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No.1 Tigers Keep Rolling With Win Over Dartmouth
April 20, 2002 | Women's Lacrosse
April 20, 2002
Princeton, N.J. - Senior Lauren Simone scored four goals and assisted on two more as Princeton rolled to a 15-3 win over Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon at Class of 1952 Stadium. The Tigers snap a five-game regular season losing streak to the Big Green and extend this season's win streak to 13 games.
"This was the first Ivy win our seniors have had against Dartmouth," says head coach Chris Sailer. "I'm so happy that they could get a win and do it so convincingly."
Simone started the game's scoring when she netted an unassisted goal 5:47 into the game. She then assisted on fellow senior Mimi Hammerberg's goal at 6:31 to give Princeton the early 2-0 edge. Dartmouth's Jen Newitt scored about a minute later to cut the lead in half, but that was as close as the Big Green would get. Freshman Lindsey Biles scored off a free position at 14:36, senior Charlotte Kenworthy scored at 19:16 and sophomore Theresa Sherry slipped past the Dartmouth defense to give Princeton a 5-1 lead with five different Tigers scoring goals.
Kenworthy ended the half with her second goal of the day and junior Whitney Miller became the sixth Princeton player to score when she found the back of the net to open the second half. Sherry then scored back-to-back goals one minute apart and the route was on.
Dartmouth's Newitt came into the game with a league-high 33 goals. She scored all three of Dartmouth's goals, but took 10 shots in the process. Princeton goalie Sara Kolodner slowed Newitt and stopped the rest of the Big Green with a career-high 13 saves. The freshman goalkeeper improved to a perfect 12-0 in goal as a starter and improved her save percentage to .583 on the year.
"Jen Newitt is a good player and after I stopped her free position attempt it really pumped me up," says Kolodner. "I'm just happy to get a win today."
Both Simone and Kenworthy finished with four goals while Sherry added three. Biles scored her 23rd and 24th goals of the season and Hammerberg chipped in with a goal and an assist Miller scored one goal for the third straight game as Princeton scooped up 26 ground balls compared to Dartmouth's 12.
The Tigers, ranked No.1 in the IWLCA Poll, possess the longest current win streak in the nation with 13 straight wins. Princeton improves to 13-1 overall and 6-0 in the Ivy League. With today's win, Princeton has clinched a tournament birth and at least a share of the Ivy crown. With Cornell defeating Yale earlier in the day, the Big Red improve to 5-1 in the conference, one game back of Princeton with one game remaining. The Tigers defeated Cornell earlier in the year, therefore win the tiebreaker.
"We don't look at streaks or too far down the road," says Simone. "We take it one game at a time, but this team is the best one I've been on in my four years at Princeton."
The No. 1 Tigers test themselves next Wednesday, April 24 at Class of 1952 Stadium when they welcome seven-time defending national champion Maryland. Wednesday's showdown pits the last eight national champions against one another and is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start.
Princeton vs. Maryland can be seen on CN8 and heard on www.GoPrincetonTigers.com.
Princeton 15 Dartmouth 3
Princeton (13-1) 6 9 15 Dartmouth (9-4) 2 1 3
Princeton Scoring (goals-assists) Lauren Simone 4-2, Charlotte Kenworthy 4-0, Theresa Sherry 3-0, Lindsey Biles 2-0, Mimi Hammerberg 1-1, Whitney Miller 1-2, Elizabeth Pillion 0-1, Kim Smith 0-1
Dartmouth Scoring (goals-assists) Jen Newitt 3-0
Goalies Princeton - Sarah Kolodner 6 minutes, 3 goals-against, 13 saves Dartmouth - Amy Price 60 minutes, 15 goals-against, 6 saves
Team Time Goal Assist Score Prin 5:47 Lauren Simone unassisted Prin, 1-0 Prin 6:31 Mimi Hammerberg Lauren Simone Prin, 2-0 Dart 7:42 Jen Newitt unassisted Prin, 2-1 Prin 14:36 Lindsey Biles FP Prin, 3-1 Prin 19:16 Charlotte Kenworthy Kim Smith Prin, 4-1 Prin 26:33 Theresa Sherry unasssisted Prin, 5-1 Dart 27:26 Jen Newitt unassisted Prin, 5-2 Prin 27:37 Charlotte Kenworthy unassisted Prin, 6-2 Prin 32:10 Whitney Miller unassisted Prin, 7-2 Prin 35:36 Theresa Sherry Whitney Miller Prin. 8-2 Prin 36:43 Theresa Sherry Lauren Simone Prin, 9-2 Prin 42:58 Lindsey Biles Liz Pillion Prin, 10-2 Prin 43:07 Lauren Simone unassisted Prin, 11-2 Dart 44:40 Jen Newitt FP Prin, 11-3 Prin 46:26 Lauren Simone FP Prin, 12-3 Prin 58:09 Charlotte Kenworthy Whitney Miller Prin, 13-3 Prin 59:48 Lauren Simone FP Prin, 14-3 Prin 59:57 Charlotte Kenworthy Mimi Hammerberg Prin, 15-3
Shots Princeton - 32 Dartmouth - 24
Ground Balls Princeton - 26 Dartmouth - 12
Caused Turnovers Princeton - 5 Dartmouth - 5
Turnovers Princeton - 12 Dartmouth - 9
Draw Controls Princeton - 11 Dartmouth - 9
Fouls Princeton - 16 Dartmouth - 14
Class of 1952 Stadium * Princeton, N.J. * Attendance 776