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Ivy League Champions (12): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 NCAA Tournament Appearances (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 COLUMBIA LIONS - FEB. 24, 2017 - 7:00 P.M. / CORNELL BIG RED - FEB. 25, 2017 - 6:00 P.M. SCHEDULE & RESULTS Princeton Tigers Columbia Lions Cornell Big Red Nov. 11 RIDER .....................................L, 70-62 13-9 (7-2 Ivy) 13-10 (3-7 Ivy) 14-9 (5-5 Ivy) Nov. 13 at George Washington ........................L, 56-45 Nov. 19 DAYTON ............................ L, 62-56 (OT) Nov. 22 at Delaware ..........................................L, 66-62 Nov. 25 RUTGERS .................................W, 64-34 Nov. 27 at UMBC ..............................................W, 69-58 Nov. 30 SETON HALL ............................W, 94-67 Dec. 7 LAFAYETTE ...............................W, 65-27 Dec. 10 at Fordham...........................................L, 57-55 Dec. 18 at Kansas State .....................................L, 60-42 Dec. 21 WAGNER ...............................W, 107-44 Brown Recap - 2/18/17 Ivy Notes Dec. 29 at Georgia Tech ....................................L, 67-51 •The Princeton Tigers used a well-balanced offensive attack •Head coach Courtney Banghart’s team leads the Ivy Dec. 31 at Lipscomb .........................................W, 71-43 to hold off the Brown Bears, 81-75, at the Pizzitola Sports League in offensive rebounds (15.2) and total rebounds Jan. 7 PENN* .....................................L, 62-57 Center on Saturday afternoon. (44.1). Jan. 13 BROWN* ................................ L, 98-88 •Leslie Robinson had a team-high 17 points while Gabri- •Fans have flocked to Jadwin Gym to see the Tigers as they Jan. 14 YALE* .....................................W, 74-62 elle Rush, Taylor Brown and Bella Alarie also reached dou- place first in attendance (841). Feb. 3 DARTMOUTH* ........................ W, 85-55 ble-figures. Alarie amassed her fifth double-double of the •On the offensive end, Princeton is tops in the conference Feb. 4 HARVARD* ....................... W, 63-58 (OT) season with 12 points and 10 rebounds along with three in field goals attempts (64.4) and field goals made (25.7), blocks and two steals. Rush added 15 points along with second in assists (14.7) but is only fourth in field goal per- Feb. 10 at Cornell*...........................................W, 58-54 four three-pointers off the bench in the victory. centage (40.0). Feb. 11 at Columbia* ..................................... W, 62-52 •After the Bears registered the first basket, the Tigers rolled •A strong defensive unit has always been a staple of Bang- Feb. 17 at Yale* ................................................W, 69-47 off seven straight points. Brown got as close as two on two hart’s tenure as Princeton is first in steals (8.7), opponent’s Feb. 18 at Brown* ............................................W, 81-75 occasions in the frame, but Princeton pushed in front by field goal percentage (35.6), opponent’s three-point field Feb. 24 COLUMBIA* .......................... 7:00 P.M. eight (20-12) following a free throw from Taylor Brown with goal percentage (27.9), second in points allowed (57.9), Feb. 25 CORNELL* ..............................6:00 P.M. 2:18 to go. The Tigers led 22-17 after the first quarter led by and third in blocks (4.9). Mar. 3 at Harvard* ........................................7:00 P.M. Brown’s nine points. •Junior Leslie Robinson is second in the Ivy in field goal Mar. 4 at Dartmouth* ...................................6:00 P.M. •As the second stanza rolled on, the Tigers scored on four percentage (51.1), tied for fourth in offensive rebounds per Mar. 7 at Penn*. ..................................................... TBA consecutive possessions to set the contest at 32-24 with game (2.7), fifth in total rebounds (7.9), tied for seventh All times Eastern; home games in BOLD/CAPS played at 7:22 remaining. Trailing by 10, Brown rallied off a 13-3 in defensive rebounds (5.1) and 10th in field goals made Jadwin Gymnasium; * denotes Ivy League contest spurt to tie the game at 37-all as the clock ticked near two (4.5). minutes (2:19). A layup from Caroline Davis put the Tigers •Sophomore Gabrielle Rush is tied for third in three-point ahead, 41-39, at the intermission. field goals per game (2.0) and fifth in three-point field goal QUICK FACTS Location: •Out of the break, the Tigers sprinted out with an 11-2 percentage (38.7). ................................................. Princeton, N.J. Enrollment: jump to go in front, 52-41, with 5:38 to remaining in the •Junior Tia Weledji is seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio .............................. 5,264 undergraduates Founded: ...............................................................1746 third frame. During that stretch, Brown could only muster (1.8) Facility: ...........................................Jadwin Gymnasium one basket on seven attempts while turning the ball over •Senior Taylor Brown is eighth in steals per game (1.5). Nickname: ............................................................ Tigers three times. The Bears got the score within seven before Colors: ............................................... Orange and Black Record-Breaking Performances Princeton settled with a 61-50 advantage after 30 minutes. Conference: ..................................................Ivy League •Down by 13 as the fourth quarter ticked under seven min- •Against UMBC, head coach Courtney Banghart’s team set President: ...............................Christopher L. Eisgruber utes (6:52), Brown made one more push, running off eight a single-game record with 14 threes on 37 attempts. Director of Athletics: ......... Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91 straight, to climb within five (69-64), forcing Princeton use •On Dec. 21 vs. Wagner, the Tigers broke the program re- ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS a timeout with 4:54 left. Smith snagged a loose ball and cord for points in a game, breaking the mark set against W. Basketball Contact: .......................Warren Croxton laid in to keep Brown at bay, but six free throws from the Portland State (104) on December 19th, 2014. Phone: ....................................................609-258-2630 Bears set the Ivy matchup at 74-72 with 2:05 to go. A layup •Princeton also broke the single-game record for points Fax: ..........................................................609-258-4477 from Sydney Jordan stemmed the Bears’ comeback to push in a quarter (34) and in a half with 60 during the first 20 Email: [email protected] the Tigers back up five. minutes of game action. Website: ...................................GoPrincetonTigers.com Twitter: •A trey from Brown’s Shayna Meta made the score 77-75, •Banghart’s squad was the 27th team this season to score .......................................................@PUTIGERS W. Basketball Twitter: but four free throws sealed the victory for Princeton. over 100 points at the Division-I level. .......................@PrincetonWBB 12-Time Ivy League Champions • 6 NCAA Appearances 1 COACHING STAFF 2016-17 PRINCETON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach: ................................ Courtney Banghart PROBABLE STARTERS ............................................10th season/Dartmouth ’00 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Quick Notes ............................................. [email protected] 2 Taylor Brown G 5-8 Sr. Career highs in points, assists, rebounds, steals Career Record: ...............................................205-82 13 Vanessa Smith G 6-1 Sr. 19 points away from 800 career points Ivy Record: .....................................................111-21 20 Sydney Jordan F 6-0 So. 52 of her 85 rebounds have been offensive 31 Bella Alarie F 6-4 Fr. Eight-time Ivy Rookie of the Week Assistant Coach: ..................................Milena Flores 45 Leslie Robinson F 6-0 Jr. Second in Ivy in FG % (51.1) ............................................. 10th season/Stanford ’01 ................................................milenaf@princeton.edu No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School Assistant Coach: ...................................Carrie Moore 0 Jordan Muhammad G 5-8 So. Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell .................................................... 1st season/WMU ’07 2 Taylor Brown G 5-8 Sr. Woodstock, Ga. / The Lovett School ................................................carriem@princeton.edu 5 Caroline Davis G/F 6-0 So. Newark, Del. / Caravel Academy Assistant Coach: ..............................Chessie Jackson 10 Claudia Reid G 5-7 So. DeWitt, Mich. / DeWitt ................................................1st season/Williams ’11 11 Sara Lewis F/C 6-3 Fr. San Antonio, Texas / Ronald Reagan ........................................................fj3@princeton.edu 13 Vanessa Smith G 6-1 Sr. Twinsburg, Ohio / Hathaway Brown School Dir. of Basketball Ops: ................Meghin Williams 20 Sydney Jordan G/F 6-0 So. Manassas, Va. / Stonewall Jackson ...............................................1st season/Nebraska ’13 22 Taylor Baur F 6-2 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. / MICDS .............................................meghinw@princeton.edu 23 Qalea Ismail G 6-1 So. Bel Air, Md. / Patterson Mill Athletic Trainer: ................................Jodi Schneider 24 Kenya Holland G 5-8 Jr. Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge 25 Gabrielle Rush G 5-10 So. Hinsdale, Ill. / Hinsdale Central 31 Bella Alarie G/F 6-4 Fr. Bethesda, Md. / National Cathedral School PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 32 Tia Weledji