No. 13 Women's Lacrosse Opens Ivy Play At Columbia

PRINCETON – Let The Ivy League Games Begin!

Princeton begins its Ivy League season with a road trip to the Big Apple to take on Columbia on Saturday.

No. 13 Princeton at Columbia
Saturday, February 29 | 12 p.m.
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The Series With Columbia
The Tigers are 23-0 all-time against Columbia, claiming every meeting between the two teams dating back to 1998. The Tigers are 11-0 all-time at Columbia, including a 22-16 win the last time the two teams met in NYC in 2018.

Last year, Princeton scored the game's first 16 goals on its way to a 19-1 win. Tess D'Orsi and Elizabeth George each had four goals to lead Princeton.

Tigers Are Victorious At Villanova
Kyla Sears had five goals and two assists while freshman Grace Tauckus scored six goals as the Tigers knocked off Villanova, 18-13, on February 26. Marge Donovan had nine draw controls to lead the Tigers.

Princeton Drops Close Match With No. 8 Virginia
Two teams who entered last week inside the Top-10 put together the type of back-and-forth affair worthy of such ranking, but the Tigers were just short in a 12-10 loss to No. 8 Virginia. Kyla Sears had three goals and an assist, while Kari Buonanno and Grace Tauckus each had two goals. Marge Donovan had three caused turnovers and three ground balls on defense.

Tigers Take Season Opener At Temple
It wasn't pretty, but Princeton snagged a win to open 2020 with a 16-14 victory at Temple last weekend. Trailing by one with under 9:00 to play, Princeton scored four of the game's final five goals to gut out the win. Kyla Sears had seven points, scoring four times and adding three assists. Freshman Kari Buonnano had four goals and an assist in her collegiate debut.

Newcomers Make Noise
Princeton has seen 22 of its 44 goals (50%) scored this season come off the stick of a newcomer to its lineup. Freshmen Grace Tauckus (10) and Kari Buonanno (8) lead the rookies. Sophomore Kate Mulham has four goals of her own after missing all of 2019 with an injury.

Firing Home The Freebies
Through two games, Princeton is 15-for-33 on free position attempts while opponents are 2-for-16. The Tigers had seven FPGs in their win at Temple. Kyla Sears is No. 1 in the country in free position goals-per-game with 2.0. Grace Tauckus is 4-for-5 on free positions, ranking No. 2 in the Ivy League and No. 12 in the nation in free position percentage.

Fishin' For Saves
Sam Fish is No. 2 in the Ivy League and No. 20 in the country in saves-per-game (10.7). Her 32 total saves are also No. 2 in the Ivy League

Climbing The Ranks
A talented group on the field and deep postseason runs each season have multiple Tigers in range of making serious moves up the Princeton Record Book:

Tess D'Orsi
No. 6 all-time in goals (144); 17 away from tying for No. 5
No. 10 all-time in points (187); 13 away from tying for No. 9

Kyla Sears
No. 7 all-time in assists (65); 3 away from tying for No. 6
No. 9 all-time in points (196); 1 away from tying for No. 8

Sam Fish
No. 9 all-time in saves (366); 67 away from tying for No. 8

Back For More
Princeton opens 2020 looking to pick up where it left off last season. All the Tigers did in 2019 was win the Ivy League regular season championship for the sixth consecutive season and follow that up with its third straight Ivy League Tournament title. The Tigers would go on to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals for the third time in the last five seasons.

Watch Them
Three Tigers were named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List ahead of the 2020 season. Tess D'Orsi, Sam Fish and Kyla Sears are among the 50 players under consideration for national player of the year, all three on the Watch List for the second year in a row.

Preseason Pick
Princeton was chosen No. 1 in the Ivy League Preseason Media Poll for the fourth year in a row. The Tigers gathered 13 of the 16 first-place votes, finishing clear of Penn which was selected No. 2.

All-American Aspirations
Three Tigers were chosen Preseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse. Defender Marge Donovan was selected as a second-team All-American by ILWomen heading into the season, joined by third-team honorees Kyla Sears and Sam Fish.

Leaders Of The Ambush
Three Tigers have been selected to lead their group as captains this season – seniors Annie Cory, Tess D'Orsi and Katie Reilly.

Welcome, Tigers!
Nine players have joined the Princeton Women's Lacrosse program as members of the Class of 2023. The group covers all positional needs with two attackers, a midfielder, five defenders and a goalkeeper.

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