Alarie Named AP Honorable Mention All-America

PRINCETON, N.J. – The accolades keep coming in for Bella Alarie as she was honored as an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American today, the news organization announced.

Alarie is the third Princeton player in program history to be named an Associated Press All-American as Niveen Rasheed (third team, 2013) and Blake Dietrick (Honorable Mention, 2015) were also picked during their senior seasons.

"Bella is an elite two-way player who is a true example of all you can earn with a steadfast commitment to skill development," said Princeton head coach Courtney Banghart. "She has grown so enormously in her time in the orange and black and is most deserving of this recognition. We say you can have it all at Princeton and we're so grateful that Bella continues to prove us right. She has a such a bright future in the collegiate game and as a pro. Go Bella Go!"

The two-time Ivy Player of the Year broke the team's single-season record for points per game (22.8) while her 210 field goals, 525 points, 65 blocks were the second most, her 408 field goal attempts were fourth highest and 10.6 rebounds were sixth. She became the first player since Ellen DeVoe in 1984-85 to average a double-double for an entire campaign. Some other accolades this year include a WBCA All-America Regional Finalist, Ivy Player of the Year, the Ivy Tournament Most Outstanding Performer and Ivy All-Tournament squad.

Alarie's first game of the year was outstanding, posting 16 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks vs. Quinnipiac (Dec. 8). Some other non-conference standouts include a 24-point outing vs. Marist (Dec. 15) and an 11-of-18 shooting performance (24 points) along with 11 rebounds at Hartford (Dec. 21). The two-time Ivy Player of the Year began conference action with a double-double vs. Penn (Jan 5), securing 21 points and 17 rebounds. She later set the Ivy League single-game records for points (45) and field goals (20) against Columbia (Feb. 1) and broke the program record for career blocks. For that, she was named USBWA National Player of the Week (Feb. 5) and named to the NCAA.com Starting Five (Feb. 6). The Bethesda, Md., native registered 38 points including her 1,000th career point, 13 rebounds, six steals, four assists vs. Yale (Feb. 8). She later dropped in 41 points and 13 rebounds at Dartmouth (Feb. 16). She finished with eight Ivy Player of the Week awards, setting the career program mark with 17 total.

Princeton went 22-10 in the 2018-19 season, winning the Ivy League regular season title and Ivy League Tournament championship. The Tigers finished with an RPI of 44, the highest in the conference and made the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in 10 years.

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