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Princeton Posts Weekend Sweep After 69-59 Win Over Columbia
February 07, 2009 | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK (2/7/09) ? Four players were in double digits as Princeton posted a 69-59 win over Columbia in women's basketball on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Levien Gym. The Tigers earned a weekend sweep after a victory over Cornell yesterday.
Freshman Devona Allgood and sophomores Addie Micir and
Krystal Hill scored 14 points apiece, while senior Whitney Downs contributed
11. Allgood led the team on the glass with six rebounds, while seniors Julia
Berger and Jessica Berry had five each, along with junior Cheryl Stevens. Berry also chipped in a
team-best five assists, while Berger had two steals.
As a team Princeton shot 48.2 percent from the field, 86.7 from the free-throw line and 18.2 percent from behind the arc.
"What I'm most proud of, is that after two heartbreaking losses last weekend we stayed focused and had two really big wins on the road against two really good teams," Coach Banghart said. "This is our first Ivy sweep since we've been a group and a lot has gone into that, and I thank most of all, the leadership of our seniors. We'll enjoy this for a few hours before we start to get ready for Yale and Brown at home."
Columbia was paced by Judi Lomax's 14 points and 15 rebounds. Lauren Dwyer added 11 points and five rebounds and Kathleen Barry also had five boards and a team-high two steals. Sara Yee had four assists and Danielle Browne had two blocks, both team-highs. The Lions shot 34.8 percent from the field, 56.3 percent from the charity stripe and 22.2 percent from long range.
Princeton started the game on an 8-0 run and held Columbia without a basket until 13:21, as the Lions shot 0-for-6. Downs and Micir padded the Tigers' lead 12-3, giving Princeton its largest lead of the half at nine points.
A quick three points by Columbia made it a three-point game at 9:19. The teams would trade points for the next three minutes before Columbia's leading scorer Lomax hit both of her free throws to make it a one-point game, 18-17 at 6:36.
After a Micir jumper, Melissa Shafter hit a three pointer to tie the game at 20-20 with just over five minutes to play. Princeton worked its way back up to a solid llead thanks to Downs, who scored the team's first seven points for a 27-21 lead with just under two minutes remaining in the half. Downs received her third foul shortly thereafter and had to take a seat on the bench. The teams traded two points, and Columbia added a free throw to make it 29-24 at 1:10. Stevens put one in off the glass for a seven-point lead, but the Lions would close out the half with three points to set the first half score at 31-27.
The Tigers earned a 13-point lead, 42-29 as they started the second session on an 11-2 run. The Lions responded with a run of their own, 11-4 to cut their deficit to six points. Downs sparked the Tiger offense once again with a lay-up, and Stevens added a jumper. Hill added two more in the paint to put Princeton up by 14, 54-40, at 10:13.
Hill scored six of Princeton's next eight points as the Tigers took a 62-50 lead with 3:26 remaining. A basket by Lomax and two free throws by Katrina Cragg cut the Tigers' lead to single digits, 62-53 with 2:31 to play. Yee put in a long ball a minute later to bring the Lions within five, but Allgood answered with a put back on the next possession, 64-57 with just one minute to play.
Micir nailed five of her six free throws and Columbia could only muster one basket in the final minute to give Princeton a 69-59 win for a weekend sweep.
The Tigers improve to 8-11 on the season and 3-2 in Ivy League play, while the Lions dropped to 10-10 on the season and 3-3 in the league.
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