Women's Lacrosse Thwarts Johns Hopkins, 18-12, To Reach NCAA Quarterfinals

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For the first time since 2019, Princeton will play in the NCAA Quarterfinals after an 18-12 win over No. 8 seed Johns Hopkins.

Princeton will head to Chapel Hill to play No. 1 seed North Carolina on May 15.

McKenzie Blake continued her assault on the record books, breaking the Ivy League's single-season goals record after scoring eight goals to up her season total to 86 which broke the Ivy League record that stood since Francesca DenHartog of Harvard had 83 in 1981.

My name is my name.

No name has scored more goals in a season by an @IvyLeague player than McKenzie Blake!

She now has 8?4? goals this season, breaking the record of 83 which had stood since 1981!@ILWomen | @USALacrosseMag | @NCAALAX pic.twitter.com/CDdsItdAFK
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 11, 2025

Blake's eight goals tie the program record for a single game, a mark Blake has reached three times this season. The eight goals from Blake are the most ever by a Tiger in a NCAA Tournament game.

Princeton's 18 goals in the game increase their season total to 298 – setting a new Ivy League record for goals in a season and surpassing the old record of 291 set by the Tigers during their 2002 NCAA Championship run.

The Tigers won twice away from New Jersey in a NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015 when Princeton defeated Fairfield and Stony Brook at Stony Brook to reach the quarterfinals.

Blake had her eight goals on 10 shots, and at one point was 7-for-7 shooting.

Eight different players had at least one goal for the Tigers, including Meg Morrisroe who had four. Jami MacDonald had a six-point afternoon, dishing out five assists and scoring once. Haven Dora had a five-point game, scoring once and adding four assists.

The Sunday Truce – We don't believe in it.

Morrisroe gives us the lead! pic.twitter.com/8BUuvxJWyx
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 11, 2025

Amelia Hughes made nine saves in goal, including seven in the first half.

You come at the queen, you best not miss.

Three saves already for Amelia Hughes! pic.twitter.com/QnmA0HAnGa
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 11, 2025

Abigail Roberts caused five turnovers, adding three ground balls.

Sophie Whiteway won nine draw controls, adding two caused turnovers and two ground balls to go with one goal.

Princeton's offense was slow to get started, needing 10:02 to get on the board, but once Sophie Whiteway scored for the Tigers there was no looking back.

Amelia Hughes allowed her team to find its footing on attack, making four saves in the first quarter.

Two minutes after Whiteway scored, Haven Dora slipped free and fired home a Meg Morrisroe pass to tie the game, 2-2.

McKenzie Blake then gave the Tigers their first lead of the game, scooping up a loose ball in front of the crease and whipping a behind-the-back shot over her shoulders and in with 0:54 to play in the first quarter and Princeton would never relinquish the lead.

It's about product and we got the best product in the game.

McKenzie Blake does it again with a nifty BTB out of the scrum!@ILWomen | @USALacrosseMag | @NCAALAX pic.twitter.com/HFn0BrIOMl
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 11, 2025

Blake took over from there, scoring three goals in a row over a span of 2:23 to close the second quarter and turn a 4-4 tie into a 7-4 Princeton lead at halftime.

In the third quarter, Hopkins netted the first goal to close to within two, but Princeton answered in resounding fashion with six in a row to extend its lead to eight and put the game out of reach.

You want it to be one way, but it the other way.

Jami MacDonald fires home her first of the day and we lead, 16-7. pic.twitter.com/teBxl6fEqT
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 11, 2025

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