Women's Lacrosse Downs Dartmouth, 15-11, To Secure Outright Ivy Title

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Outright Ivy Champs!

No. 5 Princeton put a bow on the 2025 regular season with a 15-11 win at Dartmouth to secure the program's seventh outright Ivy League championship and first since 2022.

The Tigers finish the regular season with a 13-2 overall record and were 6-1 in the Ivy League to earn the top seed and hosting rights for the 2025 Ivy League Tournament which will be played at Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium May 2-4.

Off The Bench & On The Board!

Meg Morrisroe charges into the play and makes a great cut to get open and cash in a Haven Dora pass for an 11-5 lead! pic.twitter.com/x9sT246jgv
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 26, 2025

Meg Morrisroe scored five times to lead all scorers, while Haven Dora had a five-point game of her own with a hat trick and two assists.

Jami MacDonald also scored a hat trick, while McKenzie Blake and Sophie Whiteway each had two goals.

Jeez Jami!

Jami MacDonald runs all the way from Vermont to speed her way to a hat trick!@ILWomen | @NCAALAX pic.twitter.com/WVjlRPn5NF
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 26, 2025

Amelia Hughes tied her season-high with 14 saves.

Defense ?? Offense

Amelia Hughes with her 13th save of the game, and McKenzie Blake fires home the goal in transition!@ILWomen | @USALacrosseMag pic.twitter.com/rGtmx2ZIIe
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 26, 2025

The Tigers never trailed in the game, and were only tied with Dartmouth twice – at 3-3 and 4-4 – after taking a 1-0 lead 2:18 into the game.

The turning point came in the final three minutes of the second quarter when Meg Morrisroe, Jami MacDonald and Haven Dora scored three times in a span of 0:37 to turn a 4-4 tie into a 7-4 Princeton lead.

MacDonald's goal with 2:16 to play in the half was the 100th goal of her career.

Fadeaway For ??!

Jami MacDonald with a jumper to record her 100th career goal!@ILWomen pic.twitter.com/4725Pj7rtY
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 26, 2025

Sophie Whiteway had a team-high four draw controls, giving her 212 for her career which is two away from tying the program record held by Marge Donovan.

McKenzie Blake's two goals give her 208 for her career, one away from tying Kyla Sears' program record of 209.

With Authority!

A @Tewaaraton-caliber free position from McKenzie Blake for her 65th goal of the season! pic.twitter.com/zdM6mONB3l
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) April 26, 2025

How It Happened

Haven Dora opened the scoring with a free position 2:18 into the game.
A spin move from Jami MacDonald led to a goal with 5:14 to play in the first quarter and gave the Tigers a 3-1 lead.
The Big Green scored twice before the end of the opening period, tying the game at 3-3 after the first quarter.
Dora again opened a quarter's scoring with her second of the game 2:52 into the second period.
Samantha Bennett tied the game at 4-4 with a Big Green goal with 6:04 to play in the second quarter.
Three Princeton goals in a span of 0:37 broke open the game and sent it to halftime in favor of the Tigers, 7-4.
After a Dartmouth goal 0:40 into the third quarter, Princeton rattled off the next four to build an 11-5 lead. The run was highlighted by a pair of Meg Morrisroe goals 0:25 apart to cap the run.
The Big Green scored twice before the end of the third quarter, and then added two more in the first 5:00 of the fourth to get within three goals with 10:27 to play.
Princeton slammed the door with goals from Morrisroe and MacDonald 0:45 apart with under five minutes to play to regain a five-goal lead.
The Big Green made a semblance of a rally with two goals in a span of 0:33 to make it a three-goal game with 2:48 to play, but a Sophie Whiteway goal with 1:13 left iced the contest.

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