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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 SETON HALL PIRATES - NOV. 16, 2017 - 7:00 P.M. - PIRATE SPORTS NETWORK SCHEDULE & RESULTS Princeton Tigers At A Glance: Seton Hall Pirates Nov. 10 GEORGE WASHINGTON ������������W, 72-52 2-0 Nov. 16 at Seton Hall .....................................7:00 p.m. 1-0 Last Meeting: Nov. 19 GEORGIA TECH ....................... 1:00 p.m. Nov. 30, 2016 Nov. 25 at Davidson ....................................... 1:00 p.m. Nov. 29 VILLANOVA ........................... 5:30 p.m. Princeton 94, Seton Hall 67 Dec. 2 DELAWARE ............................ 5:00 p.m. Princeton, N.J. Dec. 6 at Lafayette ........................................ 6:00 p.m. All-Time Series: Dec. 9 at Quinnipiac .................................... 1:00 p.m. Dec. 13 at Rutgers .......................................... 6:00 p.m. Seton Hall Leads 11-5 Dec. 17 at Wagner ......................................... 1:00 p.m. Dec. 20 vs. St. Joseph’s .................................. 2:30 p.m. What Did You Miss? 2017-18 Captains Dec. 21 vs. Chattanooga ................................ 2:30 p.m. •Tia Weledji dropped in team-high 18 points while Leslie •Head coach Courtney Banghart announced that Leslie Dec. 30 UMBC ................................... 4:00 p.m. Robinson added a double-double as Princeton earned a Robinson and Tia Weledji have been named captains for Jan. 6 at Penn* ............................................1:00 p.m. convincing 72-52 decision over the George Washington the 2017-18 season. Jan. 12 COLUMBIA* .......................... 5:30 p.m. Colonials at Jadwin Gym on Friday evening. •Robinson had a breakout junior campaign in 2016-17 as Jan. 13 CORNELL* ............................. 4:30 p.m. •Robinson posted her eighth career double-double with she finished with career highs in points (10.4), rebounds Feb. 2 at Yale* .............................................. 6:00 p.m. 11 points and 10 rebounds, while also dishing out five (7.6) and assists (2.8) per game. She was selected to the Feb. 3 at Brown* .......................................... 4:00 p.m. assists, swiping two steals and blocking a shot. Carlie second team All-Ivy and Ivy League All-Tournament Team. Feb. 9 HARVARD* ............................ 6:30 p.m. Littlefield registered 14 points, five boards and four assists She was second in the conference in the Ivy League in field Feb. 10 DARTMOUTH* ....................... 5:00 p.m. in her collegiate debut. Bella Alarie just missed a double- goal percentage (48.1), third in offensive rebounds (77), double with 13 points and eight rebounds. sixth in total rebounds (221), seventh in assists (82), eighth Feb. 13 PENN* .................................. 6:30 p.m. •The second half began in impressive fashion for head in defensive rebounds (144) and 10th in field goals (130). Feb. 16 at Cornell*......................................... 6:00 p.m. coach Courtney Banghart’s squad as it held George Wash- •Weledji played in every game last year and saw a jump in Feb. 17 at Columbia* .................................... 4:30 p.m. ington without a basket for the first 6:28 of game action. every offensive category. She averaged 5.8 points and 3.1 Feb. 23 at Dartmouth* .................................. 7:00 p.m. During that time, the Tigers scored 14 straight points, tak- rebounds per game in 2016-17. She had a personal-best Feb. 24 at Harvard* .......................................5:00 p.m. ing a 47-30 lead. The road team scored on two of its next 20 points along with seven rebounds vs. Lafayette (Dec. 7) Mar. 2 BROWN* ............................... 6:30 p.m. three possessions, but the Tigers ended the third quarter before a sparkling performance vs. Wagner (Dec. 21), go- Mar. 3 YALE* ................................... 5:00 p.m. with a flurry, ripping off five points in the final 45 seconds ing 8-of-12 from the floor (66.7 percent), dropping in 19 including a three-pointer from Gabrielle Rush as time ex- points. Some other stellar outings include games against All times Eastern; home games in BOLD/CAPS played at pired to go in front by 21 (60-39). Brown (Jan. 13) and Yale (Jan. 14), where she combined for Jadwin Gymnasium; * denotes Ivy League contest •For her performance against the George Washington 33 points on 13-of-29 (44.8 percent) shooting. Colonials, Carlie Littlefield was selected as the Ivy League QUICK FACTS Location: Rookie of the Week. 2017-18 Non-Conference Schedule Review ................................................. Princeton, N.J. Enrollment: •Littlefield was sparkling in her collegiate debut as she was •After GW, the Tigers head on the road to Seton Hall (Nov. .............................. 5,264 undergraduates Founded: ...............................................................1746 one of four Tigers to score in double figures as Princeton 16) before welcoming Georgia Tech (Nov. 19), a WNIT final- Facility: ...........................................Jadwin Gymnasium dropped GW, 72-52. The freshman was 4-of-6 from the ist, to Princeton. Nickname: ............................................................ Tigers floor, scoring 14 points. The Waukee, Iowa, native was 6-of- •After a trip to Davidson (Nov. 25), Banghart’s unit takes on Colors: ............................................... Orange and Black 7 from the free-throw line and played all but two minutes Villanova (Nov. 29), the team ended their season last year Conference: ..................................................Ivy League in the victory. in the WNIT. President: ...............................Christopher L. Eisgruber •A home meeting vs. Delaware (Dec. 2) opens up the Director of Athletics: ......... Mollie Marcoux Samaan ’91 Ivy League Preseason Poll month of December before trips to Lafayette (Dec. 6), Quin- ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS •The Princeton Tigers were predicted to finish second in nipiac (Dec. 9), Rutgers (Dec. 13) and Wagner (Dec. 17). W. Basketball Contact: .......................Warren Croxton the Ivy League Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll. Quinnipiac won an impressive 29 games in 2016-17 and Phone: ....................................................609-258-2630 •Penn., the two-time defending champion, was selected advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. Fax: ..........................................................609-258-4477 first with 12-of-17 first-place votes and 129 points. The -Ti •The Tigers travel to Gainesville, Fla., to take part in the Email: [email protected] gers’ 120 voting points had the other five first-place tallies. Gator Holiday Classic on Dec. 20 and 21st. Princeton will Website: ...................................GoPrincetonTigers.com Twitter: Princeton has been predicted to finish either first or second battle St. Joseph’s (Dec. 20) and Chattanooga (Dec. 21) .......................................................@PUTIGERS W. Basketball Twitter: in the poll each of the past eight seasons. while down in Florida. St. Joseph’s reached the WNIT, while .......................@PrincetonWBB 12-Time Ivy League Champions • 6 NCAA Appearances 1 COACHING STAFF 2017-18 PRINCETON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach: ................................ Courtney Banghart PROBABLE STARTERS ............................................11th season/Dartmouth ’00 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Quick Notes Career Record: ...............................................209-87 1 Abby Meyers G 6-0 Fr. HS all-time leading scorer with over 1,700 points Ivy Record: .....................................................113-24 2 Carlie Littlefield G 5-9 Fr. Ivy League ROTW Last Week 20 Sydney Jordan F 6-0 Jr. 71 of her 115 rebounds were offensive last season Assistant Coach: ..................................Milena Flores 31 Bella Alarie F 6-4 So. 2017 Ivy League Rookie of the Year ............................................. 11th season/Stanford ’01 45 Leslie Robinson F 6-0 Sr.. 2017 Second Team All-Ivy Assistant Coach: ...................................Carrie Moore No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School ...................................................2nd season/WMU ’07 1 Abby Meyers G 6-0 Fr. Potomac, Md. / Walt Whitman 2 Carlie Littlefield G 5-9 Fr. Waukee, Iowa / Waukee High School Assistant Coach: ............................ Kaitlyn Cresencia 3 Sydney Boyer F 6-1 Fr. Moorpark, Calif. / Oaks Christian ............................................... (1st Season/Connecticut College’15) 4 McKenna Haire G 5-10 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. / Myers Park 5 Caroline Davis G/F 6-0 Jr. Newark, Del. / Caravel Academy Dir. of Basketball Ops: ................Meghin Williams 20 Sydney Jordan G/F 6-0 Jr. Manassas, Va. / Stonewall Jackson ............................................ 2nd season/Nebraska ’13 22 Taylor Baur F 6-2 So. St. Louis, Mo. / MICDS 23 Qalea Ismail G 6-1 Jr. Bel Air, Md. / Patterson Mill Athletic Trainer: ................................Jodi Schneider 24 Kenya Holland G 5-8 Sr. Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge 25 Gabrielle Rush G 5-10 Jr. Hinsdale, Ill. / Hinsdale Central 31 Bella Alarie G/F 6-4 So. Bethesda, Md. / National Cathedral School PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 32 Tia Weledji G 5-10 Sr. Overland Park, Kan. / Saint Thomas Aquinas courtney BANGHART ....................................BANG-hart 33 Jordan Stallworth F 6-0 So. Buford, Ga. / Mountain View High School 45 Leslie Robinson F 6-0 Sr. Corvallis, Ore. / Corvallis MILENA flores ..........................................