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Town Topics Previews 2012 Women's Lacrosse Season
February 23, 2012 | Women's Lacrosse
Building on Last Season's Outstanding Finish, PU Women's Lax Bring Energy into 2012
Bill Alden, Town Topics (2/22/12)
"Going back to the fall, we were further ahead at that point than we have been in years," said longtime Princeton head coach Sailer, a Hall of Famer who has 314 career wins as she enters her 26th year at the helm of the program.
"I feel like we picked up last fall where we left off in the spring. The team has a really good energy about it. There is a positive approach and good intensity in every practice."
Last spring, the Tigers ended the season on a positive surge that saw them win six of their last eight games, prevailing in the Ivy League tournament and advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals as they finished with a 12-7 record.
As Princeton looks forward to opening its 2012 season with a game at Villanova (1-0) on February 25, Sailer is welcoming back plenty of firepower on attack.
Leading the way will be junior Jaci Gassaway (33 goals and 13 assists in 2011) along with senior Barb Previ (17 goals, eight assists) and junior Sam Ellis (16 goals, 11 assists).
"Jaci has been doing a great job; she will be the leader of the attack group" asserted Sailer, who also plans to use sophomores Mary Kate Sivilli and Grace Bowen in her attack unit.
"We are expecting a big season from her, she continues to get better and better. Previ is a sparkplug; she makes things happen in transition. Her value comes in doing the little things, getting ground balls and helping with the connection game. She sets up her teammates and does things that don't show up in the box score. Ellis has had some injuries but she is starting to turn it on."