Princeton University Athletics
Friday, October 26
Class of '52 Stadium
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Three Tigers Have Multi-Point Games as Field Hockey Tops VCU 5-1
October 26, 2007 | Field Hockey
PRINCETON -- Three goals in the game's last 20 minutes allowed the Princeton field hockey team to pull away from Virginia Commonwealth in a 5-1 Tiger win Friday night at Class of 1952 Stadium.
The win is Princeton's seventh straight as the Ivy League-leading Tigers take a break from league action this weekend. Princeton (11-4) leads Cornell by one game as both teams have a league bye until next weekend. Princeton can clinch an Ivy title with a win next Friday at Penn, but first the Tigers will host Monmouth at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Princeton led VCU only 2-1 at halftime after the Rams' Jenna Harris scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season to halve the Tiger advantage with 3:28 to play before the half. Princeton started the scoring 14:15 into the game when Katherine Cape passed across the goal mouth to Kaitlin Donovan who was ready for the tip. Holly McGarvie had Princeton's second goal 27:46 into the game off a tip by Christina Bortz, firing it in from about 10 feet.
Though the Rams stayed within a goal for the first 15 minutes of the second half, Bortz knocked in a penalty corner shot by Paige Schmidt that was saved, doubling Princeton's lead. Less than four minutes later, McGarvie knocked in a pass from Kaitlyn Perrelle in mid-air to put Princeton ahead 4-1.
Schmidt, who was honored before the game as Princeton's lone senior, added a goal to go with her assist in her penultimate regular-season game on campus. Schmidt rocketed a shot off new Ram goaltender Laura Baker on a corner for Princeton's last goal with 1:21 to play.
Princeton held a 24-4 advantage in shots while Tiger goalkeeper Cynthia Wray needed to make just one save. VCU's starting goalkeeper, Brittany LoVullo, made eight saves while Baker had three.
The win is Princeton's seventh straight as the Ivy League-leading Tigers take a break from league action this weekend. Princeton (11-4) leads Cornell by one game as both teams have a league bye until next weekend. Princeton can clinch an Ivy title with a win next Friday at Penn, but first the Tigers will host Monmouth at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Princeton led VCU only 2-1 at halftime after the Rams' Jenna Harris scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season to halve the Tiger advantage with 3:28 to play before the half. Princeton started the scoring 14:15 into the game when Katherine Cape passed across the goal mouth to Kaitlin Donovan who was ready for the tip. Holly McGarvie had Princeton's second goal 27:46 into the game off a tip by Christina Bortz, firing it in from about 10 feet.
Though the Rams stayed within a goal for the first 15 minutes of the second half, Bortz knocked in a penalty corner shot by Paige Schmidt that was saved, doubling Princeton's lead. Less than four minutes later, McGarvie knocked in a pass from Kaitlyn Perrelle in mid-air to put Princeton ahead 4-1.
Schmidt, who was honored before the game as Princeton's lone senior, added a goal to go with her assist in her penultimate regular-season game on campus. Schmidt rocketed a shot off new Ram goaltender Laura Baker on a corner for Princeton's last goal with 1:21 to play.
Princeton held a 24-4 advantage in shots while Tiger goalkeeper Cynthia Wray needed to make just one save. VCU's starting goalkeeper, Brittany LoVullo, made eight saves while Baker had three.
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