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St. Patrick's Day Treat
March 17, 2002 | Women's Lacrosse
March 17, 2002
Princeton, N.J. - Princeton used three goals apiece from senior Lauren Simone and sophomore Theresa Sherry to defeat Virginia in a St. Patrick's Day battle at Class of 1952 Stadium. The Princeton defense withstood a furious Virginia rally and held on for the 13-11 win, improving the Tigers' record to 3-1 on the year.
Junior Alex Fiore found the net only 1:11 into the contest to give Princeton the early lead. It was a lead the Tigers would hold throughout the game. Senior Kim Smith then scored two straight goals with assists from Simone and Fiore to put Princeton up 3-0 eight minutes into the game.
Virginia's Cary Chasney answered with back-to-back goals of her own to pull the Cavaliers within one, but three consecutive goals from Princeton pushed the lead back up to four. After another Virginia goal, Sherry took a pass from Lindsey Biles and slipped past the Cavalier defense for her third goal of the day. Virginia scored the next two and Princeton led 7-5 at the half. The Tiger offense was clicking on all cylinders to start the second half. Fiore netted a free position goal at 33:29, junior Rachael Becker assisted Simone on her second goal the game at 35:30, and junior Whitney Miller scored 18 seconds later to give Princeton its biggest lead of the game at 10-5.
Virginia's Chasney scored off a Molly Cangemi assist and then Cangemi scored a goal of her own and the Cavs drew within three points. Princeton got big goals from senior captains Charlotte Kenworthy and Lauren Simone to make the score 12-7. Virginia came storming back with four unanswered goals and cut the lead to one. It was Miller's goal at 55:21, however, that sealed Princeton's third straight win.
Sherry finished with three caused turnovers, two ground balls and an assist to go along with her three goals. Fiore added two goals and an assist while both Miller and Smith ended the game with two goals. Senior Brooke Owens won two draw controls, caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball for Princeton and freshman Sarah Kolodner registered nine saves in goal.
Virginia drops to 5-2 on the year and loses to Princeton for the fourth straight time. The Tigers, ranked No. 3 in the nation heading into the game, face No. 1 Duke at Class of 1952 Stadium at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20.
Princeton 13 Virginia 11
1 2 Final Princeton (3-1) 7 6 13 Virginia (5-2) 5 6 11
Princeton Scoring (goals-assists) Theresa Sherry 3-1,Lauren Simone 3-1, Alex Fiore 2-1, Whitney Miller 2-0, Kim Smith 2-0, Charlotte Kenworthy 1-0, Rachael Becker 0-1, Linsdsey Biles 0-1, Mimi Hammerberg 0-1
Virginia Scoring (goals-assists) Cary Chasney 4-0, Lauren Aumiller 3-2, Molly Cangemi 2-2, Amy Appelt 1-1, Gina Sambus 1-0, Caitlin Banks 0-1
Goalies Princeton - Sarah Kolodner 60 minutes, 11 goals-against, 9 save Virginia - Andrea Pfeiffer 60 minutes, 13 goals-against, 5 saves
Team Time Goal Assist Score Prin 1:11 Alex Fiore Theresa Sherry P, 1-0 Prin 6:15 Kim Smith Lauren Simone P, 2-0 Prin 7:54 Kim Smith Alex Fiore P, 3-0 Virginia 8:06 Cary Chasney Lauren Aumiller P, 3-1 Virginia 10:41 Cary Chasney FP P, 3-2 Prin 14:21 Theresa Sherry FP P, 4-2 Prin 17:50 Lauren Simone Mimi Hammerberg P, 5-2 Prin 18:30 Theresa Sherry unassisted P, 6-2 Virginia 23:52 Amy Appelt unassisted P. 6-3 Prin 25:13 Theresa Sherry Lindsey Biles P, 7-3 Virginia 26:18 Lauren Aumiller Molly Cangemi P, 7-4 Virginia 27:26 Molly Cangemi unassisted P, 7-5 Prin 33:29 Alex Fiore FP P, 8-5 Prin 35:30 Lauren Simone Rachael Becker P, 9-5 Prin 35:48 Whitney Miller unassisted P, 10-5 Virginia 37:19 Cary Chasney Molly Cangemi P, 10-6 Virginia 39:59 Molly Cangemi unassisted P, 10-7 Prin 42:01 Charlotte Kenworthy unassisted P, 11-7 Prin 44:57 Lauren Simone unassisted P, 12-7 Virginia 45:13 Cary Chasney Lauren Aumiller P, 12-8 Virginia 48:43 Lauren Aumiller Amy Appelt P, 12-9 Virginia 50:30 Gina Sambus FP P, 12-10 Virginia 54:20 Lauren Aumiller Caitlin Banks P, 12-11 Prin 55:21 Whitney Miller unassisted P, 13-11
Shots Princeton - 20 Virginia - 25
Ground Balls Princeton - 18 Virginia - 25
Caused Turnovers Princeton - 10 Virginia - 11
Turnovers Princeton - 15 Virginia - 18
Draw Controls Princeton - 10 Virginia - 16
Fouls Princeton - 22 Virginia - 18