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Harvard Next Up For Women's Lacrosse
April 13, 2007 | Women's Lacrosse
Princeton begins an important five-game Ivy League stretch Saturday with Harvard, a team the Tigers have beaten in each of the last 14 seasons. Game time is noon at Class of 1952 Stadium in the first game of a women's/men's doubleheader against the Crimson.
The game will be televised LIVE by Patriot 8 in the Princeton area, with a rebroadcast set for Monday night, April 16 at 9 p.m.
The Tigers are 1-1 in Ivy play entering Saturday's game, with 4-0 Penn hosting 3-1 Dartmouth at the same time on Saturday. Yale improved to 4-1 in league play with a win at Columbia Wednesday.
Princeton (5-4) moved back above .500 overall with an 18-7 defeat of Temple at Class of 1952 Stadium Wednesday night. Katie Lewis-Lamonica had a career-high seven goals for the Tigers, the most in a game by a Princeton player since Phyllis Fogarty scored seven against Lehigh 17 years ago.
Harvard (2-8, 0-2) fell to crosstown rival Boston University 17-8 in a game played this past Monday. Kaitlin Martin scored three goals in that game for the Crimson and leads the team with 23 goals this season. Harvard enters Saturday's game on a five-game losing skid.
Princeton has averaged 16 goals in its five victories this season. The Tigers scored 21 goals in a victory against Harvard at Class of 1952 Stadium two seasons ago, their most in a regular-season game since a win over Delaware in 2005.
Today's Note of the Day
Close Calls — Princeton's has won 14 straight games against Harvard. The Tigers have won those 14 games by an average margin of 7.2 goals.
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Margin Calls — Four of Princeton's last five wins against Harvard have come by at least a nine-goal margin.
Numbers Game — Princeton has averaged 16 goals in its five wins this season. The Tigers have averaged 8.25 goals in their four defeats this season.
History Lesson — Princeton was also 4-4 after eight games last season but won seven of its last eight regular-season games and a share of the Ivy League championship.
Lucky Number Seven — Katie Lewis-Lamonica scored a career-high seven goals in Princeton's win over Temple Wednesday, the most by a Princeton player since Phyllis Fogarty scored seven against Lehigh in 1990.
Multiplicity — Katie Lewis-Lamonica has scored at least two goals in every game this season. Lewis-Lamonica has scored at least one point (goal or assist) in each of Princeton's last 21 games.
More Notes & Anecdotes
History Lesson 2 — Princeton scored 21 goals in a win over Harvard at home in 2005, the team's most in a regular-season game since the 1995 season.
More History — Princeton lost by one goal at Yale in 2003 but rebounded to win its final nine games and win its second straight NCAA championship.
Final History — Princeton has not lost more than one Ivy League game in a season since the 1992 season.
Goal Oriented — Katie Lewis-Lamonica has a team-high 32 goals this season and is two goals shy of the 100 mark for her career.
Playing the Percentages — Katie Lewis-Lamonica has scored on more than 56% of her shot attempts this season (32 of 57).
We're Honored — Katie Lewis-Lamonica and Kathleen Miller are both nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy honoring the national player of the year.
Movin' On Up — Kathleen Miller enters Wednesday's game with 172 career points, tied with Jenny Bristow '94 for eighth place on the team's all-time list.
Movin' On Up 2 — Kathleen Miller has 59 career assists, fifth on Princeton's all-time list. She needs just four assists to move into second place all-time at Princeton.
Stepping Up — Ashley Amo has 12 goals this season; she had 12 goals for the entire season each of her first two years.
The Quicker Picker-Upper — Holly McGarvie leads Princeton with 23 draw controls this season. McGarvie has 67 draw controls in 27 career games (2.5 per game).
All-Around Player — Katie Cox had three assists in the win over Temple. She also has eight goals (on only 14 shots) this season.
Ms. Reliable — Caitlin Reimers, one of Princeton's tri-captains, has started all 65 games in her career.
Up the Charts — Christine Casaceli has nine goals in nine games this season. She had eight goals in 16 games as a freshman.
Net Gains — Freshman Kaitlyn Perrelle has played 301 of the past 360 minutes in goal for Princeton. She has started each of the last six games.
On The Defensive — Junior Norris Novak was an all-region defender as a sophomore. She had 34 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers in 2006.
Tourney Tested — Princeton has reached at least the NCAA quarterfinals in each of the last nine seasons.
Tourney Tested 2 — Princeton has reached every NCAA tournament except one (1997) since 1992 (14 of the last 15).