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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Begins Ivy Play, Hosts Columbia Tuesday Evening
March 21, 2005 | Women's Lacrosse
March 21, 2005
The Princeton women's lacrosse team hopes to begin a new regular-season winning streak, not to mention get off to a good start in Ivy League play, when the Tigers host Columbia Tuesday at Class of 1952 Stadium. Game time is 5 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live over the internet at GoPrincetonTigers.com.
Princeton's 24-game regular-season winning streak and 20-game home winning streak may have come to an end Saturday against Penn State, but the Tigers (3-1) still have some impressive streaks alive heading into Tuesday's game. Princeton has won 14 straight Ivy League games on the 1952 Stadium turf, with its last league loss at home coming to Dartmouth in 2000.
The Tigers have outscored Columbia 118-14 in seven wins over the Lions the past seven years, but this year's Columbia team will enter the game with a 4-0 record. The Lions tied a school record for goals in a game in a 17-9 win at Vermont last Wednesday.
Princeton has lost just one Ivy game to a team other than Dartmouth in the past 11 seasons and hasn't finished with more than one Ivy League loss since 1992.
Senior Elizabeth Pillion scored a career-high six goals for Princeton against Penn State, and Pillion and classmate Lindsey Biles have now combined for 26 goals in Princeton's first four games.
Columbia is the first non-ranked team on Princeton's schedule this season. The Tigers' next two games after Tuesday will likely come against top five teams in Virginia (March 26) and Georgetown (March 30).
Today's Note of the Day
Tigers Over Lions -- Princeton has outscored Columbia 118-14 in seven wins over the Lions since Columbia established its women's lacrosse program in 1997.
Five More Things You Can't Live Without
Ivy Information -- Princeton has earned at least a share of the Ivy League title each of the last four seasons. The Tigers have a 32-3 record in Ivy League games in the last five seasons. More Ivy Information -- The Tigers have won 14 consecutive Ivy League games at Class of 1952 Stadium. Princeton's last Ivy League loss on the turf came against Dartmouth in overtime in 2000.
Even More Ivy Information -- Princeton has lost only one Ivy League game in the last 11 seasons to a team other than Dartmouth.
Fearsome Twosome -- Lindsey Biles and Elizabeth Pillion have combined for 26 goals and 32 points through four games this season. The rest of the Tigers have combined for 18 goals and 27 points.
Shooting Stars -- The Tigers have scored a goal on 46% of their shots this season (44 of 95). Biles and Pillion have combined to score on 53% of their shots (26 of 47).
More Notes & Anecdotes
Home For a While -- Princeton has played four of its first five games at home but plays just four of its final 11 games at Class of 1952 Stadium.
Second Time Around -- Princeton has outscored its first four opponents 21-11 in the second half. All of Princeton's first four games have either been tied or one-goal games at halftime.
All Good Things Must Come to an End -- Penn State's overtime win against Princeton Saturday ended both the Tigers' 24-game regular-season winning streak and a 20-game Princeton winning streak in games played at Class of 1952 Stadium.
All-Around Player -- Lindsey Biles also leads Princeton in caused turnovers (nine) and is second in groundballs (10) in addition to leading the team with 16 goals.
Six Shooter -- Elizabeth Pillion scored a career-high six goals against Penn State Saturday. She became the second Princeton player (along with Lindsey Biles) to score six goals in a game this year.
Five in the Four -- Princeton has reached the NCAA semifinals five consecutive years (2000-2004). The Tigers also made the semifinals five straight years during the 1990s (1992-96).
Early Tests -- Princeton will play five of its first seven games against teams that made the 2004 NCAA tournament (Johns Hopkins, Loyola, Duke, Virginia & Georgetown).
Trophy Girls -- Elizabeth Pillion, Lindsey Biles and Lauren Vance have all been chosen as "Players to Watch" by the Tewaaraton Award Committee. The Tewaaraton Trophy is annually awarded to the top players in men's and women's Division I lacrosse.