No. 14 Women's Water Polo Collects Two More Victories; Runs Win Streak To 14

Saturday, February 28

Providence, R.I.

9:00 AM

Princeton University

#20 Brown

Didi Evans scored eight points in the win over LIU

No. 14 Women's Water Polo Collects Two More Victories; Runs Win Streak To 14

February 28, 2026 | Women's Water Polo

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 14 Princeton Women's Water Polo Team collected two more victories at the Katerine Moran Aquatics Center on Saturday to extend its winning streak to 14.

No. 14 Princeton 13, No. 20 Brown 9
Trailing by one after the first quarter, the Tigers ripped off four consecutive goals from four different players in Ally Lurie, Ava Houlahan, Didi Evans and Emese Batizi. Princeton would eventually take a 6-4 lead into halftime.

The Tigers opened the second half with three more tallies to go up five, 9-4, and held a 11-7 advantage after 24 minutes of action. The Bears had closed the gap to three, but Margaret Brandin recorded a goal with under a minute left to keep the home team at bay.

Princeton 11, Brown 7 | End of 3rd

Margaret keeps the Bears at bay with a tally before the end of the quarter!

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— Princeton Water Polo (@Pwaterpolo) February 28, 2026

After another goal, this Houlahan tally gave her a hat trick …

Princeton 13, Brown 7 | 6:00 4th

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— Princeton Water Polo (@Pwaterpolo) February 28, 2026

Brown never threatened the rest of the way. Shanna Davidson and Houlahan each posted a hat trick to pace the offense. Lindsey Lucas had 13 stops in the cage for the Tigers.

Goals: Davidson 3, Houlahan 3, Batizi 2, Riches 2, Wyer, Golub, Brandin, Evans, Lurie, Krotts
Saves: Lucas, 13

No. 14 Princeton 13, LIU 10
The Tigers began the contest with the first four tallies and led 4-1 after eight minutes using four different goal scorers (Batizi, Olivia Krotts, Evans, Houlahan).

After another goal from Houlahan, Long Island ran off three straight to cut the deficit to one, 5-4. Krotts and Lurie countered the LIU run with goals, leading to Princeton holding a 7-5 halftime advantage.

The Tigers used a 4-1 sprint to begin the third quarter to go up, five and eventually led 11-7 with eight minutes remaining. They put the contest away with tallies from Charlotte Riches and Evans to go up, 13-7, with 4:45 to go. Long Island got within three, 13-10, as the clock read 1:22, but go could not get closer.

Evans led the Tigers with four goals and four assists while Sophie Bollyky Purcell produced 12 stops in the win.

Princeton improves to 14-0 this season and 3-0 in the CWPA. The Tigers head to Cambridge to take on No. 13 Harvard Sunday at 10 a.m.