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Women's Basketball: A Look Back at the Columbia, Cornell Sweep
February 29, 2016 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton women's basketball team nabbed two victories over the Columbia Lions (Friday) and the Cornell Big Red (Saturday) to improve to 21-4 overall and 10-1 in the Ivy League. The Tigers have won 10 straight games and are tied with the Penn Quakers at the top of the conference standings.
Princeton 77, Columbia 48: Box Score | Recap
Princeton 94, Cornell 57: Box Score | Recap
5 Remarks for Columbia/Cornell Road Trip
Here are five takeaways as we look back at five things from the Columbia and Cornell road trip.
1. Second Half Startup – When Cornell and Columbia came to Jadwin earlier this month, the Tigers used strong third quarters to put the contests away. On Friday, Princeton held Columbia to one basket in the third quarter, outscoring the Lions, 21-5 to extend a 13-point lead to 29 after 30 minutes of play. The Tigers outscored the Big Red, 53-24 between the second and third stanzas to pick up their 21st win of the season.
2. Stopping Nia Marshall – Princeton held the Ivy League's leading scorer to 11 points on 4-of-15 shooting (26.7 percent) on Saturday. Over the past two seasons, the Tigers' defense has held Marshall to a combined 40 points (10.0 per game) on 16-of-67 (23.8 percent).
3. Princeton's Offense – The Tigers' offense continued to shine with 77 points behind 29-of-54 (53.7 percent) from the floor vs. Columbia. Head coach Courtney Banghart's team was lights out against Cornell, going 35-of-52 (67.3 percent) en route to 94 points, tying its season-high. The last time the Tigers shot over 60 percent was at Dartmouth last year (Jan. 31). Over its last six games, the defending Ivy League Champions are averaging 85.2 points per game and 50 percent (187-374) shooting.
4. Amanda Berntsen – After being selected as the Ivy League Co-Player of the Week, the senior point guard continued her stellar shooting touch against Columbia and Cornell. Against the Lions, Berntsen was 4-of-7 (57.1 percent), scoring 10 points. She also tied her career-high with nine rebounds in the game. The Chatham, N.J. native dropped eight points against the Big Red, making three of her four field goal attempts. During her last six games, Berntsen is averaging 11.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists while shooting 67.5 percent.
5. Three-Point Defense - Despite Cornell (sixth) and Columbia (seventh) ranking near the bottom in the Ivy League in three-point defense, Princeton did most of its damage inside the three-point line. The Tigers scored 36 points in the paint against the Lions and made 25 of their 41 shots (61 percent) from two-point range. In the Cornell game, Princeton registered 50 points inside the paint and was 31-of-43 (72 percent) from inside the arc.