Rider looks to continue hot streak on road
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. » This will go down as one of the wort offensive performances in the Mitch Henderson era.
With it Princeton finds itself in logjam in the middle of the Ivy League pack.
The Tigers failed to have any player score in double figures, made just 16 field goals and lost to Harvard, 66-51, on Friday night at Lavietes Pavilion.
Princeton (11-11, 3-4) dropped its third straight game and is one of five schools with a 3-4 league record. Its 51 points were a season low.
The Tigers’ leading scorer was, of all players, Richmond Aririguzoh with nine points.
Amir Bell, Devin Cannady and Myles Stephens combined for just 20 points on 7-for-28 shooting.
Princeton was down 3520 at halftime. The Tigers had five total field goals (four of them threes) and 12 turnovers while Harvard closed the half on a 22-3 ru.
Christian Juzang paced the Crimson (11-11, 6-1) with 20 points and Seth Towns finished with 13.
The Tigers are back in action on Saturday night against last-place Dartmouth.
Women
PRINCETON 80, HARVARD 47 PRINCETON » Gabrielle Rush scored 19 points, Carli Littlefield had a career-high 18 and the Tigers (15-4, 5-1) roared past the Crimson (13-7 5-2).
Both Rush and Littlefield made four 3-pointers to combine for eight of Princeton’s 11.
The Tigers blew the game open with a 28-8 third quarter.
RIDER 62, SAINT PETER’S 52 LAWRENCEVILLE » Stella Johnson finished with 15 points, Kamila Hoskova and Lexi Posset had 13 apiece and the Broncs (1014, 7-6) picked up a victory over the Peacocks (421, 1-13).