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Princeton Rolls Over Columbia, 77-55
February 08, 2020 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers collected their 13th straight victory with a 77-55 win over the Columbia Lions at Jadwin Gym on Saturday afternoon.
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Bella Alarie (24) and Carlie Littlefield (19) paced the offense for Princeton with a combined 43 points while Abby Meyers added 10 off the bench. Alarie was 9-of-15 from the floor with three three-pointers and Littlefield made her first five baskets. The two-time Ivy Player of the Year added five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and a steal while Littlefield dropped in eight helpers and six caroms in the win.
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The Tigers snagged 10 of the first 11 points and ran off with a 25-12 lead after 10 minutes. The Lions mustered just three makes in the frame while the Tigers sank 9-of-16 (56.3 percent).
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A trey from Columbia's Kaitlyn Davis set the score at 27-17 a minute into the second stanza.
The road unit would make one bucket the rest of the half, going into the locker room with a 39-19 deficit. Alarie registered 16 of her 24 points in the first 20 minutes.
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The Tigers led by as many as 31 in the second half, cruising to a victory. Head coach Carla Berube's team has rattled off 10 wins by more than 20 points this season. Today was the program's 21st straight victory over Columbia.
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Princeton currently sits at 17-1 overall and 5-0 in the Ivy League, a half-game in front of Yale (5-1). Columbia fell to 11-8 this season and 2-4 in conference play. The Tigers head on the road next weekend to Yale and Brown.
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Bella Alarie (24) and Carlie Littlefield (19) paced the offense for Princeton with a combined 43 points while Abby Meyers added 10 off the bench. Alarie was 9-of-15 from the floor with three three-pointers and Littlefield made her first five baskets. The two-time Ivy Player of the Year added five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and a steal while Littlefield dropped in eight helpers and six caroms in the win.
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The Tigers snagged 10 of the first 11 points and ran off with a 25-12 lead after 10 minutes. The Lions mustered just three makes in the frame while the Tigers sank 9-of-16 (56.3 percent).
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A trey from Columbia's Kaitlyn Davis set the score at 27-17 a minute into the second stanza.
The road unit would make one bucket the rest of the half, going into the locker room with a 39-19 deficit. Alarie registered 16 of her 24 points in the first 20 minutes.
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The Tigers led by as many as 31 in the second half, cruising to a victory. Head coach Carla Berube's team has rattled off 10 wins by more than 20 points this season. Today was the program's 21st straight victory over Columbia.
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Princeton currently sits at 17-1 overall and 5-0 in the Ivy League, a half-game in front of Yale (5-1). Columbia fell to 11-8 this season and 2-4 in conference play. The Tigers head on the road next weekend to Yale and Brown.
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Team Stats
COL
PRIN
FG%
.304
.466
3FG%
.316
.417
FT%
.625
.684
RB
41
35
TO
19
11
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
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