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Women's Basketball Heads South to Face Regional Rival Delaware
December 15, 2014 | Women's Basketball
| Princeton vs. Delaware Game Notes |
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| Gametime | Princeton vs. Delaware l Tuesday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m. l Bob Carpenter Center |
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| All-Time Series |
Delaware leads Princeton, 16-8 |
| Last Meeting | Dec. 15, 2013 - Princeton 84, Delaware 80 (OT) (Box/Recap) |
| Records |
Princeton (10-0, 0-0 Ivy) l Delaware (4-3, 0-0 CAA) |
| Last Time Out | Princeton 96, Binghamton 58 l Delaware 58, Bucknell 56 |
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| Delaware |
Roster l Schedule l Stats |
| Related Links | Princeton vs. Binghamton Highlights l Dietrick Named Player of the Week l Game Notes (PDF) |
PRINCETON VS. DELAWARE GAME NOTES (PDF)
Last Time Out
• Princeton extended its Ivy League-record start to 10-0 with a commanding 96-58 victory over Binghamton.
• The Tigers' 96 points were the most since netting 94 in the first round of last year's WNIT game against VCU.
• Princeton's 55 first half points were the most for the team this season, as were its 37 field goals.
• The Orange and Black also set a season-high in three-point field goal percentage (66.7), knocking down 10 of its 15 attempts from long distance.
• All 13 Tigers that saw action got on the scoreboard, with the bench accounting for a season-high 38 points.
• Tied at 18-18, Princeton outscored Binghamton 37-14 in the first period's final 10:25.
• Princeton shot 60.0 percent (21-35) in the first half, which included a 75.0 percent (6-8) clip from long distance.
• The Tigers finished the game 55.2 percent (37-67) from the field, 66.7 percent (10-15) from three and 85.7 percent (12-14) from the free throw line.
• Outrebounded 41-28, Binghamton committed 14 turnovers while shooting 37.0 percent (10-27) from the floor and 20.0 percent (4-20) from behind the arc.
• Blake Dietrick netted 19 points in 25 minutes, hitting 8-of-11 shot attempts, while dishing out six assists.
• Michelle Miller finished with 19 points on 6-for-11 shooting with a perfect 4-for-4 showing from downtown.
• Mariah Smith netted a career-high 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting with four rebounds and two assists.
Class of its Own
• The Tigers' 10-0 start is the best in Princeton basketball history - men's or women's.
• The men's program had a pair of 9-0 starts in 1914-15 and 1919-20.
• Princeton's 10-0 start is already an Ivy League women's basketball record.
• It is the second best start in conference history. Penn's 1970-71 men's team holds the overall record at 28-0.
On a Roll
• Princeton carries a +22.5 scoring margin into Tuesday's showdown against Delaware.
• The Tigers have held at least a 20-point lead in all but one of their game's this season.
• Princeton's seven-point deficit in the first half of a Nov. 19 showdown against Drexel is the largest the Orange and Black have faced in 2014-15.
• Over its last five outings, Princeton has been especially dominant, posting a +30.4 scoring margin.
• Averaging 83.4 points per game over its last five contests, Princeton has shot 49.8 percent (154-309) from the floor with a 46.1 percent (41-89) clip from behind the three-point arc.
• Surrendering 53.0 ppg in its last five outings, Princeton has held opponents to 34.1 percent (94-276) shooting with a 22.1 percent (19-86) showing from long distance.
• Four different players are averaging double figures during the recent run.
• Blake Dietrick is averaging a team-high 18.0 ppg over her last five appearances. Shooting nearly 60 percent (58.3) from the field and 55 percent (54.5) from three, she is also averaging 5.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds.
• Michelle Miller is averaging 13.0 ppg in her last five contests, hitting 50.0 percent (14-28) of her triples.
• Annie Tarakchian and Alex Wheatley are averaging 11.0 and 10.3 points per game, respectively, during the Tigers' recent hot streak.
• Princeton holds a +11.6 rebounding margin over its last five while averaging 18.4 assists.
Weekly Honors
• For the second time in as many weeks, Blake Dietrick garnered Player of the Week honors from the Ivy League and CollegeSportsMadness.com.
• She averaged 20.5 points, 7.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in a pair of blowout wins over Michigan and Binghamton last week.
• Dietrick was also named the Suburban Transit/GoPrincetonTigers.com Athlete of the Week.
• Committing just one turnover in her two appearances, she was an efficient 72.7 percent (16-22) from the field and 75.0 percent from behind the arc (6-8).
• Nabbing her third Ivy honor of the year, she upped her career total to seven, tying head coach Courtney Banghart for ninth in conference history.
• A Princeton player has now laid claim to the Player of the Week award in each of the first five weeks of the season.
• The last team to accomplish the feat was Harvard during the 1997-98 campaign.
Road Warriors
• Princeton has played seven of its first 10 games away from Jadwin Gymnasium, going 4-0 on the road and 3-0 in neutral site contests.
• Dating back to last season, the Tigers are a combined 19-6 in games played away from Jadwin.
• The Orange and Black are averaging 73.0 ppg on the road, shooting 48.6 percent (187-385) from the field and 44.7 percent (51-114) from three-point range.
• With a +20.3 scoring margin, Princeton is surrendering just 52.7 ppg away from home, limiting opponents to 33.9 percent (129-380) shooting with a 28.3 percent (36-127) clip from long distance.
• The Tigers hold a +8.0 rebounding margin on the road, helping to force 15.6 turnovers per game.
• Three players are averaging double figures away from home, led by Michelle Miller. Averaging 13.7 ppg, she is shooting 46.7 percent (35-75) from the field and 44.7 percent (17-38) from three.
• Blake Dietrick is averaging 13.6 points on the road, hitting 49.3 percent (35-71) of her shots and 54.3 percent (19-35) of her three-pointers. She is also averaging 6.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists in those contests.
• Annie Tarakchian has averaged 11.1 points and a team-high 8.1 rebounds in seven games away from Jadwin Gym.
Climbing the Charts
• Off to the best start in Ivy League women's basketball history at 10-0, Princeton received votes in the Associated Press Top-25 poll for the third straight week.
• Earning 15 votes, the Tigers are currently tied for 30th nationally. In 2011-12, Princeton was the first Ivy League team to ever earn a national ranking finishing 24th in the final AP Top-25 poll.
• The Orange and Black are 22nd in the country in the latest NCAA RPI Rankings, while sitting seventh in the Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's Basketball Rating.
• With 689 points, Princeton is third in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 poll, trailing only James Madison and Green Bay.
• Statistically, Princeton is 16th in the nation in scoring defense (52.4 ppg), 25th in rebounding margin (+10.0), 33rd in opponent three-point field goal percentage (25.4), and 35th in field goal percentage defense (34.3).
• The Tigers lead the nation in three-point field goal percentage (42.9), are 11th in field goal percentage (47.6), 17th in scoring margin (+22.5), 30th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.17), and 31st in assists per game (16.7).
• Princeton is one of just 14 Division I programs in the nation that remain undefeated.
• Blake Dietrick is 19th in the country in three-point field goal percentage (49.0) and 40th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.32) and assists per game (5.1).
• Michelle Miller is currently 30th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (46.0).
Around the Ivy
• Arguably the league's most potent offense, Princeton currently leads the Ivy in scoring (74.9), FG percentage (47.6), 3PT percentage (42.9) and assists (16.7).
• The Tigers lead the conference in rebounding margin (+10.0), are second in blocks (4.4) and third in steals (8.2).
• Princeton also tops the league in scoring defense (52.4) and opponent three-point percentage (25.4) and is second in opponent field goal percentage (34.3).
• Blake Dietrick currently leads the conference pack in assists per game (5.1), three-point shooting (49.0), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3), and is third in field goal percentage (51.4) and fifth in points per game (15.2).
• Annie Tarakchian is second in three-point percentage (48.4), third in free throw percentage (84.6), and fourth in rebounding (8.4).
• Michelle Miller is ranked third in three-point percentage (46.0) and 12th in points per game (12.5).
• Taylor Williams is sixth in the conference in blocks per game (1.1). Williams matched a career-high by swatting five shots against Pittsburgh on Nov. 14.
All-Time Series
• Delaware holds a 16-8 edge over Princeton in a series that dates back to 1983-84.
• The Blue Hens won each of the first three meetings, including the inaugural showdown in 1983-84, 67-54.
• Princeton recorded its first-ever victory over Delaware in 1986-87, 65-54.
• Delaware holds a 9-3 home record against the Tigers.
• Princeton snapped a two-game losing skid to the Blue Hens with an 84-80 overtime win in Jadwin last season.
• The Orange and Black dropped the last match-up in Delaware during the 2012-13 campaign, 59-58. Lauren Carra hit the game winner with just 2.1 seconds left in regulation.
Last Meeting
• Princeton grinded out an 84-80 overtime victory over Delaware last season.
• Shooting 47.4 percent (27-57) from the floor, the Tigers were just 5-of-18 (27.8 percent) from long distance.
• Hitting just 38.9 percent (28-72) of its shots, Delaware was 25.0 percent (1-4) from behind the arc.
• Princeton held a 40-30 edge in points in the paint, while scoring 20 points off of 15 Blue Hen turnovers.
• Four different Tigers scored in double figures, led by Blake Dietrick with 22 points. Dietrick also had four steals, three rebounds and three assists.
• Alex Wheatley connected on five of her seven shot attempts, finishing with 13 points, three rebounds and three assists.
• Vanessa Smith had 10 points in 18 minutes off the bench while grabbing four boards. Going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, she was 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.
Scouting Delaware
• Delaware carries a 4-3 record and three-game win streak into Tuesday night's tilt.
• Coming off an eight-day break, the Blue Hens defeated Bucknell in their last outing on Dec. 7, 58-56.
• Since its opening in 1992, Delaware is 205-83 (.712) at the Bob Carpenter Center.
• Delaware was picked to finish second in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) preseason poll.
• Courtni Green and Joy Caracciolo were each named to the Preseason All-CAA team as second team and honorable mention selections, respectively.
• Green currently sits fourth in the CAA in scoring (16.9), while Erika Brown ranks seventh (14.1).
• Caracciolo is currently tied for fourth in the league in rebounding (8.7).
• Hannah Jardine is third in the conference in three-point percentage (45.8). Green is ninth in three-pointers made per game (1.9).
• Stephanie Leon is currently second in the CAA in blocks per game (1.8).
• As a team, Delaware leads the CAA in opponent field goal percentage (36.0) and rank fourth in the league in scoring defense (60.1).
• The Blue Hens shoot a conference-best 40.5 percent from the three-point line and sit third in rebounding margin (+5.4).