No. 21 Women's Lacrosse Closes Spring Break Trip With 16-11 Win At Jacksonville

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No. 21 Princeton wrapped up its Spring Break trip to Florida on a winning note, dominating the middle two quarters en route to a 16-11 win at Jacksonville.

The Tigers (4-3), outscored the Dolphins (2-6) in the second and third periods, 11-4, to turn a one-goal deficit into a seven-goal lead by the start of the fourth quarter. The Princeton lead would eventually balloon to nine before the Dolphins tacked on a few goals in the closing minutes.

Four different players had hat tricks for the Tigers, with Kari Buonanno, Jami MacDonald, Nina Montes and Haven Dora each scoring three times. Dora added an assist for a four-point game to lead all scorers.

Buonanno was a standout all day for the Tigers. Not only did she score her three goals on three shots, she added five ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls.

MacDonald also was a factor on the ride, causing a pair of turnovers and picking up two ground balls.

Sophie Whiteway had four ground balls, two draw controls and a caused turnover while scoring once.

Amelia Hughes made 10 saves on 21 shots – her most impressive period coming in the third quarter when she made four saves while allowing just two goals.

The Tigers were held off the scoreboard themselves for the first 6:14 of the game, but limited the Dolphins to only two goals before McKenzie Blake scored on an extra-player opportunity. Kari Buonanno followed to tie the game with 3:51 remaining in the first quarter and Jami MacDonald gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead 1:21 later.

Jacksonville countered with the next two to close the first and open the second quarters and take a 4-3 lead after a Jenna Peed goal 0:31 into the second frame.

That would be the last time Jacksonville led in the game.

The Tigers scored the next five goals, including two in 0:31 from Whiteway and Dora, to build an 8-4 lead with 4:32 remaining in the first half.

It was more of the same to start the second half as Princeton put together a 5-1 sprint over the first 8:53 to take a 13-6 lead. Buoanno scored twice during that run, while goals from Montes and MacDonald 0:45 apart closed the run in style.

In the fourth, MacDonald and then Montes scored to give the Tigers a 16-7 lead with 7:13 to play before both teams went to their benches to close out the remainder of the game.

The Tigers return to Class of 1852 Stadium on March 23 to host Cornell on Alumnae Day at 12 p.m.

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