George Washington University

Nov. 23, 2009

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Princeton (2-1) at George Washington (3-0)
Game 4
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 • Time: 7:00 pm (EST)
Location: Smith Center (5,000) • Washington, DC
Radio: 1500 AM, 820 AM www.FederalNewsRadio.com (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live videostreaming and live stats on GameTracker at GWsports.com
TV: none
Series: Princeton leads, 2-1 (first meeting at Smith Center)

GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 136-100 (.576) 9th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 68-60 (.531) 9th season
Career Record: 136-100 (.576) 9th season
Hobbs' Record vs. Princeton: 1-0

PRINCETON COACH: Sydney Johnson (Princeton `97)
Record at PU: 21-38 (.356) 3rd season
Career Record: 21-38 (.356) 3rd season
Johnson's Record vs. GW: 0-0

Tuesday's Game: Coming off its best all-around performance of the season in Saturday's home opener, GW (3-0) hosts Princeton (2-1) in the second of five straight home games and the first-ever meeting at Smith Center.

• GW's victory over UMBC on Saturday gave the Colonials a 3-0 start to the season for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

• Princeton is the first of two opponents GW will face from the Ivy League this season. (The Colonials will play at Harvard Dec. 30)

• GW defeated Princeton, 60-57, in the most recent meeting eight years ago on Dec. 3, 2001 at the Verizon Center in the BB&T Classic.

• Princeton is coming off a 56-52 loss to Army Saturday at home.

• Princeton is picked to finish second in the eight-team Ivy League in the league's preseason media poll released Oct. 28.

• Saturday's victory over UMBC extended GW's string of triumphant home-openers to 22 straight dating back to the 1989-90 season. The last time GW lost a home opener was on Nov. 26, 1988, to begin the infamous 1-27 season.

A Closer Look at Princeton: A member of the Ivy League, Princeton was predicted to finish second in the eight-team conference in the preseason media poll announced Oct. 28. The Tigers come to Smith Center with a 2-1 record that includes a road victory at Central Michigan (71-68) and a 61-54 triumph over Manhattan at home. Princeton is coming off its first loss of the season, 56-52, to Army Saturday at home. Junior G Dan Mavraides leads the Tigers with 14.3 points a game including a team-high eight three-pointers. Nick Lake and Ian Hummer each have 15 rebounds to pace the squad and Marcus Schroeder's seven assists equals Mavraides' seven to lead the team. Mavraides had a 14-point effort in the loss to Army. As a team, the 2009-10 Tigers are shooting 44 percent from the field, 35 percent from 3-point range and a respectable 77 percent from the line. Princeton has a -3.3 turnover margin but is outrebounding its opponents by nearly four caroms a game through its first three contests.

Next Game: GW hosts Oregon State Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. at Smith Center. It marks the first-ever visit to Smith Center by a team from the Pacific-10 Conference. The game will be broadcast live on 1500 AM, 820 AM and at FederalNewsRadio.com as well as live video streamed via the Internet at www.GWsports.com.