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Saturday, December 14
Princeton, N.J.
3:00 PM
Princeton University
9-1
72
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55
Penn State
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Penn State
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15
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Princeton
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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Littlefield's Career High Helps Princeton Handle Penn State, 72-55
December 14, 2019 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Carlie Littlefield and Bella Alarie combined for 48 points as the Princeton Tigers handled the Penn State Nittany Lions, 72-55, at Jadwin Gym on Saturday afternoon.
Littlefield set new career highs with 25 points on nine made field goals. She also added three helpers, three steals and two rebounds. Returning from injury, Alarie registered 19 of her 23 points in the first half, finishing with five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in just 27 minutes.
Princeton allowed one basket over the final 5:08 of the first quarter, flipping an 11-7 deficit to an 15-13 lead. 11 of the Tigers' points came off of turnovers.
The Tigers' ferocious defense continued in the second frame as the Lions' first tallies came at the 4:29 mark. Head coach Carla Berube's squad led by as many as 16 before holding a 40-28 halftime advantage.
Already ahead by 15, the home team used an 8-3 sprint to wrap up the third quarter and put the game away as their margin ballooned to 21, 61-40.
After earning the Big Ten Player of the Week following a 40-point performance vs. Pittsburgh, Penn State's Kamaria McDaniel was held to three points on 1-of-7 from the floor. She led all players with eight turnovers. The road team gave up 31 points off of 27 turnovers.
Today was the first time that Littlefield and Alarie each at least 20 points in a game since Mar. 9. In that game, Princeton earned its second straight Ivy League regular season title with a takedown of Yale as those two contributed 51 in that victory.
Princeton is now 9-1 overall and on a five-game winning streak. Penn State falls to 5-5 this season. The Tigers head to the Midwest to take on Missouri (Dec. 18) and St. Louis (Dec. 20).
Littlefield set new career highs with 25 points on nine made field goals. She also added three helpers, three steals and two rebounds. Returning from injury, Alarie registered 19 of her 23 points in the first half, finishing with five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in just 27 minutes.
Princeton allowed one basket over the final 5:08 of the first quarter, flipping an 11-7 deficit to an 15-13 lead. 11 of the Tigers' points came off of turnovers.
The Tigers' ferocious defense continued in the second frame as the Lions' first tallies came at the 4:29 mark. Head coach Carla Berube's squad led by as many as 16 before holding a 40-28 halftime advantage.
Already ahead by 15, the home team used an 8-3 sprint to wrap up the third quarter and put the game away as their margin ballooned to 21, 61-40.
After earning the Big Ten Player of the Week following a 40-point performance vs. Pittsburgh, Penn State's Kamaria McDaniel was held to three points on 1-of-7 from the floor. She led all players with eight turnovers. The road team gave up 31 points off of 27 turnovers.
Today was the first time that Littlefield and Alarie each at least 20 points in a game since Mar. 9. In that game, Princeton earned its second straight Ivy League regular season title with a takedown of Yale as those two contributed 51 in that victory.
Princeton is now 9-1 overall and on a five-game winning streak. Penn State falls to 5-5 this season. The Tigers head to the Midwest to take on Missouri (Dec. 18) and St. Louis (Dec. 20).
Team Stats
PSU
PRIN
FG%
.419
.444
3FG%
.500
.333
FT%
.765
.889
RB
32
29
TO
27
12
STL
8
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
G/F
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