Gophers Drop to 0-4 All-Time vs. Division I Opponents

Early 2-0, 4-3 Leads Dissolve Thanks to Princeton's 26-2 Run

PRINCETON, N.J. — Goucher, which was going up against a Division I opponent for only the fourth time since men's basketball became an intercollegiate sport at the school, was held to an all-time low point total this afternoon by Princeton when the Tigers conquered head coach Leonard Trevino's Gophers, 88-35.

The 35 points are two fewer than the Gophers managed to score on December 8, 2007 against Maryland-Baltimore County, the last Division I opponent they faced prior to taking on the Tigers today.

The Gophers (5-12) got on the scoreboard first today, taking a 2-0 advantage :56 into the contest on a jumper by Shane Yambor (Burtonsville, Md./Paint Branch). After a three-point basket by Douglas Davis put the Tigers (9-5) ahead 3-2, Micah Perry (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook), who was coming off back-to-back 20-point performances against Moravian (Friday) and Scranton (Saturday), nailed a jumper that provided Goucher with a 4-3 lead.

Princeton launched nine shots from behind the three-point stripe in the opening 5:37 and made five of them, including one by Marcus Schroeder at the 17:56 mark that put the Tigers ahead to stay.

During one stretch of the first half that consumed just over 10 minutes, the Tigers outscored the Gophers, 26-2. All 10 Princeton players who got into the game during the opening period scored at least two points as the Tigers were in complete command by halftime, leading 44-17.

Davis, who was an honorable mention All-Ivy League performer in 2008-09 as a freshman, was one of four Princeton players who scored in double figures as he furnished the Tigers with 22 points.

The leading scorers for Goucher were Pat Bailey (Rockville, Md./Magruder) with six points and Yambor with five.

With the loss, the Gophers are now 0-4 all-time against Division I opponents. The school record for fewest points scored in a game against a Division III opponent is 39 against Lawrence in 2005-06.