dperry
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02-26-19 04:26 PM - Post#278104
Coming into tonight's return match at the Palestra, neither P covered themselves in glory over the weekend; Penn, with Parker slowed by injury, had a desultory win over Columbia and a scrambly one against Cornell, whereas Princeton went off on both opponents early, but then had to hang on for dear life in the fourth quarters. While the new format has obviously vitiated the immediate impact of this game, I still think it's important; losing would mean we'd have to get help to finish 1st, whereas a win and a good performance in the coming weekend might allow us to sit Parker for the final game of the regular season. With Eleah not at full strength, I think we'll need Agahyere to continue her stellar performance from the last couple of weekends, Russell to have a much better game than she did in Jersey, and of course, good shooting from the arc. On defense, I'd like to try the man again and see if it is as effective as it was the first time. Let's see what they can do; as Cato would surely say if he was still with us, Tigres delenda est!
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rbg
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02-26-19 05:50 PM - Post#278116
In response to dperry
If Penn loses tonight, they would be tied with Princeton for 1st. However, they would be behind in the tiebreaker since they are 0-1 against 3rd place Harvard and Princeton is 1-0.
Princeton shot well in both first halves last weekend and really struggled in both second halves. Hopefully, Penn's defense can make things difficult in both halves tonight.
Edited by rbg on 02-26-19 05:50 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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dperry
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02-26-19 08:22 PM - Post#278133
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Princeton 15-12 after 1. They were shooting well early, but we cranked up the defense after the media TO, and Parker has managed to get around Alarie for a couple of layups already. Bad news is no 3's yet, and Agahyere took two quick ones and is sitting.
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dperry
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02-26-19 08:51 PM - Post#278134
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Still Princeton 33-31 at half. Several runs in the quarter back and forth. Still not making many 3's, and Sterba committed a useless foul on a breakaway for her 3rd, so she's had to sit for a while. On the other hand, playing reasonably good defense, and Alarie not tearing it up so far. Agahyere came back in and managed to be effective without picking up any more fouls. Gotta get some outside shooting going to clear out the paint for the big ladies.
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02-26-19 08:57 PM - Post#278137
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Princeton 33 Penn 31 Halftime
Tigers jumped out early in both quarters and Penn recovered at the end of each.
Alarie, Rush and Littlefield are getting their points, but fortunately the rest of the team has only gotten 2 points.
Parker and Grasela have basically been the offense, but Aghayere, who picked up 2 quick fouls, started to heat up near the end of the half.
In the last 2 games, the Tigers have gone cold from the field in the 2nd half after posting solid numbers in the first half. We'll see how it goes in a few minutes.
Penn
Shooting 41% overall, 44% from 2, 29% (2-7) from 3 and 25% (1-4) FT
Rebounds Total: 20 (8 offense, 12 defense)
Rebound %: 36% Offense and 63% Defense
Assists: 7 (50%)
Points in Paint: 20
TO: 4 (Princeton 3 PoT)
Fast Break: 4
Grasela 11 (4-6 from 2, 1-1 from 3)
Parker 10 (5-11 from 2, 0-1 from 3)
Aghayere 5 (2-3 from 2, 0-0 from 3, 1-2 FT)
Princeton
Shooting 39% overall, 42% from 2, 33% (4-12) from 3 and 100% (5-5) FT
Rebounds Total: 21 (7 offense, 14 defense)
Rebound %: 37% Offense and 64% Defense
Assists: 9 (75%)
Points in Paint: 12
TO: 5 (Penn 3 PoT)
Fast Break: 4
Alarie 13 (5-11 from 2, 0-0 from 3, 3-3 FT)
Rush 11 (1-1 from 2, 3-7 from 3)
Littlefield 7 (1-3 from 2, 1-3 from 3, 2-2 FT)
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rbg
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02-26-19 08:59 PM - Post#278138
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Fouls
Penn:
Sterba 3, Aghayere 2,Grasela 2
Princeton:
Littlefield 2, Baur 2
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02-26-19 09:01 PM - Post#278139
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Alarie went on a 6-0 run over the first 1:45, so Tigers are up 39-31. Coach McLaughlin calls a quick time out.
Looks like Princeton is shooting better in the 2nd half then they did against Cornell and Columbia this weekend. Ugh!
Edited by rbg on 02-26-19 09:02 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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02-26-19 09:13 PM - Post#278142
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Princeton 47 Penn 39 3:54 left in 3rd.
Tigers started out second half on 10-0 run. Penn 8-4 since that time.
Princeton shooting 6-9 from 2, 0-0 from 3 and 2-2 FT. Alarie 23 pts
Penn shooting 4-10 from 2, 0-3 from 3, and 0-0 FT (Aghayere about to go to the line for 1 after the Timeout)
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rbg
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02-26-19 09:23 PM - Post#278143
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Princeton 50 Penn 46 end of 3rd
Penn finishes quarter on 7-3 run and 15-7 after Princeton started on 10-0 run.
Alarie 26 pts, Rush 11, Littlefield 7
Aghayere 12 pts, Parker 10, Grasela 11
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dperry
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02-26-19 09:23 PM - Post#278144
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Princeton 50-46 after 3. As noted by others, big run by Tigers early, fueled by some way too easy buckets for Alarie, but some hard work on the boards got us several second chance points in the latter part of the quarter. Parker hasn't played much this half; hopefully she's got something left.
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02-26-19 09:32 PM - Post#278147
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Princeton 58 Penn 48 6:05 left in 4th.
Here we go again. Princeton jumps out to 8-2 start to the quarter.
Alarie now at 30 pts and 9 rebounds
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02-26-19 09:32 PM - Post#278148
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Princeton 58-48 at the media TO with 6:05 left. Several more easy buckets for Alarie, and two straight Shot clock violations for us. Something gotta change fast.
David Perry
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dperry
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02-26-19 11:04 PM - Post#278154
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Bailed early so I could make my normal train and not force my wife to pick me up. Final was 68-53. 33% from the floor, 21% from 3-land doesn't get it done. Parker, while better than expected, is definitely hobbled a bit and was less effective at covering Alarie than the last time. Russell once again did not have a good game, which cancelled out Grasela having possibly the best outing of her career, though she came undone in the later stages, throwing up a couple of forces and again not paying attention to the shot clock. As noted earlier, both Agahyere and Sterba got into foul trouble, the latter particularly egregiously, and were not on the floor as much as they needed to be as a result. Also, they didn't play a man like they did the first time; in fairness, this might have been in response to Parker's knee, but I think it made it easier for Alarie to get open.
Well, things are now going to be interesting. Ironically, this could actually be a good thing, depending on who makes the cut for New Haven; if Yale's in, this would probably allow us to avoid them in the first round, and they're the only other team that's beaten Princeton so far. On the other hand, if Dartmouth makes it, I want the #1. We'll find out this weekend whether the loss to Harvard really was primarily due to the plague, which would in turn give us a better idea of where we want to end up.
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02-26-19 11:32 PM - Post#278156
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“Ironically, this (loss to Princeton)could actually be a good thing.â€
This statement best illustrates why the Tournament is a dumb idea.
Edited by Tiger69 on 02-26-19 11:32 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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02-27-19 12:07 AM - Post#278162
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Recap: https://pennathletics.com/news/2019/2/26/womens -ba...
Box Score:
https://pennathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=wbbal...
The second half was especially brutal with 24 percent shooting (14 percent from three). Aghayere had 9 points in that half, but Parker and Grasela each had zero.
Princeton now holds the tiebreaker for the number one seed. With a 2 game lead over Yale and Dartmouth, it seems that Harvard will end up no worse than the 3 seed. If that holds, then Penn will need to get a one game lead to nab the #1 seed.
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02-28-19 09:39 AM - Post#278372
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Coach Banghart said on her most recent Court Report show that Ivy League rules allow the home team to make the decision about when to play the game.
Since Princeton will get the second game next year, she said that she will have it on a Saturday, since it is physically difficult to end up playing 5 games in 9 days.
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02-28-19 11:44 AM - Post#278391
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I knew she would finally say something I agreed with.
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03-01-19 01:45 PM - Post#278548
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That one got me, Steve.
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dperry
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03-01-19 02:28 PM - Post#278557
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Aghayere had 9 points in that half, but Parker and Grasela each had zero.
In fairness, Grasela had already done much more than her usual part by that point, and Parker was getting double or triple teamed every time she got within 10 feet of the hole. As previously noted, I think Russell and Sterba bear a much bigger share of blame for this one.
Princeton now holds the tiebreaker for the number one seed. With a 2 game lead over Yale and Dartmouth, it seems that Harvard will end up no worse than the 3 seed. If that holds, then Penn will need to get a one game lead to nab the #1 seed.
Barring the relatively unlikely scenario where we beat Harvard and Yale and Princeton loses to Harvard, but we then lose to Dartmouth or Brown.
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