Women's Basketball Pulls Away From Maine, 65-51

Friday, December 2

Orono, Maine

7:00 PM

Princeton University

4-2,0-0Ivy League

Maine

3-5,0-0America East

Princeton

Maine

Julia Cunningham

December 02, 2022 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ORONO, Maine – Julia Cunningham and Kaitlyn Chen combined for 23 second half points as the Princeton Women's Basketball Team pulled away from the Maine Black Bears and earned a 65-51 victory.

Cunningham scored all 13 points in the second half while Chen had a game-high 15 points for Princeton.

Ellie Mitchell became the first player in the NCAA to record at least 12 rebounds and eight steals in a game this season. She is also only the 10th player since 2009-10 to have at least seven points, 12 rebounds, three assists and eight steals in a game and the first since February of 2018. Mitchell and Chen each led the contest with a +16 plus/minus.

Both teams started slowly, combining to shoot 33.3 percent in the first 10 minutes of action as the Tigers led 11-10. Even at 19-all in the second stanza, Princeton used a quick 5-0 spurt, but Maine countered, closing the gap to one, 29-28, at halftime. Both teams shot 53.8 percent from the floor in the second frame.

The Tigers allowed just three baskets in the third quarter and forced seven turnovers, extending their advantage to double-digits, 45-35, with 10 minutes remaining.

Cunningham scored the first nine points of the fourth stanza for the Tigers as they pushed its lead to 15, 54-39, with 5:55 to go. Maine made one more run, scoring seven straight in 90 seconds, but Princeton put the game with 10 of the next 12.

Head coach Carla Berube's squad improves to 4-2 overall while Maine falls to 3-5. The Tigers get back on the road at Towson on Monday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.