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No. 18/20 Women's Basketball Welcomes Columbia, Cornell to Jadwin Gymnasium
February 05, 2015 | Women's Basketball
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. Columbia l Friday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m. l Jadwin Gymnasium |
| Princeton vs. Cornell l Saturday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. l Jadwin Gymnasium | |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats l Webstream |
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| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Columbia, 44-16 l Princeton leads Cornell, 48-20 |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PrincetonWBB |
| Columbia |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @CULionsWBB |
| Cornell | Roster l Schedule l Stats |
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WEEKEND GAME NOTES (PDF)
The Week that Was
• Princeton improved to 19-0 and 3-0 in Ivy League play with a pair of road wins over Harvard (W, 96-46) and Dartmouth (W, 83-65).
• Four different Tigers scored in double figures against the Crimson, with the Orange and Black shooting 59.3 percent (35-59) from the floor and 60.0 percent (9-15) from three.
• Leading Harvard by 18 at the half, Princeton held the Crimson to just 17.6 percent (6-34) shooting in the second period en route to a 52-20 scoring edge.
• The Tigers' eight blocks were a season-high.
• Blake Dietrick led all scorers with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while adding six assists and four rebounds.
• Amanda Berntsen netted a career-high 17 points, hitting six of her seven field goal attempts.
• Alex Wheatley and Vanessa Smith finished with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
• Against Dartmouth, Princeton shot a season-high 60.4 percent (32-53) from the field.
• The Tigers' 69.2 (18-26) first half shooting percentage is the highest for the team this season.
• Annie Tarakchian posted her fifth double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Tarakchian also tied a career-high with six assists.
• Singlehandedly outscoring the Big Green 9-2 in the first 2:12 of the second half, Alex Wheatley finished with a team-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting.
• Dietrick netted 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting, adding five rebounds.
• More than doubling up Dartmouth on the boards, Princeton finished with a 41-19 rebounding edge.
On a Roll
• Princeton has won by double digits in all but one of its games this season, the lone exception being a seven-point victory over American on Nov. 23.
• The Tigers have won by at least 20 points on 10 occasions, with their largest margin of victory coming by way of a 71-point win over Portland State on Dec. 19.
• The Tigers' 50-point victory over Harvard was Princeton's largest scoring margin against an Ivy team since defeating Columbia by 62 points (W, 98-36) on Feb. 22, 2013.
• Princeton has held a lead of at least 20 points in all but three of its outings, while building a lead of at least 30 points nine times.
Friendly Confines
• The Tigers are 5-0 at home this season with a +36.6 scoring margin.
• Princeton is averaging 85.0 points per game at Jadwin Gymnasium, while shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 45.1 percent from three.
• Holding opponents to 48.4 points per game, the Tigers have limited the opposition to 33.8 percent shooting with a 17.7 percent clip from long distance.
• Princeton has a +14.0 rebounding edge at home.
• Averaging nearly 20 assists per game (19.6) at Jadwin Gym, the Tigers are committing just 12.2 turnovers per home contest.
• Three different Tigers are averaging double figures at home, led by Blake Dietrick (19.2 ppg). Dietrick is shooting 56.1 percent from the floor and 52.0 percent from three, while also averaging 6.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds.
• Alex Wheatley is averaging 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, shooting nearly 61 percent from the floor.
• Michelle Miller is averaging 11.2 points per game at home, shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three-point range.
Climbing the Ladder
• Princeton is currently ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press Top-25 and No. 20 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. 18 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. 16 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings and No. 6 in the Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's Basketball ratings.
• Princeton sits atop the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 with 763 points and 28 first-place votes.
Superb Start
• The Tigers extended their Ivy League women's basketball record start to 19-0.
• Only the 1970-71 Penn men's team had more consecutive victories to open a season, going 28-0.
• Princeton is two wins away from matching the longest win streak in program history (21) set during the 2009-10 season.
• Alongside South Carolina (21-0), the Tigers are one of just two remaining unbeaten teams in the nation.
Taking on the Ivy
• In their first three league games, the Tigers are averaging 87.3 points per outing, shooting 56.2 percent from the field and 47.7 percent from three with a +32.3 scoring margin.
• Averaging just 55.0 points per game, conference opponents are shooting 33.5 percent from the floor and 25.6 percent from behind the arc.
• The Tigers have held a +15.7 rebounding edge.
• Four different Tigers are averaging double figures in the team's three league games.
• Blake Dietrick is averaging 19.3 points per game, shooting 59.0 percent from the floor and 66.7 percent from three.
• Alex Wheatley is averaging 15.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, shooting 63.3 percent from the field.
• Vanessa Smith is hitting 71.4 percent of her shot attempts, averaging 10.0 ppg.
• Michelle Miller has posted 10.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per conference outing.
Doubling Up
• With 15 points and 10 rebounds against Dartmouth, Annie Tarakchian posted her fifth double-double of the season.
• Tarakchian has led or tied for the team lead in rebounding on 13 occasions, while pacing the squad in scoring three times.
• Blake Dietrick (12 pts, 10 assts vs. Delaware) and Vanessa Smith (19 pts, 11 rebs vs. Hampton) have recorded the Tigers' two other double-doubles.
Weekly Honors
• With Alex Wheatley's Co-Player of the Week accolade on Feb. 2, a Princeton player has laid claim to the Ivy League POTW award in each of the first nine weeks in which it has played a game and been eligible, setting a new conference record.
• Blake Dietrick picked up her third CollegeSportsMadness.com Ivy Player of the Week award on Feb. 2.
• Earning the first Ivy POTW honor of her career, Wheatley averaged 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks against Harvard and Dartmouth, while shooting 68.4 percent from the field.
• Dietrick averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists, while shooting 60.9 percent from the field.
Ivy League 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)
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. 3)
• Princeton currently leads the nation in three-point percentage (43.7). The Tigers are also third in field goal percentage (49.4), fourth in scoring margin (+25.8), 12th in assists per game (17.6) and scoring offense (78.5), and 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.26).
• The Tigers are seventh in opponent three-point shooting percentage (25.2), ninth in scoring defense (52.7) and opponent field goal percentage (34.1), and 12th in rebounding margin (+10.6).
• Michelle Miller is currently second in the country in three-point shooting percentage (48.8).
• Blake Dietrick is sixth in three-point field goal percentage (46.9) and 24th in assists per game (5.5).
• Annie Tarakchian is currently 16th in the country in defensive rebounds per game (7.0).
Around the Ivy (Through Games of Feb. 3)
• The league's most potent offense, Princeton currently leads the Ivy in points per game (78.5), FG percentage (49.4), 3PT percentage (43.7), and assists (17.6).
• The Tigers also top the conference in rebounding margin (+10.6) and are third in steals (8.8).
• Princeton leads the league in scoring defense (52.7), opponent three-point percentage (25.2), and opponent field goal percentage (34.1)
• Blake Dietrick currently leads the conference pack in assists per game (5.5), is third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9), fourth in three-point shooting (46.9) and field goal percentage (50.4), and fifth in points per game (15.8).
• Annie Tarakchian ranks second in the Ivy League in three-point shooting (49.3) and rebounding (9.3).
• Michelle Miller is ranked third in the conference in three-point percentage (49.8) and is 12th in points per game (12.4).
• Taylor Williams is tied for sixth in the conference in blocks per game (1.0). She matched a career-high by swatting five shots against Pittsburgh on Nov. 14.
• Amanda Berntsen is tied for ninth in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.5). She matched a career-high with five steals against Portland St on Dec. 19.
All-Time Series
• Princeton owns a 44-16 overall record against Columbia and a 48-20 mark against Cornell.
• After going 0-4 against Cornell and Columbia during eight-year head coach Courtney Banghart's first season, the Tigers have posted a 24-0 mark against the Lions and Big Red since 2008-09.
The Year that Was
• Princeton took both games against Columbia last season, winning 70-41 on the road and 92-48 at home.
• The Tigers swept last year's season series against Cornell. The Orange and Black won 71-56 in Ithaca before prevailing 69-46 in Jadwin later in the season.
Scouting Columbia
• Carrying a 6-12 record into the weekend, the Lions will look to snap a four-game skid while in search for their first Ivy win.
• The Lions lead the Ivy League in rebounds with 42.2 boards per game.
• Columbia held Cornell to 46 points last weekend, the fewest total the Lions have surrendered to an Ivy opponent since a 46-42 victory at Yale on Mar. 4, 2011.
• Tori Oliver became the second Lion to record a double-double with 18 points and 10 boards against Brown on Jan. 31.
• Oliver currently sits tied for second in the league in scoring (17.3 ppg) and seventh in shooting percentage (46.7).
• Amara Mbionwu ranks third in the conference in rebounding with 8.9 boards per game.
• Camille Zimmerman is seventh in the league in scoring (14.5 ppg) and 10th in rebounding (6.8 rpg).
Scouting Cornell
• Cornell carries a 12-6 (3-1 Ivy) record into this weekend's competition, having won six of its last seven games.
• The Big Red's six-game win streak before last Saturday's loss to Yale was the school's longest since winning eight-in-a-row during the 2007-08 season.
• Five of Cornell's six losses have come by nine or fewer points.
• Nia Marshall has captured three Ivy League POTW awards this season.
• Marshall is tied for second in the league in scoring (17.3) and fifth in rebounding (8.1) and field goal percentage (48.4).
• Nicholle Aston is second in the conference in field goal percentage (52.5), eighth in rebounding (7.0) and 13th in points per game (11.9).
• Christine Kline leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2), is second in the Ivy in steals (2.2) and third in assists (3.9).