Friday, January 2, 2009

Hello From Eastern PA!

Final Lafayette 66, Princeton 64
Edwards evens the game and Lafayette has one final possession. Not wanting to foul, Virgin takes it down the lane and drops in the game-winning basket with six seconds to win.

39.6 Lafayette 64, Princeton 62
Lafayette is up by two after Allgood fouls out and Zavocki hits two free throws.

2:14 Lafayette 62, Princeton 59
The Leopards take the lead.

3:54 Princeton 59, Lafayette 58
Lafayette is now down by just one basket, coming back from a 22-point deficit. The Leopards held the Tigers scoreless for over nine minutes.

7:17 Princeton 57, Lafayette 48
Lafayette is on a roll and has cut the lead to single digits. Rebounding seems to be the difference.

12:15 Princeton 57, Lafayette 42
The Leopards are chipping away at the lead and are now down by 15, the closest margin of the half. Lafayette is starting to pick it up under the basket and its rebounding is limiting Princeton's second-chance opportunities.

18:00 Princeton 53, Lafayette 31
Addie Micir and Jessica Berry each hit three-pointers to put Princeton up by 22 at the first media timeout of the half.

Halftime Princeton 47, Lafayette 31
Edwards is leading the team with 17 points and Micir is following up with 14 points. Jessica Spicer has eight points to lead Lafayette. The Tigers are outrebounding the Leopards, 20-7.

2:14 Princeton 44, Lafayette 29
The Leopards have started to finally find its shots and has crept within 15 at the final media timeout. The crowd is definitely motivating the team, it's loud in here at the Kirby Sports Center.

7:04 Princeton 33, Lafayette 13
Lauren Edwards has scored a career-best 12 points, as Princeton takes a 20 point-lead.

8:51 Princeton 26, Lafayette 11
Princeton is up by 15 points as Lafayette calls its second timeout of the half. The Tigers have forced the Leopards into nine turnovers and seven fouls.

11:42 Princeton 21, Lafayette 9
The Tigers go on a run and are up by 12. Princeton has scored the last 10 baskets of the game and have held Lafayette scoreless since 15:32.

15:46 Princeton 10, Lafayette 7
The Tigers are up by three, and have gone 2-for-3 from long range, by the first media timeout. Jessica Berry will take two free shots after the timeout.

17:36 Princeton 7, Lafayette 4
Lafayette scores two baskets quickly but Lauren Edwards drains two free throws and follows up with a three pointer to help the Tigers take the lead. Addie Micir adds a jumper to give Princeton a 7-4 lead before the Leopards call a timeout.

Pregame

Hello from eastern Pennsylvania where the Princeton women's basketball is warming up for its first game of the new year against Lafayette College. The campus is pretty empty, being as though the students are on break, but there was a men's game here earlier this afternoon. There was a good crowd for that game so hopefully that will repeat itself tonight. The Tigers will be wearing orange uniforms for tonight's game. This is just the second time the team has sported the orange jerseys. The last time they wore them was against George Washington, where they had an impressive showing against a team that went to the Sweet 16 last year. Senior Whitney Downs will be a scratch player again tonight. The coaching staff is hoping to have her healthy and back on the court by the time Ivy League play begins.

1 comment:

Shawn said...

Thanks for maintaining the blog. It's nice also for fans here in Eastern Pennsylvania, of which I'm sure there are many, to be able to keep up with team events.