Five Details For Princeton's Harvard/Dartmouth Trek

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers begin a three-game road trip tomorrow at Harvard before a contest at Dartmouth on Saturday. The Tigers are currently a half-game up on Harvard in the Ivy League standings.

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As the Ivy League regular season nears completion, let's take a look at five things to be on the lookout for this weekend.

Katie Benzan – The Crimson's freshman has had an outstanding start to her collegiate career, averaging 13.7 points, 4.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds on 41.2 percent shooting. She leads the Ivy League in three-pointers made (72), assists (106) and free throw percentage (93.7), while ranking in the conference's top ten in three-point field goal percentage (40.7), free throws (59), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8) and points (343). Benzan scored 17 points in the first meeting against Princeton, but was only 5-of-14 (35.7 percent) shooting. She did contribute seven rebounds, six assists and a block in the loss.

Harvard's Rebounding – Harvard and Princeton rank as two of the best rebounding teams in the country as the Tigers sit 13th (43.5) while the Crimson are 15th (43.2). In the earlier matchup, Princeton came out a 54-47 rebound advantage, highlighted by Leslie Robinson's 15 boards. The Tigers had nine offensive rebounds in the second half as they accounted for nine second-chance points as they rallied for a comeback victory.

Harvard's Defense – After allowing 63 points to Princeton, Harvard has allowed more than 60+ points just once in the last six games, a 66-63 victory at Brown last week. The Crimson are in top 40 in the country in three-point (28.1) and field goal percentage (35.3) defense. Princeton ranks 75th in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage (34.1) In February, the Tigers', Harvard held the home squad to 5-of-20 (25 percent) from beyond the arc.

Dartmouth's Offense – The Big Green are last in the Ivy League in scoring (59.4), scoring margin (-6.8) and seventh in field goal percentage (38.7). Last week, Dartmouth had an uneven scoring output, dropping 92 in an upset over Brown. In that game, the Big Green shot 54.1 percent and made eight three-pointers. The next night, Dartmouth was only 17-of-52 from the field (32.7 percent). The Ivy League foe shot 40 percent against Princeton in the Tigers' victory in February.

Dartmouth's Defense – Dartmouth is last in the conference in rebounds per game (34.9), rebounding margin (-5.5), opponent's field goal percentage (40.6), seventh in points allowed (66.2) and sixth in opponent's three-point percentage (32.5). Princeton has scored at least 70 points against Dartmouth in nine of the last 11 games.

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