DePaul University Athletics
No. 23/21 DePaul Continues Road Trip at Princeton
12/12/2011 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Dec. 12, 2011
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- The No. 23/21 DePaul women's basketball team completes its East Coast road trip on Tuesday when it visits Princeton. The 7 p.m. (EST) showdown with the 2011 Ivy League Champions tips at the Jadwin Gymnasium. Live stats and video are available for the contest while in-game notes and updates can be followed at www.twitter.com/DePaulWBBSID.
The Blue Demons (8-2) are coming off an 84-61 loss to then-No. 7/8 Tennessee in the second game of the Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. DePaul was paced by Jasmine Penny's 16 points; Keisha Hampton added 14 and Anna Martin finished with 10. The Blue Demons made seven 3-pointers in the contest, while they did not allow Tennessee to make one triple on its five attempts.
Martin enters Tuesday's contest having reached double-figures in all 10 of DePaul's contests this season. Martin is averaging 19.1 points per game which ranks second in the BIG EAST and 31st in the country. Hampton, who has started every game since arriving in Lincoln Park in 2008, is second on the team with 16.8 points per outing. Hampton ranks second in the BIG EAST with her .902 (46-of-51) free throw percentage and has made 26 of her last 27 attempts from the charity stripe.
The Blue Demons and Tigers are meeting for the first time in either team's history. The Tigers, who are receiving a vote in the ESPN.com/USA Today Coaches Poll, are coming off a 65-52 loss at Navy on Dec. 9. DePaul is 4-0 all-time against schools from the Ivy League. Princeton has already played and defeated Villanova from the BIG EAST this season. The Tigers are 15-47 all-time against teams from the BIG EAST.
Niveen Rasheed leads Princeton (7-2) with 16.8 points per game and has led her team in scoring six times and rebounding five times. Rasheed averages a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game and is second on the team with 23 assists. Lauren Polansky paces the team with 25 assists.
Following Tuesday's game, the Blue Demons return to Illinois and host Arizona State on Dec. 16. DePaul hits the road for a contest at Illinois State on Dec. 19. The Blue Demons then close out 2011 with two contests at McGrath-Phillips Arena. DePaul hosts Southern Illinois on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. and Northern Illinois New Year's Eve at 2 p.m.
- Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul is 690-395 (.636) all-time... the 2011-12 campaign is the 37th season of women's basketball at DePaul University... since the start of the 2003-04 season (272 games), the Blue Demons have held 64.7 percent of their opponents to less than 70 points (176-of-272)... in that span, DePaul is 151-25 (.858) when holding opponents to less than 70 points... in that same time span, DePaul has scored 70 or more points in 181 games... DePaul is 158-23 (.873) when scoring 70 plus points... in the last six plus seasons (240 games), the Blue Demons are 172-68 (.717)... in the last 70 home games against conference opponents, DePaul has posted 59 victories... over the last ten plus seasons (365 games), DePaul has scored at least 80 points in 122 games... the Blue Demons hold a 117-5 (.959) record in those games... in the same span, DePaul is 51-1, including 49 straight wins, when scoring at least 90 points.
- Presenting Princeton: Princeton is 7-2 on the season, including a 65-52 loss at Navy on Dec. 9... 7-0 when holding opponents to below 63 points, including 6-0 when holding them to below 55... offense is averaging 66.2 points per game... outrebounding its opponents 39.9-33.9... shooting .400 from the field including .305 from 3-point range... averaging 5.1 triples per game compared to 3.4 for its opponents... Courtney Banghart is in her fourth season at Princeton and boasts a 78-47 record.
- It Could Happen: Coach Doug Bruno could win his 536th career coaching victory and 496th at the collegiate level... Keisha Hampton could start her 113th consecutive game... with one 3-pointer it would run DePaul's streak to 69 consecutive games with a 3-pointer.
