Box Score PRINCETON, N.J. – Despite holding Princeton to its lowest point total in Ivy League play this season, the conference-leading Tigers used a big first half to pull away for a 59-34 victory this evening in Jadwin Gym. The teams played a nearly even second half, but the Big Red could not overcome a 34-14 halftime deficit.

Cornell (11-12, 3-6) was led by Allyson DiMagno and Spencer Lane with 11 and 10 points, respectively, with DiMagno pulling down a team-high seven rebounds. Clare Fitzpatrick also chipped in six pints.

The Big Red was extremely active on defense, forcing the Tigers into 21 turnovers, as eight different Cornell players registered at least one steal for a team total of 10. 

Princeton (18-5, 9-0) was led by Niveen Rasheed with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals, but she was also harassed into five turnovers. Blake Dietrick and Mariah Smith finished with eight points each.

After the Tigers shot better than 50 percent in the opening half, the Cornell defense stepped up and held the home team to just 39 percent in the second stanza, including a mark of 22 percent from 3-point range, to finish at 45 percent from the floor for the game.

The Big Red, however, connected on just 27 percent overall and for the second night in a row did not make a 3-point shot.

Princeton used it significant height advantage to earn a 45-22 advantage on the backboards.

Cornell concludes its four-game road trip next weekend, travelling to Brown and Yale on Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2, respectively. Both games will tip off at 7 p.m.