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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Hosts Yale Saturday Afternoon
April 07, 2006 | Women's Lacrosse
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April 7, 2006
The Princeton women's lacrosse team begins an important four-game stretch against Ivy League competition Saturday when Yale visits Class of 1952 Stadium for a 2 p.m. game (internet broadcast at GoPrincetonTigers.com).
The No. 8 Tigers (5-4, 2-0), who have won three straight, and Harvard are the only remaining Ivy teams that enter Saturday without a league loss. Princeton plays at Harvard next weekend and then hosts Penn and Dartmouth at Class of 1952 Stadium the following week.
Three saves by sophomore goalie Meg Murray in the final minute, including one on a free-position shot with five seconds left, preserved Princeton's 10-9 win over Temple in Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon. Freshman Holly McGarvie's four goals in that game gave her 10 in her last three games, while senior Jamie Sundheim also had four goals after entering the game with six career goals.
Princeton's defense has been stellar in the second half in its last two games, wins over Cornell and Temple. The Tigers have allowed just four combined goals in the second half of those games after each game was tied at halftime.
Yale (6-5, 1-2 Ivy) moved back above .500 with a 12-3 win against Holy Cross Wednesday. The Bulldogs' Ivy League win this season was a 6-5 win over 2005 league champion Dartmouth in Hanover two weeks ago. Princeton has defeated Yale 13 times in the last 14 meetings and hasn't lost to the Bulldogs at home since 1988. Yale is the only Ivy League team other than Dartmouth to have defeated Princeton in the last 13 seasons (a 2003 win in New Haven).
Today's Note of the Day
Opportunity Knocks -- Princeton has been outshot 62-39 in its last two games but outscored Cornell and Temple 20-15 on the way to wins in each of those games.
Five More Things You Can't Live Without
Peering Ahead -- If Princeton wins today and Harvard loses at Penn tomorrow, the Tigers would be the only Ivy team without a loss in league play.
A Percentage Game -- In its five wins, Princeton has scored on 65 of its 127 shots (52%). In their four losses, the Tigers have scored on just 28 of their 82 shots (34%).
Half the Battle -- The Tigers have allowed just four combined second-half goals in their last two games after each game was tied at halftime.
Remarkable Rookie -- Freshman midfielder Holly McGarvie has 10 goals and 14 draw controls in Princeton's last three games. McGarvie was named the Ivy League's Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Just Once... -- Yale (in 2003) is the only Ivy League team other than Dartmouth to defeat Princeton at any point during the last 13 seasons.
More Notes & Anecdotes
Series Facts -- Princeton has defeated Yale 13 of the last 14 times the teams have played. Yale last defeated the Tigers in Princeton in 1988.
Winning Numbers -- Princeton has not lost more than four games in the regular season since finishing 7-7 in 1997.
About the Ivy -- The Tigers have had either zero Ivy losses or one Ivy loss in each of the last 13 seasons (1992-2005).
Four Score -- Senior Jamie Sundheim scored four goals in Princeton's win over Temple Wednesday. Sundheim entered the game with six goals for her career.
Point Person -- Kathleen Miller has at least one point in all nine games this season and at least two points in each of the team's last eight games.
Stop Right There -- Goalie Meg Murray had three saves in the final 1:06 against Temple Tuesday, including one on a free-position shot with less than 10 seconds left.
All About Balance -- 17 Princeton players have scored at least one goal this season. 19 Princeton players have started at least one game.
Injury Report -- Freshman attacker Kristin Schwab, who scored 13 goals on 15 shots this season, sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee in the first half against Virginia March 25 and is out for the season.