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Princeton Women's Basketball Returns Home to Face Hampton
January 02, 2016 | Women's Basketball
| Princeton/Hampton Game Notes |
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| Gametimes | Princeton vs. Hampton l Sunday, Jan. 3, 2 p.m. l Jadwin Gymnasium |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats l Webstream |
| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Hampton, 1-0 |
| Last Meeting | Jan. 5, 2015 - Princeton 75, Hampton 62 (Box/Recap) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PrincetonWBB |
| Hampton | Roster l Schedule l Stats |
| Related Links | Princeton Game Notes (PDF) |
The Week That Was
• Princeton is coming off a convincing 77-44 victory over Marist last Tuesday.
• The Orange and Black led from start to finish for the fourth time this season.
• Princeton's 31 rebounds in the second half were a season-high.
• The Tigers' 54 total boards matched a season-high.
• Princeton's 33-point margin of victory is the second largest for the team this season.
• Princeton shot 44.8 percent (30-67) from the floor and 33.3 percent (7-21) from three-point range.
• Marist connected on just 25.0 percent (12-48) of its field goal attempts and 19.2 percent (5-26) of its threes.
• The Tigers finished with a 21-6 edge in second chance points and a 35-14 advantage in points in the paint.
• Three different Princeton players scored in double figures, led by Michelle Miller with 16 points and eight rebounds.
• Connecting on 6-of-12 shots, Miller knocked down 4-of-9 three-pointers.
• Vanessa Smith added 15 points and eight rebounds on 6-of-10 shooting.
• Alex Wheatley chipped in with 13 points and seven rebounds, hitting 6-of-8 field goal attempts.
Home Sweet Home
• The Tigers are 6-0 at Jadwin and have won 18-straight home games dating back to the 2013-14 season.
• Princeton's last home loss came against Penn on Mar. 11, 2014, 80-64.
• The Tigers won a program record 22-straight home games from 2009-11.
• This season, Princeton is averaging 72.8 points per game at home, shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 38.4 percent from behind the arc.
• Princeton's opponents have averaged 53.0 ppg at Jadwin, shooting just 34.1 percent from the floor and 34.1 percent from three.
• The Tigers have a +15.8 rebounding margin at home and have posted a +19.8 scoring margin.
• Alex Wheatley has averaged 13.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in Jadwin, shooting .547 from the field.
• Annie Tarakchian is averaging 13.2 points and 9.7 rebounds at home, while Michelle Miller has averaged 11.7 points and 5.3 boards per game.
• Amanda Berntsen has also thrived at Jadwin, averaging 10.0 points, 3.7 assists, and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 54.8 percent from the floor.
Climbing the Charts
• With 16 points against Marist, Michelle Miller upped her career total to 1,093.
• Tied for the team lead in scoring (13.6 ppg), Miller has led the Tigers in scoring in five of her 12 outings.
• Miller needs six points to surpass Maureen Lane '03 (1,098) for 20th on the Tigers' scoring chart.
• One of the program's most prolific shooters, Miller's 41.6 career three-point percentage is currently the second highest mark in school history.
• Miller's 182 made threes rank seventh.
• Annie Tarakchian is 43 rebounds away from breaking into the top-10 of Princeton's career list.
• Clair Tomasiewicz is currently 10th all-time in the Tigers' record book with 633 boards.
• Taylor Williams is currently on pace to finish with a program-record 57.1 career shooting percentage.
• Rebecca Brown owns the Tigers' current mark of 55.6.
Closing In
• Alex Wheatley is currently on pace to become the 24th member of the Tigers' 1,000-point club.
• With 13 points against Marist, Wheatley upped her career total to 927.
• Wheatley is currently averaging a career-high 12.5 points and 5.8 rebounds, while connecting on a personal-best 69.6 percent of her free throws.
• Wheatley's 55.1 career shooting percentage is currently the third-highest in program history.
National Stage
• Princeton is ranked third in the CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Top-25.
• The Tigers currently trail Gonzaga (753) and Green Bay (746).
• With one first-place vote, Princeton has 686 points.
• The Tigers are 27th in the Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's College Basketball Ratings and 48th in the NCAA RPI.
• Princeton is also currently receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches (9) and Associated Press Top-25 (4) polls.
In The Rankings
• Princeton ranks seventh nationally in rebounding margin (+14.9), 12th in rebounds per game (45.77), and 19th in rebounds (595).
• The Tigers are also 18th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (30), 33rd in assists (216), 36th in assists per game (16.6), 35th in three-point field goal percentage (35.9), 37th in scoring margin (+16.8), and 38th in FG percentage (44.4).
Ivy Player of the Week
• Princeton has claimed four of the first seven Ivy POTW awards of the year.
• Annie Tarakchian took home league-wide honors on Nov. 16 and Nov. 30, while Michelle Miller garnered Player of the Week praise on Dec. 7.
• Alex Wheatley was named the league's POTW on Dec. 14.
• Dating back to 2014-15, a Princeton player has claimed the Ivy League POTW award in 17 of the last 19 weeks in which the team has played a game and been eligible.
• Below is a list of Princeton's Ivy POTW awards dating back to last season:
Nov. 17, 2014 – 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)
Nov. 16, 2015 - Annie Tarakchian
Nov. 30 - Annie Tarakchian (Co-Player)
Dec. 7 - Michelle Miller
Dec. 14 - Alex Wheatley
Recent Milestones
• Vanessa Smith matched a career-high with 10 field goal attempts against Marist (12/29)
• Smith's four steals vs. Michigan (12/6) set a new career benchmark, while her five assists against Seattle (11/28) tied a personal best.
• Taylor Williams had a career-high four assists vs. Marist.
• Kenya Holland pulled down a career-high four rebounds against Marist (12/29).
• Michelle Miller upped her career point total to 1,093 with 16 points against Marist. She also tied a career-high with nine three-point attempts against the Red Foxes.
• Miller's 19 shots against Dayton (12/20) was a new career high, while her four assists against Monmouth (12/8) tied a personal best.
• Earlier this year, Miller's three blocks against UC-Irvine (11/27) also tied a career high.
• Annie Tarakchian took a career-high 18 shots against Ohio State (12/18) and attempted a personal-high 11 threes versus Dayton (12/20).
• Tarakchian tied a career-high with 23 points against Dayton (12/20).
• Against Ohio State (12/18) and Dayton (12/20), Amanda Berntsen matched a personal-high with six assists. Berntsen also took a career-high 12 shots vs. the Flyers.
• Berntsen scored a career-high 21 points against Seattle (11/28) while also nabbing a career-high six steals.
• Berntsen matched a career-high originally set against Seattle (11/28) with eight field goals against Pitt (12/12).
• Tia Weledji grabbed a career-high five rebounds against Dayton (12/20), while also dishing out a personal-best three assists (12/20).
• Taylor Brown's nine points against Monmouth (12/8) tied a personal high.
• Alex Wheatley tied a career high with five assists against Duquesne (11/15) before matching a pair of personal-bests with 12 rebounds and four steals versus Seton Hall.
Last Meeting
• Princeton won the inaugural meeting between the two programs last season, 75-63.
• Down by three early in the second half, the Tigers outscored Hampton 34-19 over the final 13:41.
• Princeton shot 45.6 percent from the floor and 31.6 percent from three-point range.
• The Lady Pirates connected on just 31.7 percent of their field goal attempts and 26.9 percent of their three-pointers.
• The Tigers finished with a 45-37 rebounding edge.
• Vanessa Smith had a breakout game, scoring a career-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while pulling down a personal-best 11 rebounds.
• Michelle Miller chipped in with 15 points and five boards.
• Annie Tarakchian and Amanda Berntsen each scored seven points, with Tarakchian also grabbing nine rebounds.
Last Time Out: Hampton
• Hampton is coming off a 68-59 loss to Stetson.
• The Lady Pirates shot just 29.0 percent from the floor and 35.3 percent from three-point range.
• Stetson connected on 36.4 percent of its field goal attempts and 33.3 percent of its three-pointers.
• Malia Tate-DeFreitas finished with a game-high 27 points while also collecting four rebounds and three assists.
• Kaylah Lupoe was the only other Hampton player to score in double figures with 10 points and eight rebounds.
• Jordan Ryan netted seven points and grabbed a team-high 10 boards.
• K'lynn Willis chipped in with nine points.
Scouting Hampton
• Averaging just 54.1 points per game, Hampton is shooting 32.6 percent from the floor and 25.8 percent from three.
• Opponents are averaging 68.8 points per game, shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 37.7 percent from three.
• The Lady Pirates are getting outrebounded by nearly nine boards per contest.
• Malia Tate-DeFreitas is averaging a team-high 20.5 points per game.
• Kaylah Lupoe is averaging 9.2 points and a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game while shooting a squad-best 45.2 percent from the field.