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No. 2 Princeton Wins Seventh Straight
March 30, 2002 | Women's Lacrosse
March 30, 2002
Princeton, N.J. - Senior Kim Smith and sophomore Theresa Sherry combined for half of Princeton's 16 points as the No. 2 Tigers cruised to a 16-12 victory over Cornell at Class of 1952 Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers extended their win streak to seven, handing Cornell its first loss of the season in the process.
The Tigers found themselves in an unfamiliar spot early the game, they trailed 3-1 five minutes in. It didn't take long for normalcy to return, however, with goals by Sherry and senior Mimi Hammerberg less than a minute apart to tie the score at 3-3. Cornell answered with Sarah Fischer's goal at 12:28 and the Big Red led 4-3. It was the last lead Cornell would have as Princeton subsequently went on a 5-0 run and scored six of the next eight goals to close out the half with a 9-6 lead. Princeton's offense came out smoking in the second half Smith finding the back of Cornell's net only 16 seconds in. Twelve second later, senior Charlotte Kenworthy scored off Smith's assist to make the score 11-6. It was only one minute later that freshman Lindsey Biles scored off a pass from Sherry and the Tigers were off and running with a 12-6 lead.
Cornell pulled within four points with back-to-back goals at 51:59 and 52:25, but Hammerberg answered with her second goal of game as the Tigers ran out the clock for their seventh straight win after opening the season with an overtime loss to No. 1 Georgetown. Cornell entered as the No. 9 team in the nation with a perfect 5-0 record, but leave at 5-1 as Princeton improves to 7-1 and 2-0 in the Ivy League.
Simone finished the game with three goals for Princeton, Hammerberg had two goals and two assists, while Biles, Kenworthy and junior Whitney Miller all scored one goal. Sherry now leads the team with 20 goals and six assists despite missing Wednesday's game at Columbia.
"I was really excited to be back with my team and contributing again," says Sherry. "My teammates set me up nicely today and the rest just fell into place."
Sophomore Megan McInnis and freshman Sarah Kolodner split the goalkeeping duties for the second straight game. McInnis finished with six saves and Kolodner picked up three. Junior Rachael Becker spearheaded the defense with three caused turnovers while also picking up a ground ball and controlling a draw.
Princeton returns to action at Class of 1952 Stadium on Wednesday, April 3 with a 7:30 p.m. game against Delaware.
Princeton 16 Cornell 12Princeton Scoring (goals-assists) Theresa Sherry 4-1, Kim Smith 4-1, Lauren Simone 3-0, Mimi Hammerberg 2-2, Lindsey Biles 1-0, Charlotte Kenworthy 1-0, Whitney Miller 1-0, Elizabeth Pillion 0-1
1 2 Final Princeton (7-1) 9 7 16 Cornell (5-1) 6 6 12
Cornell Scoring (goals-assists) Sarah Averson 4-0, Jaimee Reynolds 4-0, Sarah Fischer 3-0, Jaime Quinn 1-0, Lori Wohlschlegal 0-2
Goalies
Princeton - Sarah Kolodner 30 minutes, 6 goals-against, 3 saves
Megan McInnis 30 minutes, 6 goals-against, 6 saves
Cornell - Carrie Giancola 60 minutes, 16 goals-against, 8 saves
Team Time Goal Assist Score
Prin 1:24 Theresa Sherry unassisted Prin, 1-0
Corn 2:19 Sarah Averson FP Tied, 1-1
Corn 4:02 Sarah Averson FP Corn, 2-1
Corn 4:41 Jaimee Reynolds unassisted Corn, 3-1
Prin 6:01 Theresa Sherry FP Corn, 3-2
Prin 6:55 Mimi Hammerberg FP Tied, 3-3
Corn 12:28 Sarah Fischer unassisted Corn, 4-3
Prin 13:44 Lauren Simone unassisted Tied, 4-4
Prin 14:20 Lauren Simone unassisted Prin, 5-4
Prin 15:13 Theresa Sherry Elizabeth Pillion Prin. 6-4
Prin 20:27 Whitney Miller Mimi Hammerberg Prin, 7-4
Prin 23:51 Lauren Simone unassisted Prin, 8-4
Corn 25:50 Sarah Fischer FP Prin, 8-5
Corn 26:52 Jaimee Reynolds unassisted Prin, 8-6
Prin 28:09 Kim Smith unassisted Prin, 9-6
Prin 30:16 Kim Smith unassisted Prin, 10-6
Prin 30:28 Charlotte Kenworthy Kim Smith Prin, 11-6
Prin 31:29 Lindsey Biles Theresa Sherry Prin, 12-6
Corn 32:30 Sarah Fischer unassisted Prin, 12-7
Prin 33:13 Theresa Sherry Mimi Hammerberg Prin, 13-7
Corn 34:22 Sarah Averson unassisted Prin, 13-8
Corn 36:31 Sarah Averson unassisted Prin, 13-9
Prin 45:56 Kim Smith unassisted Prin, 14-9
Prin 48:48 Kim Smith unassisted Prin, 15-9
Corn 51:59 Jaimee Reynolds Lori Wohlschlegal Prin, 15-10
Corn 52:53 Jaime Quinn Lori Wohlschlegal Prin, 15-11
Prin 55:25 Mimi Hammerberg FP Prin, 16-11
Corn 55:47 Jaimee Reynolds unassisted Prin, 16-12
Shots
Princeton - 24
Cornell - 28
Ground Balls
Princeton - 14
Cornell - 23
Caused Turnovers
Princeton - 11
Cornell - 10
Turnovers
Princeton - 13
Cornell - 15
Draw Controls
Princeton - 19
Cornell - 11
Fouls
Princeton - 12
Cornell - 19