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One Last Look at Princeton In The WNIT
March 20, 2017 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers' season came to an end with a 59-53 loss to the Villanova Wildcats in the first round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament at Jadwin Gym on Friday.
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Villanova 59, Princeton 53 – Box Score/Recap/Highlights
Villanova Preview - Story
5 Things for Princeton's WNIT Appearance - Story
During the game, freshman Bella Alarie broke the single-season record for blocks in a season. She finished with 51 blocks, breaking the mark set by Ellen Devoe during the 1984-85 season.
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Common Opponents: Villanova and the Princeton's two possible second round opponents, Drexel and Duquesne, each had several common foes with the Tigers. The Wildcats would go on to advance to the third round of the WNIT with a 56-51 victory at Drexel on Sunday afternoon.
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Villanova's Three-Point Shooting: Coming into the weekend ranked as one of the top three-point shooting teams in the country, the Wildcats were just 6-of-30 (20.0 percent) against Princeton on Friday night. One of Villanova's treys in the contest put it over the top as Kelly Jekot's long-distance bucket with 30 seconds to go sealed the win.
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Villanova's Three-Point Defense: Before the games, Villanova placed near the bottom of Division I (282nd) in defending the three. Despite that, the Tigers took advantage of their size as 49 of their 57 shots came inside the three-point arc. Princeton's eight three-point attempts were its lowest total of the season. The Tigers registered 22 points in the paint and got to the free-throw line 20 times including 14 attempts in the second half. Princeton also finished with a 48-33 advantage in rebounds.
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Drexel's Defense: In Drexel's 70-47 victory over Duquesne, the Dragons held the Dukes to just 16 baskets. Duquesne had a one-point lead at halftime (27-26), but was outscored 44-20 in the second half. Despite the loss to Villanova on Sunday, the Dragons allowed the Wildcats to shoot just 27.3 percent (15-of-55).
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Duquesne's Field Goal Percentage: As the Dukes went into halftime against Drexel with a lead, six of their nine buckets in the first half were three-pointers. However, in the second half, the Dukes were 0-of-11 from beyond the arc as the Dragons ran out to a 23-point victory.
Princeton finished the season at 16-14 overall and reached the postseason for the eighth straight year.
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Villanova 59, Princeton 53 – Box Score/Recap/Highlights
Villanova Preview - Story
5 Things for Princeton's WNIT Appearance - Story
During the game, freshman Bella Alarie broke the single-season record for blocks in a season. She finished with 51 blocks, breaking the mark set by Ellen Devoe during the 1984-85 season.
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Here's a quick review of the Tigers' WNIT appearance…Congrats to Bella Alarie on breaking the single-season record for blocks (51). #GoTigers #TigerUp pic.twitter.com/QonI5Ewkzq
— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) March 17, 2017
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Common Opponents: Villanova and the Princeton's two possible second round opponents, Drexel and Duquesne, each had several common foes with the Tigers. The Wildcats would go on to advance to the third round of the WNIT with a 56-51 victory at Drexel on Sunday afternoon.
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Villanova's Three-Point Shooting: Coming into the weekend ranked as one of the top three-point shooting teams in the country, the Wildcats were just 6-of-30 (20.0 percent) against Princeton on Friday night. One of Villanova's treys in the contest put it over the top as Kelly Jekot's long-distance bucket with 30 seconds to go sealed the win.
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Villanova's Three-Point Defense: Before the games, Villanova placed near the bottom of Division I (282nd) in defending the three. Despite that, the Tigers took advantage of their size as 49 of their 57 shots came inside the three-point arc. Princeton's eight three-point attempts were its lowest total of the season. The Tigers registered 22 points in the paint and got to the free-throw line 20 times including 14 attempts in the second half. Princeton also finished with a 48-33 advantage in rebounds.
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Drexel's Defense: In Drexel's 70-47 victory over Duquesne, the Dragons held the Dukes to just 16 baskets. Duquesne had a one-point lead at halftime (27-26), but was outscored 44-20 in the second half. Despite the loss to Villanova on Sunday, the Dragons allowed the Wildcats to shoot just 27.3 percent (15-of-55).
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Duquesne's Field Goal Percentage: As the Dukes went into halftime against Drexel with a lead, six of their nine buckets in the first half were three-pointers. However, in the second half, the Dukes were 0-of-11 from beyond the arc as the Dragons ran out to a 23-point victory.
Princeton finished the season at 16-14 overall and reached the postseason for the eighth straight year.
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