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No. 18 Women's Lacrosse Doubles Up Columbia, 24-12
April 06, 2024 | Women's Lacrosse
A big offensive effort in the Big Apple propelled No. 18 Princeton to a 24-12 win over Columbia for a second Ivy win of the week.
The Tigers (7-3, 3-1 Ivy) remain one game behind Yale for the Ivy League lead, tied with Harvard for second place. The Bulldogs, who are 3-0 in the Ivy League, play Penn (2-1) on Sunday in a game that will impact the top half of the table in the Ivy League.
The win improves Princeton to 27-0 all-time against the Lions and marks the most goals scored by the Tigers in a game against the Lions – surpassing the 22 goals scored in a 22-16 win in New York in April of 2018.
Princeton's attack also dialed up its highest-scoring day of the season, surpassing the 18 goals scored in a win at Penn State in February. The 24 goals scored are the most scored by the Tigers since they had 27 at San Diego State in March of 2022.
In terms of games against Ivy opponents, the 24 goals scored are the second-most all-time by a Princeton team and the most since Princeton scored 29 against Brown in 1981.
A trio of first-year players had their first career multi-goal games as Meg Morrisroe, Colette Quinn and Ella Sloan each had a pair of goals.
Amelia Hughes made nine saves while allowing nine goals in her 2+ quarters of work, while Tia Reaman made five saves while allowing just three goals.
The Tigers (7-3, 3-1 Ivy) remain one game behind Yale for the Ivy League lead, tied with Harvard for second place. The Bulldogs, who are 3-0 in the Ivy League, play Penn (2-1) on Sunday in a game that will impact the top half of the table in the Ivy League.
The win improves Princeton to 27-0 all-time against the Lions and marks the most goals scored by the Tigers in a game against the Lions – surpassing the 22 goals scored in a 22-16 win in New York in April of 2018.
Princeton's attack also dialed up its highest-scoring day of the season, surpassing the 18 goals scored in a win at Penn State in February. The 24 goals scored are the most scored by the Tigers since they had 27 at San Diego State in March of 2022.
In terms of games against Ivy opponents, the 24 goals scored are the second-most all-time by a Princeton team and the most since Princeton scored 29 against Brown in 1981.
10 different Tigers had points in the game, led by McKenzie Blake (5g, 1a) and Jami MacDonald (3g, 3a) who each had six. Kari Buonanno also had a big day with five points on four goals and an assist, while Haven Dora had three assists.Oh My, McKenzie Blake!
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 6, 2024
Spinning and falling? No problem for her 30th goal of the season and a 6-1 lead!@ILWomen | @USALacrosseMag | @NCAALAX pic.twitter.com/d6Y7dKMqHt
A trio of first-year players had their first career multi-goal games as Meg Morrisroe, Colette Quinn and Ella Sloan each had a pair of goals.
Amelia Hughes made nine saves while allowing nine goals in her 2+ quarters of work, while Tia Reaman made five saves while allowing just three goals.
The Tigers ended any doubt quickly, scoring five times in the opening 5:47 of play to build a 5-0 lead before things had really even started. After the Lions finally got on the board with 7:57 to play in the first quarter, McKenzie Blake answered firmly with three consecutive goals as part of a 5-1 run which closed the quarter with Princeton in front, 10-2.Up To The Task!
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 6, 2024
Amelia Hughes keeps the Lions at bay with a point-blank save! pic.twitter.com/nqX7AV975S
Columbia settled in for the second quarter, getting on the scoreboard five times. The problem for the Lions was that Princeton didn't stop scoring. Four Tiger goals all but negated the Lions outburst and sent the game to halftime with Princeton leading, 14-7.Spin Cycle Activated!
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 6, 2024
Grace Tauckus with a ??? on the free position for our 10th goal of the day!@ILWomen | @USALacrosseMag | @NCAALAX | @unleashedwlax pic.twitter.com/NL2MoKw3fw
The Lions hung around in the third, closing to within six but still unable to stop Princeton's attack. After Columbia got within a half-dozen at 16-10, Buonanno scored quickly and then MacDonald added two for a 19-11 Princeton lead entering the fourth quarter.??????????
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 6, 2024
The Killer B's!
Buonanno and Blake combine on a give-and-go and Kari finishes for a 21-11 lead! pic.twitter.com/j20qohsrTj
The Tigers scored the first five goals of the final period, getting ahead by a score of 24-11 before the Lions ended their 16:38 scoreless drought with a goal in the final minute.Off The Bench and On The Board!
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 6, 2024
Nina Montes with a dazzler! pic.twitter.com/dqUhJMHTEr
Team Stats
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Shots
44
36
Turnovers
13
10
Caused Turnovers
7
10
Draw Controls
19
18
Free-Position Shots
15
4
Ground Balls
16
17
Game Leaders
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5
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0
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
0
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3
A
3
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
1
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