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Battista Promoted To Recruiting Coordinator For Women's Basketball
May 12, 2022 | Women's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. – Lauren Battista has been promoted to Recruiting Coordinator, the Princeton Women's Basketball Team has announced.
"I'm excited to announced the promotion of Lauren to Recruiting Coordinator," said Princeton head coach Carla Berube. "Lauren was instrumental in securing our highest ranked recruiting class in program history this year. She's organized, hard working and has great knowledge of Princeton and our program. She's a relationship builder and is a great ambassador of Princeton University. I'm confident in her new role, she will help take Princeton to new heights."
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In the two seasons played while Battista has been on staff, the Tigers have won a pair of Ivy League championships, posting an undefeated 28-0 record against Ivy opponents during the regular season. Overall, the Tigers are 51-6 (.895) during Battista's tenure as an assistant coach at Princeton.
The 2021-22 season saw Princeton finish with a 25-5 record, advancing to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in program history. After a second consecutive undefeated regular season championship in the Ivy League, the Tigers swept both games of the Ivy League Tournament to claim the Ivy Tournament title and earn an automatic bid to NCAAs.
Seeded No. 11, the Tigers knocked off No. 6 Kentucky -- the SEC Tournament champion -- in the First Round, 69-62. Princeton would then take No. 3 Indiana to the limit in the Second Round, falling to the hosts at Assembly Hall, 56-55.
The win over Kentucky was one of two Princeton victories over Top-25 opponents during the 2021-22 season. In addition to the win over the Wildcats, who were ranked No. 15 in AP Poll at the time, Battista and the Tigers knocked off No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast on the road, 58-55, for the program's first win over a Top-25 opponent in 43 years.
During the 2021-22 campaign, Battista again coached the Ivy League Player of the Year in unanimous selection Abby Meyers who was also named unanimous first-team All-Ivy. Ellie Mitchell was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, while Julia Cunningham (first team) and Grace Stone (honorable mention) also garnered All-Ivy honors.
The Tigers went 26-1 overall in 2019-20 and finished with a 22-game winning streak. The Tigers' streak was the second longest in the country behind No. 1 South Carolina. The unit wrapped up the campaign with a RPI of No. 9, the best mark in Ivy history and went undefeated in conference play before the postseason was cancelled due to the Coronavirus. Bella Alarie was one of three players to be named All-Ivy as she was honored with her third straight Ivy Player of the Year award. Carlie Littlefield was first-team All-Ivy for the second consecutive season while Julia Cunningham was honored with honorable mention accolades.
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"I'm excited to announced the promotion of Lauren to Recruiting Coordinator," said Princeton head coach Carla Berube. "Lauren was instrumental in securing our highest ranked recruiting class in program history this year. She's organized, hard working and has great knowledge of Princeton and our program. She's a relationship builder and is a great ambassador of Princeton University. I'm confident in her new role, she will help take Princeton to new heights."
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In the two seasons played while Battista has been on staff, the Tigers have won a pair of Ivy League championships, posting an undefeated 28-0 record against Ivy opponents during the regular season. Overall, the Tigers are 51-6 (.895) during Battista's tenure as an assistant coach at Princeton.
The 2021-22 season saw Princeton finish with a 25-5 record, advancing to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in program history. After a second consecutive undefeated regular season championship in the Ivy League, the Tigers swept both games of the Ivy League Tournament to claim the Ivy Tournament title and earn an automatic bid to NCAAs.
Seeded No. 11, the Tigers knocked off No. 6 Kentucky -- the SEC Tournament champion -- in the First Round, 69-62. Princeton would then take No. 3 Indiana to the limit in the Second Round, falling to the hosts at Assembly Hall, 56-55.
The win over Kentucky was one of two Princeton victories over Top-25 opponents during the 2021-22 season. In addition to the win over the Wildcats, who were ranked No. 15 in AP Poll at the time, Battista and the Tigers knocked off No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast on the road, 58-55, for the program's first win over a Top-25 opponent in 43 years.
During the 2021-22 campaign, Battista again coached the Ivy League Player of the Year in unanimous selection Abby Meyers who was also named unanimous first-team All-Ivy. Ellie Mitchell was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, while Julia Cunningham (first team) and Grace Stone (honorable mention) also garnered All-Ivy honors.
The Tigers went 26-1 overall in 2019-20 and finished with a 22-game winning streak. The Tigers' streak was the second longest in the country behind No. 1 South Carolina. The unit wrapped up the campaign with a RPI of No. 9, the best mark in Ivy history and went undefeated in conference play before the postseason was cancelled due to the Coronavirus. Bella Alarie was one of three players to be named All-Ivy as she was honored with her third straight Ivy Player of the Year award. Carlie Littlefield was first-team All-Ivy for the second consecutive season while Julia Cunningham was honored with honorable mention accolades.
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