George Washington University Athletics
GW Ends Tiger-Filled Weekend With Princeton Sunday
12/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 20, 2008
GW vs. Princeton Notes 
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WASHINGTON, DC - George Washington hosts Princeton in the sixth all-time meeting between the two programs, but the first match-up in better than 11 years, at Smith Center Sunday at 2:00 pm. The series dates back to the 1977-78 season, GW's third as a varsity women's basketball program. The Colonials dropped the first two meetings in 1978 and 1979, but have won the last three meetings in the series by an average of 18.7 points.
GW (5-4) last hosted Princeton during a 1996-97 season in which the Colonials advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. That victory was the second of an eventual 22-game winning streak which led to a school-record 28 victories that season.
The Colonials are playing their sixth of a program-long seven consecutive home games against the Tigers Sunday. The record homestand concludes with Loyola (MD) Saturday, Dec. 27.
Senior Yolanda Lavender, who transferred to George Washington from Wake Forest midway through the 2007-08 season, is slated to make her season debut Sunday afternoon as the Colonials host Princeton. Lavender, who has practiced with the team since enrolling at GW last year, was an honorable mention All-ACC selection after averaging 17.0 points for the Demon Deacons during the 2006-07 season.
GW is 10-4 all-time against teams from the Ivy League, with a combined 7-4 record against Princeton and Yale (4-2). The Colonials other Ivy victories have come against Harvard (2-0) and Brown, which dropped a 98-22 decision at Smith Center last season. GW shot a school-record 66.7 percent from the field (36-of-54) against the Bears, while the 76-point margin of victory set a program- and Atlantic 10-record.
After falling behind by 19 points in the first half in its last outing against No. 10/10 Auburn Friday, GW rallied to within 54-51 with 4:46 remaining, but the Tigers closed the game with 11 straight points to avoid an upset 65-51. Seniors Antelia Parrish and Jessica Adair combined for 24 points, including 17 in the second half, but the Colonials couldn't overcome DeWanna Bonner's 30-point, 16-rebound double-double for the Tigers. Auburn was GW's second Top 10 opponent in three games after battling No. 7/9 Tennessee Dec. 2. It was the Colonials' first loss to the Tigers in four meetings, all of which occurred within the past three seasons.
Princeton (4-6) dropped is second straight game and lost for the fifth time in its last six games with a 59-44 loss at American Friday night. Addie Micir hit four 3-pointers and was the lone Tigers' player to finish in double-figures with 14 points. PU shot just 31 percent overall and made just 9-of-35 shots (25.7 percent) from inside the arc in the loss to the Eagles.
Micir leads the Tigers in scoring at 12.1 points per game and ranks in the Top 100 in the nation in both free throw percentage (24th, .893) and three-point field goal shooting (77th, .400). As a team, Princeton ranks 10th in the nation in free throw shooting at 77.9 percent. After winning a school-record 21 games and tying for the Ivy League title in 2006, the Tigers won 13 games in 2007 and seven last season.
