Friday, March 16
Los Angeles, Calif.
4:00 PM (1:00 PM PST)
Princeton University
8
vs
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California Baptist
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Princeton Secures Two Victories Over Top 25 Teams at LMU
March 16, 2018 | Women's Water Polo
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The No. 17 Princeton Tigers earned two victories during day one of the LMU Invitational at the Burns Aquatic Center on Friday evening. The Tigers took down the No. 24 California Baptist Lancers, 8-6, and the No. 23 Marist Red Foxes, 8-7.
No. 17 Princeton 8, No. 24 California Baptist 6
Highlights:
Haley Wan led the Tigers with three goals.
Princeton held California Baptist without a goal in the first quarter.
California Baptist registered four tallies in the third frame, tying the score at 5-all.
The Tigers allowed just one goal in the fourth stanza to earn the win.
Recap:
Princeton opened up by holding California Baptist without a goal for the first 10:25 of game time. During that span, the Tigers went in front, 3-0, as two tallies from Wan leading the way. Head coach Becca Dorst's squad led at the intermission, 4-1.
Trailing by three, California Baptist posted three straight goals to tie the contest at 5-all as the clock read 2:46 in the third quarter. Lindsey Kelleher's tally 92 seconds into the fourth frame gave Princeton a 6-5 advantage. After the two teams exchanged goals, Princeton would hold the Lancers off the scoreboard for the final 3:28 to pick up the decision.
Goals: Wan 3, Castellano 2, Lawson 1, McGeoy 1, Kelleher 1
Assists: Johnson 1, Wan 1, Britt 1, Castellano 1, Kelleher 1
Steals: Castellano 3, Wan 2, Cheong 2, McGeoy 2
Drawn Ejections: Kelleher 3, Johnson 2, Wan 2, Britt 2, Blake 2, Cheong 1, Lawson 1, Castellano 1
Blocks: Wan 1, Kelleher 1
Saves: Webb 10
No. 17 Princeton 8, No. 23 Marist 7
Highlights:
The Tigers scored the last two goals of the first quarter, taking a 4-2 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Marist scored two straight goals to tie the score at 7-all with 5:19 left.
Abby Blake's tally with 2:53 remaining proved to the game-winner
Recap:
Goals from Chelsea Johnson and Eliza Britt in the final minute of the first frame gave Princeton a 4-2 advantage after eight minutes. The Red Foxes outscored Princeton in the second quarter and went into the break, down 5-4.
The two teams combined for just two tallies in the third stanza, setting the score at 6-5 Princeton with eight minutes to go. Down by two, Marist scoring back-to-back goals, tying the contest with about five minutes to go. Sophomore Abbey Blake played hero as she registered the Tigers' eighth goal to give Princeton the victory.
Princeton improves to 9-6 overall and continues at the LMU Invitational Saturday against Fresno Pacific (11 a.m, 8 a.m. PT) and No. 11 Loyola Marymount (4 p.m., 1 p.m. PT).
No. 17 Princeton 8, No. 24 California Baptist 6
Highlights:
Haley Wan led the Tigers with three goals.
Princeton held California Baptist without a goal in the first quarter.
California Baptist registered four tallies in the third frame, tying the score at 5-all.
The Tigers allowed just one goal in the fourth stanza to earn the win.
Recap:
Princeton opened up by holding California Baptist without a goal for the first 10:25 of game time. During that span, the Tigers went in front, 3-0, as two tallies from Wan leading the way. Head coach Becca Dorst's squad led at the intermission, 4-1.
Trailing by three, California Baptist posted three straight goals to tie the contest at 5-all as the clock read 2:46 in the third quarter. Lindsey Kelleher's tally 92 seconds into the fourth frame gave Princeton a 6-5 advantage. After the two teams exchanged goals, Princeton would hold the Lancers off the scoreboard for the final 3:28 to pick up the decision.
Goals: Wan 3, Castellano 2, Lawson 1, McGeoy 1, Kelleher 1
Assists: Johnson 1, Wan 1, Britt 1, Castellano 1, Kelleher 1
Steals: Castellano 3, Wan 2, Cheong 2, McGeoy 2
Drawn Ejections: Kelleher 3, Johnson 2, Wan 2, Britt 2, Blake 2, Cheong 1, Lawson 1, Castellano 1
Blocks: Wan 1, Kelleher 1
Saves: Webb 10
No. 17 Princeton 8, No. 23 Marist 7
Highlights:
The Tigers scored the last two goals of the first quarter, taking a 4-2 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Marist scored two straight goals to tie the score at 7-all with 5:19 left.
Abby Blake's tally with 2:53 remaining proved to the game-winner
Recap:
Goals from Chelsea Johnson and Eliza Britt in the final minute of the first frame gave Princeton a 4-2 advantage after eight minutes. The Red Foxes outscored Princeton in the second quarter and went into the break, down 5-4.
The two teams combined for just two tallies in the third stanza, setting the score at 6-5 Princeton with eight minutes to go. Down by two, Marist scoring back-to-back goals, tying the contest with about five minutes to go. Sophomore Abbey Blake played hero as she registered the Tigers' eighth goal to give Princeton the victory.
Princeton improves to 9-6 overall and continues at the LMU Invitational Saturday against Fresno Pacific (11 a.m, 8 a.m. PT) and No. 11 Loyola Marymount (4 p.m., 1 p.m. PT).
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