A threat against President Barack Obama 's niece , a player on Princeton 's women 's basketball team , prompted increased security at the Tigers ' NCAA Tournament game at Maryland on Monday night . Leslie Robinson is a freshman forward for the Tigers . Her father , Craig Robinson , is the brother of first lady Michelle Obama . Scroll down for video . President Obama 's niece , Leslie Robinson , was threatened on Monday before Princeton played Maryland . The freshman forward was not made aware of the threat before the game , but her coach did know about it . President Barack Obama sat beside his brother-in-law Craig Robinson ( right ) at Princeton 's game on Saturday . Before the second round game began at the XFINITY Center in College Park , Maryland , a woman left an eight-minute voicemail for the Maryland athletic department claiming a man was driving around campus with a Glock handgun , USA Today reported . A person who spoke to the AP said the threat was taken seriously . After Monday 's game , Princeton coach Courtney Banghart confirmed that she was aware of the threat before tipoff but Robinson was not . Princeton lost to Maryland 85-70 on Monday , the Tigers ' only defeat of the season . The Tigers forward did not appear in either of Princeton 's NCAA Tournament games this season . On Saturday , President Obama attended Princeton 's 80-70 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay . Neither the president nor the first lady attended Monday 's game , although Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan sat near Princeton 's bench . Robinson did not appear in either of Princeton 's NCAA Tournament games . Coach Banghart said : 'It 's incredibly disappointing that the first question we get [ after ] being 31-1 [ and ] in the NCAA Tournament is about a freak , . 'College Park police , I 'm sure , had that under control . 'Leslie is safe . She 's in my locker room . No one loves her like I do . 'She 's an important part of our team . 'Keep the freaks out of our gym . ' Laurin Mincy scored 27 points to help top-seeded Maryland advance to the Sweet 16 of the women 's tournament . After the win , Maryland celebrated in the locker room by putting a Terrapins jersey on a cutout of President Obama .
Leslie Robinson is daughter of Michelle Obama 's brother Craig Robinson . She is a freshman player on the Princeton Tigers women 's basketball team . Tigers lost to Terrapins 31-70 during game in College Park , Maryland . Voicemail claimed man was driving around on campus with Glock handgun . Princeton coach said Leslie was n't aware of threat from 'freak ' before tipoff .