Princeton Welcomes Penn To Jadwin For First Place Ivy Matchup

Week 15 Game Notes: Penn.
Gametimes	Tues., Feb. 13 - 6:30 p.m. l Jadwin Gym
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All-Time Series	Princeton leads 54-28
Last Meeting	Jan. 6, 2018 - Princeton 70, Penn 55 (Recap)
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The top two squads in the Ivy League battle at Jadwin Gym as the Princeton Tigers (16-4, 6-1 Ivy) takes on the Penn Quakers (15-5, 6-1 Ivy).

Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on NBC Sports Philadelphia + and streamed on the Ivy League Network.

Before we look at the Penn game, let's recap the Harvard/Dartmouth weekend …

Katie Benzan – Benzan was 4-of-7 shooting, adding three long-distance buckets and 12 points for Harvard in Friday's contest. The sophomore was held to just one basket in the second half as Princeton used a 28-8 third quarter to put the game out of reach.

Harvard's Offense - The Tigers held the Crimson to their lowest scoring total of the season. The Crimson had a combined five buckets in the first and third quarters. Harvard's 17 baskets and 27.9 percent shooting are its second lowest totals of the season in each category.

Dartmouth's Three-Point Shooting – The Big Green had success from beyond the arc, going 6-of-13 (46.2 percent). Emily Slagle and Kate Letkewicz each made two three-pointers, combining for 30 of Dartmouth's 63 points.

Turnovers, Turnovers, Turnovers - Princeton created 19 Dartmouth turnovers leading to 23 points. A big turn in the game came when in front by 14, the Tigers made three consecutive baskets while forcing two Big Green turnovers, extending its command to 20, 68-48, with 5:45 remaining. Princeton cruised the rest of the way to a 19-point victory.

Now on to Penn …

Carlie Littlefield – After three consecutive games with under 10 points, the freshman point guard had a banner weekend vs. Harvard and Dartmouth. She went 11-of-19 (57.8 percent) from the floor including 7-of-12 (58.3 percent) from deep. The freshman averaged 17.5 points in the two games, including a season-best 18 points vs. Harvard in just 24 minutes. Littlefield was named Ivy Rookie of the Week following an 8-point, 6-rebound, 5-assist performance vs. Penn (Jan. 6).

Abby Meyers – The freshman went scoreless at Yale, going 0-of-7. Since then, the guard is 14-of-25 (56.0 percent), averaging 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. She posted a season-best 19 points, missing just three shots in 10 attempts vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 10).

Michelle Nwokedi – The senior forward was fantastic in her last game vs. Harvard on Saturday. She recorded a career-best 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4-for-8 from behind the arc, a new personal-best in 3-pointers. Princeton held the senior to a 4-of-15 (26.7 percent) performancr and nine points earlier this season.

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