2019–20 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Carla Berube, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.

2019–20 Princeton Tigers women's basketball
Ivy League regular season champions
ConferenceIvy League
Record26–1 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Carla Berube (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dalila Eshe (1st season)
  • Lauren Battista (1st season)
  • Lauren Dillon (1st season)
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
2019–20 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Princeton 14 0   1.000 26 1   .963
Penn 10 4   .714 20 7   .741
Yale 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
Columbia 8 6   .571 17 10   .630
Harvard 6 8   .429 15 12   .556
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
Cornell 3 11   .214 10 16   .385
Brown 2 12   .143 8 19   .296
2020 Ivy League Tournament winner
As of May 1, 2024

Ivy League Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Rankings from AP Poll

The Tigers finished the season with a 26–1 overall record, 14–0 in the Ivy League. They won the conference's regular season championship.

The Ivy League Tournament and NCAA tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season edit

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season with a 22–10 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. They tied Penn for first place in the conference's regular season to meet them in a playoff to determine which Ivy League team received a first-round bid for the NCAA tournament.[2] The Tigers won, but lost in the first round to 17th-ranked Kentucky.[3]

Roster edit

2019–20 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G/F 31 Bella Alarie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Bethesda, MD
F 22 Taylor Baur 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr St. Louis, MO
F 3 Sydney Boyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Woodstock, GA
G 12 Maggie Connolly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wilmington, DE
G 24 Julia Cunningham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Watchung, NJ
F 21 Kira Emsbo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Lakewood, CO
G 4 McKenna Haire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Charlotte, NC
G 2 Carlie Littlefield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Waukee, IA
F 40 Maya McArthur 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dana Point, CA
G 1 Abby Meyers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Potomac, MD
F 00 Ellie Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Chevy Chase, MD
G/F 14 Maddie Plank 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Briarcliff Manor, NY
G 10 Grace Stone 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Glen Cove, NY
G/F 33 Lexi Weger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Fairfax, VA
G/F 11 Neenah Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Tracy, CA
G 13 Nicole Young 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Tracy, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 27, 2020

2019-20 Ivy Awards and Recognition
  • Bella Alarie – Player of the Year; First Team All-Ivy
  • Carla Berube – Coach of the Year
  • Carlie Littlefield – First Team All-Ivy
  • Julia Cunningham – Honorable Mention

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Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Rider W 80–47  1–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (650)
Princeton, NJ
November 10, 2019*
12:00 p.m.
at George Washington W 75–50  2–0
Charles E. Smith Center (1,018)
Washington, D.C.
November 15, 2019*
7:30 p.m.
at Seton Hall W 78–76  3–0
Walsh Gymnasium (795)
South Orange, NJ
November 17, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast W 67–53  4–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (763)
Princeton, NJ
November 20, 2019*
7:30 p.m.
at Iowa L 75–77 OT 4–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,885)
Iowa City, IA
November 24, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
Monmouth W 52–40  5–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (725)
Princeton, NJ
December 1, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
St. Francis Brooklyn W 76–44  6–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (702)
Princeton, NJ
December 7, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at Marist W 62–50  7–1
McCann Arena (1,518)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 10, 2019*
5:00 p.m.
Hartford W 73–42  8–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (545)
Princeton, NJ
December 14, 2019*
3:00 p.m., NBC Sports Philadelphia
Penn State W 72–55  9–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (869)
Princeton, NJ
December 18, 2019*
8:00 p.m., SECN+
at Missouri W 68–33  10–1
Mizzou Arena (3,694)
Columbia, MO
December 20, 2019*
8:00 p.m.
at Saint Louis W 66–50  11–1
Chaifetz Arena (606)
St. Louis, MO
December 29, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
New Hampshire W 77–37  12–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (989)
Princeton, NJ
Ivy League Regular season
January 11, 2020
1:00 p.m.
No. 25 at Penn W 75–55  13–1
(1–0)
Palestra (1,414)
Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at Dartmouth W 66–34  14–1
(2–0)
Leede Arena (756)
Hanover, NH
February 1, 2020
5:00 p.m.
at Harvard W 60–46  15–1
(3–0)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
February 7, 2020
6:00 p.m.
Cornell W 60–29  16–1
(4–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (976)
Princeton, NJ
February 8, 2020
5:00 p.m.
Columbia W 77–55  17–1
(5–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,806)
Princeton, NJ
February 14, 2020
6:00 p.m.
at Yale W 55–39  18–1
(6–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (551)
New Haven, CT
February 15, 2020
5:00 p.m., NESN+
at Brown W 85–48  19–1
(7–0)
Pizzitola Sports Center (610)
Providence, RI
February 21, 2020
6:00 p.m.
No. 25 Harvard W 66–45  20–1
(8–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (957)
Princeton, NJ
February 22, 2020
6:00 p.m.
No. 25 Dartmouth W 87–55  21–1
(9–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,450)
Princeton, NJ
February 25, 2020
7:00 p.m., NBC Sports Philadelphia
No. 23 Penn W 80–44  22–1
(10–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (743)
Princeton, NJ
February 28, 2020
6:00 p.m.
No. 23 Brown W 81–39  23–1
(11–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (852)
Princeton, NJ
February 29, 2020
p.m., NBC Sports Philadelphia
No. 23 Yale W 64–49  24–1
(12–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,144)
Princeton, NJ
March 6, 2020
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 at Columbia W 77–52  25–1
(13–0)
Levien Gymnasium (1,233)
New York, NY
March 7, 2020
5:00 p.m.
No. 21 at Cornell W 69–50  26–1
(14–0)
Newman Arena (328)
Ithaca, NY
Ivy League Tournament
March 13, 2020
(1) vs. (4) Columbia
Semifinals
Cancelled Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Back-to-Back! Princeton Earns Second Straight Ivy Tournament Title
  3. ^ "Murray, Kentucky beat Princeton 82-77 in NCAA 1st round". ESPN. March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces Major Awards and All-Ivy After Another Accomplished Season". Ivyleague.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. Retrieved April 27, 2020.