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Ivy League Champion Princeton Announces 2010-11 Women's Basketball Schedule
July 13, 2010 | Women's Basketball
2010-11 Women's Basketball Schedule (Penn games are TBD)
PRINCETON, N.J. (7/13/10) - Princeton head women's basketball coach Courtney Banghart has announced the schedule for the 2010-11 season. The Tigers will play 28 games, 14 of which will be non-conference games, including teams from the ACC, SEC, BIG EAST and Pac-10. A total of 12 games will be played at home in Jadwin Gym.
Princeton opens the 2010-11 campaign hosting Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. The Tigers are on a six-game win streak over the Knights which includes a 77-44 win last year. In those six games, Princeton is averaging 71 points to FDU's 49.
The annual matchup with Rutgers will take place at The RAC on Thursday, Nov. 18. The Scarlet Knights reached the NCAA Tournament last year with a 19-15 record and was seventh in the BIG EAST. Rutgers has earned wins in the last 11 meetings although the past few games have been tightly contested. Last season, Princeton grabbed a 13-2 lead and was down by just one at halftime before falling 60-50 in one of just three losses last year.
Princeton will play its second NCAA Tournament team three days later on Sunday, Nov. 21 against Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa. The Mountain Hawks finished last year with a 29-4 overall record and earned the Patriot League automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 13-1 conference mark. Princeton holds a dominating 14-9 advantage in the all-time series and earned an 86-68 win last year but the teams are 5-5 against each other this decade.
The team will make its first of two trips to the South during Thanksgiving weekend when it will play in the Vanderbilt Tournament. Princeton will take on the University of Southern California in the first game on Friday, Nov. 26. The Trojans went 19-12 last season and finished third in the Pac-10. This will be the first meeting between the two teams. Princeton is winless against the Pac-10 but has faced an opponent in each of the last three seasons in Cal and UCLA.
Princeton will play either Vanderbilt or Quinnipiac in the second game on Sunday, Nov. 28. Vanderbilt was in the NCAA Tournament last year as they finished the season with a 23-11 record and finished fourth in the SEC. Princeton and Vanderbilt have meet on three occasions with the Commodores taking all three games. The last SEC opponent Princeton played was Tennessee in 2005-06. Quinnipiac was 12-18 last year finishing eighth in the Northeast Conference, and has never faced Princeton.
Delaware hosts Princeton on Wednesday, Dec. 1. The Tigers earned a 68-59 win over the Blue Hens last year in the first meeting since 2001. Delaware was fourth in the Colonial Conference last year with a 21-12 overall record.
Returning home for the first time since the season opener, Princeton hosts Rider on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m., and Navy on Friday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. Princeton defeated Rider last season 83-57 in a game that would start a 21-game win streak. Princeton is 19-8 all time against its cross-town rival and has won the last two contests. It's been nearly 10 years since Princeton squared off with Navy. The Midshipmen own a 4-1 record against Princeton and won the last meeting 67-45 during the 2000-01 season. Navy finished last year 17-14 to take third in the Patriot League.
Princeton will play its second straight Patriot League opponent when it travels to Lafayette on Monday, Dec. 13. Princeton is 21-18 all-time against Lafayette and posted a 33-point victory last season.
Drexel comes to town on Friday, Dec. 17 for a 7 p.m., tip. Princeton is 5-1 against Drexel and has won the last three meetings including a thrilling 66-49 win at Daskalakis Athletic Center last year.
Keeping with the Philadelphia area teams, Princeton will take on St. Joseph's on Sunday, Dec. 19 in North Philly. The Hawks are undefeated in the series, 8-0, which was last played in 2006. St. Joseph's was 17-15 last year finishing seventh in the Atlantic 10.
In keeping with team traditions, the Tigers will make a trip to visit the hometown of a Tiger. This year it's junior Devona Allgood's turn to show Princeton what the Tar Heel State is all about. The team will play in North Carolina at Davidson on Wednesday, Dec. 29 and Wake Forest on Friday, Dec. 31. Princeton and Davidson will be meeting for the first time, while Wake Forest holds a 6-1 edge in the all-time series. Davidson was 14-15 last year and was sixth in the Southern Conference, while Wake Forest was 18-14 overall and 7-7 in the ACC.
La Salle will be the final non-conference opponent to play in Jadwin Gym and the first opponent of the 2011 calendar year. Tipping off at 7p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 4, Princeton hopes to expand its four-game win streak over the Explorers. The Tigers are 4-1 in the series and took a 68-49 game last year in one of the more memorable games of the season.
The quest for the Ivy League crown and the first back-to-back weekend begins on Jan. 28 and 29 when Princeton travels to Brown and Yale. Princeton is on a nine-game win streak over Brown with the edge of 34-29 going to Princeton in the all-time series. The Tigers have won the last three meetings with Yale and is 43-30 against the Bulldogs all-time.
Up next is arguably the toughest weekend of the schedule. Princeton will travel to Harvard and Dartmouth on Feb. 4 and 5. Both teams lead Princeton in the all-time series but the Tigers sweep both games with both opponents last year.
Princeton's hosts Columbia and Cornell on Feb. 11 and 12. The Tigers are 36-16 all-time against Columbia and 40-20 against Cornell and have swept both teams the last two seasons.
A rematch with Yale and Brown is scheduled for Feb. 18 and 19 at Jadwin Gym.
In the most difficult stretch between days, Princeton will play at Cornell on Feb. 25 and at Columbia on Feb. 26.
Dartmouth and Harvard will be the final games at Jadwin Gym of the season, on March 4-5.
The NCAA Tournament is slated to begin on March 19 and 20.
(Please note the Penn game dates/times have not yet been determined)