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Princeton Finishes Regular Season At Penn Tomorrow
March 06, 2017 | Women's Basketball
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| Gametimes | Tues., Mar. 7 - 7 p.m. l The Palestra |
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| All-Time Series | Princeton leads 53-26 |
| Last Meeting | Jan. 7, 2017 - Penn 62, Princeton 57 (Recap) |
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Dartmouth Recap - 2/25/17
- The Princeton Tigers cut an 18-point deficit to one in the waning moments, but couldn't get over the top, falling to the Dartmouth Big Green, 58-56, at the Leede Arena on Saturday evening.
- Bella Alarie recorded her sixth double-double of the year, amassing a team-high 12 points and 12 rebounds. Leslie Robinson had 11 points and five rebounds while Vanessa Smith just missed a double-double, adding 10 points and nine rebounds in the loss.
- Dartmouth took a 12-7 lead after the first quarter after holding Princeton to just two baskets. The Tigers would get as close as three in the second frame, but the Big Green shot 5-of-10 in the quarter to take a 24-18 advantage into halftime.
- The Big Green ran out with a 16-4 spurt to open the third quarter, pushing its lead to 18 (40-22) at the under-five media timeout. This time it was Princeton's turn to go on a run, rattling off 13 of the next 17 to get within seven (43-36) after 30 minutes.
- In the final quarter, the Tigers continued to close in on the Big Green as a three-point play by Smith made the score 48-45 with 5:56 remaining. Three possessions later, Kate Letkewicz knocked down a long-distance bucket to make the Ivy contest a six-point game (51-45).
- As the clock ticked near three minutes, back-to-back baskets from Alarie and Smith got head coach Courtney Banghart's squad within a point (53-52). Again, Letkewicz dropped in a big three-pointer to keep Princeton at bay.
- A steal and jumper from Taylor Brown made the game a one-possession affair, but the Tigers couldn't get the game-tying bucket over the final 44 seconds.
- Fans flocked to Jadwin Gym to see the Tigers as they place first in attendance (871).
- On the offensive end, Princeton is tops in the conference in field goals attempts (63.9), offensive rebounds (15.2)and total rebounds (43.2), second in field goals made (25.3), second in assists (14.2), fourth in three-point field goal percentage (33.6) and fourth 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 (8.8), opponent's three-point field goal percentage (28.7), second in points allowed (57.7), and third in blocks (4.5).
- Junior Leslie Robinson is second in the Ivy in field goal percentage (50.5), fifth in rebounds (7.5), sixth in assists (2.8), tied for sixth in offensive rebounds per game (2.5), and is ninth in defensive rebounds (5.0)
- Sophomore Sydney Jordan is seventh in offensive rebounds per game (2.3).
- Sophomore Gabrielle Rush is tied for fifth in three-point field goals per game (1.8) and 10th in three-point field goal percentage (35.7).
- Junior Tia Weledji is tied for eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8)
- Senior Taylor Brown is eighth 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 gone 15-7 with victories over Rutgers, UMBC, Seton Hall, Lafayette, Wagner, Lipscomb, Yale (twice), Dartmouth, Cornell, Columbia (twice), Brown and Harvard (twice).
- Princeton has held a scoring margin of +11.4 and are averaging 68.0 points per game during that stretch.
- The team is dropping in 6.5 three-pointers per contest during that span.
- Bella Alarie, Gabrielle Rush, Tia Weledji, Taylor Brown and Kenya Holland are shooting at least 35 percent from deep in that stretch.
- Rush has made 26 of her last 29 free throws.
- After getting outrebounded in two of its first three contests, the Tigers have won the rebounding battle in 19 of the last 22 games. During that span, Princeton holds a +7.5 margin.
- This season, three players are averaging at least four rebounds per game in Alarie, Robinson, Smith and Jordan.
- Bella Alarie leads the team in scoring (12.8), rebounds (7.5) and blocks (1.8) and is second in assists (2.3).
- She has six double-doubles this season vs. UMBC (11/27), Seton Hall (11/30), at Lipscomb (12/31), Yale (1/14), Brown (2/18) and at Dartmouth (2/4).
- 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 nine times and the conference Co-Player of the Week three times.
- Her nine Rookie of the Week accolades are tied for the most in program history with Niveen Rasheed in 2010.
- She is fifth in the Ivy League in blocks per game, sixth in rebounds per game, seventh in defensive rebounds (136), eighth in points per 40 minutes (17.0), eighth in field goals (123) and eighth in points per game.
- Her 45 blocks this season have set the Princeton freshman single-season record. She is five shy of matching the all-time single season record (Ellen DeVoe, 1984-85).
- Princeton is 14th nationally in rebounds per game (43.2), 24th in field goal percentage defense (35.9) and 33rd in rebounding margin (+6.2)
- 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.
- Princeton (No. 2) will take on Harvard (Nov. 3) in the second semifinal of the Ivy League Tournament on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Penn (No. 1) and Brown (No. 4) make up the other semifinal.
- 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/ESPN3Â - 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 - W, 69-47
- Mar. 4 at Dartmouth, Time 6:00 p.m., ILDN/ESPN3 - L, 58-56
- 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.
- The Tigers leads the all-time series, 53-26, over the Quakers.
- Penn has taken the last three meetings, including the two matchups last season to win the Ivy League title.
- Prior to that, Princeton won 16 of the previous 18 matchups.
- Sydney Stipanovich is the reigning Ivy League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
- She is averaging a double-double with 11.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. She is third in the Ivy League in rebounds and in blocks (1.8)
- Michelle Nwokedi was a 2015-16 first team All-Ivy League player.
- She is first in the conference in offensive rebounds (90) and blocks (71), second in rebounds per game (9.4) and fourth in field goals (137).
- 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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