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Princeton Makes Excursion To Kansas State Sunday
December 16, 2016 | Women's Basketball
| Week 6 Game Notes: Kansas State | |
| Gametimes | Sun. Dec. 18 - 2 p.m. l Bramlage Coliseum |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats - ESPN3 |
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| All-Time Series | Kansas State leads the all-time series, 2-0 |
| Last Meeting | Mar. 17, 2012 - Kansas State 57, Princeton 54 (Recap) |
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Fordham Recap - 12/10/16
- A ferocious comeback by Princeton came up just short as the Fordham Rams escaped with a 57-55 victory at the Rose Hill Gymnasium on Dec. 10.
- Three Tigers finished in double-figures, highlighted by senior Vanessa Smith's 13 points. Junior Tia Weledji added 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench while junior Leslie Robinson secured 10 points, six rebounds, three assists, a block and steal in the loss.
- No team led by more than four points during the first quarter. A Robinson layup with 26 seconds to go gave the Tigers a 16-12 advantage after the first 10 minutes.
- Weledji's bucket to open the second quarter gave Princeton its largest lead of the game (18-12) at the 9:31 mark. The home squad responded with an 8-0 spurt to jump in front, 20-18, with 5:38 remaining in the first half. Princeton answered, cashing in six straight over the next 90 seconds to take a 24-20 lead. Fordham scored 8-of-12 to complete the frame and went into the intermission ahead, 29-28.
- After a Robinson basket started the second half, the Rams ran out with a 14-3 burst, pushing its lead to eight (41-33) at the 5:05 point of the third quarter. The two teams exchanged points until four consecutive tallies by Fordham set the contest at 47-36 after three.
- Trailing by double-digits, Princeton went on the offensive in the final stanza. A jumper from Weledji followed by a three-pointer from sophomore Gabrielle Rush and bucket in the paint from freshman Bella Alarie got the Tigers within four (49-45) as the clock ticked under five minutes.
- Princeton got the game back to one possession when Smith snagged an offensive rebound and laid it in (52-50) with 1:14 remaining. After two Fordham free throws, Rush hit a three-pointer with 30 seconds left to make the contest 54-53. The home team hit two more from the charity stripe while a layup from Smith made it a one-point game (56-55) with 18 seconds to go. On the next trip down the floor, the Rams went 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, while the Tigers couldn't send the contest to overtime.
- The Tigers lead the Ivy League in assists (14.8) despite not having a player ranked among the top 10.
- Princeton is tops in the conference in lowest opponent's field goal percentage (34.2) and opponent's three-point field goal percentage (23.9).
- Princeton is second in the conference in rebounds per game (44.3) and third in rebounding margin (+6.2).
- Leslie Robinson is second in the Ivy in field goal percentage (53.2).
- After beginning the season 0-4, the Tigers have upped their record to 4-5 with victories over Rutgers, UMBC, Seton Hall and Lafayette. Over the last five games, Princeton has held a scoring margin of +20.8.
- The Tigers' offense has picked up in its last five games, posting 69.5 points per game.
- The team is shooting 37.5 percent from deep, dropping in about eight threes per game.
- Against UMBC, head coach Courtney Banghart's team set a single-game record with 14 threes on 37 attempts.
- Tia Weledji, Bella Alarie, Taylor Brown and Gabrielle Rush are shooting over 35 percent from deep in the team's last five games.
- Brown has made eight of her last 16 three-pointers (.500)Â while Weledji is six of her last 14 (.429) from beyond the arc.
- Princeton is holding opponents to .317 field goal percentage and .235 from beyond the arc.
- After getting outrebounded in its first three contests, the Tigers have won the rebounding battle in the last six games. During that span, Princeton holds a +10.7 margin.
- In that stretch, five players are averaging at least four rebounds a contest.
- Sydney Jordan has grabbed 18 offensive rebounds in the last four games.
- Freshman Bella Alarie leads the team in scoring (11.8), rebounding (7.2) and blocks (1.3). She is also second in assists (2.4).
- Alarie's stellar performance vs. Seton Hall was something uncommon in Princeton women's basketball history.
- The last person to score 25 points, grab 14 rebounds and dish out six assists in a game was Ellen Devoe vs. Lehigh on Nov. 25, 1983.
- Alarie has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week hree times already and the conference Co-Player of the Week two weeks ago.
- Princeton is ninth in the country in three-point field goal percentage defense (23.9).
- The Tigers are in the top-40 in field goal percentage defense (34.2, 23rd) rebounds per game (44.3, 27th) and scoring defense (55.2, 34th).
- For the first time ever, the Ivy League will feature a four-team tournament for the 2016-17 season. The tournament will both be held over the same two competition days, March 11 and 12, at The Palestra in Philadelphia.
- The format for each tournament will be two semifinal games on the first day (Saturday) with the No. 1 seed playing the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed playing the No. 3 seed, followed by the championship game played the next day (Sunday). The tournaments' winners will receive the League's automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.
- The Ivy League has announced the game times for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament as well as its additional TV package with ESPN and the American Sports Network.
- The men's basketball team will have a total of 10 games available on platforms beyond the ILDN and five ESPN3 simulcasts, the women's team will have six such games.
- The listing of the team's TV/ESPN3 games are below:
- Nov. 25 vs. Rutgers, 2 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3Â - W, 64-34
- Nov. 30 vs. Seton Hall, 6 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3 - W, 94-67
- Dec. 18, at Kansas State, 2 p.m. - ESPN3
- Jan. 7, vs. Penn, 2 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3
- Feb. 17 at Yale, Time TBD, ILDN/ESPN3
- Mar. 4 at Dartmouth, Time TBD, ILDN/ESPN3
- The team named seniors Vanessa Smith and Taylor Brown captains for the 2016-17 season.
- Smith is the lone starter returning from last year's squad that went 23-6. The senior started in 28 games, averaging 8.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and just under a steal per game.
- Brown saw time in 24 games in last season off the bench and set career bests in points (3.3), rebounds (1.7) and assists (0.95) per game, three-pointers (12) and field goal percentage (.375). The Woodstock, Ga., native has also improved year-by-year in scoring, rebounding and assists.
- After traveling to France and Africa in 2011, the Princeton women's basketball team flew to Australia this summer.
- The team departed on August 22nd and spent the first four days of the trip in Sydney and the final four days in Cairns, Queensland before leaving to come home on September 1st.
- In Sydney, Banghart's squad explored the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney Opera House and did the Sydney Bridge Climb. On the court, Princeton battled the Norths Bears and the Waratah League All-Stars.
- While in Cairns, the Tigers checked out the Rainforest Wildlife Park, went to the Aboriginal Cultural and Education Experience before conducting a youth clinch at the Yarrabah PCYC.
- The team also took on the Cairn Dolphins of the Queensland Basketball League. On the last day of the trip, the Tigers enjoyed the Great Barrier Reef and have the opportunity to snorkel and take in the spectacular coral and sea life.
- The Tigers finished with 23 wins, the seventh straight year that the program won at least 20 games.
- Princeton became the first Ivy League team to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament since the conference became an automatic qualifier.
- The Class of 2016 became the fourth senior group in program history to win at least 20 games all four years.
- The Tigers have swept 40 of the last 43 Ivy League weekends.
- Head coach Courtney Banghart's team ranked in the top 10 nationally in rebounding margin (third), defensive rebounds per game (fourth), rebounds per game (seventh) and scoring margin (seventh).
- Four players had at least 60 assists this year with Amanda Berntsen '16 leading the way (101).
- Alex Wheatley's '16 57.7 field goal percentage and Michelle Miller's '16 42.6 percent from deep led the Ivy League.
- Princeton claimed 9 Ivy POTW awards last season.
- Kansas State leads the all-time series, 2-0.
- These two teams last met during the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
- Kansas State took home the first matchup against Princeton, 63-51 during the 2000 Oregon State Invite.
- In a game that saw six lead changes and the score tied at eight different points, it was No. 24 Princeton who was edged by eight-seed Kansas State 67-64. The loss marked Princeton's first since mid-December, ending its 17-game winning streak. The nine-seed Tigers conclude the 2011-12 season at 24-5 overall, 14-0 Ivy League.
- Down the stretch, the lead would teeter between both sides. For every Kansas State rally, Princeton would be there to respond with one of its own. With 40 seconds remaining in the first half, Lauren Edwards made it a one-point game, 28-27, before Chantay Caron struck back with a three-pointer to send K-State into the break with a 31-27 advantage.
- Princeton would go on a 10-0 run to open the half, but the Tigers could not capitalize on its rally to create a strong enough push. Kansas State countered with a 4-0 run to even the game 39-39 at 14:26. The Wildcats controlled the game heading inside the final 10 minutes of play, establishing their highest lead, 53-45, at 8:19 off a Jalana Childs basket.
- At 7:55, Edwards set up a 7-0 Tiger run to make it a one-possession game, 53-52. Princeton would come within grasping the lead, but K-State rattled back with a 7-4 spurt to hold a 60-56 lead with 4:50 to play. The Wildcats managed to control the scoreboard for the remainder of the game.
- Kansas State shot 46.3 percent (25-for-54) from the field to Princeton's 42.6 percent (26-for-61). The Tigers held the rebounding margin, 40-29, but K-State forced 14 Princeton turnovers, which they converted into 21 points.
- A 2016 All-Big 12 First Team player, Breanna Lewis leads the Wildcats in scoring (15.1), rebounds (8.9), blocks (2.3) and field goal percentage (69.0). Nationally, the senior is among the top 40 in seven categories. In her last three games, the senior has secured two double-doubles including an 18-point, seven-rebound performance vs. the four-time defending national champion, UConn, last Sunday.
- For the second straight game, Princeton will take on an opponent that is among the country's best in scoring defense and three-point field goal percentage defense. Kansas State sits 18th, allowing just 52.9 points per game and 27.1 percent from beyond the arc (40th). Over its last five games, the Tigers are shooting 37.5 percent from the three-point line with four players averaging at least one three-pointer during that stretch.
- After graduating last season, Annie Tarakchian signed a contract with BCF Elfic Fribourg Basket, a team from Switzerland.
- Blake Dietrick '15 is currently playing for Bendigo Bank Spirit in Australia. Earlier this year, Dietrick was named to the Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) Seattle Storm's opening night roster.
- Dietrick is the first Princeton women's basketball player ever to make a WNBA opening night roster and the second Ivy League player. Harvard's Allison Feaster played for the Los Angeles Sparks (1998-2000), Charlotte Sting (2001-06) and the Indiana Fever (2008).
- Junior Leslie Robinson is the daughter of Princeton alumnus Craig Robinson, who is one of only two men's players in program history to twice be named Ivy League Player of the Year. Her aunt Michelle Robinson (Michelle Obama) graduated from Princeton in 1985 and is currently the First Lady of the United States and the wife of President Barack Obama.
- Sophomore Qalea Ismail is the daughter of Qadry "The Missle" Ismail, who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with her uncle Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, who played for nine seasons.
- Jordan Muhammad's father, Muhsin, played 14 seasons in the NFL, for the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.
- Freshman Bella Alarie's dad, Mark, was drafted in the first round of the 1986 NBA Draft and played for five seasons in the NBA.
- Freshman Taylor Baur's dad, Turner, played in the NFL for the New England Patriots.
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