Women's Basketball Starts Long Homestand Wednesday vs. Rhode Island

PRINCETON – The Princeton Women's Basketball Team welcomes the Rhode Island Rams to Jadwin Gym on Wednesday evening. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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PETER GRIFFIN- Last Game Information
•The Princeton Women's Basketball Team rallied from 18 down, but ultimately dropped a 79-76 decision to the Utah Utes at the Huntsman Center on Sunday afternoon.

•The Tigers trailed by 18, 62-44, with just about 12 minutes left in the game, but a 7-2 run to end the third quarter got them within 13, 64-51.

•Head coach Carla Berube's squad did not allow a basket until the 5:45 mark of the final frame, closing the gap to four, 67-63. After exchanging baskets, two free throws put the Utes in front, 72-67, as the clock read 3:33.

•The two teams exchanged five-point runs before a three-pointer from Toby Nweke and free throw from Ashley Chea made it 77-76 Utah with 40 seconds to go.

•Princeton forced a turnover, but after missing two free throws, had to foul. Utah's Gianna Kneepkens sank two free throws and the road team's three at buzzer was off the mark.

•Skye Belker led all scorers with a career-high 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting, adding five three pointers.

•Fadima Tall also matched her personal best with 13 points along with three swipes. Chea contributed 11 points and five dimes in the loss.

•Princeton was trailing 16-9 as the first quarter was winding down, but a seven-point blitz highlighted by a Belker buzz beater tied it at 16-all.

•Eight consecutive points put Utah in front in the second quarter, 25-20. The Tigers closed the gap to one, but trailed by six at the break, 40-34.

Princeton fell to 5-4 on the season and welcomes Rhode Island to Jadwin Gym on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

BRIAN GRIFFIN - NCAA Rankings
•Princeton ranks 41st in assists per game (16.9) along with being 49th in field goal percentage (45.9), 56th in three-point field goal percentage (34.9), 91st in assist/turnover ratio (0.98) and 100th in rebounding margin (+4.6).

•Skye Belker is 78th in three-point field goal percentage (41.9).

LOIS GRIFFIN - Carla Berube Stats
•Carla Berube has been named to the 2025 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award Watch List presented by Her Hoop Stats.

•In four playing seasons played under Berube, the Tigers have won four Ivy League championships, posting a 53-3 record against Ivy opponents during the regular season.

•Overall, the Tigers are 104-21(.832) during Berube's tenure as head coach at Princeton with three Ivy League Tournament Championships and two NCAA Tournament victories.

•The 2023-24 season saw the Tigers win their fifth consecutive Ivy League Tournament title, nabbing a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

•Princeton finished with a Net Ranking of 35 overall and had one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country, taking on No. 3 UCLA on the road in addition to No. 20 Oklahoma and No. 19 Indiana on a neutral floor.

•The Tigers' victory over Oklahoma was the fourth top-25 win in program history.

MEG GRIFFIN - Top Returners
•The top returning starter was Madison St. Rose. St. Rose, who was Second-Team All-Ivy last season, was second on the squad in scoring at 14.8 points per game.

•This season, the junior was leading the team in scoring at 17.0 points and rebounding at 7.3 caroms per game before a knee injury ended her season.

•Another starter returning is Skye Belker who became only the fifth freshmen in program history to start every game. She averaged 8.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists while earning three Ivy Rookie of the Week honors.

•Belker is averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds in 2024-25. She set a new career high with 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting at Utah. Since St. Rose's injury, the sophomore is averaging 16.8 points per game.

•Another returner that has moved into the starting lineup is Ashley Chea. The sophomore played in every game last year and produced 6.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest.

•Chea is averaging 11.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists for Princeton in its nine games this season.

•Tabitha Amanze appeared in 15 games as a sophomore, averaging 2.7 points, 1.5 rebounds. This season, the junior is putting up 7.6 points, 5.0 rebounds per contest.

•After seeing action in 15 games last season, Fadima Tall has started all nine games this year and is averaging 8.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per contest.

•Parker Hill was regular in last year's rotation, averaging almost 12 minutes per contest. This season, Hill has started every game, collecting 6.3 points on 71.1 percent shooting, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists, all career highs.

•Olivia Hutcherson saw action in nine games in her freshman season but averages 17.5 minutes per contest this season and has started every game since St. Rose's injury. She is averaging 3.8 points and 4.7 rebounds.

GLEN QUAGMIRE - Analytical Info. for 2024-25
•Head coach Carla Berube's unit is currently No. 27 in the Her Hoop Stats' Simple RPI (60.7) 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.

•The Tigers have an assisted shot rate of 63.9 percent which is the percentage of field goals assisted by the team. That ranks No. 33 in the country.

Skye Belker
Offensive Win Shares - 0.9 - 96th percentile
Assist to Turnover Ratio - 1.82 - 92nd percentile
Offensive Rating - 115.8 - 90th percentile
Assist Percentage - 22.7 - 88th percentile
Win Shares - 0.7 - 86th percentile
Points per play - 0.98 - 86th percentile

Fadima Tall
Steal Percentage - 3.3 - 88th percentile
Free Throw Rate - 25.0 percent - 85th percentile

Olivia Hutcherson
Defensive Rebounding Percentage - 23.7 - 97th percentile
Total Rebounding Percentage - 16.0 - 93rd percentile

Tabitha Amanze
Defensive Rebounding Percentage - 25.6 - 98th percentile
Total Rebounding Percentage - 18.8 - 97th percentile
Offensive Rebounding Percentage - 11.9 - 91st percentile

Parker Hill
Effective Field Goal Percentage - 71.1 - 26th overall
Points Per Scoring Attempt - 1.39 - 98th percentile
Offensive Rebounding Percentage - 14.0 - 95th percentile
Points Per Play - 1.06 - 93rd percentile
Offensive Rating - 117.7 - 92nd percentile
Block Percentage - 4.8 - 92nd percentile
PER - 24.0 - 88th percentile
Total Rebounding Percentage - 14.6 - 88th percentile

•Each bullet point is named after a Family Guy character which takes place in the city of Quahog, located in Rhode Island.

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