Ivy League Champions (12): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 NCAA Tournament Appearances (5): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 PRINCETON VS. COLUMBIA/CORNELL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE & RESULTS Princeton Tigers Columbia Lions Cornell Big Red Nov. 13 AMERICAN .............................W, 72-34 Nov. 15 DUQUESNE .............................W, 94-66 19-4 (7-1 Ivy) 12-13 (1-9 Ivy) 13-11 (5-5 Ivy) Nov. 19 at Seton Hall ......................................L, 71-64 Nov. 24 at Rider ..............................................W, 78-59 Nov. 27 vs. UC-Irvine ......................................W, 83-42 Nov. 28 vs. Seattle ..........................................W, 85-48 Dec. 6 MICHIGAN .............................W, 74-57 Dec. 8 MONMOUTH ..........................W, 81-70 Dec. 12 PITTSBURGH ...........................W, 61-47 Dec. 14 FORDHAM ..............................W, 55-44 Dec. 18 at Ohio State ......................................L, 90-70 The Week That Was • Under Banghart, the Tigers have posted a 100-18 (.848) Dec. 20 at Dayton ............................................L, 85-81 • The Princeton women’s basketball team used an out- record against Ivy League opponents. Dec. 29 at Marist ............................................W, 77-44 standing offensive shooting performance (33-of-58, 56.9 • Princeton is averaging 76.1 points per game, highest Jan. 3 HAMPTON .............................W, 79-55 percent) to get by the Yale University Bulldogs, 94-81 on among Ivy League foes, Columbia is second (68.5) while Jan. 9 at Penn * ............................................L, 50-48 Friday evening. Cornell is seventh (62.9) Jan. 29 BROWN * ..............................W, 72-53 • Senior Alex Wheatley tied her career high with 22 points • The Tigers place second in the Ivy in scoring defense at Jan. 30 YALE * ...................................W, 65-50 while adding four rebounds and two assists. Senior 58.2 per contest. Banghart’s squad maintains the top scor- Feb. 5 at Dartmouth * ..................................W, 85-48 Amanda Berntsen was 7-of-10 from the field (70 percent), ing margin at +17.9. Feb. 7 at Harvard * .................................. W, 92-83 (OT) scoring 20 points while senior Michelle Miller added 16 • In its Ivy matchups, Princeton has held opponents to a Feb. 12 CORNELL * .............................W, 71-51 points, four assists and three rebounds. Senior Annie .341 field goal percentage and .290 three-point field goal Feb. 13 COLUMBIA * ..........................W, 86-54 Tarakchian registered her 17th career double-double with percentage. Feb. 19 at Yale * .............................................W, 94-81 12 points and 11 rebounds. • The Orange and Black hold a +15.6 rebounding edge in Feb. 20 at Brown * .........................................W, 83-57 • In the final frame, the Bulldogs got within 10 on three Ivy League play this season. Feb. 26 at Columbia * .......................................7 p.m. occasions before finally getting within single digits on a • Michelle Miller is averaging 15.4 points in the Tigers’ Feb. 27 at Cornell * ............................................6 p.m. layup by Tamara Simpson to set the score at 76-68 with conference games, good for 5th. Mar. 4 HARVARD * ...............................7 p.m. 4:53 remaining. Four straight points by the Tigers made • Annie Tarakchian has the second best rebounding aver- Mar. 5 DARTMOUTH * ..................... 7:30 p.m. the game a 12-point contest. Yale would not get any closer age in conference games (10.7). Mar. 8 PENN * ................................ 5:30 p.m. than nine points the rest of the way. All times Eastern; home games in BOLD/CAPS played at Climbing the Charts • Using a familiar formula, the Tigers used a third quarter Jadwin Gymnasium; * denotes Ivy League contest outburst to defeat the Brown University Bears, 83-57 on • Michelle Miller currently stands at 1,249 career points; Saturday. she is 36 points shy of 10th place on the all-time list. • Five different Tigers scored in double-figures, led by se- • One of the program’s most prolific shooters, Miller’s 41.9 QUICK FACTS Location: niors Michelle Miller and Alex Wheatley’s 14 points. Senior career three-point percentage is currently the third highest ................................................. Princeton, N.J. Enrollment: Amanda Berntsen continued her stellar shooting perfor- mark in school history. .............................. 5,275 undergraduates Founded: ...............................................................1746 mance from Friday, going 6-of-8 (75 percent) to finish with • Miller’s 204 made threes are the fourth most all-time Facility: ...........................................Jadwin Gymnasium 13 points while adding six rebounds and four assists. Se- while her 486 attempts from beyond the arc is 10th. Nickname: ............................................................ Tigers nior Annie Tarakchian (12 points) and junior Vanessa Smith • Annie Tarakchian is eighth in program history with 692 Colors: ............................................... Orange and Black (11 points) were just two rebounds shy of double-doubles. rebounds. Conference: ..................................................Ivy League • Coming out of halftime, the Tigers rattled off 13 of the • Tarakchian’s 6.6 career rebounds per game is just shy of President: ...............................Christopher L. Eisgruber first 17 points to expand their lead to 12, 51-39 with 5:31 the top ten. Director of Athletics: .....................Mollie Marcoux ’91 to go in the third quarter. Princeton shot 9-of-17 (52.9 per- • Taylor Williams is currently on pace to finish with a pro- ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS cent) in the frame while holding Brown to three baskets, gram-record 56.5 career shooting percentage. W. Basketball Contact: .......................Warren Croxton leading to an 18-point lead into the fourth stanza. Phone: ....................................................609-258-2630 Eating Your Wheaties Fax: ..........................................................609-258-4477 Ivy Notes • Alex Wheatley became the 24th member of the Tigers’ Email: [email protected] • Last season, the Tigers captured their 12th conference 1,000-point club on Feb. 7 vs. Harvard. Website: ...................................GoPrincetonTigers.com Twitter: title en route to a fifth NCAA Tournament appearance. • Wheatley is currently averaging a career-high 12.5 .............................@PUTIGERS/@PUTigers_live W. Basketball Twitter: points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. .......................@PrincetonWBB 12-Time Ivy League Champions • 5 NCAA Appearances 1 COACHING STAFF 2015-16 PRINCETON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach: ................................ Courtney Banghart PROBABLE STARTERS ........................................... 9th season/Dartmouth ’00 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Quick Notes ..............................................................609-258-2721 14 Amanda Berntsen G 5-9 Sr. Recently named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week ............................................. [email protected] 34 Michelle Miller G 5-10 Sr. Leads the team with 14.5 points per game Career Record: ...............................................188-71 15 Annie Tarakchian F 6-0 Sr. Sits 8th all-time in career rebounds (692) Ivy Record: .....................................................100-18 Assistant Coach: ..................................Milena Flores 21 Alex Wheatley F 6-2 Sr. Became the 24th member of the 1,000 point club. ............................................... 9th season/Stanford ’01 13 Vanessa Smith G 6-1 Jr. Has multiple assists in five of eight ..............................................................609-258-5088 NUMERICAL ................................................milenaf@princeton.edu No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School Assistant Coach: ................................ Megan Griffith 0 Jordan Muhammad G 5-8 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell .............................................6th season/Columbia ‘07 ..............................................................609-258-3309 2 Taylor Brown G 5-8 Jr. Woodstock, Ga./The Lovett School .................................................... [email protected] 5 Caroline Davis G/F 6-0 Fr. Newark, Del./Caravel Academy Assistant Coach: ..............................Chessie Jackson 10 Claudia Reid G 5-7 Fr. DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt ............................................... 1st season/Williams ’11 13 Vanessa Smith G 6-1 Jr. Twinsburg, Ohio/Hathaway Brown School ..............................................................609-613-0743 14 Amanda Berntsen G 5-9 Sr. Chatham, N.J./Chatham ......................................................fj34@princeton.edu 15 Annie Tarakchian G/F 6-0 Sr. West Hills, Calif./Charminade College Prep Dir. of Basketball Ops: ........................Tyler Cordell .................................... 4th season/Ohio Wesleyan ’11 20 Sydney Jordan G/F 6-0 Fr. Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson ..............................................................609-258-3106 21 Alex Wheatley F 6-2 Sr. Upper Holland, Pa./Council Rock South ................................................tcordell@princeton.edu 22 Taylor Williams F 6-3 Sr. Warren, Ohio/Howland Athletic Trainer: ................................Jodi Schneider 23 Qalea Ismail G 6-1 Fr. Bel Air, Md./Patterson Mill 24 Kenya Holland G 5-8 So. Stafford, Va./Colonial