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Dietrick Named Ivy Co-Player of the Week; Tigers Climb to No. 13 in AP Poll
March 02, 2015 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Blake Dietrick of the 13th-ranked Princeton University women's basketball team was named the Ivy League Co-Player of the Week after helping the Tigers to a pair of wins over Yale and Brown.
This marks Dietrick's sixth Ivy POTW honor of the season and the 10th of her career. She is one of four players in conference history to earn Player of the Week accolades six times in a single season, and one of six with at least 10 such honors over the course of her career. Dietrick is the first Tiger to accomplish each feat since Niveen Rasheed.
In a pair of games over the weekend, Dietrick averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals while shooting 61.9 percent from the floor. Against Yale, she netted 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Playing 33 minutes, the senior co-captain also had five assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Helping Princeton set a new single season wins record (27) on Senior Day against Brown, Dietrick scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Playing 38 minutes, she also collected five assists, four rebounds and two steals.
Averaging career-highs in several statistical categories, Dietrick currently leads the Ivy League in assists per game (5.1). Tied for fourth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.1), she is fifth in scoring (14.9), three-point percentage (42.2) and field goal percentage (48.9).
Climbing to No. 13 in the Associated Press Top-25 poll, the Tigers surpassed the 2009-10 squad's record of 26-3. At 27-0, Princeton is second only to the 1970-71 Penn men's team (28-0) for the best start in Ivy League basketball history. The Tigers' No. 13 ranking is the highest in league history.
The only unbeaten team remaining in Division I women's basketball, the Orange and Black rank second in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (40.4). One of the nation's most efficient offenses, Princeton also sits second in scoring margin (+25.3), third in field goal percentage (49.7), 13th in assists (17.3), 14th in scoring (77.3) and 20th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.18).
Also boasting one of the nation's stingiest defenses, the Tigers are third in opponent field goal percentage (33.7), fifth in opponent three-point percentage (25.5), sixth in rebounding margin (+11.5) and seventh in points allowed (52.0).