Women's Basketball Welcomes Towson For Non-Conference Action Wednesday

PRINCETON, N.J. - The Princeton Tigers wrap up the non-conference portion of the 2021-22 schedule with a tilt against the Towson Tigers on Wednesday at Jadwin Gym. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

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Stats as of Jan. 10, 2022
The Last Game Recap ...
•Abby Meyers went off for a career-high 28 points as the Princeton Tigers were not threatened in a 65-41 victory over the Cornell Big Red at Newman Arena on Saturday afternoon.

•Meyers was 11-of-17 from the floor and knocked down five treys while adding seven rebounds. Eight other Tigers scored in the contest including Parker Hill (eight), Chet Nweke (seven) and Adaora Nwokeji (two) setting or tying their season bests in the win.

•The Tigers gave up two baskets in the first 10 minutes, jumping ahead 11-5. Meyers outscored the Big Red by herself (seven) in that stretch. Head coach Carla Berube's squad kept the foot on the gas pedal, running off 16 straight points to open the second stanza. The Tigers led by as many as 21 before holding a 34-16 advantage at halftime.

•Princeton's lead ballooned to 21 again in the second half as it cruised to its second straight Ivy League victory. The Tigers allowed just 12 baskets overall and forced 21 turnovers.

About The Tigers ...
•Meyers leads the Tigers in scoring at 18.6 points per game. She's has made 45.5 percent of her shots while knocking down 37.8 percent from beyond the arc. The senior captain has scored at least 10 points in every game and has six 20-point performances.

Meyers is one of the most prolific scorers in Division I. Her 91 field goals are 36th in the NCAA while her 31 treys are 55th. Her 242 points are 40th. She has been named the Ivy League Player of the Week in consecutive weeks.

•Cunningham has registered seven double-figure outings in the last nine games and is averaging 13.5 points per game which would be her personal-best.

•Grace Stone has contributed 9.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game which would be career highs.

•Chen has scored in double figures in two of her four starts including a season-best 15 points vs. Harvard.

•Ellie Mitchell has grabbed 53 offensive rebounds and 131 overall. Her 53 offensive caroms are 14th in the NCAA and 131 total rebounds are 28th.

•She's averaging 10.2 rebounds per game which would be the seventh best in a single-season in program history and is 36th in the NCAA. Mitchell has secured at least seven boards in all but one game.

•Princeton has five players with at least 15 assists. Chen leads the team with 34 helpers followed by Stone (28), Cunningham (27), Maggie Connolly (25), Mitchell (19) and Meyers (16).

Among the Best ...
•The Tigers have the second longest conference winning streak in the NCAA (28), trailing only UConn (45).

•Princeton is No. 41 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.

•Coach Carla Berube's unit is 23rd in the country in free throw percentage at 77.3 percent. The Tigers are shooting 83.8 from the charity stripe in their last eight games.

•The Tigers are 53rd in the nation in rebound margin at +6.6. Princeton has recorded at least 30 rebounds in all but one contest and snagged at least 10 offensive caroms in six straight games.

The Tigers' Calling Card ...
•The Tigers rank No. 35 in the NCAA in scoring defense (55.5) and No. 40 in three-point field goal percentage defense (25.8).

•Princeton has given up 10 points or less in 17 quarters this season with at least one in nine 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.

Her Hoops Stats Information ...
•Princeton ranks No. 8 in the NCAA in Her Hoops Stats Defensive Rating (75.1), a statistic that controls for pace and adjusts defensive rating for the strength of the offenses teams have faced.

•The Tigers sit No. 19 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. 29 in opponents' points allowed per 100 possessions at 79.8.

•Berube's unit is also No. 28 in Simple RPI (60.6) 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.

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•Princeton's 58-55 victory over then No. 22 Florida Gulf last 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 eight ranked opponents, going 1-7. 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
vs. No. 12 Texas - Dec. 22, 2021

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