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Princeton Travels To Hofstra To Take On Yet Another Quality Opponent
December 27, 2011 | Women's Basketball
By the time the ball goes up at the Mack Sports Complex on Long Island Thursday afternoon, it will have been 10 days since the Princeton women's basketball team last played.
It'll also be 16 days since the team played in the Eastern time zone.
And the last time Princeton played a team that currently has a losing record?
Back on Nov. 14 in Easton, when Princeton took on Lafayette. In fact, the Leopards are the only one of Princeton's first 12 opponents who currently is below .500, and the combined record of those 12 opponents is 86-44. That's a winning percentage of .662.
Factor out Princeton's eight wins and four losses against those 12 teams, and the numbers improve to 82-36, or a percentage of .695.
Princeton's first game post-Christmas is at Hofstra (Thursday, 4 pm), and the Pride only help the strength-of-schedule numbers.
Hofstra's record is 9-2, and those nine wins include three against teams (Kansas State, St. John's, Marist) who were in last year's NCAA tournament.
Hofstra is also 4-0 at home this year and has won six straight at home dating to last year.
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Princeton and Hofstra meet for the sixth time. The Pride have won three of the first five, which included three games in the 1980s and two played in 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons.
The teams both have defeated Marist - Hofstra by two and Princeton by 17.
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Devona Allgood has 987 career points, leaving her 13 away from becoming the 20th 1,000-point scorer in Princeton history.
Should Allgood reach that milestone, she would be the second Princeton player this season to do so, after Lauren Edwards reached 1,000 points in the win over Lafayette. Edwards currently has 1,105 career points.
Princeton could have another 1,000-point scorer this season if Niveen Rasheed can score another 146 in Princeton's remaining 16 regular-season games. That would require Rasheed to average 9.1 points per game, or a little more than half of her 17.5 points per game average. Princeton has never had three players reach 1,000 points in the same season.
Rasheed would already have reached 1,000 points if she'd continued to average the 16.4 points per game she was averaging a year ago, when she tore her ACL in the 12th game of the season. Instead, she missed 17 games, which at 16.4 points per game would have been an additional 279 points.
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Princeton has played 12 games, and 11 of the 12 have been decided by double figures. The one that wasn't decided by double figures? Princeton's nine-point win over Davidson.
Of the 12 games, a total of eight have been decided by at least 15.
The average scoring margin in Princeton's 12 games has been 16.9 points.
In 11 of the 12 games, there have been no lead changes in the second half. The only game with second-half lead changes was the one against Navy.
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Hofstra averages 77.1 points per game, down from the 78.9 the Pride was averaging at the time of the last NCAA rankings, which had the team 13th. Princeton's last four games have included the teams ranked 12th (DePaul), seventh (Stanford), 42nd (Santa Clara) and now 13th (Hofstra) in Division I scoring offense.
Princeton, by contrast, allows 59.2 points per game.
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Princeton is 8-0 when allowing 62 points or fewer and 0-4 when allowing 65 points or more.
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The biggest difference between Princeton's eight wins and four losses, other than the fact that three of the four teams to defeat Princeton are nationally ranked?
It's in the shooting percentage.
In Princeton's eight wins, its opponents are shooting 35.1% from the field.
In Princeton's four losses, its opponents are shooting 51.1% from the field.
There's more on the defensive end.
Princeton forces four more turnovers per game (21.25-17.25) in its wins.
Princeton has allowed 50.2 points per game in its wins and 77.2 points per game in its losses.
And offensively?
Princeton's numbers are slightly better across the board in wins than losses, but not overwhelmingly so.
Some interesting numbers:
* Lauren Edwards averages 14.3 points per game while shooting 36.4% from three-point range in losses and averages 8.3 points while shooting 27.0% from three-point range in wins
* Niveen Rasheed averages 1.75 assists in losses and 3.25 in wins
* Princeton averages 15.5 offensive rebounds in losses and 15.6 offensive rebounds in wins
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What Can You Say About ...
Devona Allgood #44
• 2010-11 first-team All-Ivy League
• 2009-10 second-team All-Ivy League
• 2008-09 honorable mention All-Ivy League
• has 987 career points, leaving her 13 points away from becoming the second player this year (after Lauren Edwards) and 20th in program history to reach 1,000 career points
• is fifth in program history with 710 career rebounds; ahead are Becky Brown (724) and Jennifer Donnelly (736), before a huge jump to Ellen Devoe (942) and Margaret Meier (1,099)
• has at least six rebounds in eight of 12 games
• had 14 points and nine rebounds against DePaul
• had 12 points and four rebounds against Santa Clara
• had eight points (all from the foul line, on 8 for 10 shooting) and seven rebounds against UMBC
• had 10 points and nine rebounds against Rider
• had a career-high four assists, along with eight points and seven rebounds, against Delaware
• had 18 points on 8 of 10 shooting and scored the first nine Princeton points of the second half as the Tigers took control against Villanova
• had nine points and six rebounds vs. St. Joe's and six points and six rebounds against Lafayette
• has 18 rebounds in her last two games, including a season-high 10 against Davidson
• scored in double figures in 21 of 29 games last year
• has attempted - and made - one career three-pointer, as the shot clock was expiring against Harvard last year
• has played in all 97 games of her career, starting 83, including every game the last three seasons until the UMBC game, when Meg Bowen's No. 43 was entered in the starting lineup in the official book instead of her No. 44; came off the bench at the first deadball
Megan Bowen #43
• made first career start againt UMBC when her number was incorrectly entered in the official book; had nine points on 4 of 5 shooting in the game
• had 12 points in the win over St. Joe's
• had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists against Rider
• returned after missing Villanova and Marist games with a concussion to have six points against Davidson
• had five points, three rebounds and two assists against Santa Clara
• had six points and three rebounds against Lafayette
• appeared in the first 24 games of last year before injuring her shoulder against Columbia; missed four games before returning for NCAA tournament
• scored nine points on 3 of 5 shooting and added five rebounds in NCAA tournament game against Georgetown
• had a career-high 15 in win at home against Yale
• led team in scoring for first time in career with 14 points at Dartmouth
Blake Dietrick #11
• has made a team-best 50% (8 for 16) of her three-point shots
• had first career double figure game with 10 points against Rider, shooting 4 for 4 from the field, including 2 for 2 from three-point range
• had six points and three rebounds in 15 minutes against UMBC
• had six points on two three-pointers in 11 minutes against Navy
• had four points, two rebounds and an assist in five minutes against Marist, including a big three-pointer early in the second half as Princeton took control of the game
• scored her first seven points and had her first career three-pointer and assist in win over Lafayette
• made first collegiate appearance in game against St. Joe's
• led her high school team to an 84-9 record
• scored 1,440 career high school points, the most ever by a boy or girl at the school
• 2011 Massachusetts Player of the Year
Lauren Edwards #30
• first-team All-Ivy League each of the last two years
• started every game since the start of her sophomore year
• became the 19th 1,000-point scorer in Princeton women's basketball history against Lafayette
• is one of 10 players in school history with at least 100 career three-pointers
• has 1,105 career points, 16th all-time at Princeton; ahead are Laura Leacy (1,106), Jackie Jackson (1,113), Tina Smith (1,116) and then Margaret Meier (1,165)
• has 118 career three-pointers; needs 44 to tie Kim Allen for eighth
• had 16 points on 7 of 15 shooting against Stanford
• had 13 points (3 for 6 three-point shooting) with three rebounds and two assists against Santa Clara
• had season-high 23 points against Delaware; shot 9 for 14 from the field and 4 for 8 from three-point range in the game
• had a team-high 14 points against Rider
• had 10 points and six rebounds against DePaul
• was in double figures in points in both of the first two games before having five points, but also six rebounds and four steals, against Villanova
• had 13 points and 10 rebounds in opener against St. Joe's
• had three blocked shots against Davidson after having three in the first four games combined; six blocked shots leads team
• scored in double figures in 20 of 29 games a year ago
• had a career-high six rebounds against Villanova
• had five points and two rebounds in 12 minutes against Lafayette
• had six points and four rebounds against Rider
• had five points against Navy
• had four points and four rebounds against UMBC
• had four points and three rebounds against Davidson
• had a steal and rebound in four minutes against St. Joe's
• played in 16 games freshman year
• high game was 16 points against Penn
• scored six points in 19 minutes against Georgetown in the NCAA tournament game
Nicole Hung #10
• made first career start and scored nine points with five rebounds in 24 minutes against UMBC
• tied season-high with 11 points against Delaware
• had 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal against Stanford
• had 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 16 minutes against Lafayette
• had six points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals against Santa Clara
• had five points and career-high five rebounds against Villanova
• tied career-high in rebounds two games later with five against Davidson
• tied her career high with four assists against Marist
• had seven points and four rebounds against Rider
• had five points and two rebounds in 19 minutes against St. Joe's
• had a key three-point play during 10-0 run that broke game open early in second half against St. Joe's
• played in 22 games as a freshman
• led team with four assists and two steals in NCAA game against Georgetown
Laura Johnson #22
• scored 13 points, all in the second half, against Marist
• made three crucial second half three-pointers against Marist
• had six points, three assists, three rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes against Lafayette; made both of her three-pointers in the game
• had three points and two steals against Stanford
• had five points and two rebounds against Santa Clara
• had two blocks against Villanova
• played in every game last year, starting four
• led team with 16 points at Harvard last year
Kate Miller #20
• started the first seven games of the season, came off the bench against UMBC and Navy and has started since
• had 10 points, three steals and two assists against DePaul
• had 12 points, six rebounds, two assists and a block against Santa Clara
• had a team-high and career-high 18 points against St. Joe's
• had seven points, four rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes against UMBC
• had eight points and five rebounds against Rider
• had five points and four rebounds against Stanford
• had four points, three rebounds and three steals against Davidson
• led team in scoring in a game for the first time in her career
• moved into starting lineup last year after Niveen Rasheed's knee injury
• played in all 29 games, starting 14, as a sophomore
• has played in every game of her career
• improved three-point shooting to 11 of 20 a year ago after shooting 2 for 19 freshman year; was 1 for 4 against St. Joe's
• had eight steals against Davidson, the second-highest single-game total in school history, behind only C.B. Tomasiewicz, who had 10 against Yale in 1976
• had three assists and five steals against Delaware
• had a career-high 12 points - along with six rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot - in the win against Marist
• had seven rebounds against Santa Clara
• had six rebounds and five assists against Villanova
• had five points, six rebounds and two assists against Stanford
• had four assists, four rebounds and four steals in the opener against St. Joe's
• did not score against Rider, but did have five assists and four steals
• had four steals against DePaul
• 2011 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year
• has started 59 games her career
• missed one game last year due to injury
• has 124 career steals; needs 35 to move into school's all-time top 10
• has 178 assists and 111 turnovers for her career
Niveen Rasheed #24
• leads team in scoring, rebounding and assists and is second in steals
• averaging 17.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game
• has led team in scoring eight times and in rebounding seven times
• has had at least 20 points five times in 12 games
• has 854 career points
• Ivy League Player of the Week after games against DePaul and Stanford
• the Ivy League Co-Player of the Week after wins over Lafayette and Villanova
• averaged 19.7 points and 10 rebounds in three games against nationally ranked teams
• had 23 points and career-high 18 rebounds (fifth-highest single-game total in school history) against DePaul
• had 16 points and seven rebounds against Stanford
• had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists against Santa Clara
• had 20 points and five rebounds against Delaware
• had 24 points and nine rebounds against Davidson
• had 18 points and 11 rebounds against Marist, along with three steals and her first two made three-pointers of the year
• had 19 points and 12 rebounds against Villanova, of which 15 of her points came in the second half
• had 16 points and 11 rebounds against Navy
• had team-bests with 22 points, seven rebounds, four steals, three blocks and three assists - in 23 minutes - against Lafayette
• had 17 points, six rebounds and three assists against St. Joe's
• had nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal against UMBC
• returned this season after suffering a torn ACL against Davidson, in the 12th game of last season
• was averaging team-best 16.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game at the time of the injury
• finished with the fourth-highest number of points on the team last year (197) despite playing only 12 games
• was the 2010 Ivy League Rookie of the Year (and a nine-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week) and a first-team All-Ivy League selection
Alex Rodgers #5
• had a career-high 10 points against Lafayette
• shot 3 for 4 against the Leopards, including 2 for 3 from three-point range; also had three rebounds, an assist and a steal
• played in 18 games as a freshman
Jess Shivers #23
• made her first career appearance in win over Davidson
• had a rebound and assist against Santa Clara
• high school team went 80-8 in her four years, including 45-0 her sophomore and junior years
• shot 63 percent from the floor as a senior
• averaged 11.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, 1.7 steals and 1.5 assists per game her senior season
Mariah Smith #25
• had three points and three rebounds against Stanford
• had three points, two rebounds and first career assist in nine minutes against Navy
• had first career point and first two career rebounds in the game against Lafayette
• scored 1,897 career points in high school
• earned five all-state recognitions as a senior
• late father Mark Smith scored 1,653 points at Illinois and was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks