Women's Basketball Falls to Princeton, 67-55, in Season Fi..

Courtesy: Tim Flynn, Athletic Communications Assistant

Release: 03/07/2006


PRINCETON, N.J. - Junior Joey Rhoads scored 25 points on 9-of-12
shooting, but it was not enough as the Penn women's basketball
team fell to Princeton, 67-55, Tuesday evening at Jadwin
Gymnasium.

With the win, Princeton (21-6, 12-2 Ivy League) clinched a share
of the Ivy League crown with Brown. Dartmouth, which defeated
Harvard 76-55 Tuesday evening, also clinched a share, forging a
three-way tie atop the Ancient Eight.

The two teams flip-flopped the lead in the first half, with the
game tied at 24 with 4:36 left before the half. However, Princeton
hit a 10-4 run to end the first half with a 35-29 lead.

The Quakers (5-22, 3-11 Ivy League) would not go away quietly,
however. They hung in for the majority of the second half, keeping
it within six until the Tigers went on a 7-0 run in the late going
to take a 60-48 lead. Rhoads' three-pointer with 3:58 remaining cut
the lead to nine, but Jessica Berry hit a layup seconds later and
the Quakers never trailed by less than double digits the rest of
the way.

Senior Jennifer Fleischer, playing her final career game, scored
eight points and had six rebounds and a block. Four Tigers had
double figures in the scoring column, including Meagan Cowher
with 20 points and Becky Brown with 16.

Princeton must now wait and see their destiny. A random draw will
determine two teams from the three-way knot to play Friday night,
with the winner of that game meeting the third team to determine
who gets the Ivy's NCAA bid.