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Princeton Finishes 2016 On The Road At Georgia Tech and Lipscomb
December 26, 2016 | Women's Basketball
| Week 8 Game Notes: Georgia Tech/Lipscomb | |
| Gametimes | Thur. Dec. 29 - 7 p.m. l McCavish Pavilion |
| Sat., Dec. 31 - 1 p.m. l Allen Arena | |
| Game Coverage | GW - Live Stats - GT Radio Lipscomb - Live Stats |
| @PUTigers l @GTAthletics l @LipscombBison | |
| All-Time Series | Georgia Tech leads Princeton, 2-0 l Princeton has never faced Lipscomb |
| Last Meeting | Dec. 21, 2003 - Georgia Tech 67, Princeton 66 (Recap) |
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| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PrincetonWBB |
| Georgia Tech | Roster l Schedule l Stats l@GTWBB |
| Lipscomb | Roster l Schedule l Stats l@LipscombWBB |
| Related Links | Game Notes |
Wagner Recap - 12/18/16
- Five different Tigers scored in double-figures highlighted by freshman Bella Alarie's 20 points. It's the first time Princeton had five players in double-figures since a 77-48 victory at Columbia last February (Feb. 26).
- The freshman finished one board shy of a double-double, adding four assists, three blocks and a steal. Sophomore Jordan Muhammad had a banner day, setting new benchmarks in points (13), assists (five) and steals (four). Senior Jackie Reyneke matched her personal best with eight points while swatting a career-high two shots. Taylor Brown (two blocks), Sydney Jordan (five assists), Jordan Stallworth (nine points), Gabrielle Rush (four steals) all set new career-highs while Claudia Reid posted her first collegiate points in the win.
- Princeton opened up with the first nine points of the contest, but Wagner kept up, going on its' own 9-0 spurt, tying the game with 5:17 left in the first stanza. The Tigers allowed just four points over the last five minutes, racing out with a 25-4 explosion to take a 34-13 advantage after the 10 minutes. Princeton's defense shined in the second quarter, holding Wagner to two baskets and five points as it led comfortably at the half and the rest of the contest.
- The home squad's 63-point victory is the second largest during Banghart's tenure. Princeton shot 56.4 percent from the floor (44-of-78). The last time the women's basketball team shot over 55 percent in a game was a 94-57 win at Cornell last February (Feb. 27). The Tigers' 44 field goals were three shy of tying the single-game record. Princeton wraps up the year 2016 with a 11-3 record at Jadwin.
- Head coach Courtney Banghart's team leads the conference in lowest opponent's field percentage (34.4) and opponent's three-point field goal percentage (24.4).
- Princeton leads the conference in steals (9.5) despite not having a player in the top 10.
- The Tigers sit second in assists per game (15.5) despite not having a player ranked among the top 10.
- Princeton is second in offensive rebounds (15.4) and third in total rebounds per game (43.9) .
- The squad has third best rebounding margin in the conference at +6.8.
- Junior Leslie Robinson is second in the Ivy in field goal percentage (54.5).
- Senior Taylor Brown is ninth in three-point field goal percentage (39.3).
- Sophomore Sydney Jordan is tied for 8th in the conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.5).
- Junior Tia Weledji is third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1).
- Against UMBC, head coach Courtney Banghart's team set a single-game record with 14 threes on 37 attempts.
- Last week vs. Wagner, the Tigers broke the program record for points in a game, breaking the mark set against Portland State (104) on December 19th, 2014.
- Princeton also broke the single-game record for points in a quarter (34) and in a half with 60 during the first 20 minutes of game action tonight.
- Banghart's squad was the 27th team this season to score over 100 points at the Division-I level.
- After beginning the season 0-4, the Tigers have upped their record to 5-6 with victories over Rutgers, UMBC, Seton Hall, Lafayette and Wagner. Over the last six games, Princeton has held a scoring margin of +21.3.
- The Tigers' offense has picked up in its last seven games, posting 70.9 points per game.
- The team is dropping in 8.0 three-pointers per contest during that span.
- Tia Weledji, Bella Alarie, Taylor Brown are shooting 39 percent from deep in the team's last seven games.
- Brown has made 11 of her last 23 three-pointers (.478) while Weledji is seven of her last 18 (.400) from beyond the arc.
- Princeton is holding opponents to .328 field goal percentage and .244 from beyond the arc.
- After getting outrebounded in its first three contests, the Tigers have won the rebounding battle in the last eight games. During that span, Princeton holds a +10.4 margin.
- Bella Alarie leads the team in scoring (11.5), rebounding (7.1) and blocks (1.5). She is tied for first in assists (2.5).
- She has two double-doubles this season vs. UMBC (11/27) and Seton Hall (11/30).
- 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 four times and the conference Co-Player of the Week twice.
- She is fifth in the Ivy League in blocks per game, sixth in assist-to-turnover (1.8), ninth in in rebounds per contest and ninth in three-pointers made (17).
- Princeton is 8th in the country in three-point field goal percentage defense (24.4).
- The Tigers are in the top-40 in rebounds per game (43.9, 23rd), field goal percentage defense (34.4, 26th), scoring defense (54.6, 27th).
- 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 - L, 60-42
- 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
- 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.
- Georgia Tech leads the all-time series, 2-0.
- These two teams have not met since the 2003-04 season.
- Ali Smith and Katy O'Brien hit five three-pointers and led Princeton with 17 points each as the Tigers nearly upset Georgia Tech in Jadwin Gym. Two free throws by Tech's Alex Stewart with no time remaining in the game gave the Yellow Jackets the 67-66 win.
- Georgia Tech's Megan Isom had a team-high eight points as the Yellow Jackets went on a 13-2 run in the final six minutes to build a 34-24 lead at halftime.
- After scoring only nine first-half field goals, Princeton came out on fire after the break and took its first lead, 55-53, off Smith's fifth three-pointer at 8:15. O'Brien followed that up with a three of her own just 30 seconds later but Stokes responded with seven of her team's 11 points in the next five minutes.
- Brown, who missed last game due to an injury, came alive with the Tigers final seven points to give Princeton a 66-62 edge with less than a minute to play. Isom forced a three-pointer with a defender in her face at 0:39 and connected, narrowing Princeton's lead to 66-65.
- The Tigers ran down the clock but committed a shot clock violation, giving Georgia Tech the ball with 10 seconds remaining
- Stewart beat her opponent to the basket and drew a shooting foul as time expired, putting her on the foul line for two shots as the game's final deciding factor.
- The Yellow Jackets have three players averaging double figures in Zaire O'Neil (10.8), Francesca Pan (10.7).
- The ACC opponent has four players that average over 4.0 rebounds per game.
- Georgia Tech is 16th in country in field goal percentage defense (33.8).
- The Yellow Jackets are also 21st in Divsion-I in free throw attempts (262).
- These two teams have never faced each other.
Scouting Lipscomb Bison
- After beginning the season 1-10, the Bison have rattled off two straight wins over Ball State and Tenn. Tech.
- Alex Banks leads the Bison in scoring (11.8), rebounding (5.8) and field goal percentage (.492).
- The Bison are 35th nationally in three-pointers attempted (271), but are 264th in in percentage (28.8)
- 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.
- Â Freshman Taylor Baur's dad, Turner, played in the NFL for the New England Patriots.
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