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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Meets No. 12 Cornell in Key Early Ivy Game
March 30, 2006 | Women's Lacrosse
March 30, 2006
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Sure. It's still early. But Princeton's matchup with Cornell in women's lacrosse Saturday afternoon at Class of 1952 Stadium (noon) is no doubt an important one.
The 12th-ranked Big Red come to Princeton 2-0 in league play, joining the 1-0 and No. 8 Tigers as the only Ivy teams to still be unbeaten after having played a league game.
The Tigers (3-4, 1-0), who defeated Columbia 16-7 Wednesday night, have won 18 consecutive games against Cornell (6-1, 2-0) dating back to the 1989 season. Princeton leads the all-time series by a 25-2 margin.
Cornell's Ivy wins, over Columbia and Penn, have come by a combined 26-7 margin. The Big Red enter Saturday's game on a five-game winning streak overall.
Saturday will mark Princeton's fifth game in eight games this season against a team currently ranked in the top 12 in the IWLCA poll. In addition to the Big Red, the Tigers have played No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Johns Hopkins, No. 4 Georgetown and No. 6 Virginia.
Saturday's game can be heard live at GoPrincetonTigers.com with Ed Benkin on the call. The Princeton men host Yale at 3 p.m. following the women's game.
Today's Note of the Day
On a Streak -- Princeton has won 18 consecutive games against Cornell in women's lacrosse dating back to the 1989 season.
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Zeroed In -- 2-0 Cornell and 1-0 Princeton are the only two Ivy teams that have played a league game that are still undefeated in league play.
Playing the Percentages -- In its three wins, Princeton has scored on 45 of its 88 shots (51%). In their four losses, the Tigers have scored on just 28 of their 82 shots (34%). Pulling Rank -- No. 12 Cornell is the fifth Princeton opponent in eight games this season that is currently ranked in among the top 12 teams in the latest IWLCA poll. No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Johns Hopkins, No. 4 Georgetown and No. 6 Virginia are the others.
Close Call -- Princeton defeated Cornell 9-8 in sudden-victory overtime last season in Ithaca. The winning margin was Princeton's smallest in the series since a 8-7 win in 1992.
Spreading It Around -- 25 field players have seen action for Princeton at some point this season; 17 of those players have scored at least one goal.
More Notes & Anecdotes
More Streaks -- Princeton hasn't lost to Cornell at home since the 1985 season. The Tigers are 25-2 all-time against the Big Red.
Only a Couple -- Princeton has just two Ivy League losses to teams other than Dartmouth (Penn 1993, Yale 2003) since the beginning of the 1993 season (72-2 record).
Winning Numbers -- Princeton has not lost more than four games in the regular season since finishing 7-7 in 1997.
We've Been Away -- Princeton has played just four of its last 16 games at Class of 1952 Stadium. Today's game is just the second of the year for the Tigers here.
About the Ivy -- The Tigers have had either zero Ivy losses or one Ivy loss in each of the last 13 seasons (1992-2005).
Start Me Up -- 19 of Princeton's 29 players have started at least one game this season. Seven have started all seven games.
A New Century -- Kathleen Miller, Princeton's leading scorer this season, now has 110 career points in 43 career games.
More Winning Numbers -- Princeton defeated Columbia 16-7 Wednesday. The Tigers have outscored the Lions 147-25 in nine wins since 1998.
The New Kids -- Five Princeton freshmen have started at least one game this season; only one (Katie Cox) has started all seven games.
Winning Numbers -- Princeton has a 70-15 record since the beginning of the 2002 season, including a 37-4 record in home games.
Back to Back -- Princeton (2002, 2003) is one of only two teams to win consecutive national championships in NCAA Division I women's lacrosse (Maryland is the other).
We're Honored -- Princeton has had the Ivy League Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in each of the last two seasons.
Take Me to Your Leader -- Kathleen Miller leads Princeton with 22 points this season (13 goals and nine assists). Miller had four goals and an assist in Princeton's win over Columbia Wednesday.
I'm Honored -- Kathleen Miller won the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award as a freshman and was an honorable mention all-league pick as a sophomore.
Young Gun -- Katie Lewis-Lamonica was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2005. Lewis-Lamonica has 11 goals this season, including two in Princeton's victory against Penn Columbia Wednesday.
Leadership -- Senior defenders Lauren Vance and Caitlin Abidin and junior midfielder Caitlin Reimers are Princeton's team captains in 2006.
All-American Girl -- Lauren Vance is Princeton's lone returning All-America. She was a second-team choice in 2005 and leads Princeton's with 15 ground balls this year.
Remember When -- Lauren Vance is the only current Princeton player that started the 2003 NCAA championship game against Virginia.
Great Starts -- Freshman Katie Cox has five goals and three assists in her first seven games. She had two goals and an assist in the win at Penn State.
In the Lineup -- Caitlin Reimers has started all 45 games in her two-plus seasons at Princeton.
And In Goal... -- Sophomore Meg Murray started five straight games for Princeton in goal after junior Colleen O'Boyle started the opener at Johns Hopkins, but O'Boyle started at Columbia. Murray played the second half against the Lions.
Nice Start -- Freshman Christine Casaceli scored a goal on both of her shots in Princeton's season-opening loss at Johns Hopkins March 4.