Princeton Storms Back For Thrilling 65-57 Victory Over Davidson

Sunday, December 2

Princeton, N.J.

2:00 PM

Princeton University

2-7

Davidson

4-4

Davidson

Princeton

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Princeton Storms Back For Thrilling 65-57 Victory Over Davidson

December 02, 2018 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers used a 16-6 run to finish off the Davidson Wildcats, 65-57, at Jadwin Gym on Sunday afternoon.

Carlie Littlefield matched her personal high with 22 points and eight rebounds. She added three assists, two steals and a block. Gabrielle Rush snagged her second career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Sydney Jordan recorded 14 points, tied for her career high and posted three steals. Sydney Boyer registered seven points and eight rebounds (a personal high) in the win.

After a trey from Grace Stone tied the contest at eight-all, Davidson scored the next five points to take the lead, 13-8. A layup from Jordan got the Tigers within one, 13-12, as the second quarter got underway.

This And-1 play from Rush put the Tigers in front, 18-17, four minutes into the second stanza …

Princeton 23, Davidson 20 | 4:41 2nd
11-3 push by the Tigers including this And-1 from Gabrielle! Tigers with their largest lead of the contest.
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A three-pointer from Littlefield gave Princeton another lead, 23-20, halfway through the frame, but Davidson finished off the first half using a 7-1 push, taking a 27-24 advantage after 20 minutes.

Trailing by eight (40-32), Princeton roared forward, ripping off 10 straight points including this impressive And-1 from Littlefield …

Princeton 42, Davidson 40 | 3:31 3rd
Not a replay of the last video. And-1 Carlie! 10 straight for Princeton leads to a Davidson timeout.
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— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) December 2, 2018

That gave Princeton their first lead of the second half. Davidson's Justine Lyon's layup put the road squad back ahead, 45-44, as the third quarter wrapped up.

Matched up at 51-all, two free throws from Littlefield put the Tigers on top for good, but this three-pointer from Boyer extended Princeton's lead …

Princeton 56, Davidson 51 | 1:46 4th
What a three-pointer from Syd as the Tigers go up five! Timeout Davidson.
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— Princeton WBB (@PrincetonWBB) December 2, 2018

Following a timeout, the Wildcats closed within three, but Princeton scored on back-to-back possessions to go up seven, 60-53, with 64 seconds left. Head coach Courtney Banghart's group hit 7-of-9 from the charity stripe down the stretch to secured the victory.

Princeton improves to 2-7 overall while Davidson dropped to 4-4 this season. The Tigers welcome the Quinnipiac Bobcats to Jadwin next Saturday (Dec. 8). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Quinnipiac reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.

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