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Second-Half Surge Propels Women's Basketball to a 74-61 Win Over Navy
December 11, 2010 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. (12/10/10) - The Princeton women's basketball team shot 61.5 percent in the first half, but led Navy by just three at halftime. It was only a matter of time before the Tigers would start to pull away and a strong defensive showing in the second half led to a 74-61 victory.
Coincidentally, the last time Princeton shot that well in a half was November 2009 when the Tigers earned a 77-45 win over another Patriot League team, American. Despite the sharp shooting, Princeton struggled defensively against Navy, as the Mids hit six three-pointers in the first half and was 57.7 percent from the floor overall.
Princeton would hold Navy to 28.1 percent (9-for-32) shooting in the second half and gave up just one three-pointer.
"Navy is a really good team," head coach Courtney Banghart said. "They are well coached, they play hard and they have a great point guard. In the first half, we weren't as sharp defensively as we've come to expect from this team. But in the second half, it was a whole different story. We had active hands, active feet and most importantly we talked to each other. "
Princeton jumped out to a 10-4 lead three minutes into the game and reached a nine-point advantage at 12:44. Navy went on a 7-0 run to make it a two-point game on a three-pointer by Cassie Consedine at 8:39.
Two minutes later Princeton had a 29-24 lead before Navy went on a 10-2 run to turn the tide and give the Mids a 34-31 lead with 3:01 to play in the first half.
A pair of free throws by Niveen Rasheed put Princeton back within one, 34-33. On the other end Angela Myers shot 1-for-2 from the line. Rasheed would get the rebound on the missed opportunity and ran down for a layup to tie the game 35-35 at 2:14.
Devona Allgood would score back-to-back buckets and Lauren Edwards had a fast break basket to give Princeton a 41-35 lead. Myers would drain her third three of the half at the buzzer to set the halftime score at 41-38.
A basket by Consedine started the second half and made it a 41-40 game, but Rasheed scored two from the line and Edwards added a layup to give Princeton a 45-40 lead. The teams would trade baskets over the next five minutes to make it 49-44.
A layup by Audrey Bauer at 14:38 would be Navy's last basket for the next 8:41, as Princeton held Navy scoreless from the field and took off. The Tigers went on a 16-2 run to build a 17-point lead, 65-48.
Consedine ended the drought for the Mids at 5:52 but the Tigers continued to attack to go ahead by as much as 20 on a three by Krystal Hill at 2:15.
Navy would answer back with a three, and Alix Membreno would score the game's last four points.
Myers led Navy with 21 points and eight rebounds. She dished out four assists and had two steals. Consedine added 14 points and Membreno had 11 off the bench and earned six rebounds. Jade Geif would finish with eight points and seven boards. Navy concluded the game shooting 41.4 percent overall, 60 percent from the line and 38.9 percent from long range.
Pacing the Tigers was Rasheed with 21 points, six rebounds, four steals and four assists. Allgood was also in double figures with 14 points and led the team on the glass with eight rebounds. Edwards chipped in 13 points, four rebounds and three assists. Senior Addie Micir and Hill would each contribute nine points. The Tigers shot a clip of 52.6 percent, shot 45.5 percent from behind the arc and was 9-for-12 from the free-throw line.
Navy falls to 5-5 overall, while Princeton improves to 6-2 overall and extends its home win streak to 12.
The Tigers will host another Patriot League team, Lafayette, on Monday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.