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Princeton Women's Basketball Announces 2009-10 Schedule
July 08, 2009 | Women's Basketball
2009-10 Schedule
PRINCETON, N.J. (7/8/09) – Princeton head women's basketball coach Courtney Banghart has announced the schedule for the 2009-10 season.
The Tigers will play six non-league games at Jadwin Gym as well as hosting all six Ivy League opponents. Four teams on the schedule competed in the NCAA Tournament last season, including: Dartmouth, Drexel, Lehigh and Rutgers.
In keeping with team traditions, the Tigers will make two trips across country to California and Texas, to visit the hometowns of four Tigers. The team will play at UCLA and UC-Irvine around Thanksgiving. The area serves as the stomping ground of seniors Tani Brown, Cheryl Stevens and sophomore Lauren Edwards. The final game before the December holiday break will be at Houston, hometown on junior Krystal Hill.
“Our 2009-2010 schedule will challenge us early and often,” Banghart said. “At Princeton, we believe in preparing our team as best as we can and then challenging ourselves against the nation's best - both in region and beyond. We're very excited to be taking our southern Californians home for a series of games, as well as our Houston native Krystal Hill for a game in her backyard. Our hope is that our very difficult non-league schedule will prepare us well for the always-exciting Ivy League gauntlet. This team has set very high goals, competing hard night after night is pivotal to our progress and this schedule will force us to do just that.”
Princeton opens the season on Friday, Nov. 13 at Stony Brook with the home opener scheduled for the following Monday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., versus American.
The Tigers defeated Stony Brook for the first time in series history last year by a score of 88-41, as the Seawolves won the two previous meetings. The Tigers will look to do the same this year with American. The Eagles are 2-0 in the series, which includes a 59-44 game from 2008.
Delaware will visit Jadwin Gym on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. The Blue Hens have a 14-5 advantage in the all-time series and won the last game in 2001.
Princeton will make the cross-country trip to California the following week. First up will be a game with the Pac-10's UCLA at Pauley Pavilion on Wed, Nov. 25. The day after Thanksgiving the Tigers will head down the 405 to UC-Irvine to take on the Anteaters.
The Tigers return home to host the 2009 Patriot League champion, Lehigh, on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. Princeton holds a 13-9 edge in the all-time series but the Mountain Hawks won the last game, 63-43, last November.
Princeton will host Rutgers, a member of last year's Sweet 16, on Saturday, Dec. 5. The Scarlet Knights are 13-3 in the series and have won the last 10 meetings.
A mid-week game at Rider appears on the schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 8, followed by a game at Jadwin Gym versus Lafayette on Saturday, Dec. 12. The Tigers are 18-8 against the Broncs and grabbed a 68-54 win last year. Princeton will look to avenge a one-basket loss to Eagles from last season and improve on its 20-18 record in the series.
Nearby Drexel, the Colonial Athletic Association champion, hosts Princeton on Thursday, Dec. 17. The two teams have not faced off since 1992 when the Tigers earned a 79-75 victory to improve to 4-1 in the series.
Princeton will get on a plane and head to Houston for the first game with the Cougars in program history on Sunday, Dec. 20.
A short trip to Teaneck, N.J., to take on Fairleigh Dickinson concludes the first half of the schedule. Princeton is on a five-game winning streak over the Knights, which includes a 62-47 game last year.
The Tigers will play two games before taking a break for fall semester finals. First up is a home game against Fordham on Saturday, Jan. 2, followed by a game at La Salle on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Princeton defeated Fordham 69-57 in last year's season opener but has not faced La Salle since 1977. The teams played four games, with the Tigers winning three of them in the '70s.
The Ivy League conference slate kicks off on Jan. 9 with a game at travel partner Penn. Princeton swept Penn last season and has won 43 of the 66 games in the series.
After the semester break, Princeton gets into the thick of Ivy League play. The Tigers host two weekends before hitting the road for back-to-back weekends.
Brown and Yale are the first two Ivy opponents on the conference slate on Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30, respectively. The Tigers swept Brown last year to push their win streak to seven, and split with Yale, losing the first game by one basket before following up with an eight-point win.
Princeton hosts Harvard on Friday, Feb. 5 and Dartmouth, Feb. 6. After falling to the Crimson last January, the Tigers suffered a heartbreaking loss on the road after taking a substantial lead. The Tigers gave the Ivy League champion Dartmouth a run for its money last year. Princeton lost a 71-67 overtime time at Jadwin to the Big Green before falling 43-42 in Hanover, N.H.
The Tigers will take to the road for the first time in 33 days to face Columbia and Cornell on Friday, Feb. 12 and Saturday, Feb. 13, respectively. Princeton swept both teams last year by a combined 55 points.
Yale and Brown host Princeton on Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20, respectively. Princeton has a 41-30 lead in the series with Yale and a 32-29 edge over Brown in the series.
On February 26 and 27 Princeton hosts Cornell and Columbia. The Tigers are 38-20 in the series with Cornell, and 34-16 against Columbia.
The final home weekend for the Tigers is scheduled for March 5 and 6 when Dartmouth and Harvard come to town. Both teams have advantages in the all-times series, with Dartmouth leading 43-19, and Harvard taking a 37-27 edge.
The Tigers will close out the regular season hosting Penn on Wednesday, March 9.
The NCAA Tournament is slated to begin on March 20.
PRINCETON, N.J. (7/8/09) – Princeton head women's basketball coach Courtney Banghart has announced the schedule for the 2009-10 season.
The Tigers will play six non-league games at Jadwin Gym as well as hosting all six Ivy League opponents. Four teams on the schedule competed in the NCAA Tournament last season, including: Dartmouth, Drexel, Lehigh and Rutgers.
In keeping with team traditions, the Tigers will make two trips across country to California and Texas, to visit the hometowns of four Tigers. The team will play at UCLA and UC-Irvine around Thanksgiving. The area serves as the stomping ground of seniors Tani Brown, Cheryl Stevens and sophomore Lauren Edwards. The final game before the December holiday break will be at Houston, hometown on junior Krystal Hill.
“Our 2009-2010 schedule will challenge us early and often,” Banghart said. “At Princeton, we believe in preparing our team as best as we can and then challenging ourselves against the nation's best - both in region and beyond. We're very excited to be taking our southern Californians home for a series of games, as well as our Houston native Krystal Hill for a game in her backyard. Our hope is that our very difficult non-league schedule will prepare us well for the always-exciting Ivy League gauntlet. This team has set very high goals, competing hard night after night is pivotal to our progress and this schedule will force us to do just that.”
Princeton opens the season on Friday, Nov. 13 at Stony Brook with the home opener scheduled for the following Monday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., versus American.
The Tigers defeated Stony Brook for the first time in series history last year by a score of 88-41, as the Seawolves won the two previous meetings. The Tigers will look to do the same this year with American. The Eagles are 2-0 in the series, which includes a 59-44 game from 2008.
Delaware will visit Jadwin Gym on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. The Blue Hens have a 14-5 advantage in the all-time series and won the last game in 2001.
Princeton will make the cross-country trip to California the following week. First up will be a game with the Pac-10's UCLA at Pauley Pavilion on Wed, Nov. 25. The day after Thanksgiving the Tigers will head down the 405 to UC-Irvine to take on the Anteaters.
The Tigers return home to host the 2009 Patriot League champion, Lehigh, on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. Princeton holds a 13-9 edge in the all-time series but the Mountain Hawks won the last game, 63-43, last November.
Princeton will host Rutgers, a member of last year's Sweet 16, on Saturday, Dec. 5. The Scarlet Knights are 13-3 in the series and have won the last 10 meetings.
A mid-week game at Rider appears on the schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 8, followed by a game at Jadwin Gym versus Lafayette on Saturday, Dec. 12. The Tigers are 18-8 against the Broncs and grabbed a 68-54 win last year. Princeton will look to avenge a one-basket loss to Eagles from last season and improve on its 20-18 record in the series.
Nearby Drexel, the Colonial Athletic Association champion, hosts Princeton on Thursday, Dec. 17. The two teams have not faced off since 1992 when the Tigers earned a 79-75 victory to improve to 4-1 in the series.
Princeton will get on a plane and head to Houston for the first game with the Cougars in program history on Sunday, Dec. 20.
A short trip to Teaneck, N.J., to take on Fairleigh Dickinson concludes the first half of the schedule. Princeton is on a five-game winning streak over the Knights, which includes a 62-47 game last year.
The Tigers will play two games before taking a break for fall semester finals. First up is a home game against Fordham on Saturday, Jan. 2, followed by a game at La Salle on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Princeton defeated Fordham 69-57 in last year's season opener but has not faced La Salle since 1977. The teams played four games, with the Tigers winning three of them in the '70s.
The Ivy League conference slate kicks off on Jan. 9 with a game at travel partner Penn. Princeton swept Penn last season and has won 43 of the 66 games in the series.
After the semester break, Princeton gets into the thick of Ivy League play. The Tigers host two weekends before hitting the road for back-to-back weekends.
Brown and Yale are the first two Ivy opponents on the conference slate on Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30, respectively. The Tigers swept Brown last year to push their win streak to seven, and split with Yale, losing the first game by one basket before following up with an eight-point win.
Princeton hosts Harvard on Friday, Feb. 5 and Dartmouth, Feb. 6. After falling to the Crimson last January, the Tigers suffered a heartbreaking loss on the road after taking a substantial lead. The Tigers gave the Ivy League champion Dartmouth a run for its money last year. Princeton lost a 71-67 overtime time at Jadwin to the Big Green before falling 43-42 in Hanover, N.H.
The Tigers will take to the road for the first time in 33 days to face Columbia and Cornell on Friday, Feb. 12 and Saturday, Feb. 13, respectively. Princeton swept both teams last year by a combined 55 points.
Yale and Brown host Princeton on Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20, respectively. Princeton has a 41-30 lead in the series with Yale and a 32-29 edge over Brown in the series.
On February 26 and 27 Princeton hosts Cornell and Columbia. The Tigers are 38-20 in the series with Cornell, and 34-16 against Columbia.
The final home weekend for the Tigers is scheduled for March 5 and 6 when Dartmouth and Harvard come to town. Both teams have advantages in the all-times series, with Dartmouth leading 43-19, and Harvard taking a 37-27 edge.
The Tigers will close out the regular season hosting Penn on Wednesday, March 9.
The NCAA Tournament is slated to begin on March 20.
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