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No. 13 Women's Basketball Back on the Road to Face Cornell, Columbia
March 05, 2015 | Women's Basketball
| Weekend Game Notes |
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. Cornell l Friday, Mar. 6, 7 p.m. l Newman Arena |
| Princeton vs. Columbia l Saturday, Mar. 7, 7 p.m. l Levien Gymnasium | |
| Game Coverage | Cornell: Live Stats l Webstream l Audio |
| Columbia: Live Stats l Webstream l Audio | |
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@PUTigers l @PUTigers_live l @GoColumbiaLions l @CornellSports |
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| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Columbia, 45-16 l Princeton leads Cornell, 49-20 |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PrincetonWBB |
| Columbia |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @CULionsWBB |
| Cornell | Roster l Schedule l Stats |
| Related Links | Weekend Game Notes (PDF) |
WEEKEND GAME NOTES (PDF)
The Week that Was
• Princeton extended its Ivy League record start to 27-0 with a pair of victories over Yale and Brown.
• The Tigers dispatched of the Bulldogs, 67-49, on Friday evening before downing the Bears on Senior Day at Jadwin Gymnasium, 79-67.
• With the win over Yale, eight-year head coach Courtney Banghart became the program's all-time winningest head coach with her 164th victory.
• Princeton's win over Brown was its 27th of the year, setting a new single-season program record.
• Leading by as much as 32 against Yale, Princeton shot 44.8 percent from the floor, while holding the Bulldogs to 31.5 percent shooting.
• Blake Dietrick led Princeton with 18 points, five assists and three rebounds, shooting 7-of-11 from the floor.
• Annie Tarakchian had 16 points and six rebounds, knocking down seven of her nine field goal attempts.
• Up just five at the half against Brown, the Orange and Black saw its lead swell to 16 before settling on a 12-point margin of victory.
• Princeton shot 54.2 percent from the floor, which included a 62.1 percent clip in the final 20 minutes.
• Brown managed to shoot just 38.2 percent against the Tigers' defense with an 11.8 percent showing from behind the arc.
• Three Princeton players scored in double figures, led by Michelle Miller with 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting.
• Blake Dietrick went 6-of-10 from the floor to finish with 15 points, five assists and four rebounds.
• Alex Wheatley finished a perfect 6-for-6 from the field with 13 points.
• Amanda Berntsen grabbed a career-high nine rebounds.
Top of the Mountain
• With the win over Brown, head coach Courtney Banghart surpassed Joan Kowalik (163) for the most coaching wins in program history.
• Her career .714 career winning percentage is the highest in Princeton women's basketball history (165-66).
• Since her arrival in 2007-08, the Tigers are 89-17 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.
Superb Start
• The Tigers set a new single-season program wins record with a pair of victories last weekend (27-0).
• 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 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.
• Alongside the University of Kentucky's men's team (30-0), the Tigers are one of just two remaining unbeaten teams in Division I Men's or Women's Basketball.
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 (14.9), assists (5.1) and rebounds (4.8) per game, Dietrick is shooting a career-best 48.9 percent from the field.
• Dietrick has been named the Ivy League Player of the Week on six 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 leads the Ivy League in assists per game (5.1). She is also fifth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.1), scoring (14.9), three-point percentage (42.2), and field goal percentage (48.9).
Climbing the Ladder
• Princeton is currently 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 Poll.
• The Orange and Black's No. 13 AP ranking is the highest in conference history.
• The Orange and Black are also slotted No. 16 in the latest NCAA RPI rankings and No. 7 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.
Home Away From Home
• Princeton is a perfect 12-0 away from Jadwin this season, with a 4-0 record in road Ivy League games.
• Averaging 80.2 points per game in road conference games, the Tigers have registered a +25.5 scoring margin.
• Shooting 53.7 percent from the floor in those contests, Princeton connected on 40.8 percent of its three-pointers.
• Holding opponents to 54.8 points per game in those four outings, the Tigers limited their league opposition to 31.3 percent shooting, which includes a 29.0 percent clip from behind the three-point line.
• Recording a +13.0 rebounding edge, Princeton has averaged 14.0 assists in its four Ivy road contests, while helping to force 14.3 turnovers.
• Four Tigers are averaging double figures in road Ivy games, led by Alex Wheatley with 15.3 points and 4.5 rebounds on 71.9 percent shooting.
• Blake Dietrick has averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in those outings.
• Annie Tarakchian has averaged 11.5 points and 9.5 rebounds on 54.5 percent shooting, while Michelle Miller has shot 68.0 percent en route to 10.5 points per game.
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 15 of its games by at least 20 points.
• The Tigers have built a lead of at least 20 on 22 occasions.
• The Orange and Black have led by at least 30 points in 14 of its outings.
• Princeton has led from end-to-end in 10 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).
Weekly Honors
• With Blake Dietrick's Co-Player of the Week accolade on Mar. 2, a Princeton player has laid claim to the Ivy League POTW award in each of the first 13 weeks in which it has played a game and been eligible, setting a new Ivy record.
• It is Dietrick's sixth Ivy POTW of the season, having also been recognized on Nov. 24, Dec. 8, Dec. 15, Jan. 5 and Jan. 12.
• This marks Dietrick's 10th Ivy Player of the Week award of her career.
• Dietrick is one of four players in conference history to earn POTW 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 Princeton player to accomplish each feat since Niveen Rasheed.
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)
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. 4)
• The Tigers rank second in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (40.4). One of the country'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).
Around the Ivy (Through Games of Mar. 4)
• The league's most potent offense, Princeton currently leads the Ivy in points per game (77.3), FG percentage (49.7), 3PT percentage (40.4), and assists (17.3).
• The Tigers also top the conference in rebounding margin (+11.5) and are second in blocks (4.5) and steals (8.8).
• Princeton leads the league in scoring defense (52.0), opponent three-point percentage (25.5), and opponent field goal percentage (33.7)
• Dietrick currently leads the Ivy League in assists per game (5.1). She is also fifth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.1), scoring (14.9), three-point percentage (42.2) and field goal percentage (48.9).
• Alex Wheatley currently leads the Ivy League in shooting percentage (60.2) and is third in blocks per game (1.3).
• Currently leading the conference in three-point shooting (48.4), Annie Tarakchian is second in rebounding (9.1) and ranked third in field goal percentage (50.3).
• Michelle Miller ranks second in three-point percentage (45.3) and is seventh in field goal percentage (46.7).
• Taylor Williams is tied for fifth in the conference in blocks per game (1.1). She matched a career-high by swatting five shots against Pittsburgh on Nov. 14.
Scouting Cornell
• Princeton is 49-20 all-time against Cornell.
• With a 75-47 win over the Big Red in Jadwin on Feb. 7, the Tigers improved to 13-2 against Cornell under eight-year head coach Courtney Banghart.
• Princeton shot 55.9 percent in the first meeting, while holding Cornell to 34.9 percent shooting.
• Alex Wheatley and Michelle Miller each had 14 points, with Miller also pulling down 11 rebounds. The duo went a combined 13-of-18 from the field.
• Taylor Williams chipped in with 10 points, four rebounds and four blocks.
• Eight of Cornell's 11 losses this year were by single digits.
• Nia Marshall is on pace to break the school's single-season scoring record. The forward enters the weekend averaging 16.7 points per contest.
• Entering the weekend, Nicholle Aston is sixth in the Ivy in rebounding (7.5) and second in FG percentage (51.7).
• Megan LeDuc and Christine Kline are both in the top five in the league in assists per game entering the weekend.
Scouting Columbia
• Princeton is 45-16 all-time against Columbia.
• Cruising to an 83-44 victory over Columbia on Feb. 6, the Tigers are 13-2 against the Lions under Courtney Banghart.
• Princeton shot 55.2 percent from the floor in the first matchup, hitting 41.7 percent of its threes.
• Michelle Miller had 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while Alex Wheatley had 10 points, going 5-of-7 from the floor.
• Columbia shot 39.5 percent for the game and 33.3 percent from long distance.
• Tori Oliver leads the team in points (16.8) and rebounds (6.6) per game.
• Camille Zimmerman averages 14.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg.