Game #13 vs. Princeton University (Ivy League)
Info: Tuesday, December 31 | Princeton, N.J. | 12:00 p.m. | Jadwin Gymnasium
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Princeton, N.J. – The Le Moyne College women's basketball team will close out its non-conference slate at Princeton University on New Year's Eve. The contest is set to tip-off at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday inside Princeton's Jadwin Gymnasium and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Matchup History:
Le Moyne and Princeton met for the first time in women's basketball on New Year's Eve last season, with the Tigers recording a 66-55 over the Dolphins at Ted Grant Court. Sierra Linnin (Valley Cottage, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) recorded 12 points for Le Moyne during the setback on 4-for-6 shooting from three-point range. Princeton went on to win its fifth consecutive Ivy League Tournament Title in 2023-24.

Scouting the Tigers:
Princeton is led by head coach Carla Berube, who is in her sixth season at the helm of the program. Princeton compiled a 25-5 overall record in 2023-24, including 13-1 in conference play. The Tigers bested Penn and Columbia in the Ivy League Tournament to capture the title and receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they fell to West Virginia in the first round.

Princeton holds an 8-4 record so far this season, including 4-0 at home with wins over Villanova, Rhode Island, Vermont and Middle Tennessee.

Sophomore guards Skye Belker, Ashley Chea, Fadima Tall and senior forward Parker Hill have each started all 12 games this season for the Tigers.

Belker is averaging 13.3 points, 3.3 assists and shooting 42.6% from three-point range in 32.5 minutes per game, while Chea is providing 12.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in a team-high 33.0 minutes per game. Tall is adding 9.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest.

Junior guard Madison St. Rose, who was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2023 and Second Team All-Ivy in 2024, was averaging 17.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.8 steals through Princeton's first four games before suffering a season-ending injury.

As a team, the Tigers currently lead all Ivy League teams in field goal percentage (.452) and three-point field goal percentage (.352).

Tuesday's contest will be Princeton's fourth of a seven-game homestand. The Tigers will play their first three Ivy League contests at Jadwin Gymnasium against Cornell (Jan. 4), Harvard (Jan. 11) and Dartmouth (Jan. 18).

Dolphin Rundown:
Le Moyne (0-12) is coming off home losses against Colgate and Buffalo. Freshman guard Eli Clark (Oakhurst, N.J./Ocean Township), who scored a season-high 15 points during Le Moyne's most recent road game at Seton Hall on December 14, is averaging 12.3 points in Le Moyne's last four games. Last time out against Buffalo, Clark recorded 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the field, including a season-high four made threes in addition to a season-high five assists.

Graduate forward Haedyn Roberts (Holland Patent, N.Y./Holland Patent) also scored in double figures against Buffalo with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, while sophomore forward Sydney Postell (Churchville, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) tallied a career-high eight points, a career-high four steals and a season-high five rebounds.

The Dolphins made a season-high 10 three-pointers against the Bulls and shot 19-for-22 from the free-throw line.

Princeton will be Le Moyne's eighth non-conference opponent this season that reached its respective conference tournament title game in 2023-24.

Up Next:
Le Moyne will play its first three Northeast Conference games on the road. The Dolphins will tip-off 2025 at LIU on January 2, then will head to Pennsylvania for NEC tilts at Mercyhurst (Jan. 9) and Saint Francis (Jan. 11).

Le Moyne will play its first home conference game against Chicago State on January 18.