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Princeton University Athletics
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Princeton Opens Ivy Action vs. Penn Saturday
January 05, 2017 | Women's Basketball
| Week 9 Game Notes: Penn. | |
| Gametimes | Sat., Jan. 7 - 4 p.m. l Jadwin Gym |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats - Ivy League Digital Network - ESPN3 |
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| All-Time Series | Princeton leads 53-25 |
| Last Meeting | Mar. 8, 2016 - Penn 62, Princeton 60 (Recap) |
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The Week That Was
- Freshman Bella Alarie's third double-double of the season pushed Princeton on a third quarter run as it outmuscled the Lipscomb Bisons, 71-43, at Allen Arena on Dec. 31.
- The home squad began the contest by making four of its first five shots to take an 11-8 lead, but layups from juniors Leslie Robinson and Tia Weledji on consecutive possessions put Princeton in front, 12-11, at the first media timeout (4:11). Four more points by the Tigers out of the break push their advantage to five as they led 18-13 after the first quarter. Seven players scored for Princeton in the frame.
- A strong defensive outing by both teams led to a combined 14 points as Princeton took a 25-22 advantage into the intermission.
- Lipscomb registered the first four points of the second half to take its first lead since the first quarter. A trey by sophomore Gabrielle Rush broke a scoring dry spell for Princeton, sending the road team back ahead, 28-26. After the two teams exchanged buckets, the Tigers went on a 10-2 outburst, expanding its lead to double-digits (40-30) with 1:53 remaining. Alarie's running bucket from the foul line as time expired made the Tigers go up 44-33 after three frames.
- The Bisons sank the first basket of the fourth quarter, setting the score at 44-36 as the clock ticked near nine and half minutes, but Princeton's defense put the clamps down the rest of the way. The Tigers went on a 14-0 sprint to extend their lead to 22. The jump continued as Princeton would lead by as many as 31, outscoring Lipscomb 27-10 in the quarter, en route to the victory.
- The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets used a strong defensive effort to take down the Princeton Tigers, 67-51, at the McCamish Pavilion on Dec. 29.
- The Tigers came out scorching, making their first four shots, but three treys kept the Yellow Jackets in front. Georgia Tech kept Princeton at bay for the final seven minutes of the frame as it took a 16-8 advantage after the first quarter.
- Rush's long distance bucket got the Tigers within six (17-11) as the clock ticked near eight and half minutes to go in the first half. The home squad quickly pushed its lead back to double-digits (21-11) on consecutive baskets by Zaire O'Neill. Another three-pointer by Gabrielle Rush again cut Princeton's deficit to six, but a 10-2 spurt by Georgia Tech, highlighted by five points from Imani Tilford, set the score at 35-21 at the intermission.
- Princeton made an early push to open the second half, recording the first five points, but Elo Edeferioka dropped in the next eight points for Georgia Tech, extending its lead to 17 (45-28). The Tigers got within 13, but couldn't get any closer in the fourth.
- 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 rebounds per game (45.0) and is second in offensive boards (16.0).
- Princeton is second in the conference in steals (8.5) despite not having a player in the top 10.
- The Tigers sit second in assists per game (15.4) with one person, Bella Alarie (2.6) tied for 10th.
- The squad has third best rebounding margin in the conference at +6.8.
- Junior Leslie Robinson is third in the Ivy in field goal percentage (51.2).
- 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.
- 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 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 6-3 with victories over Rutgers, UMBC, Seton Hall, Lafayette, Wagner and Lipscomb. Over the last nine games, Princeton has held a scoring margin of +17.9.
- The Tigers' offense has picked up in its last nine games, posting 68.7 points per game.
- The team is dropping in 7.8 three-pointers per contest during that span.
- Tia Weledji, Taylor Brown and Gabrielle Rush are shooting at least 34 percent from deep in the team's last nine games.
- Brown has sunk 11 of her last 13 free throws.
- Princeton is holding opponents to .329 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 nine of the last 10 games. During that span, Princeton holds a +9.6 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 (11.6), rebounding (7.8), assists (2.6) 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 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 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, eighth in field goals made (54), ninth in assists per game, ninth in assists-to-turnover ratio (1.8).
- Princeton is 6th in the country in three-point field goal percentage defense (24.4).
- Banghart's squad is among the top 20 in rebounds per game (45.0) and field goal percentage defense (34.2).
- The Tigers are in the top 30 in scoring defense (54.7, 23rd) and offensive rebounds per game (16.0, 29th).
- 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.
- The Tigers leads the all-time series, 53-25, over the Quakers.
- Penn took the two matchups last season to win the Ivy League title.
- Prior to that, Princeton won 16 of the previous 18 matchups.
- The last time Penn swept Princeton was during the 2004-05 season.
- Sydney Stipanovich is the regining Ivy League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
- She is averaging a double-double with 12.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She leads the Ivy League in rebounds, is second in blocks (2.8), eighth in assists per game (2.8) and is 11th in scoring.
- Michelle Nwokedi was a 2015-16 first team All-Ivy League player.
- She is off to career highs in points (15.7), three-point shooting (38.9 percent), free-throw percentage (68.5) and assists (2.4) per game. She is tops in the Ivy League in offensive rebounds (4.1), third in blocks and third in scoring.
- 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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