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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Hits the Road for Matchup with No. 16 Delaware
April 26, 2005 | Women's Lacrosse
April 26, 2005
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The Princeton women's lacrosse team looks for its 16th straight victory against Delaware when the Tigers meet the Blue Hens under the lights at Rullo Stadium Tuesday night at 7 p.m. (GoPrincetonTigers.com audio broadcast).
Fourth-ranked Princeton (10-3) hasn't lost to the Blue Hens since the 1989 season and has outscored Delaware 49-23 in three victories the last three seasons.
Delaware (8-5), ranked No. 16 in the IWLCA poll this week, is Princeton's 12th nationally-ranked opponent out of 14 games this season. The Tigers have an 8-3 record against their previous 11 ranked opponents, with all of those defeats coming to teams ranked in the top 10 at the time of the game.
The Tigers, who saw a six-game winning streak and a 16-game Ivy League winning streak come to an end with a 12-9 defeat at Dartmouth Saturday, haven't lost consecutive games since April 2003.
The Blue Hens improved to 8-5 on the season with a 14-7 victory over Temple last week. Delaware is led by first-year head coach Kim Ciarocca, who was the head coach at Temple for 12 seasons.
Today's Note of the Day
Pulling Rank -- Delaware is Princeton's 12th ranked opponent out of 14 opponents this season. Only Columbia and Harvard were unranked at the time of their respective games against the Tigers.
Five More Things You Can't Live Without
More Pulling Rank -- The Tigers have an 8-3 record this season against ranked teams. Two of those losses have come to top five teams and all three have come to top 10 teams.
Sweet 15 -- The Tigers have defeated Delaware in each of the last 15 seasons. Princeton has outscored the Blue Hens 49-23 in victories the last three seasons.
On the Rebound -- Princeton has not lost consecutive games since March 2003. The Tigers have a 44-5 record since the last time they lost consecutive games.
Injury Report -- Elizabeth Pillion, Princeton's second-leading scorer, missed much of the second half of Princeton's game at Dartmouth due to a leg injury.
A Final Time -- Princeton plays its final regular-season home game this Saturday against Brown. Six seniors will be honored prior to the game.
More Notes & Anecdotes
Last Time Around -- The Tigers defeated Delaware 15-8 at Class of 1952 Stadium last March. Lindsey Biles scored five goals in that game and eight Tigers scored at least one goal.
Milestones -- Lindsey Biles' two goals against Dartmouth gave her 162 for her career and tied her with Lisa Rebane `96 for second place on Princeton's all-time list.
Even More Milestones -- Lindsey Biles needs four points to pass Lauren Simone `02 and move into third place all-time at Princeton. Biles has 202 career points (162 goals, 40 assists).
More Milestones? -- Lindsey Biles needs 15 goals in Princeton's last three regular-season games and any NCAA tournament games to set the school's single-season goals record.
Numbers Game -- Princeton's has allowed 22 goals in its last 90 minutes of action after allowing 20 goals in its previous 210 minutes of action.
Streakin' -- Princeton's loss to Dartmouth ended a six-game winning streak. The Tigers have fashioned at least a six-game winning streak in each of the last seven seasons.
Ivy Facts -- Princeton will not win the Ivy League title this season, but can still finish with one or fewer Ivy League losses for the 12th straight season with a win over Brown Saturday.
Non-Conference Call -- Princeton is 5-2 this season against non-conference opponents.
More Defensiveness -- Eight of Princeton's 13 games this season have either been ties or one-goal games at halftime.
Poll Positions -- Princeton has been ranked at No. 4 or higher in every IWLCA poll this season.
Double Trouble -- The Tigers now have at least 10 wins for the eighth straight seasons. The Tigers have at least 14 wins in each of the last five seasons.
Multiple Choice -- Lindsey Biles has at least two goals in 12 of 13 games this year and at least two points in all 13 of Princeton's games.
Doing it All -- Elizabeth Pillion leads the Tigers in draw controls (24) and groundballs (30) and is second on the team in caused turnovers (23).
Two-Fers -- Elizabeth Pillion had at least two points in 11 straight games before leaving Saturday's game at Dartmouth due to injury.
How Many Final Fours? -- Elizabeth Pillion went to the NCAA final four with the women's lacrosse team last May and with the Princeton women's soccer team this past December.
Miller's Back -- Kathleen Miller did not play at Penn due to a bad back, but has started the last two games and has three goals and three assists in those two games.
Balancing Act -- Kathleen Miller (15 goals) is one of five Princeton players with at least 15 goal and one of seven Princeton players with at least 12 points.
I'm Honored -- Kathleen Miller was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2004.
Iggy Pops -- Ingrid Goldberg has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in her last seven games after scoring with five points (four goals, one assist) in Princeton's first six games.
The Stopper -- Sarah Kolodner has a 63-8 record as a starter over the past four seasons.
The Stopper 2 -- Sarah Kolodner ranks second all-time at Princeton in career goals-against average (6.30 GAA). She has a 8.14 GAA this season.
Fresh Face -- Freshmen Katie Lewis-Lamonica had a team-high three goals at Dartmouth. Lewis-Lamonica, who has 18 goals, is the only Princeton freshman to have started every game.
Amo on Attack -- Freshman Ashley Amo scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Georgetown and then led the Tigers with three goals at Cornell.
Sing a Song -- Senior attacker Leigh Slonaker sings the national anthem before Princeton home games.
Goal Oriented -- Sophomore Colleen O'Boyle started the second half of Princeton's games against Yale, Penn and Harvard and entered the game early in the second half against Dartmouth Saturday.
Back in Black -- Jamie Sundheim, who scored the OT game winner against Dartmouth last season, has played in three of Princeton's last four games after knee surgery kept her out of the lineup.
Freedom! -- Princeton has 49 free-position shots this year compared to just 36 for its opponents.
Road Warriors -- The Tigers play two of their final three games on the road, both against ranked teams.
Ivy Fact -- Princeton has lost just once in the last 12 seasons to an Ivy League team other than Dartmouth (Yale in 2003).
NCAA Fact -- Princeton is one of only two schools (Maryland is the other) to win consecutive NCAA Division I or National Collegiate championships).