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No. 10 Princeton Women's Water Polo Heads West For Aztec Invitational
March 13, 2015 | Women's Water Polo
The Tigers open Invitational play against No. 15 Pacific and No. 20 UC-San Diego on Saturday, Mar. 14. Princeton wraps up play on Sunday, Mar. 15 against No. 8 Hawaii and host No. 12 San Diego State.
THE WEEK THAT WAS
• Princeton extended its win streak to 12 games with a 3-0 showing at the Harvard Invitational.
• Upending Marist in their Invitational opener, 10-5, the Tigers dispatched of VMI, 16-5.
• Princeton closed out the weekend with an 11-6 victory over Iona.
• Ashley Hatcher led the Orange and Black against Marist with three goals and an assist.
• Pippa Temple had two goals and a team-high three drawn ejections, while Ashley Johnson recorded 16 saves.
• Haley Wan paced the Princeton attack against VMI with three goals and two steals.
• Hatcher posted a second-consecutive hat-trick, while Taylor Dunstan dished out four assists.
• Helena van Brande improved to 7-0 on the season with 15 saves.
• Jessie Holechek led the Tigers in their Invitational finale against Iona with three goals and two assists.
• Hatcher had two goals and a helper, while Emily Smith had a pair of scores.
• Johnson and van Brande split time in net, combining for eight saves.
CLIMBING THE LADDER
• Improving to 14-1 (4-0 CWPA) on the year, Princeton has climbed to No. 10 on the CWPA Varsity Top-20.
• The Tigers debuted at No. 10 in the preseason poll before climbing into a tie for ninth in the Week 2 edition.
• Princeton dropped to No. 14 in the Week 4 poll following a loss to Indiana before moving back up three spots to No. 11.
• The Tigers are 2-1 against ranked opponents this season having defeated No. 14 Long Beach State (W, 12-7) and No. 17 Wagner (W, 9-6). Princeton's only setback of the year came by way of 9-8 overtime loss to No. 16 Indiana.
• Princeton has outscored its opponents 181-80 this season.
HOLDING DOWN THE FORT
• Princeton has gotten stellar play in net this season, with Ashleigh Johnson and Helena van Brande combining for a .697 save percentage.
• Going 7-1 in her first eight starts, Johnson has turned away 97 of the 136 shots she has faced en route to a .713 save percentage.
• Princeton has posted double-digit saves in five of her appearances this season, tying her own school record with 20 stops against Long Beach State on Feb. 14.
• Winning all seven of her outings this season, van Brande has recorded at least 10 saves in four games.
• On Feb. 15, van Brande tied Johnson's school record with 20 saves against St. Francis.
• Together the duo have also combined for 26 steals and seven assists.
SHARING THE WEALTH
• All of Princeton's 15 field players have scored a goal this season, with at seven tallying at least 10 goals.
• Ashley Hatcher leads the team with 35 goals thanks to a .625 shooting percentage.
• Jessie Holechek has 25 goals and 13 assists.
• Haley Wan leads the team in assists (22) and blocks (11) and is second in steals with 14. The rookie has also registered 16 goals.
• Drawing a team-high 36 ejections, Morgan Hallock has 15 goals, six assists and five steals.
• Pippa Temple has collected 14 goals, nine assists and eight steals, while Kimi Klein and Hannah Lapkin have 13 goals apiece.
• Camille Hooks leads the squad with 15 steals, while Taylor Dunstan ranks second in assists with 20.