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Ivy Champs Hit the Road for Final Conference Trip
March 01, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Princeton (21-4, 11-0 Ivy League) at Yale (16-10, 8-4 Ivy League)
Date/Time: Friday, Mar. 2 - 7 p.m.
Location: New Haven, Conn.
Series History: Princeton leads 37-29
Last Meeting: Feb. 4, 2012
Live Audio/Stats: www.GoPrincetonTigers.com
Princeton (21-4, 11-0 Ivy League) at Brown (16-10, 7-5 Ivy League)
Date/Time: Saturday, Mar. 3 - 7 p.m.
Location: Providence, R.I.
Series History: Princeton leads 46-30
Last Meeting: Feb. 3, 2012 (Princeton 57, Brown 45)
Live Audio/Stats: www.GoPrincetonTigers.com
Weekly Release: Yale and Brown
This Week for the Tigers: The 2011-12 Ivy League Champion Princeton women's basketball team (21-4 overall, 11-0 Ivy League) travels to Yale and Brown this weekend for its final Ivy League road trip of the season. The Tigers face the Bulldogs (16-10 overall, 8-4 Ivy League) on Friday, Mar. 2 at 7 p.m., before taking on the Bears (16-10 overall, 7-5 Ivy League) the following evening at 7 p.m.
Last Time Out: Behind 14 consecutive wins, the Tigers won their third consecutive outright Ivy League Championship. Princeton swept Harvard, 74-44, and Dartmouth, 94-57, at home.
On Deck: Princeton concludes the regular season at home on Tuesday, Mar. 6 versus Penn at 5 p.m.
Stay Connected: For the most up-to-date news and information about the Tigers, log on to www.GoPrincetonTigers.com. Live audio, stats and video will be available on www.GoPrincetonTigers.com, as well.
Scouting Yale: Yale (16-10 overall, 8-4 Ivy League) is coming off a split weekend in New York, falling to Columbia 56-52 on Feb. 24, before defeating Cornell 69-58 the following day.
Megan Vasquez leads the Bulldog offense, averaging 15.3 ppg. Janna Graf follows averaging 10.6 ppg, while leading the team's rebounding efforts with 5.6 rpg.
All-Time Series History vs. Yale: The Tigers are 1-0 versus Yale this season, earning a 72-47 victory over the Bulldogs on Feb. 4 at Jadwin Gym. The Bulldogs last win versus Princeton was in 2009.
Scouting Brown: Brown (16-10 overall, 7-5 Ivy League) snapped a two-game skid with a 75-63 victory on the road at Columbia on Feb. 25. Prior to that, the Bears had dropped decisions to Dartmouth and Cornell.
Brown's starting five all average 9.1 ppg or better, with Sheila Dixon headlining the offense with 13.0 ppg. She's also the squad's rebounding leader, averaging 6.2 rpg.
All-Time Series History vs. Brown: Princeton owns an all-time 37-29 record versus the Bears. This year the Tigers dropped Brown, 57-45, on Feb. 3 at Jadwin Gym. Brown's last victory over the Tigers was in 2006.
Goin' Dancing!: Behind a weekend sweep, the Tigers made Princeton women's hoops history by winning their third consecutive outright Ivy League Championship. Princeton will head to the NCAA Tournament to represent the Ivy League.
No. 4 in Mid-Major Poll: Princeton holds onto the No. 4 ranking this week in the Collegeinsider.com Top-25 Mid-Major Poll. The No. 1 team in the poll is Delaware, who is also ranked in the national top-25 polls.
One Vote Away: Princeton is one vote away from being ranked in the AP Top-25 Poll, holding the No. 26 spot with 46 votes. This is the highest the Tigers have ever been placed. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, Princeton is ranked No. 30 with 11 votes.
On a Roll: The Tigers extended their winning streak to 14 this past weekend. If they remain undefeated in conference play, it will mark the second time in three years Princeton has posted a perfect conference slate.
RPI: The Tigers remain in the top-50 in the DI RPI poll, as Princeton currently is ranked No. 34 in the nation. The squad was as high as No. 11 this season.
A Career Night: Senior Lauren Edwards put together a career-best night versus Dartmouth, scoring 29 points, behind 11 field goals and seven three-pointers, all career-highs. Following her standout weekend, where she totaled 46 points, Edwards was named Ivy League Player of the Week.
ESPN Team of the Week: Graham Hays of ESPN.com named Princeton the team of the week after clinching its third consecutive Ivy title with three games remaining in the regular season.
Rasheed Up for Player of the Year Honors: Junior forward Niveen Rasheed was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year Midseason Watch List. She is one of 20 players nationally to be up for the USBWA's top honor.
Banghart Named to Coach of the Year Watch List: Fifth season head coach Courtney Banghart was named to the 10-person USWBA Coach of the Year Watch List. She is in the company of the likes of Stanford's Tara VanDerveer, Baylor's Kim Mulkey and Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame.
Edwards Named Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Finalist: Senior Lauren Edwards has been named a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Out of 30 candidates from NCAA Division I institutions from across the nation, Edwards is one of 10 student-athletes selected as a finalist for the prestigious award.
Voting is currently open, please click here to vote for Edwards: http://bit.ly/whRpwa.
Nationally Ranked: Princeton is ranked in the top-50 in the nation in:
Rebound margin - No. 5
Scoring margin - No. 10
W-L% - No. 15
Scoring defense - No. 22
3PT FG Defense - No. 22
FG% Defense - No. 28
Steals per game - No. 32
Scoring offense - No. 40
Turnover Margin - No. 50
Junior Niveen Rasheed currently is ranked in the top-100 in points per game (66), rebounds per game (58) and field goal percentage (76), while classmate Lauren Polansky is No. 93 in steals per game. Lauren Edwards holds the No. 25 spot in three-point field goal percentage. All categories are out of 300.
ESPN Bracketology: According to Charlie Creme, Princeton is predicted to earn the No. 10 seed in the 2011-12 NCAA Tournament (click here to view: http://es.pn/ePgG3p). In Ivy League history, no team has ever been seeded higher than No. 11.
1,000-Point Club: Three Tigers have reached the 1,000-point scoring feat this year. Seniors Devona Allgood and Lauren Edwards both scored their milestone baskets in the fall, while junior Niveen Rasheed joined the club at Harvard on Feb. 11.
Rasheed Earns Ivy POW Honors: Junior forward Niveen Rasheed has been named Ivy League Player of the Week four times. The lone Tiger to receive conference honors this season, the Californian was named POW on Nov. 21, Dec. 19, Jan. 2 and Jan. 16.