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Tonight: Tigers Look To Extend Ivy Winning Streak at Yale
February 15, 2017 | Women's Basketball
| Week 15 Game Notes: Yale/Brown | |
| Gametimes | Fri. Feb. 17 - 5:30 p.m. l Lee Amphitheater |
| Sat., Feb. 18 - 3:30 p.m. l Pizzitola Sports Center | |
| Game Coverage | Yale - Live Stats - ESPN3 Brown - Live Stats - Ivy League Digital Network |
| @PUTigers l @BrownAthletics l @YaleAthletics | |
| All-Time Series | Princeton leads Brown, 43-31 l Princeton leads Yale, 56-30 |
| Last Meeting | Jan. 13, 2017 - Brown 98, Princeton 88 (Recap) |
| Jan. 14, 2017 - Princeton 74, Yale 62 (Recap) | |
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| Yale | Roster l Schedule l Stats l@YaleWBB |
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Columbia Recap - 2/11/17
- Junior Leslie Robinson posted her fifth double-double of the season as the Princeton Tigers held off a surging Columbia Lions, 62-52, at Levien Gymnasium on Saturday evening.
- Robinson was one of four players in double figures, finishing with a team-high 14 points along with 11 rebounds. Freshman Bella Alarie had 11 points and four blocks while Taylor Brown and Vanessa Smith each added 10 points in the win.
- Princeton did not allow a point over the first 2:19 of the game as it ran off seven straight points including a sparkling fast-break layup from Robinson off a block from Alarie.
- Robinson completed the three-point play. A trey from Taylor Brown put Princeton up 10 (12-2) and led to a Columbia timeout with 6:14 to go. The Tigers continued to push in front, scoring 16 of the first 20 points, taking a 16-8 advantage after the first quarter.
- Again, head coach Courtney Banghart's squad was stellar on defense, keeping the Lions off the scoreboard for the first 4:54 of the second stanza. The Tigers rattled off 17 consecutive points during that stretch, leading by as many as 28 before heading into the intermission up 38-16. The Tigers held the Ivy League's leading scorer, Camille Zimmerman, to 2-of-10 shooting and five points in the first half.
- Columbia ended the third stanza on a 7-2 spurt to get within 15, heading into the final 10 minutes. The Lions then held Princeton without a basket for a five-minute span of the fourth frame, using a 13-2 run to close within six (58-52) with 21 seconds to go. Sophomore Gabrielle Rush sank two free throws and then Robinson came up with a big block on the other end to finish off the 62-52 victory.
- Zimmerman finished with a game-high 24 points for Columbia. The Tigers outrebounded the Lions, 42-39, blocked seven shots and stole 11 passes. Brown had a career-high four steals in victory.
- Head coach Courtney Banghart's team leads the Ivy League in offensive rebounds (15.2) and total rebounds (44.2).
- Fans have flocked to Jadwin Gym to see the Tigers as they place first in attendance (841).
- On the offensive end, Princeton is tops in the conference in field goals attempts (65.1), second in field goals made (25.3), assists (14.9) but is only sixth in field goal percentage (39.5).
- A strong defensive unit has always been a staple of Banghart's tenure as Princeton is first in steals (8.3), second in opponent's field goal percentage (35.6), points allowed (57.6), and third in blocks (4.9).
- Junior Leslie Robinson is second in the Ivy in field goal percentage (50.9), tied for fourth in offensive rebounds per game (2.8), fifth in total rebounds (8.0), eighth in defensive rebounds (5.2) and ninth in assists (2.6).
- Sophomore Gabrielle Rush is tied for fourth in three-point field goals per game (2.0) and seventh in three-point field goal percentage (38.8).
- Junior Tia Weledji is fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1)
- Senior Taylor Brown is 9th 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 11-9 with victories over Rutgers, UMBC, Seton Hall, Lafayette, Wagner, Lipscomb, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell and Columbia. Princeton has held a scoring margin of +12.9 and are averaging 69.1 points per game during that stretch.
- The team is dropping in 7.2 three-pointers per contest during that span.
- Gabrielle Rush, Tia Weledji, Taylor Brown and Kenya Holland are shooting at least 35 percent from deep during this stretch.
- Rush has made 21 of her last 23 free throws while Brown has sunk 14 of her last 18 free throws.
- After getting outrebounded in two of its first three contests, the Tigers have won the rebounding battle in 14 of the last 16 games. During that span, Princeton holds a +8.4 margin.
- This season, four players are averaging at least four rebounds per game in Alarie, Weledji, Robinson and Smith.
- Bella Alarie leads the team in scoring (12.8) and blocks (1.9).
- She is second on the team in assists (2.4) and rebounding (7.2).
- She has four double-doubles this season vs. UMBC (11/27), Seton Hall (11/30), at Lipscomb (12/31) and Yale (1/14).
- 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.
- Her seven blocks vs. Brown on Jan. 13 were the highest for a single game by a freshman in program history.
- Alarie has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week seven times and the conference Co-Player of the Week three times.
- Her seven Rookie of the Week accolades are second in Princeton history behind Niveen Rasheed's nine awards in 2010.
- She is fourth in the Ivy League in blocks per game, eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7), ninth in rebounding and 11th in scoring.
- Princeton is eighth nationally in rebounds per game (44.2).
- Banghart's squad is 21st in opponent's three-point field goal percentage (27.4), 35th in scoring defense (57.6) and 37th in rebounding margin (+6.6).
- 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.
- Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Ivy League men's and women's basketball tournaments, March 11-12 at the Palestra in Philadelphia. Join us as the top four mens' and women's teams play for the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournaments. For more information and to purchase tickets for this historic event, please visit IvyMadness.com.
- 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/ESPN3 - 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, 5:30 p.m., 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.
- Princeton was 56 of the 86 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 16 games and 2,926 days.
- Yale makes 7.3 threes a game, which is 62nd in all of Division-I, but is scond to last in the Ivy League in three-point field goal percentage (31.8).
- Among players who average at least one three-pointer per game, Mary Ann Santucci's 38.9 percent from long range is tied for fifth in the conference.
- The Bulldogs' 192 free throws this season are the sixth fewest in the entire country while their free throw percentage (62.3) is 325th out of 344 teams.
- Jen Berkowitz (78.8) has the best free throw percentage in the conference.
- The Tigers leads the all-time series, 43-31, over the Bears.
- Princeton has won the four of the last five meetings.
- Brown last swept Princeton during the 2002-03 season.
Scouting Brown Bears
- The Bears lead the Ivy League in points per game (72.8), field goals made per game (25.5), and free throws made per game (14.0)
- Brown is second in the league in field goal percentage (41.3) and free throw percentage (73.4).
- The Bears carry three of the Ivy League's top five scorers in Justine Gaziano, Shayna Mehta and Taylor Will.
- 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 formerly the First Lady of the United States and the wife of former 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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