Princeton Tigers women's basketball

Princeton Tigers
2014–15 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
University Princeton University
First season 1972 (February 2, first game)
All-time record 611-509 (.545), 43rd season
Conference Ivy League
Location Princeton, NJ
Head coach Courtney Banghart (8th year)
Arena Jadwin Gymnasium
(Capacity: 6,854)
Nickname Tigers
Colors

Black and Orange

            
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Conference regular season champions
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1999, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

The Princeton Tigers women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Princeton University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Tigers play home basketball games at the Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey on the university campus. Princeton has won twelve Ivy League championships and has made five appearances in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.[1] The team is currently coached by Courtney Banghart in her eighth year.

Highlights

The 2009-10 team began one of the best overall record streaks in Princeton women's basketball history. Entering the post-season with a 26-2 overall record, the Tigers were one of five teams in the country with two or fewer losses.[2] The other four teams earned No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Sweeping the Ivy League with a 14-0 mark, the Tigers earned a No. 12 seed to the NCAA Tournament. In 2011-12, Princeton was the first-ever Ivy League women's team to receive a national ranking. The Tigers moved into the AP Top 25 Poll, earning a No. 24 national ranking in the Week 18 poll. The Tigers won their third consecutive Ivy League Championship that season and earned the No. 9 seed into the NCAA Tournament. In 2012-13, Princeton earned the No. 9 seed, after winning the Ivy League for the fourth consecutive season. Niveen Rasheed earned an Associated Press All-American recognition that season.[1] The 2014-15 team finished the season 31–1, 14–0 to win the Ivy League regular season title to earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, which they lost to Maryland in the second round. The Tigers' No. 13 ranking in both the Associated Press Top-25 and USA Today Coaches polls are the highest in conference history. Princeton's No. 8 seed is the best an Ivy program has ever earned, and the Tigers' first round win over Green Bay was just the second NCAA victory for an Ivy team, joining No. 16 Harvard's upset over No. 1 Stanford in 1998.[1]

Coaches

Coaching Records[1]
Name Years Wins Losses Winning %
Penny Hinckley 1971-74 15 13 .536
Pat Walsh 1974-79 72 38 .655
Diane Schumacher 1979-82 29 52 .358
Jeanne Foley 1982-84 19 32 .373
Joan Kowalik 1984-95 163 121 .574
Elizabeth Feeley 1995-2000 68 70 .493
Kevin Morris 2000-01 2 25 .074
Richard Barron 2001-07 74 91 .448
Courtney Banghart 2007-present 169 67 .719

Ivy League

Opponent First Gm. Last Gm. W L Pct.
Brown University 1974 2015 41 30 .577
Columbia University 1978 2015 46 16 .742
Cornell University 1974 2015 50 20 .714
Dartmouth College 1976 2015 31 43 .419
Harvard University 1974 2015 36 40 .459
University of Pennsylvania 1974 2015 53 24 .688
Yale University 1972 2015 53 30 .639

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Women's Basketball Record Book • Coaching Record & Program Facts" (PDF). Princeton Athletic Communications. Princeton University. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2010 Women's College Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2014.

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