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No. 13 Women's Basketball to Close Out Regular Season at Penn
March 10, 2015 | Women's Basketball
| Game 30: Princeton vs. Penn |
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| Gametime | Princeton vs. Penn l Tuesday, Mar. 10, 5 p.m. l The Palestra |
| Game Coverage | TV: CBS Sports Network |
| Live Stats l Webstream l WPRB | |
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| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Penn, 53-24 |
| Last Meeting | Princeton 84, Penn 53 |
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PRINCETON GAME NOTES (PDF)
On the Tube
• Tuesday's regular season finale against Penn will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network.
• Sean Grande holds the play-by-play duties and Megan Hughes-Perry will serve as an analyst.
The Week that Was
• Princeton improved to 29-0 (13-0 Ivy) with a pair of wins over Cornell and Columbia.
• With the victory over the Lions last Saturday, the Tigers clinched their fifth conference title in six seasons.
• On top from wire-to-wire, Princeton led by as much as 38 before settling for a 70-37 win against the Big Red.
• Up 39-19 at the intermission, the Tigers shot a blistering 65.4 percent in the first 20 minutes, which included an 83.3 percent clip from long distance.
• Princeton finished the game shooting 51.9 percent from the floor and 61.5 percent from three.
• Posting a 47-29 rebounding edge, the Tigers held Cornell to 25.5 percent shooting and a 14.3 percent showing from behind the arc.
• Blake Dietrick and Michelle Miller led Princeton with 15 points apiece.
• Going 5-of-7 from the floor, Dietrick added six assists and four rebounds.
• Grabbing eight rebounds, Miller was 5-of-11 from the field and 3-of-5 from three.
• Up 36-23 at the half, Princeton led by as much as 26 in the second en route to a 63-44 Ivy championship-clinching victory over Columbia.
• Princeton shot 46.9 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from three-point range.
• The Lions connected on just 33.3 percent of their field goal attempts and 25.0 percent of their triples.
• Dietrick was the only Tiger to finish in double figures with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
Uncharted Territory
• With the win over Columbia, the Tigers extended their Ivy League record start to 29-0 (13-0 Ivy).
• Already owning the conference's women's benchmark entering the contest against the Lions, Princeton surpassed the 1970-71 Penn men's team for the best start in Ivy League basketball history.
• The Tigers have set a new single-season program wins record (29-0).
• Princeton has bested what had previously been the longest win streak in program history (21) set in 2009-10.
• The 2009-10 squad also owned what had previously been the program's best record at 26-3.
• Over the weekend, the Tigers secured their fifth Ivy title in six seasons (12 overall).
• The Tigers are gunning for their third undefeated Ivy season under eight-year head coach Courtney Banghart.
• Banghart's 2009-10 and 2011-12 squads also went 14-0 in league play.
National Spotlight
• As of Mar. 9, Princeton was ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press Top-25 and No. 14 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 Polls.
• The Orange and Black's No. 13 AP ranking is the highest in conference history.
• The Orange and Black are also slotted No. 14 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings and No. 8 in the Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's Basketball ratings.
• 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.
• Alongside the University of Kentucky's men's team (31-0), the Tigers are one of just two remaining unbeaten teams in Division I Men's or Women's Basketball.
One More
• Princeton is one win away from a third 14-0 Ivy season since 2009-10.
• Averaging 76.1 points per game against the Ivy League this season, the Tigers hold a +26.2 scoring margin.
• The Tigers have shot 51.5 percent from the floor in conference play, with a 38.9 percent showing from long distance.
• Princeton has limited Ivy opponents to 49.9 ppg, holding the opposition to 32.5 percent shooting and a 25.7 clip from behind the arc.
• The Tigers have a +13.4 rebounding margin in league action, while dishing out 16.8 assists per outing.
• Blake Dietrick is averaging a team-high 14.8 points per game against the Ivy, shooting 51.0 percent from the floor and 43.1 percent from three.
• The senior co-captain is also averaging 4.1 assists and 4.2 rebounds in those outings.
• Alex Wheatley has shot 61.8 percent from the floor, while averaging 11.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in Ivy games.
• Michelle Miller has shot 45.9 percent from the field and 40.5 percent from three while averaging 10.7 pts and 4.6 rebs.
Out in Front
• Princeton has made quick work of its opponents this season, winning all but two of its games by double digits.
• The Tigers' largest margin of victory is a 71-point triumph over Portland St. (Dec. 19). Princeton's largest Ivy win came by way of a 50-point victory over Harvard on Jan. 30.
• Princeton has won 16 of its games by at least 20 points.
• The Tigers have built a lead of at least 20 on 24 occasions.
• The Orange and Black have led by at least 30 points in 15 of its outings.
• Princeton has led from end-to-end in 11 of its games.
• The largest deficit the Tigers have faced in 2014-15 has been seven points (Drexel, Nov. 19/Hampton, Jan. 5).
• The Tigers have only trailed at the half on one occasion - its season opener against Pittsburgh (20-19).
• Princeton has trailed in the second half just twice this season (Pitt, Nov. 14/Hampton, Jan. 5), for a total of 3:04.
• Princeton's six-point win over Yale on Feb. 14 is its smallest margin of victory this year (W, 56-50).
Top of the Mountain
• With the win over Brown on Feb. 13, head coach Courtney Banghart surpassed Joan Kowalik (163) for the most coaching wins in program history.
• Her career .717 career winning percentage is the highest in Princeton women's basketball history (167-66).
• Since her arrival in 2007-08, the Tigers are 91-17 against the Ivy League.
• Capturing the Ivy League championship in five of the last six years, the Tigers will make their sixth-straight postseason berth this season.
• A No. 9 seed in 2012 and 2013 NCAA Tournaments, Princeton was the No. 11 and No. 12 seed in 2011 and 2010, respectively, representing the highest seeds an Ivy League team has ever earned.
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 (15.0), assists (5.0) and rebounds (4.7) per game, Dietrick is shooting a career-best 49.7 percent from the field.
• Dietrick has been named the Ivy League Player of the Week on seven 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 tops the conference in assists per game with 5.0 per contest. Third in the league in three-point shooting percentage (43.3), she is tied for fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) and scoring (15.0), and fifth in field goal percentage (49.7).
Weekly Honors
• With Blake Dietrick's Co-Player of the Week accolade on Mar. 9, a Princeton player has laid claim to the Ivy League POTW award in each of the first 14 weeks of the 2014-15 season.
• It is Dietrick's seventh Ivy POTW of the season, having also been recognized on Nov. 24, Dec. 8, Dec. 15, Jan. 5, Jan. 12 and Mar. 2.
• Dietrick is one of just three players in conference history to collect at least seven POTW honors in one season.
• This marks Dietrick's 11th Ivy League Player of the Week award of her career, tying Harvard's Hana Peljto for the fourth-most in conference history.
• Dietrick currently has the second-most Ivy POTW laurels in program history, second only to Niveen Rasheed (14).
• The Tigers' 14 Ivy POTW awards this year are the most in Ivy history passing Harvard's previous best of 11.
USBWA National Player of the Week
Jan. 6 - Blake Dietrick
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)
Feb. 23 - Annie Tarakchian
Mar. 2 - Blake Dietrick (Co-Player)
Mar. 9 - 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)
Feb. 2 - Blake Dietrick (Ivy POTW)
Feb. 23 - Annie Tarakchian (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 Mar. 8)
• The Tigers lead the nation in three-point shooting percentage (41.4). One of the country's most efficient offenses, Princeton also sits second in scoring margin (+25.3), third in field goal percentage (49.6), 12th in assists (17.2), 16th in scoring (76.5) and 18th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.19).
• Also boasting one of the nation's stingiest defenses, the Tigers are second in opponent field goal percentage (33.4), fourth in three-point defense (25.3), fifth in points allowed (51.2) and sixth in rebounding margin (+11.3).
Around the Ivy (Through Games of Mar. 8)
• The league's most potent offense, Princeton currently leads the Ivy in points per game (76.5), FG percentage (49.6), 3PT percentage (41.4), and assists (17.2).
• The Tigers also top the conference in rebounding margin (+11.3) and are second in blocks (4.6) and third in steals (8.8).
• Princeton leads the league in scoring defense (51.2), opponent three-point percentage (25.3), and opponent field goal percentage (33.4)
• Dietrick tops the conference in assists per game with 5.0 per contest. Third in the league in three-point shooting percentage (43.3), she is tied for fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) and scoring (15.0), and fifth in field goal percentage (49.7).
• Alex Wheatley currently leads the Ivy League in shooting percentage (58.3) and is tied for third in blocks per game (1.3).
• Currently leading the conference in three-point shooting (49.5), Annie Tarakchian is second in rebounding (9.1) and ranked third in field goal percentage (51.0).
• Michelle Miller ranks second in three-point percentage (46.5) and is seventh in field goal percentage (46.4).
Scouting Penn
• Princeton is 53-24 all-time against Penn.
• With an 83-54 win on Jan. 10, the Tigers are 13-2 against Penn under eight-year head coach Courtney Banghart.
• Princeton shot 50.0 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three in the first match-up at Jadwin Gymnasium, going up by as much as 33.
• The Tigers finished with a 44-32 rebounding edge, while helping to force 17 Quaker turnovers.
• Princeton limited Penn to 39.2 percent shooting, which included a 30.0 percent clip from behind the arc.
• Three Tigers scored in double figures led by Blake Dietrick with 25 points, five assists and four rebounds.
• Netting 15 points, Michelle Miller was 7-of-10 from the floor with four rebounds and four assists.
• Alex Wheatley finished with 13 points and six rebounds while shooting 6-of-11 from the field.
• Annie Tarakchian chipped in with eight points and a career-high 17 rebounds.
• Kara Bonenberger was the only Penn player to score in double digits with 21 points and seven rebounds.
• Penn enters Tuesday's showdown ranked fifth in the nation in blocks (6.6) and opponent field goal percentage (34.2), while sitting ninth in scoring defense (53.0) and 19th in opponent three-point percentage (27.5).
• Sydney Stipanovich is the only Quaker to average double-digit points with 11.2 per contest. She also leads the team in rebounding with 7.3 per game.
• Kathleen Roche is averaging 9.6 pts and 3.3 rebs per game.