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The Princeton women’s basketball team tips off its Ivy League season against Penn at the Palestra on Saturday afternoon after finishing the nonconference season with a 12-1 record, a No. 25 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, and a gaudy NET ranking of No. 38, tops in the Ivy League.
Here are three Tigers Takeaways as what could be a season of destiny for Princeton transitions to conference play:
Stop me if you’ve heard this before.
Playing against a power-conference opponent, the Princeton women’s basketball team fell behind early, trailed by four at half, then rallied in the second half to grind out a big win.
On Saturday afternoon, that’s exactly what the Tigers did. Again. Except this time, Princeton’s offense exploded to take down Penn State, 100-93, in the opening clash of the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.
We’re counting down the top 10 moments in each Ivy school’s history as part of our Ivy League at 60 retrospective. Harvard is next because who needs ties?
In 2012, the season following Harvard’s first Ivy League title, the Crimson competed in “The Battle 4 Atlantis” in the Bahamas. The tournament field was stacked with high-major competition, including No. 4 Connecticut and No. 22 Florida State. The Crimson cruised against Utah, their first opponent, then faced a tougher test in the Seminoles.