Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Harvard
No. 20 Princeton Returns to Ivy Action at Harvard Saturday
April 05, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse
| Game 10: No. 20 Princeton at Harvard | |
| Game Time | Saturday, April 7 at 1 p.m. l Harvard Stadium |
| Game Coverage | TV: NESN+ l Live Video | Live Stats |
| Series Info | Princeton leads 31-18 (began 1974; streak: 6 wins) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @princetonwlax l 5-4, 1-1 Ivy League |
| Harvard | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @HarvardWlax l 3-7, 0-3 Ivy League |
Eye on the Tigers
Saturday's game will be Princeton's final road game before a four-game homestand begins on Tuesday. The Tigers have been successful away from 52, going 5-1 including a 15-6 victory the last time out at Delaware on Saturday. Princeton has utilized all three goalies this season but may elect to start freshman Sam Fish on Friday after she stopped a career-high 16 shots against the Blue Hens. She has a .543 save percentage and a 10.04 goals against average. Senior Mary Kate McDonough has made six starts and has a .430 save percentage and a 12.16 GAA. In front of the net, junior Alex Argo boats a team-high 16 caused turnovers, while fellow defender Olivia Pugh has eight as well as senior middie Ellie McNulty. McNulty has a team-best 34 draws and freshman Marge Donovan is one away with 33. Offensively, freshman Kyla Sears has 39 points in nine games, scoring 29 goals and 10 assists. Sophomore Tess D'Orsi has scored 16 times and adds five assists and junior Kathryn Hallett has 16 goals and two helpers. Senior Julia Haney and junior Elizabeth George round out the top five in scoring.
The Series
Princeton holds a 31-18 advantage in the all-time series with Chris Sailer's alma mater. The Tigers have won the last six meetings including a 20-5 win in Princeton last year. The last game on Harvard's field was a tight one, with the Tigers leaving with a 6-5 victory. Harvard's last win in the series was in 2012, a 10-7 win at Harvard Stadium.
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard is 3-7 overall and looking to snap a five-game losing skid. The Crimson are also seeking their first Ivy League win, going 0-3 with one-goal losses to Yale and Columbia and a four-goal game versus Dartmouth last Saturday. Senior Julia Glynn and junior Keeley MacAfee are the team's top two scoring threats, as each has 40+ goals this season. Glynn has 43 tallies and adds 18 assists for 61 points, while MacAfee had scored 40 times exactly with 17 helpers for 57 points. Glynn will be a player the Tigers will want to shut down in all areas of the field, as she is the team leading in draws with 41, is third in ground balls with 12 and is second in caused turnovers with 10. Next on the scoring list is junior Nicole Baiocco with 28Â points, sophomore Hannah Keating with 17 points and freshman Tessa Queri with 15. Defenders Celia Concannon and Marley Jenkins have cleaned up draws with 24 apiece with fellow defender Tate Green recording a team-high 10 caused turnovers. Senior Olivia Gundrum has started in all 10 games in goal and has a .407 save percentage and a 16.46 GAA.
