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Women's Lacrosse Visits Maryland To Begin Key Final Week of Regular Season
May 01, 2007 | Women's Lacrosse
The Princeton women's lacrosse team can't control what's in the past or what the NCAA tournament selection committee will announce on Monday. But the Tigers can control what happens on the field this week against two top 10 opponents, the first of which is No. 5 Maryland Wednesday night in College Park.
Wednesday's game begins at 7 p.m. at Ludwig Field, not at the Field Hockey/Lacrosse Complex as originally scheduled. A live audio broadcast with Ed Benkin will be available at GoPrincetonTigers.com (see above link).
The No. 11 Tigers (9-5) have won three straight by a combined score of 48-19, and they face a Terp team (14-3) that earned the top seed in last weekend's ACC tournament but fell to eventual tourney champion Virginia 10-7 in the semifinals.
NCAA tournament selections will be announced on Monday night at 8 p.m. ET, and the Tigers will be hoping for one of the eight at-large bids available in the field of 16. Princeton has reached each of the last nine NCAA tournaments and 14 of the last 15 tournaments.
Princeton has won five of its last six games against Maryland since the beginning of the 2002 season, with the only loss in that stretch a 13-12 overtime thriller at Ludwig Field two seasons ago. Katie Lewis-Lamonica, then a freshman, had five goals in that game to lead Princeton back from a late deficit to force overtime.
The Tigers came from behind to defeat the Terps 9-8 last season in Princeton. Each of the last three regular-season games between the teams has been decided by one goal.
Today's Note of the Day
Close Calls ? Each of the last three regular-season games between Princeton and Maryland have been decided by one goal. Two of three games have gone to overtime (a Princeton win in 2004 and a Maryland win in 2005).
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Close Calls 2 ? Princeton's five defeats this season have come by a combined total of 10 goals. Three of the five losses have come against teams currently ranked in the top six nationally.
Getting Offensive ? Both Princeton (10th, 13.57) and Maryland (6th, 14.94) rank in the top 10 in NCAA Division I in goals scored per game.
More Getting Offensive ? Princeton has eight players with at least 10 goals this season. Maryland has nine players with at least 10 goals this season.
Pulling Rank ? Princeton plays No. 5 Maryland and No. 8 Georgetown this week. The Tigers will end the regular season having played nine ranked teams in 16 games.
Turning It Around ? Princeton has won five of its last six games against Maryland after losing 11 straight games to the Terps prior to the 2002 season.
More Notes & Anecdotes
Percentage Game ? Princeton has scored on better than 45% of its shots this season. Three of the team's top five scorers have scored on better than 50% of their shots.
I'm Honored ? Holly McGarvie was named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. McGarvie had eight goals in two Princeton victories last week against Columbia and Brown.
On the Defensive ? Princeton's two goals allowed against Brown were its fewest allowed in a game since defeating Le Moyne 19-1 in the 2003 NCAA tournament.
Movin' On Up ? Kathleen Miller is now tied for sixth all-time at Princeton with 194 career points. She needs four points to pass Theresa Sherry '04 and move into fifth place.Up The Charts ? Kathleen Miller now ranks second all-time at Princeton with 66 assists and ninth all-time at Princeton with 128 goals.
Net Gains ? Katie Lewis-Lamonica has scored a goal in every game but one this season and leads the Tigers with 39 goals.
Two For One ? Katie Lewis-Lamonica has scored 105 career goals in 50 career games, an average of better than two goals per game for her career.
Players to Watch ? Kathleen Miller and Katie Lewis-Lamonica were each on the preseason watchlist for the Tewaaraton Trophy honoring the national player of the year.
The Quicker Picker-Upper ? Holly McGarvie leads the Tigers with 33 draw controls and is second on the team with 20 caused turnovers.
Stepping Up ? Ashley Amo has 28 points this season; she had 29 combined points in her first two years at Princeton.
All-Around Player ? Katie Cox has scored 14 goals on just 26 shots (54%) in 14 games this season.
Ms. Reliable ? Caitlin Reimers, a defender and one of Princeton's tri-captains, has started all 70 games in her career.
Stepping Up 2 ? Kristin Schwab has scored seven goals in her last four games. She also leads the Tigers with 27 ground balls this season.
In the Crease ? Freshman Kaitlyn Perrelle has played 503 of the past 660 minutes in goal for Princeton. She has started 10 of the last 11 games.
More 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.
Doubling Up ? Kristin Morrison had five goals against Harvard April 14. She had five goals in seven games heading into that game.
Second To None ? Chris Sailer has 268 wins in 21 seasons as head coach at Princeton, second among active Division I coaches behind former Maryland coach Cindy Timchal.
Tourney Tested ? Princeton is one of two teams (along with Georgetown) to have reached the NCAA quarterfinals in every year since the tournament expanded to 16 teams (2001-06).