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Princeton University Athletics
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Women's Basketball Welcomes Penn on Saturday for Ivy League Opener
January 09, 2015 | Women's Basketball
| Game 17: Princeton vs. Penn |
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| Gametime | Princeton vs. Penn l Saturday, Jan. 10, 2 p.m. l Jadwin Gymnasium |
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| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Penn, 52-24 |
| Last Season | Princeton 84, Penn 53 l Penn 80, Princeton 64 |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PrincetonWBB |
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PRINCETON VS. PENN GAME NOTES (PDF)
Last Time Out
• Princeton closed out its non-conference schedule with an unblemished 16-0 record thanks to a 75-63 victory over Hampton on Monday.
• The Tigers were down by as much as seven in the first half, matching their largest deficit of the season.
• Trailing 44-41 in the second half, it was just the second time all year that Princeton found itself behind in the final 20 minutes.
• The Orange and Black shot 45.6 percent (26-57) from the floor and 31.6 percent (6-19) from three-point range.
• Struggling to gain traction against the Princeton defense, Hampton connected on just 31.7 percent (20-63) of its shot attempts and 26.9 percent (7-26) of its triples.
• Winning the battle on the boards, the Tigers finished with a 45-37 rebounding edge.
• Vanessa Smith set a pair of career-highs with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
• Michelle Miller had 15 points and five boards, while Blake Dietrick chipped in with 12 points and four assists.
• The Princeton bench netted 34 points - its second highest output of the season.
Leading the Charge
• Blake Dietrick earned several weekly honors, garnering praise as the Ivy League Player of the Week, the Suburban Transit/GoPrincetonTigers.com Athlete of the Week, and the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National POTW.
• The Ivy League POTW is Dietrick's fourth of the season.
• Dietrick is the only Princeton player to ever be named the USBWA National Player of the Week.
• She was also named the USBWA National Player of the Week last season after her performance at the University of Virginia's Cavalier Classic.
• At this year's Fordham Classic, she averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.5 steals.
• Against Hartford and Fordham, she shot 51.6 percent (16-31) from the field.
Closing In
• With 993 career points, Blake Dietrick needs just seven more to become the latest member of the Princeton women's basketball 1,000-point club.
• Dietrick would be the 22nd Tiger to surpass 1,000 points in the program's 44-year history.
• She currently ranks sixth in school history in career three-pointers made (183) while her 39.8 shooting percentage behind the arc would currently rank fourth.
• In the midst of her best statistical season, Dietrick is averaging career-highs in points per game (15.2) and field goal percentage (48.7).
Ivy Opener
• Princeton is 7-0 in its Ivy League openers against Penn under eight-year head coach Courtney Banghart.
• The Tigers' average margin of victory in those contests has been +23.6 points.
• The closest Ivy opener played between the two teams in the Banghart era was a 56-45 Tiger triumph in 2010-11.
• Princeton has won each of its last three openers against Penn by at least 30 points.
• The Tigers' 35-point (83-48) win in the 2011-12 Ivy opener was the most lopsided affair in the Banghart era.
• The Orange and Black have won each of the last nine Ivy openers against Penn dating back to 2005-06.
• Princeton last lost to Penn in an Ivy League opener during the 2004-05 campaign (L, 61-59 - 2ot).
• Under Banghart, the Tigers have posted a 78-17 (.821) record against Ivy League opponents.
• Princeton won four-straight Ivy titles from 2009-13.
• Penn snapped the Tigers' conference championship run with an 80-64 victory at Jadwin Gym in last year's regular season finale.
Climbing the Ladder
• Princeton is currently ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press Top-25 and No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Princeton is the only team in Ivy League history to be ranked in both polls at the same time.
• The Tigers are the first conference team to be ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• In 2011-12 Princeton became the first Ivy team to be nationally ranked, finishing No. 24 in the final AP poll. The Orange and Black also received votes in each of the final nine coaches polls that season.
• Princeton's No. 22 ranking in the AP poll is the highest in conference history.
• The Orange and Black are also slotted No. 24 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings and No. 6 in the Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's Basketball ratings.
• Princeton climbed to the top of the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 with 23 first-place votes.
Superb Start
• The Tigers extended their Ivy League women's basketball record start to 16-0.
• Only the 1970-71 Penn men's team had more consecutive victories to open a season, going 28-0.
• Princeton is five wins away from matching the longest win streak in program history (21) set during the 2009-10 season.
• Alongside Mississippi St. (18-0), South Carolina (15-0), and Texas (13-0), the Tigers are one of just four remaining unbeaten teams.
No Place Like Home
• Princeton returns to Jadwin Gymnasium for the first time in nearly a month.
• In their last home game on Dec. 19, the Tigers cruised to a 104-33 victory over Portland St.
• Surpassing the 100-point plateau for the first time in program history, the 71-point margin of victory was the largest under head coach Courtney Banghart.
• In four home games this season, Princeton has held a +38.5 scoring margin.
• Shooting 49.1 percent from the floor, the Tigers are shooting 43.8 percent from three at Jadwin, while averaging 85.5 points per game.
• Holding the opposition to 47.0 ppg, Princeton has limited visiting teams to 32.6 percent shooting, including a paltry 15.9 percent clip from long distance.
• The Tigers hold a +14.5 rebounding edge at home, averaging 19.0 assists per game, while helping to force 20.8 turnovers per contest.
• Three different players are averaging double figures at home, led by Blake Dietrick with 17.8 ppg.
• The senior is shooting 56.0 percent from the field while at Jadwin with a 42.1 three-point percentage. She has also posted 6.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per outing.
• Alex Wheatley is averaging 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per home game, while Michelle Miller has averaged 10.3 ppg.
Weekly Honors
• With Blake Dietrick's Co-Player of the Week accolade on Jan. 5, a Princeton player has laid claim to the Ivy League POTW award in each of the first seven weeks in which it has played a game and been eligible, setting a new conference record.
• The Tigers have also received three weekly honors from CollegeSportsMadness.com and one from the ECAC.
Ivy Player of the Week
Nov. 17 – Michelle Miller
Nov. 24 – Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
Dec. 1 – Annie Tarakchian
Dec. 8 – Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
Dec. 15 – Blake Dietrick
Dec. 22 - Annie Tarakchian (Co-Player)
Jan. 5 - Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
CollegeSportsMadness.com Weekly Honors
Nov. 16 - Michelle Miller (Mid-Major National POTW)
Dec. 7 - Blake Dietrick (Ivy POTW)
Dec. 14 - Blake Dietrick (Ivy POTW)
Corvias ECAC Div. I Metro/Upstate Player of the Week
Dec. 22 - Annie Tarakchian
National Stage (Through Games of Jan. 8)
• Princeton currently leads the nation in three-point percentage (43.1). The Tigers are also sixth in field goal percentage (48.1), seventh in scoring margin (+24.6), 15th in assists per game (17.4), 18th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.22), and 26th in scoring offense (76.9).
• The Tigers are ninth in scoring defense (52.3), 15th in opponent three-point shooting percentage (25.1), 17th in rebounding margin (+9.6), and 20th in opponent field goal percentage (34.2).
• Michelle Miller is currently fifth in the country in three-point percentage (50.0).
• Blake Dietrick is 20th in assists per game (5.7) and 29th in three-point percentage (43.4).
Around the Ivy (Through Games of Jan. 8)
• The league's most potent offense, Princeton currently leads the Ivy in points per game (76.9), FG percentage (48.1), 3PT percentage (43.1), and assists (17.4).
• The Tigers also top the conference in rebounding margin (+9.6), are third in steals (8.8) and tied for third in blocks (3.7).
• Princeton leads the league in scoring defense (52.2) and opponent three-point percentage (25.1), and is second in opponent field goal percentage (34.2)
• Blake Dietrick currently leads the conference pack in assists per game (5.7), is tied for third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9), sixth in FG percentage (48.7) and points per game (15.2), and eighth in 3PT shooting (43.4).
• Annie Tarakchian tops the Ivy League in three-point shooting (52.6), is fourth in rebounding (8.9), and seventh field goal percentage (47.7).
• Michelle Miller is ranked second in the conference in three-point percentage (50.0) and is 12th in points per game (12.8).
• Taylor Williams is tied for fourth in the conference in blocks per game (1.1). She matched a career-high by swatting five shots against Pittsburgh on Nov. 14.
• Amanda Berntsen is tied for sixth in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.7). She matched a career-high with five steals against Portland St on Dec. 19.
All-Time Series
• Princeton holds a 52-24 edge over Penn in a series that dates back to the 1974-75 season.
• The Tigers have won the last nine Ivy openers against Penn.
• Penn last defeated Princeton in an Ivy opener in 2004-05 (L, 61-59 - 2 ot).
• Under Courtney Banghart, Princeton is 12-2 against Penn.
• Last season Princeton and Penn split a pair of games, with each team winning on the road.
The Year that Was
• Princeton won last year's Ivy League opener at Penn, 84-53.
• The Tigers shot 43.9 percent from the floor and 41.2 percent from three-point range.
• Limiting Penn to 30.5 percent from the field and 26.3 percent from three, Princeton finished with a 48-37 rebounding advantage.
• Three Tigers scored in double figures. Blake Dietirck had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Alex Wheatley had 11 points.
• Penn prevailed over Princeton in last year's regular season finale and de-facto Ivy championship, 80-64.
• The Tigers shot just 37.5 percent from the field, while the Quakers connected on 48.2 percent of their shot attempts.
• Dietrick netted a team-high 14 points, while Michelle Miller and Annie Tarakchian each had 12.
• Four different Penn players scored in double digits, led by Alyssa Baron's game-high 23 points.
Scouting Penn
• Penn carries a three-game win streak and 7-4 overall record into Saturday's Ivy League opener.
• One of the nation's top defensive teams, the Quakers rank fourth in the country in blocks per game (6.9).
• Penn is also 15th in the country in field goal percentage defense (33.9) and 17th in scoring defense (53.2).
• Playing a tough non-conference slate, which included a match-up with No. 4 Tennessee, four of the Quakers' first six opponents won at least 19 games last season.
• Sydney Stipanovich currently leads the team in scoring and rebounding with 11.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.
• She also tops the conference and ranks 15th nationally in blocks per game (3.2).
• Kara Bonenberger is tied for ninth in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (46.8).
• Anna Ross is tied for sixth in the conference in assists per game (3.5) and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6).
• Kathleen Roche and Renee Busch are tied for sixth in the league in three-point shooting (43.8). Roche is currently sixth in the Ivy in three-pointers per game (1.9)