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Ivy Homestand Continues As Brown/Yale Travel To Jadwin This Weekend
January 11, 2017 | Women's Basketball
| Week 10 Game Notes: Brown/Yale | |
| Gametimes | Fri. Jan. 13 - 5:30 p.m. l Jadwin Gym |
| Sat., Jan. 14 - 5:30 p.m. l Jadwin Gym | |
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| All-Time Series | Princeton leads Brown, 43-30 l Princeton leads Yale, 55-30 |
| Last Meeting | Feb. 21, 2016 - Princeton 83, Brown 57 (Recap) |
| Feb. 20, 2016 - Princeton 94, Yale 81 (Recap) | |
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The Week That Was
- The Penn Quakers used a double-double from Michelle Nwokedi (13 points, 13 rebounds) as they defeated the Princeton Tigers, 62-57, at Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon in each team's Ivy League opener.
- Freshman Bella Alarie had a team-high 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting (63.6 percent) for the Tigers. Junior Leslie Robinson just missed a double-double finishing with 10 points, nine rebounds along with five assists. Sophomore Gabrielle Rush had a career-high 15 points in the loss.
- The Quakers started off quickly, racing out to a 10-2 lead, making four of their first six shots. Princeton rallied, as a three-pointer by Rush was sandwiched between buckets from Robinson, put the home squad in front, 13-12. Following a timeout, the Quakers retook the lead on a trey from Anna Ross. The two teams went back and forth before a layup from Penn's Princess Aghayere put the Quakers ahead 19-17 after the first quarter.
- As the second quarter went on, another long-distance basket from Rush tied the contest at 24-all with 4:55 left in the half. On the next trip down the floor, sophomore Caroline Davis' layup put the Tigers back ahead for the first time since the 2:38 mark of the previous quarter. After a three-pointer from Nwokedi, Princeton went on a 7-1 spurt to take a 33-28 into the intermission.
- Four straight points from Alarie out of the locker room gave Princeton its largest lead, 37-30, just 1:18 into the stanza. The Quakers responded with seven of the next nine to cut its disadvantage to two (39-37), but Rush's third basket from beyond the arc would keep defending Ivy League champions at bay. Penn got within one during the quarter, but the Tigers maintained a 44-41 lead as the final 10 minutes got underway.
- During the fourth stanza, a six-point outburst by Penn's Beth Brzowoski gave the Quakers' its first lead (51-48) since the second quarter leading to a Princeton timeout as the clock ticked near five minutes to go. A mid-range jumper from Alarie tied the Ivy League duel for a sixth time (51-51), but Brzowoski's third three-pointer on the next possession put the Quakers back on top.
- Trailing by five, Alarie went on the attack as she hit a jumper, blocked a shot on the other end, then followed with a layup, making it a one-point game (58-57) with 26 seconds remaining. Penn sank four from the charity stripe as the contest went on while Princeton couldn't get on the board, giving the road squad a hard-fought victory.
- Alarie was honored as the Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Week for her performance against Penn on Saturday. It's her fifth Rookie of the Week accolade this season.
- Head coach Courtney Banghart's team leads the conference in lowest opponent's field percentage (34.2) and opponent's three-point field goal percentage (24.4).
- The Tigers lead the Ivy in assists per game (15.1) despite not having anyone placed in the top 10.
- Princeton is second in rebounds per game (44.2) and offensive rebounds per contest (15.5).
- The Tigers are third in steals (8.6) and blocks (4.1) per game.
- Fans have flocked to Jadwin Gym as the Tigers are second in home attendance average (685).
- Junior Leslie Robinson is third in the Ivy in field goal percentage (49.0).
- Junior Tia Weledji is fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0)
- Sophomore Sydney Jordan is tied for 8th in the conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.4).
- Sophomore Gabrielle Rush is tied for ninth in three-point field goals per game (1.7).
- Senior Taylor Brown is 10th in steals per game (1.5).
- Against UMBC, head coach Courtney Banghart's team set a single-game record with 14 threes on 37 attempts.
- On Dec. 21 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.
- 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 6-4 with victories over Rutgers, UMBC, Seton Hall, Lafayette, Wagner and Lipscomb. Over the last 10 games, Princeton has held a scoring margin of +15.6.
- The Tigers' offense has picked up in its last nine games, posting 67.5 points per game.
- The team is dropping in 7.4 three-pointers per contest during that span.
- Tia Weledji, Taylor Brown, Gabrielle Rush and Carolina Davis are shooting at least 35 percent from deep in the team's last nine games.
- Rush has made eight of her last nine free throws while Brown has sunk 12 of her last 15 free throws.
- Princeton is holding opponents to .337 field goal percentage and .251 from beyond the arc.
- After getting outrebounded in its first three contests, the Tigers have won the rebounding battle in nine of the last 11 games. During that span, Princeton holds a +8.5 margin.
- In the last 10 games, six players are averaging at least four rebounds per game in Alarie, Weledji, Robinson, Smith, Jordan and Reyneke.
- Bella Alarie leads the team in scoring (12.0), rebounding (7.5), assists (2.5) and blocks (1.2).
- She has three double-doubles this season vs. UMBC (11/27), Seton Hall (11/30) and at Lipscomb (12/31).
- Alarie's stellar performance (26 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists) 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 five times and the conference Co-Player of the Week twice. •She is believed to be the first-ever freshman in Ivy history to be named Player of the Week twice and the second rookie.
- She is fifth in the Ivy League in blocks per game, sixth in rebounds per contest, seventh in field goals made (61), ninth in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.8), 10th in scoring.
- Princeton is 7th in the country in three-point field goal percentage defense (24.9).
- Banghart's squad is among the top 20 in field goal percentage defense (34.7, 20th), scoring defense (55.2, 20th), rebounds per game (44.2, 22nd).
- 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, 4:00 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3 - L, 62-57
- 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 leads the all-time series, 43-30, over the Bears.
- Princeton has won the last four meetings, Brown last winning in 2014.
- Prior to that loss in 2014, Princeton took 14 straight against Brown. Â
- Brown last swept Princeton during the 2002-03 season.
- Brown leads the Ivy League in scoring (73.6) with four players averaging double figures. Harvard is the next closest conference team in offense (68.7), almost five points behind Brown.
- The Bears have three players in the Ivy's top 10 in scoring, highlighted by Taylor Will's 15.7 per contest, good for second. Will played a total of nine minutes against Princeton last season. Justine Gaziano's 16.9 points per game would be the second highest in the conference if she qualified.
- The Bears are one of the top three-point shooting teams in the country, sitting at 36.4 percent (34th).
- Four players for Brown are shooting at least 35 percent from beyond the arc. Gaziano's 43.5 percent leads the team while Shayna Mehta is also up over 40 percent deep (41.7). Brown was 12-of-40 (21.6 percent) from the three-point line in two Princeton victories last year.
•Princeton was 55 of the 85 meetings all-time vs. Yale.
• The last time the Bulldogs defeated the Tigers was a 56-54 decision at Jadwin on Feb. 13, 2009, a span of 15 games and 2,893 days.
Scouting Brown Bears
- Yale makes 7.8 threes a game, which is 41st in all of Division-I, but is only fifth in the Ivy League in three-point field goal percentage (33.2).
- Among players who average at least one three-pointer per game, Mary Ann Santucci's 47.1 percent from long range is second in the conference. Jen Berkowitz has made 11-of-21 attempts (52.4 percent) from deep this year as well.
- The Bulldogs' 107 free throws this season are the fewest in the entire country while their free throw percentage (60.8) is 325th out of 344 teams.
- Yale has two players that are over 60 percent from the charity stripe in Jen Berkowitz (83.3) and Lena Munzer (75.0). The Bulldogs have not made more 10 free throws in each of its last three games.
- 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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