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Women's Lacrosse Resumes Series with Delaware on Saturday
March 27, 2015 | Women's Lacrosse
| Game 9: Delaware at No. 11 Princeton |
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| Gametime | Saturday, March 28 at 1 p.m. l Sherrerd Field at Class of 52 Stadium |
| Game Coverage | Live Video l Live Stats |
| Twitter: @PUTigers_Live | |
| Series Info | Princeton leads 17-6; Streak 17 Princeton wins |
| Records | Princeton (7-1, 2-0 Ivy); Delaware (7-4, 1-0 CAA) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @princetonwlax |
| Delaware |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @DelawareWLax |
PRINCETON, N.J. (3/26/15) - Princeton and Delaware resume its rivalry on Saturday, March 28 as the Tigers conclude a four-game homestand. Game time is at 1 p.m., on Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium.
EYE ON THE TIGERS
Princeton concludes a four-game homestand and has just two regular-season home games remaining on the schedule. The Tigers are 7-1 overall and ranked No. 11 in this week's Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) national poll. Princeton most recently defeated California, 19-7, here at Class of 1952 Stadium on a rainy Wednesday night. The team's lone loss this year was to No. 8 Virginia on the road.
Sophomore Olivia Hompe has scored 23 goals and eight assists to sit atop the scoring column with 31 points, Senior Erin Slifer isn't far behind with 20 goals and nine assists. The pair lead the team in ground balls with 12 and 13, respectively. Junior Stephanie Paloscio adds 20 points with 11 goals and nine helpers. Senior Erin McMunn chips in 17 points, while junior Anya Gersoff has 11. Sophomore Anna Doherty and McMunn have 17 draw controls each, with Gersoff bringing in 15. Slifer and McMunn have the most caused turnovers on the squad with seven and six, respectively. Sophomore Ellie DeGarmo has started in net the last seven games and has a 6-1 record. Senior Annie Woehling earned the win on Wednesday, while causing two turnovers, and has a 7.57 GAA and a .286 save percentage.
THE SERIES
It's been nearly a decade since Princeton and Delaware have met. The programs had each other on the schedule every year between 1985-2006 with the last game in 2006. Princeton leads the all-time series 18-6 and won the last 17 meetings, a stretch from 1991-2006. Delaware's last win in the series was a 9-7 game on April 27, 1989.
SCOUTING THE BLUE HENS
Delaware has slipped between receiving votes and being one of the final two teams ranked in the national poll this year. With a 7-4 record, the Blue Hens are currently receiving votes in the IWLCA poll. Like Princeton, Delaware also played on Wednesday night. The Blue Hens dropped a 7-4 game at Canisius.
Junior Casey Lyons has a team-high 40 points on 27 goals and 13 assists. Senior midfielder Caitlin McCartney has also scored 27 points and adds five helpers for 32 points. McCartney is the team leader in draw controls with 39 and is second on the team in ground balls with 23 and caused turnovers with 20. The only player with more ground balls and caused turnovers in junior defender Erin Wein. Wein has 27 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers. Adding to the team's offense are junior Shannon Hawley and sophomore Jamie Schwartz with 27 points apiece, with Schwartz collecting a team-best 14 assists. Senior Alex Zaugra has played all but nine minutes in goal and has a 6.63 GAA and a .339 save percentage to go with her 7-4 record.