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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Princeton Tripped Up By Penn, 57-48, In Ivy Tournament Championship
March 12, 2017 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA –The No. 1 seeded Penn Quakers held off a late charge, defeating the No. 2 seeded Princeton Tigers, 57-48, to win the Ivy League Tournament Championship at the Palestra on Sunday afternoon.
Bella Alarie snagged her second straight double-double and her eighth of the season as she amassed 11 points and 11 rebounds. Vanessa Smith had eight points while Gabrielle Rush had seven points and five rebounds in the loss.
The Quakers collected the first four points of the game before Leslie Robinson's mid-range jumper broke an 0-for-3 spell for Princeton. Alarie knocked down a long-distance trey at the 5:25 mark to set the score at 8-7. After the two teams exchanged baskets, Rush hit a trey with 16 seconds left, cutting the Tigers' deficit to one, 15-14, after 10 minutes.
Penn rolled off 12 consecutive points to begin the second quarter, jumping in front, 27-14. Back-to-back baskets from Vanessa Smith made the game, 29-18, at the half.
Consecutive three-pointers from Michelle Nwokedi extended Penn's lead to 17 (35-18) right out of the intermission, but the Tigers countered with four straight. Princeton would get as close as 14 in the frame, but Penn made 4-of-7 three-point attempts to take a 45-30 lead after the third stanza.
A 9-5 opening of the final quarter for Princeton would get the No. 2 seed within 11 as the clock read 6:33, but Penn's Kasey Chambers answered with a long-distance basket three possessions later. Alarie dropped in her third three-pointer of the contest, getting the game back to single digits (53-44) with 2:58 remaining. Penn held Princeton to just one basket the rest of the way and made four free throws to take home the title.
Penn's Anna Ross had a game-high 17 points while Nwokedi had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Nwokedi was picked as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and selected to the All-Tournament team along with Ross.
Princeton's two All-Ivy players were also picked to the All-Tournament team. Alarie, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, averaged 14.0 points and 13.5 rebounds. Robinson, second team All-Ivy, contributed 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
Head coach Courtney Banghart's team falls to 16-13 overall as Penn improves to 22-7 this season. With Princeton finishing as the number two team in the Ivy League during the regular season, it will receive the conference's bid to the Women's National Invitational (WNIT) Tournament. The WNIT bracket will be released on Monday around 9 p.m. after the NCAA Selection Show announcements.
Bella Alarie snagged her second straight double-double and her eighth of the season as she amassed 11 points and 11 rebounds. Vanessa Smith had eight points while Gabrielle Rush had seven points and five rebounds in the loss.
The Quakers collected the first four points of the game before Leslie Robinson's mid-range jumper broke an 0-for-3 spell for Princeton. Alarie knocked down a long-distance trey at the 5:25 mark to set the score at 8-7. After the two teams exchanged baskets, Rush hit a trey with 16 seconds left, cutting the Tigers' deficit to one, 15-14, after 10 minutes.
Penn rolled off 12 consecutive points to begin the second quarter, jumping in front, 27-14. Back-to-back baskets from Vanessa Smith made the game, 29-18, at the half.
Consecutive three-pointers from Michelle Nwokedi extended Penn's lead to 17 (35-18) right out of the intermission, but the Tigers countered with four straight. Princeton would get as close as 14 in the frame, but Penn made 4-of-7 three-point attempts to take a 45-30 lead after the third stanza.
A 9-5 opening of the final quarter for Princeton would get the No. 2 seed within 11 as the clock read 6:33, but Penn's Kasey Chambers answered with a long-distance basket three possessions later. Alarie dropped in her third three-pointer of the contest, getting the game back to single digits (53-44) with 2:58 remaining. Penn held Princeton to just one basket the rest of the way and made four free throws to take home the title.
Penn's Anna Ross had a game-high 17 points while Nwokedi had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Nwokedi was picked as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and selected to the All-Tournament team along with Ross.
Princeton's two All-Ivy players were also picked to the All-Tournament team. Alarie, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, averaged 14.0 points and 13.5 rebounds. Robinson, second team All-Ivy, contributed 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
Head coach Courtney Banghart's team falls to 16-13 overall as Penn improves to 22-7 this season. With Princeton finishing as the number two team in the Ivy League during the regular season, it will receive the conference's bid to the Women's National Invitational (WNIT) Tournament. The WNIT bracket will be released on Monday around 9 p.m. after the NCAA Selection Show announcements.
Team Stats
PRIN
PENN
FG%
.281
.400
3FG%
.294
.320
FT%
.778
.500
RB
43
39
TO
10
11
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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