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. CORNELL/COLUMBIA GAME NOTES SCHEDULE & RESULTS Princeton Tigers Cornell Big Red Columbia Lions Nov. 13 AMERICAN .............................W, 72-34 Nov. 15 DUQUESNE .............................W, 94-66 15-4 (4-1 Ivy) 13-7 (5-1 Ivy) 12-9 (1-5 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 • In its five Ivy matchups, Princeton has held opponents Dec. 20 at Dayton ............................................L, 85-81 • All 15 players scored as the Tigers took down Dartmouth, to a .349 field goal percentage and .272 three-point field Dec. 29 at Marist ............................................W, 77-44 85-48 on Friday evening at Leede Arena. goal percentage. Jan. 3 HAMPTON .............................W, 79-55 • Michelle Miller and Alex Wheatley led the Tigers with • The Orange and Black hold a +15.1 rebounding edge in Jan. 9 at Penn * ............................................L, 50-48 11 points each. Annie Tarakchian added eight points, 12 Ivy League play this season. Jan. 29 BROWN * ..............................W, 72-53 rebounds and four assists. • Michelle Miller is averaging 15.8 points in the Tigers’ five Jan. 30 YALE * ...................................W, 65-50 • Princeton trailed 7-5 before finishing the first quarter on conference games, good for 5th among Ivy players. Feb. 5 at Dartmouth * ..................................W, 85-48 a 15-4 run to make it 20-11 after 10 minutes. The Tigers • Annie Tarakchian has the second best rebounding aver- Feb. 7 at Harvard * .................................. W, 92-83 (OT) then built the lead to 17 at the break at 42-25. age in conference games (12.0). Feb. 12 CORNELL * .................................7 p.m. • Princeton shot just below 50% from both the field (30 Feb. 13 COLUMBIA * ............................. 6 p.m. for 61) and three-point range (11 for 23). Princeton held Climbing the Charts Feb. 19 at Yale * .................................................7 p.m. Dartmouth to 31% from the field for the night and out- • Michelle Miller currently stands at 1,189 career points; Feb. 20 at Brown * .............................................7 p.m. rebounded the Big Green 46-25. she is 86 points shy of 10th place on the all-time list. Feb. 26 at Columbia * .......................................7 p.m. • The Tigers scored the first eight points of overtime to • One of the program’s most prolific shooters, Miller’s 41.4 Feb. 27 at Cornell * ............................................6 p.m. score 92-83 overtime victory over Harvard at Lavietes Pa- career three-point percentage is currently the third highest Mar. 4 HARVARD * ...............................7 p.m. vilion. mark in school history. Mar. 5 DARTMOUTH * ..................... 7:30 p.m. • Michelle Miller dropped 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting • Miller’s 195 made threes are the fourth most all-time Mar. 8 PENN * ................................ 5:30 p.m. including four three-pointers. Four other players scored while her 570 attempts from beyond the arc is third. All times Eastern; home games in BOLD/CAPS played at in double figures including Alex Wheatley who secured • Annie Tarakchian is tenth in program history with 656 Jadwin Gymnasium; * denotes Ivy League contest her seventh career double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. rebounds. • Tarakchian’s 6.5 career rebounds per game is just shy of • Wheatley’s 16 points gave her 1,000 for her career. She is the top ten. QUICK FACTS Location: the 24th member of the 1,000-point club. • Taylor Williams is currently on pace to finish with a pro- ................................................. Princeton, N.J. Enrollment: • Because of her stellar weekend, Michelle Milller was se- gram-record 56.1 career shooting percentage. .............................. 5,275 undergraduates Founded: ...............................................................1746 lected as Ivy League Co-Player of the Week. It’s her seventh Facility: ...........................................Jadwin Gynmasium career weekly accolade. Closing In Nickname: ............................................................ Tigers • Alex Wheatley became the 24th member of the Tigers’ Colors: ............................................... Orange and Black Ivy Notes 1,000-point club. Conference: ..................................................Ivy League • Last season, the Tigers captured their 12th conference • With 16 points at Harvard, Wheatley has exactly 1,000 President: ...............................Christopher L. Eisgruber title en route to a fifth NCAA Tournament appearance. points. Director of Athletics: .....................Mollie Marcoux ’91 . • Under Banghart, the Tigers have posted a 96-18 (.842) • Wheatley is currently averaging a career-high 12.4 points ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS record against Ivy League opponents. and 6.4 rebounds per game. W. Basketball Contact: .......................Warren Croxton • Princeton is averaging 74.5 points per game, highest • The senior also has a career high 63 offensive rebounds Phone: ....................................................609-258-2630 among Ivy League foes, Columbia is second (71.4) while this season. Fax: ..........................................................609-258-4477 Cornell (64.7) is fourth. • Wheatley is also shooting a career-high 67.7 (42-62) per- Email: [email protected] • The Tigers place second in the Ivy in scoring defense at cent from the free throw line. Website: ...................................GoPrincetonTigers.com Twitter: 57.7 per contest. Banghart’s squad maintains the top scor- • Wheatley’s 53.6 career shooting percentage is currently .............................@PUTIGERS/@PUTigers_live W. Basketball Twitter: ing margin at +16.8. the third-highest in program history. .......................@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. Set a career high with seven assists at Harvard . ............................................. [email protected] 34 Michelle Miller G 5-10 Sr. Leads the team with 14.4 points per game Career Record: ...............................................184-71 15 Annie Tarakchian F 6-0 Sr. Sits 10th all-time in career rebounds (656) Ivy Record: .......................................................96-18 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. Scored double figures in six of eight games ..............................................................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 Forge PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 25 Gabrielle Rush G 5-10 Fr. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central courtney BANGHART ....................................BANG-hart 32 Tia Weledji