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No. 8 Seed Tigers Host Vanderbilt Sunday In NCAA Women's Lacrosse First Round
May 09, 2008 | Women's Lacrosse
The Princeton women's lacrosse team hosts an NCAA tournament game for the first time since 2005 when Vanderbilt visits Class of 1952 Stadium for a 1 p.m. game Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, the No. 8 seed, are making their 11th straight NCAA tournament appearance and 16th trip in the last 17 seasons. A FREE live video stream of the game will be available at GoPrincetonTigers.com.
Princeton has a 16-3 all-time record at home in NCAA tournament games and has won nine consecutive NCAA games at Class of 1952 Stadium. Vanderbilt is making its second-straight tournament appearance and its fourth in the last seven seasons.
The 2008 Tigers finished 12-4, with three of those defeats coming to teams seeded among the top six in this year's NCAA tournament (No. 2 Penn, No. 3 Maryland, No. 6 Georgetown). The 2008 Commodores enter Sunday's game at 13-5. Vanderbilt won six straight games late in the season before a loss to No. 1 seed Northwestern in the championship game of the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) tournament.
The winner of the Princeton-Vanderbilt game plays the winner of the Northwestern-Notre Dame game in a quarterfinal game on Sat., May 17.
The Tigers and Commodores have played once before, in Princeton but not at Class of 1952 Stadium. The No. 1-seeded and undefeated Tigers beat Vanderbilt 11-3 in the 2004 NCAA semifinals, held across Washington Road at Princeton Stadium.
Vanderbilt coach Cathy Swezey is a Moorestown, N.J., native who was a lacrosse All-America at The College of New Jersey (then Trenton State). The Commodores' leading scorer, Margie Curran, is also a New Jersey native who ranks among the nation's leading scorers with 75 points.
Princeton features a balanced scoring attack, with four players scoring 26 or more goals this season. Junior Christine Casaceli has a team-leading 34 goals and 45 points.
Today's Note of the Day
Going For 10 ? Princeton has won nine consecutive NCAA tournament games at Class of 1952 Stadium. The Tigers' only home NCAA tournament loss this decade came at Princeton Stadium in 2004 in the NCAA championship game against Virginia.
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Home, Sweet Home ? Princeton is playing a home game in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005, when the No. 8 seed Tigers defeated Maryland in the first round.
One Time Only ? Princeton defeated Vanderbilt 11-3 in the 2004 NCAA semifinals at Princeton Stadium. That game is the only previous meeting between the schools.
Ups And Downs ? The Tigers won their first 10 games this season but were 2-4 in their final six games. Vanderbilt was 7-4 on March 30 but then won six straight games before falling to Northwestern in the ALC title game last weekend.
Survive And Advance ? Princeton has reached at least the quarterfinal round in 16 of its previous 17 NCAA tournament appearances.
Not Half Bad ? In its 12 victories this season, Princeton has scored a goal on better than 50% of its shots (159 goals, 314 shots).
More Notes & Anecdotes
Injury Report ? Katie Lewis-Lamonica has missed Princeton's last seven games due to an ACL injury. Junior Marine Graham has missed the last five games due to the same injury.
Deja Vu? ? Princeton was a No. 8 seed in 2005 and played at No. 1 seed Northwestern in the quarterfinals. The winner of today's game will play the winner of the Northwestern-Notre Dame game in a quarterfinal next Saturday.
Lucky 12 ? Princeton has won at least 12 games 15 times in the last 17 seasons.
Taking Their Shots ? The Tigers have scored a goal on better than 48% of their shots this season (193 goals on 401 shots).
Shooting Stars ? Princeton's top four scorers (Casaceli, Amo, McGarvie, Drumm) have combined to score on 55% of their shots this year (115 of 210).
For Starters ? Nine of Princeton's 12 starters are juniors or seniors. Only sophomore Jenna Washabaugh and freshmen Erin Tochihara and Lizzy Drumm are underclassmen.
On The Defensive ? Princeton ranks eighth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 8.19 goals per game.
More On The Defensive ? Princeton is one of just 16 teams in NCAA Division I to have averaged at least 10 caused turnovers per game this season (10.06).
Team Notes & Anecdotes
Pulling Rank ? Princeton is ranked No. 8 in the final UnderArmour/IWLCA poll of the season. The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 2 in that poll earlier this season.
More Pulling Rank ? Three of the Tigers' four losses this season came to teams seeded No. 6 or higher in the NCAA tournament (Penn, Maryland, Georgetown).
On Schedule ? Princeton's NCAA first-round game against Vanderbilt is its sixth game this season against a team ranked in the national top 10 at the time of the game.
Switched Up ? Princeton finished 5-3 in games at Class of 1952 Stadium this season but was 6-1 in road games.
Goal Oriented ? Princeton has averaged 13.3 goals per game in its 12 wins this season and 8.5 goals per game in its four defeats this season.
Playing The Percentages ? The Tigers have scored a goal on 51% of their shots in their 12 wins this season. In their four losses, the Tigers have scored a goal on 39% of their shots.
Top Of The Charts ? Princeton's 28 NCAA tournament wins are tied for second all-time with Virginia. Maryland leads with 36. No other team has more than 14.
Tournament Tested ? Princeton head coach Chris Sailer has 27 NCAA tournament wins. She needs two wins to tie Cindy Timchal for first place on the all-time list.
Familiar Turf ? Princeton has a 16-3 all-time record in home games in the NCAA tournament.
More Than A Decade ? Princeton has qualified for 11 consecutive NCAA tournaments. Only Maryland (19) and Virginia (13) have longer streaks in NCAA Division I.
Individual Notes & Anecdotes
Doubling Up ? Christine Casaceli has 34 goals and 45 points this season. Casaceli had 22 goals and 34 points in 32 games during her first two seasons at Princeton.
20-20 Vision ? Ashley Amo is one of fewer than 10 players in team history to record at least 20 goals and 20 assists in the same season. Amo had 24 goals and 20 assists during the regular season.
All-Around Player ? Holly McGarvie leads Princeton in ground balls (39), draw controls (38) and caused turnovers (24) and is second on the team with 31 goals.
I'm Honored ? Holly McGarvie was one of 18 nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy honoring the national player of the year. The five finalists?Maryland's Kelly Kasper and Dana Dobbie, Northwestern's Christy Finch and Hannah Nielsen, and Syracuse's Katie Rowan, were announced earlier this week.
Youth Is Served ? Freshman Lizzy Drumm has scored a goal on a team-high 61% of her shots this season (26 of 43). Drumm has scored a goal in every game but two as a freshman.
On The Charts ? Katie Lewis-Lamonica ranks eighth all-time at Princeton with 136 career goals. She was on pace to finish in the top five all-time at Princeton before suffering an injury midway through this season.
Lucky Sevens ? Katie Lewis-Lamonica scored seven goals against Duke this year and against Temple last season. Prior to last season, no Princeton player had scored seven goals in a game in 17 years.
More On The Charts ? Kaitlyn Perrelle ranks seventh in the nation in Division I in goals-against average (7.73). Perrelle started the first 15 games in goal for Princeton this season.
Debut Performance ? Erin Tochihara had eight saves, including seven in the second half, in her first career start at Georgetown last Saturday. Tochihara has played in 10 games overall this season.
A Real Pickup ? Kristin Schwab ranks second on the Tigers with 21 draw controls despite missing most of three games with an ankle injury.
Two-Way Player ? Junior captain Katie Cox was the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week April 7 and also has 13 goals and 10 assists this season. She has nine goals and six assists in Princeton's last five games.
For Starters ? Katie Cox has started all 50 games during her career. She is the only Tiger upperclassmen to have started every game of her career
Togetherness ? Norris Novak and Marie McKenna have each started all 16 games this season on defense. Caity Manzo has started 15 of 16 games on defense..
American Idols ? Marine Graham sings the national anthem for Princeton prior to home games. Former Princeton players Theresa Sherry (2001-2004) and Leigh Slonaker (2005) also sang the national anthem before home games.
Twice As Nice ? Holly McGarvie, Kristin Schwab, Kaitlin Donovan and Kaitlyn Perrelle also play field hockey for Princeton. McGarvie and Schwab have played in six NCAA tournaments with the two teams; sophomores Donovan and Perrelle have played in four.
Together Again ? Sophomore Kristin Morrison and freshman Lizzy Drumm were high-school teammates at Friends Academy on Long Island. The pair combined to scored nearly 600 career goals in high school.
Second Generation ? Junior defender Caity Manzo's father Mike was an All-America lacrosse player at Princeton. He was a first-team All-Ivy and third-team All-America pick during the 1970 season.
Sister Act ? Senior Courtney Bird's sister Samantha plays women's lacrosse at Penn.
Sister Act 2 ? Sophomore defender Sarah Vance is the sister of Lauren Vance '06, the 2006 Ivy League Co-Player of the Year for Princeton