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Undefeated Tigers Host Virginia In Top Five Women's Lacrosse Showdown
March 21, 2008 | Women's Lacrosse
One of the best rivalries in collegiate women's lacrosse visits Class of 1952 Stadium Saturday (1 p.m.) as Princeton and Virginia play for the 10th time in the last six seasons. This time, both teams are ranked in the top five in the latest IWLCA coaches poll.
Live video of the game at the TigerZone, as well as free live audio, will be available at GoPrincetonTigers.com. The unbeaten Tigers (5-0) are ranked No. 4 this week, while the 6-1 Cavaliers are ranked No. 2.
Princeton will look to reverse recent trends when it takes the field Saturday, as the Cavaliers have won three straight regular-season meetings between the teams and five of the last six meetings overall. Included in that stretch was UVa's 19-10 win over the Tigers in the NCAA tournament first round last May.
The Tigers, 5-0 for the first time since 2004, rolled past James Madison 17-10 Wednesday thanks to eight goal scorers, led by Ashley Amo's four goals and four assists. Princeton is averaging better than 15 goals per game at home this season.
Virginia had an impressive 16-5 win over ACC rival North Carolina last weekend. Six Cavaliers have already scored 10 or more goals this season as UVa has outscored its opponents 91-52 through seven games.
Today's Note of the Day
Over and Over ? Saturday's game between Princeton and Virginia marks the 10th game between the two teams in the last six seasons. Of Princeton's last 99 games, 10 have come against the Cavaliers.
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More Over & Over ? Princeton and Virginia have played in four of the last five NCAA tournaments and in each of the last 17 regular seasons.
Switched Up ? Virginia has won each of the last three regular-season games and five of its last six games against the Tigers after Princeton had won six of seven meetings before that.
For Starters... ? Princeton is 5-0 for the first time since the 2004 season, when the Tigers finished a perfect 16-0 in the regular season.
Half and Half ? Princeton has scored on better than 50% of its shot attempts this season (60 goals on 118 shots).
The Home Front ? Princeton has averaged better than 15 goals per game in three home games this season.
More Notes & Anecdotes
Passing Fancy ? Ashley Amo has 11 assists in five games this season. Amo, who had four goals and four assists against JMU Wednesday, had 11 assists in 17 games as a junior.
Stepping Up ? Christine Casaceli has 11 goals in five games this season. Casaceli scored 14 goals in 16 games as a sophomore.
Goal-Oriented ? Katie Lewis-Lamonica is now ranked 10th all-time at Princeton with 129 career goals. She needs four goals to pass Natalie Bocock ?83 and Amory Rowe ?95 and move into eighth place all-time.
All-Around Player ? Holly McGarvie has scored 10 goals this season on only 15 shots. She also leads the team with 15 ground balls.
Stopping By ? Kaitlyn Perrelle ranks among the top five nationally in goals-against average this season (6.63).
Experience Counts ? 10 of Princeton's 12 starters are juniors or seniors. Only sophomore goalie Kaitlyn Perrelle and freshman attacker Lizzy Drumm are underclassmen.
On Schedule ? Princeton plays five games this year against teams currently ranked in the top 10 in the latest IWLCA poll (Virginia, Duke, Maryland, Penn, Georgetown).
Up The Charts ? Princeton head coach Chris Sailer ranks second among active Division I head coaches with 274 career wins. Navy's Cindy Timchal ranks first.
Around The Horn...
Balancing Act ? 11 players have scored a goal for Princeton this season. No player has scored more than 12 goals.
On The Mark ? 82% of Princeton's shots this season have either been goals or saves by the opposing goalie. Only 21 Princeton shots have been wide or high of the cage.
Singled Out ? Princeton ranks among the national leaders in scoring defense, allowing 7.4 goals per game. Only JMU (10) has reached double figures through five games.
Start Me Up ? The Tigers have outscored their opponents 33-17 in the first half this season.
Comeback Kids ? Princeton trailed Penn State 3-0 in the first half and 5-4 in the second half before coming back to defeat the Nittany Lions 7-6 last Saturday.
A Big Win ? Princeton never trailed in a 13-8 win over then-No. 3 Duke March 8 and had the lead for the final 55 minutes of the game.
Conference Call ? The Tigers open their Ivy League season next Saturday against Cornell. Princeton plays six straight Ivy League games beginning with that game.
Tourney Tested ? Princeton has made the NCAA tournament field 10 straight years and 15 of the last 16 years.
All The Way ? Princeton has reached the national semifinals in women's lacrosse 11 times (1989, 1992-1996 and 2000-2004).
U.S.A, U.S.A. ? All three of Princeton's assistant coaches (Michele DeJuliis, Amy Altig, Elizabeth Pillion) will play for the U.S. national touring team at the Prague Cup tournament in the Czech Republic this summer.