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No. 24 Women's Basketball Back in Action at In-State Rival Seton Hall
November 18, 2015 | Women's Basketball
| Princeton vs. Seton Hall Game Notes |
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. Seton Hall l Thursday, Nov. 19 - 7 p.m. l Walsh Gymnasium |
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| All-Time Series |
Seton Hall leads Princeton, 10-4 |
| Last Meeting | Mar. 23, 2014 - Seton Hall 75, Princeton 74 (Box/Recap) |
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| American |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @SHUWBB |
| Related Links | Game Notes (PDF) l Tarakchian Named Ivy Player of the Week |
The Week That Was
• Princeton opened its season with a pair of lopsided wins over American and Duquesne.
• Dispatching of the Eagles last Friday, 72-34, the Tigers secured a 94-66 victory over the Dukes.
• Annie Tarakchian led the way for Princeton against American, posting her first double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
• Shooting just 25.9 percent in the first half, the Tigers connected on 17-of-26 field goal attempts following the intermission, including 9-of-13 three-pointers (69.2 percent).
• Holding American to just 25.0 percent (12-48) shooting, which included a 1-of-17 showing from long distance, Princeton won the battle on the boards, 49-20.
• Four different Tigers scored in double-digits against Duquesne, led by Michelle Miller with 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
• Tarakchian turned in her second-straight double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Alex Wheatley finished with 16 points and seven boards on 7-of-11 shooting.
• Taylor Williams knocked down 5-of-7 shot attempts and chipped in with 11 points.
• Shooting 50.7 percent from the field, the Tigers were 8-of-19 from three-point range.
• Once again winning the rebounding edge (47-37), the Orange and Black limited Duquesne to a 36.8 (25-68) shooting percentage.
Behind the Numbers
• Dominating its first two non-conference opponents, Princeton closed out its opening weekend with a +33.0 scoring margin.
• Shooting 48.4 percent from the field and 44.2 percent from three, the Tigers have held their first two opponents to a 31.9 shooting percentage from the floor and 16.7 clip from long distance.
• Princeton has held a +19.5 rebounding margin over its first two games.
• Dating back to last season's historic run, Princeton has extended its regular season win streak to 32 games.
• Of those 32 contests, the Tigers won 18 games by at least 20 points and secured victories of at least 30 points on 10 different occasions.
In the Rankings
• Princeton moved up one spot to No. 24 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• The Tigers are also receiving votes in the Associated Press Top-25 and are currently ranked third in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25.
• With 718 points and five first-place votes, Princeton only trails Florida Gulf Coast (735) and Chattanooga (720).
• The Tigers currently rank 17th in the country in rebounding margin (+19.5), 25th in three-point defense (16.7), 27th in three-point percentage (44.2), 29th in scoring margin (+33.0), and 31st in three-pointers per game (9.5).
• Princeton currently tops the Ivy League in points per game (83.0), shooting percentage (48.4), and three-point percentage (44.2) and are tied for first in assists (18.0).
• The Tigers are also tied for first in rebounding (48.0) and three-point defense (16.7), and are tops in opponent field goal percentage (31.9).
• Annie Tarakchian is currently tied for the league lead in rebounds (11.0), fifth in the conference in scoring (19.5), tied for sixth in three-point shooting (50.0), and tied for seventh in field goal percentage (52.2).
• Amanda Berntsen (7.0), Alex Wheatley (6.0), and Michelle Miller (3.0), sit 1-2-3 in the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Berntsen is also tied for fourth in assists (3.5) while Miller and Wheatley are tied for sixth (3.0).
• Miller is tied for seventh in the conference in field goal percentage (52.2) and eighth in the league in points per game (16.5).
• Berntsen currently sits tied for sixth in the Ivy in three-point percentage (50.0).
Doubling Up
• With a pair of double-doubles last weekend, Annie Tarakchian laid claim to the sixth Ivy League Player of the Week honor of her career.
• Tarakchian is the 19th Ivy League player to accomplish the feat and is the fourth Princeton player, joining Sandi Bittler (6, 1987-90), Niveen Rasheed (14, 2009-13) and Blake Dietrick (11, 2011-15).
• Tarakchian averaged 19.5 points and 11.0 rebounds against American and Duquesne, shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from long distance.
• Over the last two years, Tarakchian has posted a team-high 13 double-doubles.
• Dating back to last season, a Princeton player has claimed the Ivy League Player of the Week award in each of the last 15 weeks the team has played a game and been eligible, accounting for the longest such streak in conference history.
• Below is a list of Princeton's 14 Ivy Player of the Week awards from 2014-15:
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)
Jan. 12 - Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
Feb. 2 - Alex Wheatley (Co-Player)
Feb. 9 - Michelle Miller (Co-Player)
Feb. 16 - Annie Tarakchian (Co-Player)
Feb. 23 - Annie Tarakchian
Mar. 2 - Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
Mar. 9 - Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
Milestones
• With 24 points against Duquesne, Michelle Miller inched closer to becoming the 23rd player in program history to join the team's 1,000-point club.
• One of the Tigers' leaders in career three-point percentage, Miller enters Thursday's contest with 949 points.
• Miller's 15 field goal attempts against the Dukes was a new career high while her four assists matched her personal best.
• Jackie Reyneke scored a career-high eight points against American, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the field.
• Vanessa Smith matched a career high with three steals against the Eagles.
• Alex Wheatley tied a career high with five assists on Sunday against Duquesne.
Series History: Seton Hall
• Princeton is 4-10 all-time against Seton Hall in a series that dates back to 1975-76.
• The Tigers won each of the first two showdowns in the 1975-76 season by scores of 65-53 and 59-57, respectively.
• After also dropping the regular season match-up the following season, Seton Hall recorded its first-ever victory over Princeton later in 1976-77, 75-47.
• Putting the brakes on an eight-game skid to the Pirates, Princeton prevailed in the 1987-88 showdown, 72-70.
• The teams last met in the second round of the 2013-14 WNIT, with Seton Hall edging out a 75-74 decision.
Last Meeting: Seton Hall
• Seton Hall held off Princeton in the second round of the 2013-14 WNIT, 75-74.
• Michelle Miller led the way for the Tigers, scoring a career-high 34 points on 11-of-13 shooting, which included an 8-of-9 showing from behind the arc.
• Alex Wheatley finished with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while Annie Tarakchian had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
• The Tigers finished 25-of-46 (54.3 percent) from the field with a 13-of-23 (56.5 percent) clip from long distance.
• The Tigers held a 36-32 rebounding edge but committed 28 turnovers.
• Seton Hall finished with a 28-8 edge in points off turnovers.
• The Pirates also outscored Princeton 34-16 in the paint and 17-8 in second chance points.
Scouting Seton Hall
• Seton Hall enters the game 2-0 on the season with a pair of wins over Bryant (W, 93-57) and Rutgers (W, 77-49).
• Tiffany Jones tied a career-high with 20 points and hauled in 13 rebounds against the Scarlet Knights.
• Tabatha Richardson-Smith leads Seton Hall with 20.5 points per game.
• Aleesha Powell and Shakena Richardson are combining to average nearly 30 points per game, while Jones is averaging 16.5 points and 8.0 boards through her first two contests.