No. 12 Women's Lacrosse Washes Away Penn State, 16-7

Wednesday, March 5

Princeton, N.J.

5:30 PM

Princeton University

4-1

Penn State

2-5

Penn State

Princeton

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

No. 12 Women's Lacrosse Washes Away Penn State, 16-7

March 05, 2025 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

No. 12 Princeton extended its winning streak to four with a 16-7 win over Penn State on a soggy night at Sherrerd Field.

With rain steadily falling from start to finish, the Tigers broke open their own floodgates with an 11-2 run that took a one-goal Tiger lead and turned had the clock running with a 16-6 Princeton lead late in the fourth quarter.

13:11 (3Q) Threading The Needle!

Great feed from Molnar leads to a goal from Jami MacDonald and a 9-4 Princeton lead! pic.twitter.com/gxoUwkL8p8
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) March 5, 2025

Jami MacDonald led all scorers with a six-point night, tallying a pair of goals and dishing out a career-high four assists.

Morrisroe-MG!

Quick stick from Meg for her 5th goal of the night! pic.twitter.com/5ZIGRoYxfj
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) March 6, 2025

Meg Morrisroe had a game-high five goals on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting night.

McKenzie Blake recorded a hat trick, giving her 20 goals through five games this season. Sophie Whiteway added a pair, as did Colette Quinn.

The Ole' Switcheroo!

Sophie Whiteway goes lefty for a nifty dodge and score!@ILWomen | @USALacrosseMag pic.twitter.com/hxAVCChHvM
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) March 6, 2025

The Tigers had a 17-10 edge in draw controls, led by Abigail Roberts who had a game-high six and McKenzie Blake who added five to reach 100 career draw controls.

Amelia Hughes made eight saves in goal, including four in the second quarter.

How It Happened

Penn State scored first 4:32 into the game when Emma Kelly connected for her first goal of the season.
Meg Morrisroe and Sophie Whiteway then scored for the Tigers to give Princeton a 2-1 lead midway through the opening quarter. The Tigers would not trail the rest of the way.
The Nittany Lions tied the game at 2-2 via a Lauren Saltz goal with 7:10 to play in the opening quarter.
Morrisroe then scored her second of the game with 3:59 remaining in the opening period to give Princeton a 3-2 lead and the Tigers never relinquished that lead the rest of the way.
Penn State twice got within a goal in the second quarter, but each time Princeton had an answer to extend their lead. After a Brooke Hoss goal with 10:27 left in the second quarter, the Nittany Lions did not score for the next 14:16 of game play. By the time Hoss scored for the Nittany Lions with 11:11 to play in the third quarter, Princeton's lead had ballooned to 9-5.
After that Hoss goal, the Tigers scored seven of the game's next eight goals to salt away their fourth win in a row.

The Tigers open Ivy League play on March 8, hosting No. 22 Harvard at Class of 1952 Stadium at noon.