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Ivy League Champions (13): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 NCAA Tournament Appearances (7): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 CANCUN CHALLENGE - NOV. 22-24 , 2018 - HARD ROCK HOTEL RIVIERA MAYA SCHEDULE & RESULTS Princeton Tigers At A Glance: 2018 Cancun Nov. 6 at Rider ...............................W,89-65 Nov. 11 at GW ..................................L, 64-49 1-3 Princeton: 68.8 PPG, 69.5 Opp. PPG Challenge Nov. 14 SETON HALL ................L, 70-66 #16 DePaul: 75.0 PPG, 82.5 Opp. PPG Nov. 18 at Penn State ......................L, 79-71 (OT) #15 Syracuse: 77.7 PPG, 63.0 Opp PPG Nov. 22 vs. DePaul# .........................11 a.m. Kansas State: 60.7 PPG, 46.0 Opp PPG Nov. 23 vs. Syracuse#.......................1:30 p.m. Nov. 24 vs. Kansas State#................11 a.m. All-Time Series: DePaul leads 2-0 Nov. 28 at Villanova .........................7 p.m. Dec. 2 DAVIDSON ...................2 p.m. Syracuse leads 2-0 Kansas State leads 3-0 Dec. 8 QUINNIPIAC ................7 p.m. Dec. 11 at Monmouth .....................7 p.m. Dec. 15 MARIST .......................5 p.m. A First Look •Princeton last appeared at the Cancun Challenge in 2014, Dec. 19 at St. Francis (NY) ................2 p.m. •Princeton is 1-3 in 2018 after dropping a 79-71 decision winning against Wake Forest, Montana and Charlotte. The Dec. 21 at Hartford ..........................7 p.m. in overtime at Penn State on Sunday. Tigers would go on to finish the regular season at 30-0 and Dec. 29 at New Hampshire..............1 p.m. •Gabrielle Rush had a game-high 20 points, sinking four win the program’s first ever NCAA Tournament contest. Jan. 5 PENN! .........................2 p.m. three-pointers, along with six rebounds. Feb. 1 at Columbia! ......................4 p.m. •Sydney Jordan registered her first career double-double, 2018-19 Non-Conference Schedule Review Feb. 2 at Cornell! ..........................5 p.m. matching her personal best with 14 points while setting a •A common foe over the past two years, Villanova wel- Feb. 8 YALE! ..........................6 p.m. career high with 11 rebounds. comes Princeton on Nov. 28 before two home contests vs. Feb. 9 BROWN! ......................5 p.m. •Grace Stone had the best scoring output of her young Davidson (Dec. 2) and Quinnipiac (Dec. 8). Feb. 15 at Harvard! .........................7 p.m. career (13), adding seven rebounds, two assists and two •Villanova and Quinnipiac each advanced to the second Feb. 16 at Dartmouth!.....................5 p.m. steals. round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Feb. 22 CORNELL! ....................5:30 p.m. •Carlie Littlefield contributed 11 points, eight rebounds, •The defending Ivy Champions being a five-game road trip Feb. 23 COLUMBIA! .................5:30 p.m. four assists and three steals. that starts at Monmouth (Dec. 11) before games at Marist Feb. 26 at Penn! ..............................7 p.m. Mar. 1 DARTMOUTH! ..............6 p.m. (Dec. 15), St. Francis-Brooklyn (Dec. 19), Hartford (Dec. 21) Mar. 2 HARVARD! ...................5 p.m. Cancun Challenge Notes and New Hampshire (Dec. 29). •The Women’s Cancun Challenge will be held at the all- •Marist reached the WNIT last season while Hartford Mar. 8 at Brown! ............................7 p.m. inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya on the Yucatan reached the American East Championship game and New Mar. 9 at Yale! ................................5 p.m. Peninsula. Hampshire was an American East semifinalist. All times Eastern; home games in BOLD/CAPS played at •Princeton faces DePaul on Thanksgiving (Nov. 22) begin- Jadwin Gymnasium; * denotes Ivy League contest ning at 11 a.m. DePaul has made the NCAA Tournament in Ivy League Preseason Poll # denotes Cancun Challenge every season since 2002-03. •Princeton was selected to defend its title, receiving 14 of •The Tigers battle Syracuse the next day (Nov. 23) at 1:30 the 17 first place votes. QUICK FACTS Location: p.m. The ACC foe has reached the Big Dance in each of the •Penn earned two first-place votes to take second at 107 ................................................. Princeton, N.J. Enrollment: last six years. points while Harvard secured the other first-place vote and .............................. 5,264 undergraduates Founded: ...............................................................1746 •Syracuse is No. 15 in the USA Today Top-25 Coaches’ Poll 104 points. Facility: ...........................................Jadwin Gymnasium while DePaul is No. 16. •Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia and Cornell round out Nickname: ............................................................ Tigers •Princeton is 1-22 all-time against Top-25 foes, its only vic- the poll. Colors: ............................................... Orange and Black tory coming against No. 18 Rutgers in 1978. •The Tigers have been predicted to finish either first or sec- Conference: ..................................................Ivy League •The Tigers were 0-2 last season against ranked opponents, ond in the poll each of the past nine seasons. President: ...............................Christopher L. Eisgruber dropping decisions to No. 24 Villanova (62-59) on Nov. 29, Director of Athletics: ......... Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91 2017 and to No. 16 Maryland (77-57) in the first round of Who Are You? ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS the NCAA Tournament on Mar. 16, 2018. •The 2011 Ivy League Player of the Year, Addie Micir ‘11, W. Basketball Contact: .......................Warren Croxton •The Tigers battled DePaul once as a ranked opponent with returns to Princeton as an assistant coach. She had worked Phone: ....................................................609-258-2630 the No. 21/No. 23 Blue Demons earning a 78-67 victory on at Dartmouth for the previous five seasons. Fax: ..........................................................609-258-4477 Dec. 13, 2011. •While at Princeton, Micir finished with 1,188 points, tied Email: [email protected] •Kansas State and Princeton wrap up the Challenge on for ninth all-time when she graduated and was a three- Website: ...................................GoPrincetonTigers.com Twitter: Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. Kansas State has also made the NCAA time All-Ivy player. As a senior captain, she became the first .......................................................@PUTIGERS W. Basketball Twitter: Tournament in two of the past three seasons. player in program history to be named Ivy League Player .......................@PrincetonWBB 13-Time Ivy League Champions • 7 NCAA Appearances 1 COACHING STAFF 2018-19 PRINCETON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach: ................................ Courtney Banghart PROBABLE STARTERS ............................................12th season/Dartmouth ’00 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Quick Notes Career Record: ...............................................233-96 2 Carlie Littlefield G 5-9 Fr. Four-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week last year Ivy Record: .....................................................125-29 10 Grace Stone G 5-11 Fr. NY State Sports Writer’s All-State twice 13 Sydney Jordan F 6-0 Jr. Contributed 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds last season. Assistant Coach: ...................................Carrie Moore 21 Kira Emsbo F 6-5 Fr. Averaging 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. ....................................................3rd season/WMU ’07 25 Gabrielle Rush G 5-10 Sr. Leads the team in scoring (17.0) so far. Assistant Coach: ..................................... Addie Micir No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School ............................................First Season/Princeton ’11 2 Carlie Littlefield G 5-9 So. Waukee, Iowa / Waukee 3 Sydney Boyer F 6-1 So. Moorpark, Calif. / Oaks Christian Assistant Coach: ............................. Cinnamon Lister 4 McKenna Haire G 5-10 So. Charlotte, N.C. / Myers Park .................................................. (1st Season/Cal-State Northridge ‘15) 10 Grace Stone G 5-11 Fr. Glen Clove, N.Y. / Long Island Lutheran 11 Neenah Young G/F 5-10 Fr. Tracy, Calif. / Saint Mary’s Dir. of Basketball Ops: ......................Jessica Imhof 12 Maggie Connolly G 5-8 Fr. Wilmington, Del. / Ursuline Academy ......................................................1st season/TCNJ’12 13 Sydney Jordan G/F 6-0 Sr. Manassas, Va. / Stonewall Jackson 21 Kira Emsbo F 6-5 Fr. Lakewood, Colo. / Lakewood Athletic Trainer: ................................Jodi Schneider 22 Taylor Baur F 6-2 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. / MICDS 24 Julia Cunningham G 5-11 Fr. Watchung, N.J. / Watchung Hills 25 Gabrielle Rush G 5-10 Sr. Hinsdale, Ill. / Hinsdale Central PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 31 Bella Alarie G/F 6-4 Jr. Bethesda, Md. / National Cathedral School courtney BANGHART ....................................BANG-hart 32 Qalea Ismail G 6-1 Sr. Bel Air, Md. / Patterson Mill 33 Lexi Weger G/F 6-3 Fr. Fairfax, Va. / Episcopal Micir ........................................................... Muh - Sear Head Coach: Courtney Banghart (12th Season/Dartmouth ‘00) Assistant Coaches: Carrie Moore (Third season/Western Michigan ’07), Bella ALarie .....................................................Al-la-REE Addie Micir (First Season Princeton’ 11), Cinnamon Lister (First Season, Cal-State Northridge ‘15) QALEA ISMAIL ..............................Kuh-LAY-uh Izz-MY-el Director of Basketball Operations: Jessica Imhof (First Season/TCNJ ’12) Athletic Trainer: Jodi Schneider Academic Athletic Fellows: Bryant Blount, Karen Jezierny, Kathleen Mannheimer, J. Nicole, Shelton,