Princeton Welcomes No. 12 Texas To Jadwin Wednesday

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers continue their homestand with arguably its highest profile opponent in years as the No. 12 Texas Longhorns come to Jadwin Gym on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m.

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Stats as of Dec. 20, 2021
The Last Game Recap ...
•The Princeton Tigers used five players in double figures to overcome the Buffalo Bulls, 79-77, in overtime at Jadwin Gym.

•Julia Cunningham paced the Tigers with 21 points, adding eight rebounds, four assists and a block. Grace Stone (16), Abby Meyers (12), Kaitlyn Chen (12) and Maggie Connolly (11) also reached the double-digit mark. It's the first time Princeton had five players with at least 10 points in a game since a 77-62 victory at Brown on Feb. 3, 2018.

•After two trips down the floor in overtime, Buffalo had a chance to take the lead with 30 seconds remaining but turned the ball over. Forced to foul, the Bulls sent Connolly to the line where she sank two before another turnover by the road team. Chen added her seventh point of overtime on a free throw, giving Princeton a four-point margin, 78-74, as the clock read seven seconds. Buffalo's Dyaisha Fair, who had a game-high 31 points, scored a remarkable three-pointer with two seconds left. After another foul by the Bulls, Stone hit a free throw before Connolly stole a last-ditch heave to seal the win.

About The Tigers ...
•Meyers leads the Tigers in scoring at 17.4 points per game. She's has made 45.5 percent of her shots while knocking down 42.6 percent from beyond the arc. The senior captain has scored at least 10 points in every game and has four 20-point performances. Her 65 field goals are 60th among all Division I players while 23 threes are 81st.

•Cunningham was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on Monday. The junior dropped in 21 points in the win over Buffalo. In addition to her four treys, she recorded eight rebounds and four assists.

•She has registered six straight double-figure outings and is averaging 14.9 points per game which would be her personal-best.

•Stone has snagged a .437 shooting percentage. She has contributed 10.6 points and 4.7 rebounds this season, both of which would be career highs. She has scored double digits in four of the last five games.

•Mitchell has grabbed 32 offensive rebounds and 95 overall. She's averaging 9.5 caroms which would be the eighth best in a single-season in program history and is 43rd in the NCAA. Mitchell has secured at least seven rebounds in all but one game.

•Princeton has five players with at least 12 assists. Connolly, Chen and Stone pace the team with 23 helpers each. Cunningham has 19 while Mitchell has 16 and Meyers has 13.

Among the Best ...
•The Tigers have the second longest conference winning streak in the NCAA (26), trailing only UConn (44).

•Head coach Carla Berube's squad had the third longest home winning streak (21) prior to the loss to Seton Hall. The team's last home loss before Seton Hall was to Yale on Feb. 8, 2019.

•Princeton is No. 39 in the NCAA NET Rankings. Net Rankings is the new formula that the NCAA committee uses in its process to determine the NCAA Tournament teams.

The Tigers' Calling Card ...
•The Tigers rank No. 53 in the NCAA in scoring defense (56.1) and No. 48 in three-point field goal percentage defense (25.7).

•Princeton has given up 10 points or less in 13 quarters this season with at least one in seven games. The Tigers had a season-best of three frames allowing 10 points or less against Boston University. The team's season low for points allowed in a stanza is two against Rhode Island.

•The Tigers are 46th in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage (35.3). Princeton has recorded at least three treys in nine of 10 games.

Her Hoops Stats Information ...
•Princeton ranks No. 9 in the NCAA in Her Hoops Stats Defensive Rating (75.5), a statistic that controls for pace and adjusts defensive rating for the strength of the offenses teams have faced.

•The Tigers sit No. 20 in Her Hoops Stats Rating (27.3), a rating of teams that controls for pace, adjusts for opponent quality, and incorporates margin of victory in addition to wins and losses.

•The Tigers are No. 43 in opponents' points allowed per 100 possessions at 79.9.

•Berube's unit is also No. 31 in Simple RPI (60.0) which treats all games equally (25% Team Win %, 50% Average Opponent Win %, 50% Average Opponent's Average Opponent Win %). It is different from the NCAA RPI because the NCAA RPI values home wins as 0.6 wins, home losses as 1.4 losses, away wins as 1.4 wins, and away losses as 0.6 losses.

2 and 25
•Princeton's 58-55 victory over then No.22 Florida Gulf this month was the program's first top-25 victory in 43 years.

•Princeton's previous top-25 win was vs. No. 18 Rutgers on Jan. 5, 1978 (70-57). Princeton head coach Carla Berube was two years old. It was also the team's first game vs. a top-25 program.

•The Tigers did not face another top-25 opponent for 24 years until battling No. 7 Stanford on Nov. 29, 2002. Princeton went on to face 24 more top-25 squads and went 0-25.

•Some top teams that the Tigers have faced are No. 1 Tennessee (Dec. 20, 2005), No. 2 Rutgers (Nov. 18, 2008) and No. 4 Stanford (Dec. 18, 2011). Princeton's last ranked opponent before Florida Gulf Coast was No. 17 Kentucky in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

•Princeton has hosted seven ranked opponents, going 1-6. Its only win was vs. No. 18 Rutgers on Jan. 5, 1978.
vs. No. 18 Rutgers – Jan. 5, 1978
vs. No. 6/7 Rutgers – Dec. 11, 2005
vs. No. 11/12 California – Dec. 8, 2007
vs. No. 6 vs. Rutgers – Dec. 12, 2007
vs. No. 24 Delaware – Dec. 2, 2011
vs. No. 21/23 DePaul – Dec. 13, 2011
vs. No. 24 Villanova - Nov. 29, 2017

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