Iowa State women's basketball: What to know about Princeton, ISU's 'First Four' opponent
Iowa State will be part of the very first game of the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament.
The Cyclones narrowly made the field as part of the "First Four," meaning they will need to beat fellow play-in team Princeton on Wednesday in order to make it to the official bracket of 64 teams.
Here's what to know about Princeton.
Princeton women's basketball: Record, stats and more
- Location: Princeton, New Jersey
- Record: 21-7
- Conference: Ivy League (12-2; second place)
NCAA Tournament history: Princeton has become a fixture of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are in their sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament and 12th overall since 2010.
Princeton plays a slower pace, scoring just 66.8 points per game (143rd in Division I) and allowing only 56.8 per game (31st best).
Princeton women's basketball players to know
Princeton boasts a balanced roster. Three players were named either first- or second-team All-Ivy this season, and a fourth garnered honorable mention status.
Those players — Ashley Chea (first-team), Skye Belker (second-team), Fadima Tall (second-team) and Parker Hill (honorable mention) — comprise four of the team's five starters.
Chea, a 5-foot-8 sophomore guard, averages 12.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. She has played all 40 minutes four times this year, including Princeton's most recent game. She's a threat from deep, making 2.0 threes per game at a 36.1% clip.
Belker and Tall are also sophomore guards. Belker averages a team-high 13.1 points per game, while Tall leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game.
Chea, Belker and Tall each played 38 or more minutes in Princeton's loss in the Ivy League Tournament vs. Harvard.
Parker Hill, the lone starter above 6-feet tall, will likely be tasked with defending Cyclone star Audi Crooks. Hill is listed at 6-foot-4 and averages 7.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
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