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Princeton University Athletics
Put Up Your Dukes
May 17, 2000 | Women's Lacrosse
May 17, 2000
Princeton vs. James Madison
The site Lions Stadium * Ewing, N.J.
The date Friday, May 19, 2000 * 8:00 p.m.
The records Princeton: 14-3 James Madison: 13-4
The seeds Princeton: No. 2 James Madison: No. 3
The coaches Princeton: Chris Sailer (14th season, 165-61) James Madison: Jennifer Ulehla (seventh season, 78-43)
The series Princeton leads 7-1
Last meeting James Madison defeated Princeton 9-8 in overtime *?March 18, 1997
Today's Note of the Day
Final-ly -?Princeton's senior class is making its first appearance in the Final Four. Every Princeton class since 1989 has made at least one Final Four appearance.
Five more notes no media person should be without
Young guns -?Princeton's freshmen and sophomores have combined for 159 goals, Princeton's juniors and seniors have combined for 49 goals.
More young -?Kim Smith, Lauren Simone and Charlotte Kenworthy, who have combined for 113 of Princeton's 208 goals (54.3%), are all sophomores. Rooting interest -?James Madison, the fourth President of the United States for whom JMU is named, was a 1771 graduate of Princeton.
Been there, done that -?Princeton is making its seventh Final Four appearance (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996).
Not been there, not done that -?Jen Alexander, who took last year off from school following a torn ACL, is the only player on either team who has ever played in the Final Four before.
Others receiving votes
Close-ness -?Princeton has played seven games decided by two goals or fewer. Princeton is 6-1 in those games including the last five.
Uh, oh -?Princeton and James Madison are a combined 1-4 against the teams in the other semifinal. Princeton lost to Loyola and Maryland, JMU split with Loyola and lost to Maryland.
Something in common -?Princeton and James Madison have eight common opponents, against whom they have each played nine games. Princeton is 7-2 in those nine games, JMU is 6-3.
Nothing in common -?James Madison has not played Princeton or any other Ivy League opponent this season.
Moving up the charts -?Kim Smith and Lauren Simone are tied for the team lead in goals with 41. The two are also half of a four-way tie for 11th place for goals in a season at Princeton. There is currently a three-way tie for eighth with 42 goals and a four-way tie for fourth with 45 goals.
I'm honored -?Whitney Miller was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year, making her the fifth Princeton player to earn the award. Current junior Julie Shaner was the last Princeton player prior to Miller to be Rookie of the Year, the others were Gillian Thomson (1989), Lisa Reabne (1993) and Cristi Samaras (1995).
More honors -?Princeton had four first-team All-Ivy League selections: Lauren Simone (unanimous), Julie Shaner (unanimous), Kim Smith and Jess Nelson.
Still more honors -?Princeton had nine players earn All-Ivy recognition. In addition to the four first-teamers, Princeton also had second team selections Hilary Maddox, Brooke Owens and Laura Field and honorable mention selections Charlotte Kenworthy and Molly Hall.
Leaders of the pack -?Either Julie Shaner, Kim Smith or Lauren Simone has led Princeton in goals in 16 of 17 games.
Aw, shoot -?Princeton's seven leading scorers all had a shooting percentage of between .373 and .394.
More shoot -?Jess Nelson played a team-high 998 minutes this season and did not attempt a shot.
Streaking -?Princeton won 11 straight games at one point during the season.
Welcome back -?Since missing the Harvard and Penn games with an ankle injury, Lauren Simone has scored 13 goals in four games, including four in the quarterfinal win over Duke.
Working overtime -?Lauren Simone's goal in the third overtime gave Princeton its quarterfinal win over Duke.
Strength against strength -?James Madison averages 14.7 goals per game, Princeton allows 7.7 goals per game.
Goal oriented -?No Princeton player has scored a goal in every game this season.
Charlotte's web -?After scoring six goals in the first five games of the season (1.2 per game), Charlotte Kenworthy has scored 25 goals in the last 12 games (2.1 per game).
Tournament tested -?Julie Shaner is playing in her second NCAA tournament this school year. Shaner also played in the women's soccer tournament last fall.
League of nations -?Chris Sailer has more Final Fours (seven) than Ivy League championships (four).
More league -?Princeton has not lost a league game to a team other Dartmouth since 1993.
Spread it around -?Princeton ranks 16th nationally in scoring offense, but the Tigers do not have player in the top 20 in goals, assists or points.
Can you spare a dime? -?Princeton has seven more assists and 77 more goals than its opponents.
History lesson -?Princeton and James Madison met for the first time in 1990 and played every year from 1990 through 1997. Princeton won the first seven meetings before JMU won in 1997.
More history -?Since 1996 Princeton is undefeated at home in the NCAA tournament and winless away from home in the NCAA tournament.
Still more history -?Princeton is 3-3 in its previous six NCAA semifinal games.
Even more history -?Princeton defeated Dartmouth 13-8 in the semifinals and lost to Maryland 13-5 in the 1995 NCAA Final Four at the College of New Jersey (then known as Trenton State College).
Last history -?Princeton played at the College of New Jersey (then known as Trenton State College) in 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1981, when Princeton and TSC used to play each other annually.
Rock on -?Jess Nelson and Mimi Hammerberg once appeared in a Backstreet Boys video.
Eye of the storm -?Tiger co-captain Hilary Maddox has one blue eye and one green eye.
Home sweet home -?Princeton's campus is nine miles from the College of New Jersey. James Madison's campus is 300 miles from the College of New Jersey.
What's in a name? -?The College of New Jersey used to be known as Trenton State College. Princeton University used to be known as the College of New Jersey.