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Username Post: Women's BB        (Topic#23484)
welcometothejungle 
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12-18-19 09:44 PM - Post#294856    
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Tigers extend the lead to 31-15 at the half

 
welcometothejungle 
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12-18-19 09:49 PM - Post#294857    
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  • welcometothejungle Said:
Tigers extend the lead to 31-15 at the half



Should clarify that the Princeton Tigers are up 31-15 at the half rather than the Missouri Tigers haha

 
bradley 
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12-18-19 10:09 PM - Post#294858    
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Missouri has scored a lot of points in their first 11 games but the Tigers D was consistently intense and focused in the first half.

Let's see if they can maintain the intensity in the 2nd half. D is the motto for Coach Berube and having Bella on O and D obviously does not hurt.

Obviously off to a good start but plenty of time left in the game.

 
welcometothejungle 
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12-18-19 10:19 PM - Post#294859    
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A dominant 3rd quarter gives Princeton a 51-24 lead after 3, and honestly Missouri looks overmatched. Littlefield and Alarie have both been exceptional as they have been all season, and everyone else is contributing nicely as well

 
bradley 
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12-18-19 10:35 PM - Post#294860    
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64-26 against a team that has been in the NCAAW Tournament for the prior 4 years with 20+ wins each year.

I wonder if the AP will give the Tigers at least 1 vote for the top 25 next week. I doubt it but we can always hope.

This team is for real and they are a pleasure to watch because they simply play as a team -- Coach has done one heckuva job.

 
bradley 
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12-18-19 10:36 PM - Post#294861    
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64-26 against a team that has been in the NCAAW Tournament for the prior 4 years with 20+ wins each year.

I wonder if the AP will give the Tigers at least 1 vote for the top 25 next week. I doubt it but we can always hope.

This team is for real and they are a pleasure to watch because they simply play as a team -- Coach has done one heckuva job.

 
bradley 
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12-18-19 10:36 PM - Post#294862    
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64-26 against a team that has been in the NCAAW Tournament for the prior 4 years with 20+ wins each year.

I wonder if the AP will give the Tigers at least 1 vote for the top 25 next week. I doubt it but we can always hope.

This team is for real and they are a pleasure to watch because they simply play as a team -- Coach has done one heckuva job.

 
bradley 
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12-18-19 10:36 PM - Post#294863    
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64-26 against a team that has been in the NCAAW Tournament for the prior 4 years with 20+ wins each year.

I wonder if the AP will give the Tigers at least 1 vote for the top 25 next week. I doubt it but we can always hope.

This team is for real and they are a pleasure to watch because they simply play as a team -- Coach has done one heckuva job.

 
bradley 
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12-18-19 11:11 PM - Post#294866    
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Missouri 33 pts tied their record for the least number of points in the history of their program. Preseason 1st team guard scored 0 points on 0-6 shooting after averaging 15.5 pts per game.

Alarie was so dominant on the defensive and offensive end at the beginning of the game.

Littlefield's game has improved so much, it is hard to believe. Her defense is as good as her offense.

15-0 after 6 minutes set the tone. Defense was crazy good and simply stifling.

Mizzou announcers were simply stunned and think that the Tigers are a NCAAW Tournament team and dangerous. Time will tell.

 
rbg 
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12-19-19 09:44 AM - Post#294875    
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Princeton absolutely crushed Missouri last night.

https://www.newstribune.com/news/sports/college/m i...

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_w...

https://goprincetontigers .com/news/2019/12/18/wome...

Alarie was pretty quiet on the offensive end in the 2nd half with only 1 point, but her defensive effort was there. It's hard to know if she is fully healthy from her ankle injury.

Littlefield is playing on another level. Penn State and Missouri could not stop her going to the hoop or hitting the 3. I wonder how much having Berube as her coach has helped improve her game.

Big game at St. Louis on Friday. St. Louis is 7-3, but they lost by 25 (!) to Missouri a couple of weeks ago.

Edited by rbg on 12-19-19 09:45 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
Albert08 
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Re: Women&#039;s BB
12-19-19 12:17 PM - Post#294909    
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This game reminded me of the game when the 2014-15 (30-0) team went to Ann Arbor for a midweek game in December and blew Michigan out of their arena by a score of 85-55. After that game, they began to realize how good they were, and never looked back. We'll see what happens from here on out.
I think this may also have been intended to make a statement against common opponents of Mizzou, and anyone else who's paying attention. Missouri State, currently ranked #20 in the AP poll, beat Mizzou 79-72. Courtney's UNC team beat Mizzou by 13, 82-69. Neither of those scores is comparable to what our Tigers did to the Missouri Tigers.
This team is really good, and if they keep winning, will get a lot of publicity as the season rolls on.

 
bradley 
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Re: Women&#039;s BB
12-19-19 05:15 PM - Post#294930    
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  • Albert08 Said:
I think this may also have been intended to make a statement against common opponents of Mizzou, and anyone else who's paying attention. Missouri State, currently ranked #20 in the AP poll, beat Mizzou 79-72. Courtney's UNC team beat Mizzou by 13, 82-69. Neither of those scores is comparable to what our Tigers did to the Missouri Tigers.
This team is really good, and if they keep winning, will get a lot of publicity as the season rolls on.




You made a good point as Carla kept the 1st team on the floor longer than I thought that she would. What makes this one a little different than the Michigan game is that it is now 2 games in a row against historically good Power 5 teams as the Tigers were up 26 pts against PSU early in the 4th qtr before taking their foot off the pedal. Additionally, the total shutdown of two good offensive teams was somewhat unimaginable.

Missouri had the 12th highest freshmen recruiting class this year and their two freshmen stars were shutdown along with the senior star.

Although Bella was a reasonably high recruit #83 in her class, the rest of the Tigers other than freshmen Mitchell were not top 100 recruits. Question is did Courtney find diamonds in the rough or is it primarily a function of player development and coaching. The question might also be asked to Coach Jones in New Haven.



 
bradley 
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Re: Women&#039;s BB
12-20-19 12:26 AM - Post#294991    
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St. Louis is 7-3 with a RPI ranking of 28 vs. the Tigers 9-1 record with a RPI ranking of 10.

St. Louis has played a competitive schedule,i.e. Cincinnati,Vanderbilt etc as reflected in their RPI. Most opponents have a good win/loss record other than Missouri which soundly defeated St. Louis -- a real outlier.

Billikens have a big line up with 3 players averaging greater than 7 rebounds per game and they shoot well, FG and FT %. They have won their last 11 games at home and their head coach has been there for 8 years with 34 years of head coaching experience. Turnovers have been an issue.

Based on the Missouri/St. Louis game result, I thought that tomorrow night's game would be an easier one for the Tigers than Missouri but probably not. They have played well against everyone else other than the Missouri game and they have been successful against a challenging schedule.

For the Tigers, their very challenging non-conference schedule with victories will help them in the long run. If they win tomorrow night, the Tigers are almost a lock to get in the Top 25 next week based on the head on schedule for several teams just above them. Hopefully, they do not have a letdown on the road.

 
Tiger69 
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Re: Women&#039;s BB
12-20-19 11:37 AM - Post#294999    
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If Carla can recruit as well as she can coach, I can hardly wait to see her first class.

 
SecS3 
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Re: Women&#039;s BB
12-20-19 11:53 AM - Post#295001    
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As I recall, Bella was closer to #183 than #83 when she was coming out of HS. I remember some extended discussion on the Duke boards as to why they didn't recruit her considering her parents and the fact that she attended basketball camps there. If she where a top 100 recruit, I'm guessing they would have at least shown an interest. Along with Mitchell, Abby Meyers was also rated quite high by a number of people along with current Freshman Maddie Plank who unfortunately has yet to play. Injuries? Carlie Littlefield, on the other hand, was somewhat under the radar which is surprising considering she was a two time first team All-State and the 5A POY in Iowa. Girls basketball is quite good there. After the Penn St. game, I noticed their coach gave Carlie a hug and a quick word. Almost looked like she really wanted her when she was at Marquette.

I don't think coach Banghart recruited anyone just to fill a uniform. Everyone she went after was a likely asset to the program so it shouldn't be all that surprising that many of them develop into pretty good players. Hopefully Coach Berube will be able to do the same.

 
bradley 
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Re: Women&#039;s BB
12-20-19 03:55 PM - Post#295020    
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  • Tiger69 Said:
If Carla can recruit as well as she can coach, I can hardly wait to see her first class.




Apparently, she will be in DC this Sunday, recruiting. Baltimore/DC area has been kind to the Tigers over the past few years. It will be interesting to see if Carla and Courtney compete for one or two players. It sounds like Carla enjoys recruiting and she has a very calm thoughtful persona.

It probably does not hurt that she has been successful so far in the early stages of her stewardship.

 
bradley 
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Re: Women&#039;s BB
12-20-19 04:28 PM - Post#295021    
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It was good to see Penn hold on to win today and hopefully, Harvard takes down St. Joe's tonight. Every non-conference win by IL teams from here on in should help the cause for a 2 bid league.

Once we get into the IL season, it will be slightly less damaging for Princeton, Penn, Harvard or Yale to lose to one another which may happen although the cream will probably rise to the top.

 
Tiger84 
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Re: Women&#039;s BB
12-20-19 04:58 PM - Post#295025    
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#69 recruit Kaitlyn Chen has committed to Princeton.

This program doesn't rebuild, it reloads.

 
welcometothejungle 
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12-20-19 09:20 PM - Post#295046    
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3s from Cunningham and Alarie (who hit an NBA range stepback as the clock was winding down) at the end of the quarter give Princeton an 18-11 lead over Saint Louis after 1 quarter. Saint Louis has been pretty aggressive on defense and blocked a few of the Tigers shots early, but Tigers are hitting jumpers

Edited by welcometothejungle on 12-20-19 09:21 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
welcometothejungle 
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12-20-19 09:43 PM - Post#295048    
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Tigers close the 2nd quarter on a 17-2 run and lead Saint Louis 41-24 at the half. Littlefield had a great quarter with 2 and-one layups, and has 12 points. Alarie now has 2 NBA range 3s tonight and she's up to 10 points

 
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