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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Lacrosse Announces 2010 Schedule
November 09, 2009 | Women's Lacrosse
PRINCETON, N.J. (11/9/09) - Princeton head women's lacrosse coach Chris Sailer has announced the 2010 women's lacrosse schedule. The schedule is highlighted by the first women's lacrosse Ivy League Tournament.
The Tigers will play a total of 15 games, nine of which will be play at home at Class of 1952 Stadium. The team will face eight non-conference opponents and play five teams that were in the NCAA Tournament last season.
"I'm a big believer in playing a strong schedule - one that challenges our team to play its best game in and game out," Sailer said. "Tiger teams love battling it out against the best teams in the country. As always, we'll have to be ready to compete from the get-go, as we play many of our highest ranked opponents in the first month of our season. As a young team, we'll certainly have our work cut out for us in 2010, but we're all so excited for what lies ahead."
Princeton's season gets underway on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Johns Hopkins. The Tigers have faced the Blue Jays in every season opener since 2006 and are 4-1 in the series. Princeton recorded a 13-9 victory in last year's contest.
The home opener on Wednesday, March 3 will feature Rutgers at 7 p.m. Princeton owns a 12-2 edge in the all-time series and has won the last six games against the Scarlet Knights, who finished last season 7-9.
Three days later Princeton will host Duke on Saturday, March 6 at 1 p.m. The Blue Devils lost to Penn in overtime during the 2009 NCAA Quarterfinals to finish with a 15-6 record. Duke took a 13-12 game from Princeton in Durham last year.
The Ivy League season will get underway on Saturday, March 13 when Princeton travels to Brown. The Tigers will be seeking their 20th straight win over the Bears to improve to 29-3 in the all-time series.
Returning home, Princeton will host James Madison and Virginia. First up is a meeting with the Dukes on Wednesday, March 17 at 2 p.m. Princeton has won the last three meetings with JMU, including a 13-11 victory last year. Arguably Princeton's biggest non-league rival is Virginia, and these teams will match up on Saturday, March 20 at noon in a doubleheader with the men's team. The Tigers have picked up matching 8-7 wins in the last two meetings and hold a slim 14-13 edge in the series. Virginia has played in the last 14 NCAA Tournaments.
Princeton will hit the road for the next three games, with its first stop at Columbia on Wednesday, March 24. The Tigers are undefeated against the Lions at 12-0 and won a 15-5 game last year. On Sunday, March 28, Princeton will take on its 2009 first round opponent Georgetown. The Tigers defeated the Hoyas 15-9 at Class of 52 last season. Next up is a stop at Temple on Wednesday, March 31. Princeton holds a 19-8 edge in the all-time series and has won the last 11 meetings including a 13-4 victory last year.
The Tigers will get back into the Ivy League slate on Saturday, April 3 when they host Cornell at 1 p.m. Princeton is on an incredible 22-game winning streak over Cornell which includes a 15-8 win last year. A week later, on Saturday, April 11, Princeton hosts Yale at 1 p.m. The Tigers are 21-14-1 in the all-time series with the Bulldogs and have won the last two meetings.
Maryland will come to town on Wednesday, April 14 for a 7 p.m., game. The Terrapins reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last year after a perfect season with its first loss being in its last game to UNC, 8-7. Maryland holds a 21-8 advantage in the series and has won the last three games of the series.
Princeton's final road game of the season will be at Harvard on Saturday, April 17. The Tigers had won the last 17 games against the Crimson including a 17-5 victory in 2009.
The Tigers' toughest Ivy League opponent has of late, Penn, will face off with Princeton on Wednesday, April 21 at 7 p.m., at Class of 52 Stadium. The three-time defending Ivy League champions have won the last three games in the series with Princeton's last win coming in 2006. Penn finished the 2009 season with a 15-3 record and nearly upended Northwestern in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament going to double overtime.
The final game of the regular season will be at home with Dartmouth on Saturday, April 24 at 1 p.m. Princeton holds a 20-16 edge in the all-time series and won last year's meeting 14-4.
The Ivy League Tournament will begin on Friday, April 30. The top four teams in the final standings will play at the site of the regular season champion in two semifinal games. The winners will advance to the championship game on Sunday, May 2. The champion will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The first round of the NCAA Tournament will be held on May 16, with the quarterfinals on May 22. The NCAA championship will be May 28 and 30 at Towson University.