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Five Things For Princeton's WNIT Appearance
March 16, 2017 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers found out earlier this week that they would participating in the Women's National Invitational Tournament.
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Princeton will take on the Villanova Wildcats tomorrow night at Jadwin Gym. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. The winner of this game will take on the winner of the Duquesne/Drexel matchup.
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Here are five things to watch out for tomorrow and should the Tigers move on to Round Two of the WNIT.
Common Opponents – Villanova has faced three of Princeton's opponents from the 2016-17 season. The Wildcats defeated Seton Hall twice in Big East play, lost to George Washington and took down Penn. Drexel has picked up victories this season vs. Lafayette, Cornell and Delaware (twice). Duquesne has the most games against common opponents with Princeton, falling to Fordham (once) and Dayton (three times) while defeating Lafayette and going 2-1 against George Washington.
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Villanova's Three-Point Shooting – The Wildcats are one of the best three-point shooting teams in the country. Villanova averages 8.2 treys per game and sits in the top 30 nationally in three-point attempts, three-pointers made and three-pointers per game. Princeton is 43rd in Division I in three-point defense (28.7 percent).
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Villanova's Three-Point Defense – The Tigers' opponent ranks near the bottom of the country (282nd) in defending the three. Since Princeton started 0-4, it has gone 16-9 the rest of the way. During that time, the Tigers have hit 6.3 treys per game with Bella Alarie, Taylor Brown and Kenya Holland are shooting over 35 percent from deep.
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Drexel's Defense – The Dragons rank 25th in the NCAA scoring defense (56.4). Despite the top ranking, Drexel has lost four of its last five games with opponents shooting over 42 percent during each of those contests.
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Duquesne's Field Goal Percentage – The Dukes are 235th in the country in field goal percentage (38.6). Duquesne has won four of its last five games, making 41.6 percent during that stretch. In its eight games vs. similar opponents with Princeton, the Dukes shot 33.6 percent.
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Princeton will take on the Villanova Wildcats tomorrow night at Jadwin Gym. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. The winner of this game will take on the winner of the Duquesne/Drexel matchup.
Villanova Preview - Story
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Here are five things to watch out for tomorrow and should the Tigers move on to Round Two of the WNIT.
Common Opponents – Villanova has faced three of Princeton's opponents from the 2016-17 season. The Wildcats defeated Seton Hall twice in Big East play, lost to George Washington and took down Penn. Drexel has picked up victories this season vs. Lafayette, Cornell and Delaware (twice). Duquesne has the most games against common opponents with Princeton, falling to Fordham (once) and Dayton (three times) while defeating Lafayette and going 2-1 against George Washington.
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Villanova's Three-Point Shooting – The Wildcats are one of the best three-point shooting teams in the country. Villanova averages 8.2 treys per game and sits in the top 30 nationally in three-point attempts, three-pointers made and three-pointers per game. Princeton is 43rd in Division I in three-point defense (28.7 percent).
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Villanova's Three-Point Defense – The Tigers' opponent ranks near the bottom of the country (282nd) in defending the three. Since Princeton started 0-4, it has gone 16-9 the rest of the way. During that time, the Tigers have hit 6.3 treys per game with Bella Alarie, Taylor Brown and Kenya Holland are shooting over 35 percent from deep.
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Drexel's Defense – The Dragons rank 25th in the NCAA scoring defense (56.4). Despite the top ranking, Drexel has lost four of its last five games with opponents shooting over 42 percent during each of those contests.
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Duquesne's Field Goal Percentage – The Dukes are 235th in the country in field goal percentage (38.6). Duquesne has won four of its last five games, making 41.6 percent during that stretch. In its eight games vs. similar opponents with Princeton, the Dukes shot 33.6 percent.
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