<text>  A threat against President Barack Obamas niece, a player on Princetons womens 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 Obamas 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 Princetons 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 Mondays 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 Princetons NCAA Tournament games this season . On Saturday, President Obama attended Princetons 80-70 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay. Neither the president nor the first lady attended Mondays game, although Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan sat near Princetons bench. Robinson did not appear in either of Princetons NCAA Tournament games. Coach Banghart said: Its incredibly disappointing that the first question we get after being 31-1 and in the NCAA Tournament is about a freak, . College Park police, Im sure, had that under control. Leslie is safe. Shes in my locker room. No one loves her like I do. Shes 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 womens tournament. After the win, Maryland celebrated in the locker room by putting a Terrapins jersey on a cutout of President Obama. 