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Women's Hoops: 5 Remarks for Columbia/Cornell Trip
February 23, 2016 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Princeton women's basketball team will look to keep the ball rolling and extend its eight-game winning streak, as it travels to Columbia (Feb. 26) and Cornell (Feb. 27).
Here's a few links on the week that was:
Princeton 94, Yale 81: Recap | Box Score
Princeton 83, Brown 57: Recap | Box Score
Five Things From Yale/Brown Weekend
Berntsen Picks Up Ivy League Honor
Video: Blake Dietrick '15 reflects on playing overseas, WNBA Contract
Here are a few things to keep an eye on as head coach Courtney Banghart's team heads to Columbia and Cornell:
1. Second Half Startup – In both contests against Cornell and Columbia at Jadwin earlier this month, Princeton used a strong third quarter to put the games away. In front by six at the half, Princeton sank 8-of-16 (50 percent) from the floor to outscore Cornell by 14 in the third stanza. The Tigers also held the Big Red to just three made baskets in the frame. Holding a 14-point lead at the intermission, Princeton made 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) from the floor and held Columbia to one basket in the third quarter to push their lead to 31.
2. Stopping Nia Marshall – Princeton has done an outstanding job defensively against the Cornell junior, who is the Ivy League's leading scorer (17.4 points per game). In the teams' last three contests, the Tigers have held Marshall to a combined 29 points (9.7 per game) on 12-of-52 (23.1 percent).
3. Princeton's Offense – The Tigers have scored at least 80 points in seven of their last eight games, dropping 85.2 points per outing behind a stellar shooting percentage (50 percent). For the season, Princeton ranks 16th in Division I in scoring offense (76.1).
4. Amanda Berntsen - The most recent Ivy League Co-Player of the Week has been outstanding in her last four games, averaging 13.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists per game. During that stretch, the senior has shot a team-high 69 percent (20-of-29) from the floor along with five three-pointers on eight attempts (62.5 percent).
5. Three-Point Defense – Cornell (sixth) and Columbia (seventh) rank near the bottom of the Ivy League in three-point defense. Princeton is 15th in the country in three-point field goal percentage (37.0), highlighted by Michelle Miller's 43.2 percent from deep, which is 13th among all players in nation.