No. 16 Women's Lacrosse Hosts No. 13 Loyola Sunday

No. 16 Princeton (0-1, 0-0 Ivy) vs. No. 13 Loyola (2-1, 1-0 Patriot League)
February 23 | 12 p.m.
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THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH LOYOLA
Princeton is 8-12 all-time against Loyola in a series that dates back to a 7-6 Tigers win in 1989. Most recently, Loyola has had the better of the series with three consecutive wins since Princeton returned from the COVID pause in 2022. Prior to the current three-game skid, the Tigers had won five of the previous six meetings -- including a 17-13 win in the 2019 NCAA Tournament at Sherrerd Field.

TIGERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
Princeton enters the weekend ranked No. 16 in the IWLCA Coaches Poll, No. 16 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine rankings and No. 18 in the KANE ILWomen.com Media Poll Looking down the line, Princeton is set to play six teams ranked in the preseason IWLCA Coaches Poll this season – No. 8 Virginia, No. 9 Yale, No. 12 Penn, No. 13 Stony Brook, No. 14 Loyola, No. 22 Penn State.

Princeton's 2025 record against teams ranked at the time in the IWLCA Coaches Poll is 0-1.

The Tigers were slotted No. 3 in the Preseason Ivy League Media Poll, receiving one first place vote.

SHAKE AND BLAKE!
Senior McKenzie Blake was named a preseason USA Lacrosse All-American on the heels of a first-team All-Region 2024 season that saw her set career highs in goals (67), points (72) and draw controls (63). Her 67 goals last season were No. 3 all-time in a single season by a Tiger and her 72 points were tied for No. 9 all-time.

Last season in 18 games, Blake had 14 games with 3+ goals, 12 games with 4+ goals, and six games with five goals. Her scoring output ranked No. 1 in the Ivy League and No. 15 in the country, and she was No. 13 in the nation in goals-per-game (3.72).

Entering this weekend, Blake ranks No. 7 all-time in goals by a Princeton Tiger with 148. She is 13 away from tying Theresa Sherry '04 for the No. 6 spot. If Blake matches her output from last season – 67 goals – she will tie Kyla Sears for the program record for career goals which stands at 209.

Blake took on a larger role with the draw team last season, winning 63 – 6th-most in a single season by a Princeton player all-time – after winning 24 combined over her first two seasons. Blake was just the second player in program history to record 50 goals and 50 draw controls in the same season, joining Elizabeth George (62 goals, 88 draw controls) in 2019.

A DANDY OF A SEASON DEBUT
The first game of 2025 saw McKenzie Blake pick up where she left off, scoring six times against Virginia to match her career high and earn Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week.

HAVEN SENT!
Haven Dora was recovering from injury during most of her freshman season in 2023, but starting with the stretch run two years ago she has become a key part of Princeton's attack. Dating back to the end of 2023, she has 89 points (38g, 51a) over her last 23 games (3.87 ppg) with 3+ points in 18 of those games. That followed a seven-game start to her career where she did not record a point.

Over 18 games last season, Dora tallied 69 points on 29 goals and 40 assists – tying the program record for helpers in a single season set by Kyla Sears in 2019.

Her 2.2 assists-per-game last season ranked No. 5 in the Ivy League and No. 28 in the country and she is No. 3 in the conference and No. 23 nationally in total assists.

Add it all up, and Dora earned second-team All-Region and second-team All-Ivy honors for the first time in her career last year.

In the opener last weekend, Dora had five points (1g, 4a).

SOPHIE IS SO GOOD!
Senior Sophie Whiteway is a key cog on the defensive side of the midfield with 151 career draw controls, 32 caused turnovers and 41 ground balls in 53 career games played. She is also capable when called upon in the attacking third with 36 career goals and 44 total points. Her 151 career draw controls rank No. 5 all-time by a Tiger since the stat was first tracked officially in 1993 and she is one away from tying for the No. 4 spot.

NOT TOO SHABBY, ABBY!
Abigail Roberts moved to defense last year and was a revelation in the transition game for the Tigers. She had 46 draw controls for the Tigers last year, with 42 of them coming over her last 12 games -- including a 10-draw control game at Brown on April 13. Her 46 total draw controls ranked No. 2 on the team, and she led the Tigers with 23 caused turnovers last season. If needed, she can shoot as well with six career goals on seven career shots.

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