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Women's Hoops Ties Record with 21st Win as Tigers Beat Brown 64-38
February 21, 2010 | Women's Basketball
PROVIDENCE (2/20/10) - Sophomore Devona Allgood posted a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Princeton women's basketball team defeated Brown, 64-38 on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Pizzitola Sports Center.
The Tigers tie the program record for wins in a season, as they improve to 21-2 on the season and 9-0 in the Ivy League with a +22.8 scoring margin over their conference counterparts. Princeton improves to 12-1 on the road with its 16 straight win.
Freshman Niveen Rasheed added 13 points and eight rebounds, while junior Krystal Hill went 10 for 10 from the free throw line to contribute 12 total points. Senior Tani Brown pulled down a career-high five boards. Sophomore Lauren Edwards had a team-best three assists and Allgood had a team-high three steals.
Princeton was out of rhythm in the first half and it was most evident on the offensive end. The Tigers put up 27 points, one of the lowest scoring halves for the squad this season. The Bears however scored just 16, the fewest points scored by a Princeton opponent in a half this season.
Despite Princeton's struggles, the Tigers began the game with a 15-5 run with the first six points coming from Allgood. At that point in the game, the Tigers were 6 for 16 from the floor, with Brown shooting 2 for 12.
Allgood gave Princeton a 13-point lead at 3:11 when she grabbed her own offensive rebound and put away a layup. The Bears quickly brought their deficit back to single digits with a three from Aileen Daniels and a jumper from Christina Johnson.
Princeton's Brown drained a three being a Daniels' jump shot, but Hill picked up a down court pass from Allgood to put away a layup with two seconds to play in the half.
The Tigers found their rhythm in the locker room as the squad came out and went on a 10-0 run to start the second to make it 38-16.
Sheila Dixon ended the drought for the Bears with a layup at 13:50 after the team went 0 for 9 through the first six minutes of the second session. Brown would go cold again, not hitting another shot from the field for the next 7:20, going 1 of 18 from the floor.
During that time Brown would score six points from the free throw line while Princeton scored 11 points to hold a 49-24 edge.
Following Caroline King's basket at 7:20, the Bears added another three points, but Princeton responded with four points to regain at 24-point lead.
After a jumper by Christina Johnson at 3:03, Hannah Passafuime was fouled taking a three-point shot and made all three free shots to cut Princeton's lead back to 19, 53-34 with 2:46 to play.
The Tigers maintained their 19-points lead with 1:06 left before they rattled off seven straight to end the game 64-38.
"In the Ivy League race they aren't always going to be pretty," head coach Courtney Banghart said. "That wasn't our best game, but it was a win. We will regroup and be ready for Cornell and Columbia next weekend."
Princeton finished the game shooting 44.9 percent overall, 42.9 percent from behind the arc and 73.9 percent from the line.
Brown shot 24.1 percent overall, 57.9 percent from the line and 5.9 percent from long range. Johnson led the Bears with 10 points, five rebounds and three steals. Daniels and Passafuime had seven points apiece, while Natalie Bonds led the team on the glass with eight rebounds. Daniels added a team-best four steals, while Courtney Lee had a team-best two assists.
Princeton returns home to Jadwin Gym to host Cornell and Columbia next weekend. The Tigers will take on the Big Red on Friday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m, and the Lions on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.