. “We set each other up really well. We had 10 assists in the first half, which shows we can make shots when they are set up by the team. I thought that was the game we were looking for offensively. I also think that score was a lot closer than the score showed and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, it matters what we in the locker room think, and that game was a step in the right direction.”
GW worked its way up to a seven-point lead, 10-3, at 14:22, with Jessica Adair scoring six of those 10 points. At the other end of the court, Princeton was getting good looks at the basket but its shots weren't dropping, going 1-for-8 by the first media timeout.Princeton cut the lead to three at 12:10 and was able to take an 18-17 lead at 8:30 with a three-point basket by Micir. The lead was shortlived as the Colonials went on a 6-0 run to go up by seven, getting three points off of free throws. Senior Whitney Downs ended the Princeton 2:43 scoring drought with a steal and a layup with nine seconds to play in the half.
The Colonials started the second half with an 8-0 run to grab a 40-27 lead, its largest lead of the game. Senior Jessica Berry knocked down four points but GW answered back to two jumpers of its own. Princeton went on a 7-2 run over the next two minutes to put the game within eight, 46-38 at 12:30. GW once again stretched its lead out to 13, but Princeton had an answer getting the game back to within seven at 5:26 with Micir's sixth three-pointer of the game.
The Colonials put up eight more baskets to the Tigers two to earn a 14-point lead, 65-51 at 3:44. Princeton looked like it was ready to make a comeback as Berry had a basket from long range and Allgood hit a jumper in the second minute, but from there on out it was all GW as they closed out the game on a 12-0 run.
Princeton shot 37.7 percent (23-61) for the game and hit eight three-pointers for 34.8 percent. The Tigers recorded one of its lowest free throw percentages of the season at 28.6, but only had seven total trips to the line.
GW was 48.2 percent (27-56) from the floor and 31.3 percent from long range. The Colonials scored 18 of its points from the charity stripe, shooting 81.8 percent. Jessica Adair led the Colonials with 18 points and seven rebounds. Antelia Parrish had a team-high seven rebounds and added 15 points, six assists and two steals. Yolanda Lavender put up 12 points, six assists and three steals.
The Colonials had a slight edge in rebounds, 37-36, but the Tigers had the advantage offensively with 15 offensive boards to the Colonials' 11.
Princeton (4-7) will take a break from action for the holidays and will resume play on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Syracuse.