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No. 16 Princeton Women's Basketball Set to Host Dartmouth, Harvard
February 19, 2015 | Women's Basketball
| Weekend Game Notes |
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. Dartmouth l Friday, Feb. 20, 6 p.m. l Jadwin Gymnasium |
| Princeton vs. Harvard l Saturday, Feb. 21, 6 p.m. l Jadwin Gymnasium | |
| Game Coverage | Dartmouth: TV: American Sports Network l Live Stats l Webstream |
| Harvard: TV: ESPN3 l Live Stats l Webstream | |
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@PUTigers l @PUTigers_live l @harvardcrimson l @dartmouthsports |
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| All-Time Series |
Dartmouth leads Princeton, 43-30 l Harvard leads Princeton, 40-35 |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PrincetonWBB |
| Dartmouth |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @HarvardHoops |
| Harvard | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @Dartmouth_WBB |
| Related Links | Weekend Game Notes (PDF) l Princeton Plays Pink |
WEEKEND GAME NOTES (PDF)
On the Tube
• Princeton's games this weekend will be broadcast on American Sports Network and ESPN3.
• The Tigers' game against Brown will be carried by American Sports Network. A list of local affiliates can be found here or visit the American Sports Network website for the national broadcast.
• Princeton's game against Harvard will be carried by ESPN3.
Princeton Plays Pink
• The Tigers' game against Harvard will serve as the team's Princeton Plays Pink day benefitting the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and the YWCA Princeton Breast Cancer Resource Center.
• Free admission and snacks will be provided to fans wearing pink.
• Pink prizes and giveaways.
• Postgame autograph session
• Pink t-shirt sale with proceeds to benefit the fight against breast cancer.
The Week that Was
• Princeton extended its Ivy League record start to 23-0 (7-0 Ivy) with a pair of road wins over Brown (W, 86-58) and Yale (W, 56-50).
• Leading Brown by as much as 30, the Tigers recorded their 21st double-digit win of the season.
• Shooting 48.3 percent from the floor against the Bears, Princeton connected on 46.7 percent of its triples and 80.8 percent of its free throws.
• The Orange and Black posted a season-high 11 blocks.
• For the second time this season, six different players scored in double digits, led by Blake Dietrick with 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
• Mariah Smith netted a career-high 12 points, while Annie Tarakchian registered a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
• Taylor Williams turned away four shots, while nabbing a career-high four steals.
• Princeton's 56-50 win over Yale marked the Tigers' closest margin of victory this season.
• It is just the second time this year that the Orange and Black were unable to secure a double-digit win.
• The team set season lows in points (56), field goals made (19), FG attempts (42), 3PT made (1), 3PT attempted (8), 3PT field goal percentage (.125), assists (7) and steals (2).
• Annie Tarakchian posted her team-high seventh double-double of the year with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
• Alex Wheatley led all scorers with 18 points and six boards on 7-of-8 shooting.
Two Away
• Eight-year head coach Courtney Banghart is two victories away from tying Joan Kowalik (163) for the most coaching wins in program history.
• Her career .709 career winning percentage is the highest in Princeton women's basketball history.
• Since her arrival in 2007-08, the Tigers are 85-17 against the Ivy League.
• Capturing the Ivy League title in four of the last five years, the Tigers have earned five consecutive postseason berths, while becoming the first Ivy squad to reach four-straight NCAA Tournaments (2010-13).
• The No. 9 seed in 2012 and 2013, Princeton was the No. 11 and No. 12 seed in 2011 and 2010, respectively, representing the highest seeds an Ivy League team has earned.
Doubling Down
• Annie Tarakchian has a team-high seven double-doubles on the season.
• Posting 13 points and 10 rebounds against Brown last Friday, Tarakchian had 14 points and 11 boards against Yale the following evening.
• Averaging 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 88.9 (8-9) percent from the floor, Tarakchian picked up her third Ivy Player of the Week honor of the year.
• Currently leading the league in three-point shooting (50.0), she is second in rebounding (8.9), and ninth in FG percentage (46.7).
Back in the Mix
• After sitting out five games due to injury, Alex Wheatley has re-established herself as one of the Tigers' key starters.
• In her first nine appearances this season, Wheatley averaged 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 55.3 (42-76) percent from the floor.
• Beginning with a match-up against Binghamton on Dec. 13, Wheatley sat out five games before logging 11 minutes against Fordham on Dec. 30.
• Regaining her form over the team's first seven Ivy League games, Wheatley has averaged 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per outing.
• Hitting 70.7 (41-58) of her field goal attempts, she has connected on 76.2 percent of her free throws, while also averaging 1.9 blocks and 1.4 steals.
• She is one of four Tigers to earn Ivy POTW honors this season, garnering praise on Feb. 2.
Leading the Pack
• In the midst of a stellar senior season, Blake Dietrick has earned a spot on the Nancy Lieberman watch list and the Naismith Trophy Midseason 30.
• The Nancy Lieberman award is presented every year to the best point guard in the nation, while the Naismith Trophy is awarded annually to the best men's and women's college basketball players.
• Averaging career-highs in points (14.8), assists (5.0) and rebounds (4.8) per game, Dietrick is shooting a career-best 47.8 percent from the field.
• Dietrick has been named the Ivy League Player of the Week on five occasions this season.
• Dietrick has picked up three CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy Player of the Week laurels in 2014-15.
• She is the only player in program history to be named the USBWA National Player of the Week, garnering her second honor from the organization on Jan. 6.
• Dietrick currently ranks first in the Ivy League in assists per game (5.0), is tied for third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7), fifth in scoring (14.8) and field goal percentage (47.8), and sixth in three-point percentage (44.1).
Climbing the Ladder
• Princeton is currently ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press Top-25 and No. 17 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.
• The Orange and Black's No. 16 AP ranking is the highest in conference history.
• In 2011-12 Princeton became the first Ivy team to be nationally ranked, finishing No. 24 in the final AP poll. The Tigers also received votes in each of the final nine coaches polls that season.
• The Orange and Black are also slotted No. 18 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings and No. 7 in the Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's Basketball ratings.
Superb Start
• The Tigers extended their Ivy League women's basketball record start to 23-0.
• Only the 1970-71 Penn men's team had more consecutive victories to open a season, going 28-0.
• Princeton has bested what had previously been longest win streak in program history (21) set during the 2009-10 season.
• Alongside the University of Kentucky's men's team (26-0), the Tigers are one of just two remaining unbeaten teams in Division I Men's or Women's Basketball.
Turning the Corner
• Completing the first round of Ivy League play, the Tigers hold a 7-0 record and +28.3 scoring margin heading into the second half of the conference schedule.
• Averaging 80.3 points per game in those contests, the Orange and Black have shot 53.7 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from three-point range.
• Limiting conference opponents to 52.0 points per game, Princeton has held the league to 33.7 percent shooting, which includes a paltry 29.5 clip from behind the arc.
• Holding a +12.9 rebounding edge in their first seven Ivy games, the Tigers are averaging 15.4 assists.
• Helping to force 16.0 turnovers per game, Princeton is averaging 9.3 steals and 6.6 blocks per game.
• Three different players are averaging double-digits in league play, led by Blake Dietrick and Alex Wheatley with 14.0 points per game.
• Dietrick is also averaging 4.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists, while Wheatley is hitting 70.7 percent of her field goal attempts.
• Michelle Miller is averaging 10.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game on 51.7 percent shooting.
Weekly Honors
• With Annie Tarakchian's Co-Player of the Week accolade on Feb. 16, a Princeton player has laid claim to the Ivy League POTW award in each of the first 11 weeks in which it has played a game and been eligible, setting a new Ivy record.
• It is Tarakchian's third Ivy POTW of the season, having also been recognized on Dec. 1 and Dec. 22.
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)
Jan. 12 - Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
Feb. 2 - Alex Wheatley (Co-Player)
Feb. 9 - Michelle Miller (Co-Player)
Feb. 16 - Annie Tarakchian (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)
Feb. 2 - Blake Dietrick (Ivy POTW)
Corvias ECAC Div. I Metro/Upstate Player of the Week
Dec. 16 - Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
Dec. 23 - Annie Tarakchian
National Stage (Through Games of Feb. 18)
• Princeton currently leads the nation in three-point percentage (42.5). The Tigers are also second in field goal percentage (49.8), third in scoring margin (+25.7), 13th in scoring offense (77.9), 19th in assists (16.8), and 20th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.17).
• The Tigers are fifth in scoring defense (52.2), sixth in opponent field goal percentage (34.1), eighth in opponent three-point shooting percentage (26.2), and 10th in rebounding margin (+10.6).
• Blake Dietrick is 15th in the nation in 3PT shooting (44.1).
Around the Ivy (Through Games of Feb. 18)
• The league's most potent offense, Princeton currently leads the Ivy in points per game (77.9), FG percentage (49.8), 3PT percentage (42.5), and assists (16.8).
• The Tigers also top the conference in rebounding margin (+10.6), are second in blocks (4.6) and third in steals (8.9).
• Princeton leads the league in scoring defense (52.2), opponent three-point percentage (26.2), and opponent field goal percentage (34.1)
• Blake Dietrick currently ranks first in the Ivy League in assists per game (5.0), is tied for third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7), fifth in scoring (14.8) and field goal percentage (47.8), and sixth in three-point percentage (44.1).
• Alex Wheatley currently leads the Ivy League in shooting percentage (60.7).
• Annie Tarakchian leads the conference in three-point shooting (50.0), is second in rebounding (8.9), and ninth in FG percentage (46.7).
• Michelle Miller ranks second in three-point percentage (48.4) and is fourth in field goal percentage (48.2).
• Taylor Williams is tied for fifth in the conference in blocks per game (1.2). She matched a career-high by swatting five shots against Pittsburgh on Nov. 14.
Scouting Dartmouth
• Princeton holds a 30-43 overall record against Dartmouth.
• With an 83-65 victory over the Big Green on Jan. 31, the Tigers improved to 11-4 against Dartmouth under head coach Courtney Banghart.
• Alex Wheatley paced the Tigers with a team-high 17 points, going 7-of-10 from the field while grabbing six boards.
• Annie Tarakchian posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Blake Dietrick had 15 points.
• Princeton shot 60.4 percent from the floor, while more than doubling up Dartmouth on the glass, 41-19.
• The Big Green snapped a six-game losing streak with an overtime win over Columbia last Saturday.
• Fanni Szabo leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.7 points and a game.
• Lakin Roland is the only other member of the Big Green to average double figures with 12.8 points per game. Roland also leads the team in rebounding with 8.4 boards per contest.
• Milica Toskovic leads the team in assists with 3.0 per outing.
• Averaging 57.8 points per game, Dartmouth is shooting 36.3 percent from the floor and 31.2 percent from three.
Scouting Harvard
• Princeton is 35-40 all-time against Harvard.
• The Tigers' 96-46 win over the Crimson on Jan. 30 upped the team's mark against Harvard to 8-7 under Courtney Banghart.
• Blake Dietrick led all scorers in the match-up earlier this season with 18 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals on 7-of-11 shooting.
• Amanda Berntsen had a career-high 17 points, while Alex Wheatley and Vanessa Smith combined for 29 points.
• Princeton shot 59.3 percent from the floor and 60.0 from three, while holding the Crimson to 23.8 percent shooting.
• Three different Harvard players are averaging double figures, led by Temi Fagbenle with 14.7 points per game.
• Erin McDonnell and Annmarie Healy are averaging 13.3 and 12.1 points per game, respectively.
• Fagbenle leads the team in rebounding (10.4), while Ali Curtis has dished out a team-high 3.8 helpers per game heading into the weekend.
• Fegbenle is the 19th member of the Crimson's 1,000-point club and currently sits ninth on Harvard's all-time charts with 731 career rebounds.