Women's Lacrosse Sets Sights On Ivy League Tournament Starting Friday At Yale

Friday, May 1

New Haven, Conn.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Penn

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Women's Lacrosse Sets Sights On Ivy League Tournament Starting Friday At Yale

April 30, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

No. 3 Seed Princeton (9-6, 5-2 Ivy) vs. No. 2 Seed Penn (8-7, 5-2 Ivy) -- Ivy League Tournament Semifinals
May 1 | 7 p.m. | Reese Stadium
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THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH PENN
The all-time series between the Ivy League's two all-time winningest teams is about as even as you'd expect with Princeton holding a 30-26-3 lead in the series. The Quakers had the better of the start as Princeton went 0-11-3 against Penn from 1974-1987 before finally getting their first win via an 9-2 win in 1988. Starting with that first win, the Tigers are 30-15 against the Quakers and have won 7 of the last 11.

The last meeting between these two teams was a classic that took two overtimes before Penn eked out a 10-9 win in New Jersey. The largest lead in the game was two goals -- twice done by Princeton -- before Penn rallied from 9-7 down to force overtime and Lela Greene scored less than a minute into the second OT for Penn.

Meg Morrisroe and Merrill Watson each scored twice for Princeton, while Haven Dora had three assists and Jami MacDonald a goal and an assist. Amelia Hughes made 13 saves for Princeton in goal.

PRINCETON IN THE IVY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
Princeton is making its 14th appearance in the Ivy League Tournament, appearing in all but one (2012) since the tourney's inception in 2010. The Tigers' run of 12 consecutive appearances in the Ivy League Tournament is the longest active streak in the Ivy League and longest in the history of the tournament. No team has won more Ivy League Tournaments than Princeton, who has won six of the 14 tournaments.

Princeton is 6-3 all-time against Penn in the Ivy League Tournament, and the teams are 2-2 against each other in Ivy Tournament semifinal games.

TIGERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
The Tigers were ranked highly in the preseason polls, slotted in at No. 6 in both the IWLCA and Nike Lacrosse polls and coming in at No. 4 in the USA Lacrosse Rankings. After a 9-6 regular season with five of their six losses to Top-25 opponents, Princeton enters this week at No. 20 (IWLCA) and No. 20 (Kane Inside Lacrosse).

The Tigers were a near-unanimous No. 1 in the Ivy League Preseason Media Poll, garnering 14 of 16 first place votes and 126 total points to rank No. 1.

EMBRACING THE CHALLENGE
Princeton has played the 13th-toughest schedule of any Division I program to this point, with its 15 past opponents holding a cumulative 140-85 record (.622) this season.

The Tigers rank No. 21 in the RPI, with a 2-3 record against RPI Top-20 teams. All six of Princeton's losses are to teams ranked inside the Top-25 of the RPI.

TIGERS ON A ROLL ENTERING POSTSEASON
After the 2 OT loss to Penn on April 8, Princeton has won its last four games to enter May with the longest active winning streak of the four teams in the ILT and the 14th-longest active streak in the country. The Tigers are averaging 16.5 goals-per-game over their last four contests, and allowing an average of 8.0.

OFFENSE ON POINT
Princeton ranks No. 2 in the Ivy League in Scoring Offense, averaging 13.7 goals-per-game. The Tigers have reached double figures in 12 of 15 games and have reached 14+ in eight of 15 games -- each a Princeton win.

BALL CONTROL
Princeton protected the rock last year, committing 221 total turnovers and ranking No. 3 in the country in turnovers-per-game (11.1) -- trailing only Florida (10.4 and Yale (10.6). Through 15 games, the Tigers are averaging 12.0 turnovers per game which is No. 2 in the Ivy League and No. 13 in the country.

SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS!
Princeton ranked No. 5 in the nation in shots-per-game (35.6) and was atop the Ivy League in 2025. This season, the Tigers are at 32.3 through 15 games which ranks No. 1 in the Ivy League and No. 10 in the country.

AMONG THE ACTIVE LEADERS
Senior Haven Dora enters this week ranked No. 2 in assists by an active NCAA Division I player with 154 and No. 6 in assists per game (2.4). Jami MacDonald's 260 points are No. 7 among active NCAA Division I players

Amelia Hughes has 672 saves which is No. 2 among active NCAA D1 keepers. Her 9.74 saves-per-game ranks No. 4 among active keepers.

DYNAMIC DUO
Jami MacDonald (No. 19; 4.7) and Haven Dora (No. 29; 4.4) give Princeton two of the Top-30 scorers in the country in terms of points-per-game this season. The Tigers are one of four schools to have multiple players inside the Top-30 in PPG this season -- Johns Hopkins, Arizona State, Army West Point being the others.

MacDonald (No. 1) and Dora (No. 3) are both among the Top-5 in ppg among Ivy players.

HAVEN SENT!
Haven Dora was recovering from injury during most of her freshman season in 2023, but starting with the stretch run three years ago she has become a key part of Princeton's attack. Dating back to the end of 2023, she has 239 points (85g, 154a) over her last 58 games (4.12 ppg) with 3+ points in 44 of those games. That followed a seven-game start to her career where she did not record a point.

Dora turned a 15-point rookie season in 2023 into a breakout 69-point season in 2024 as a sophomore before following that up with a show-stopping 89 points last year.

After tying the then-program record with 40 assists in 2024, she smashed that record with 60 helpers in 2025 -- setting a new Princeton single-season record and finishing three off the Ivy League's single-season record. She currently sits at 47 assists this season which are No. 2 in a season by a Princeton player.

Not only are Dora's 154 career assists a new Princeton career record, she broke the Ivy League's all-time career assist record which was previously held by Harvard's Caroline Mullahy who had 150 from 2022-25.

Dora also owns the program's single-game assist record of 7 -- set twice in 2025 over a seven day span against Delaware (2/26) and Hofstra (3/1).

MACDONALD'S SERVING UP POINTS
Jami MacDonald posted 92 points during the 2025 season with 58 goals and 34 assists -- almost doubling the output of her first two seasons combined (97 points on 58 goals and 39 assists).

MacDonald had zero points in the 2025 opener, but then dropped all 92 over her last 19 games. The high point of the season was a 5-goal, 5-assist day against Harvard which tied Princeton's single-game record for points with 10 -- the most by a Princeton player in 1989.

The 92 points were No. 5 in a single season by a Tiger.

MacDonald is a true dual-threat on attack with 260 career points on 158 career goals and 102 career assists. MacDonald's 260 career points rank No. 5 all-time by a Princeton player and she is four away from passing program legend McKenzie Blake for the No. 4 spot. Her 102 helpers rank No. 2 all-time by a Princeton player and her 158 career goals are No. 8 by a Tiger. She is the only player in program history with 150+ goals and 100+ assists.

Against Towson on April 15, she tied the program record with 10 points (3g, 7a) and became the only player in program history with multiple 10+ point games. Her seven assists also tied the program single-game record.

She is following the lead of her older brother Mike, a 2015 Princeton graduate and a Roper Trophy winner as the top senior male athlete in his class who ranks fifth all-time with the Princeton men in career points with 208. For the record, his most points in a game was nine.

COMING UP HUGHES
Senior goalkeeper Amelia Hughes has started every game but one in her collegiate career to date, playing 3,786 minutes. The 2024 Ivy League Goalkeeper of the Year and two-time honorable mention media All-American, Hughes is a three-time All-Ivy selection.

She has registered 11+ saves in 37 of her 69 games and has 30 games with a save percentage of .500 or better. Her high-water mark in saves in a game came in a 19-save performance at Temple in 2023 which earned IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Last season, Hughes was No. 1 in the Ivy League and No. 4 in the country in saves (180) while also ranking No. 2 in the Ivy League and No. 14 in the country in save percentage (.481) and also sitting No. 2 in the Ivy League in saves-per-game (9.0).

Through 15 games this season, Hughes ranks No. 3 in the country in saves-per-game (10.9), No. 6 in saves (163) and No. 6 in save percentage (.5101). She is No. 1 in the Ivy League in all three categories.

She is No. 2 all-time in saves by a Princeton goalie with 672, trailing only Erin O'Neill '96 who had 731.

HELLO, MEG!
Meg Morrisroe's trip to Brown in 2024 was a revelation as the then-rookie broke through with a memorable performance. After tallying six goals over her first nine collegiate games, Morrisroe exploded for eight goals against the Bears -- tying the program record for goals in a game which had been achieved just twice previously and not since 1989. Her efforts earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors. Morrisroe's eight goals in a game were tied for the fourth most in a game by any player in the country and were the most by any first-year player in the country in 2024

Last year, she set career highs in goals (38), assists (4) and points (42).

Morrisroe has a team-high 44 goals this season, scoring on 44-of-84 shots. She is No. 1 in the Ivy League and No. 38 in the country in goals-per-game (2.9).

THE SLOAN RANGER
Ella Sloan missed all of 2025 with injury, but has slid right into the lineup in 2026. Already she has 23 goals and 29 points in 15 games -- surpassing her six points (5g, 1a) in nine games as a freshman in 2024. After going without a point in Princeton's first two games, Sloan has 29 points (23g, 6a) over her last 13 including four-goal games at Harvard and Penn State. She has also stepped into a draw-taker role, winning 30 on her own.

A FRESH "BATCH"
Maggie Bacigalupo, who goes by "Batch", has put together a breakout sophomore season to this point. After tallying one goal in eight games in 2025, she has 15 goals in 14 games in 2026 -- including a career-high four at Maryland.

NOT TOO SHABBY, ABBY!
Abigail Roberts moved to defense in 2024 and has been a constant in defensive and transition situations for the Tigers.

Over the 2024 and 2025 seasons, she totalled 124 draw controls, 46 caused turnovers and 56 ground balls during a pair of second-team All-Ivy campaigns.

Her 173 career draw controls are No. 5 all-time in a career by a Tiger and her 78 in 2025 were No. 4 in a season by a Tiger.

If she gets loose in transition, Roberts can shoot with 7 career goals on 11 shots.

She was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on April 6 after a week where she had 10 GB, 6 CT, 6 CD including a 7 GB, 4 CT, 2 DC game against Cornell.

FAMILY TIES
There are plenty of family connections among the 2026 Tigers
Maggie Bacigalupo – Father, Scott, played lacrosse at Princeton and was a two-time NCAA champion (1992, 1994). He is the program's all-time leader in saves (732) and was 1994 National Player of the Year and a three-time National Goalkeeper of the Year.
Lane Calkins – Father, Ed, played lacrosse at Princeton and graduated in 1992 after playing on the '92 NCAA championship team.
Grace Farrell – Mother, Lauren, captained Princeton's 2002 NCAA championship team and was MVP of the NCAA Tournament while her father, Bob, played football at Princeton.
Kate Garlinghouse – Mother, Kristen, played four years of lacrosse and one season of field hockey at Princeton. She was a 1989 IWLCA and USWLA All-American; Older brother, Will, is a senior on the men's water polo team at Princeton and was part of four NCAA Tournament appearances during his career.
Jami MacDonald – Older brother, Mikey, played lacrosse at Princeton where he was 2015 Ivy League Player of the Year and a two-time All-American. He graduated in 2015 after tallying 208 career points before going on to play in the NLL.
Maddie Mitchell – Older cousin, Ellie, played women's basketball at Princeton and graduated in 2024 as the program's all-time leading rebounder (1,125) and three-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year
Grace Mulham – Older sister, Kate, played lacrosse at Princeton and graduated in 2023 following a two-time Ivy championship career where she was named second-team All-Ivy twice.
Abigail Roberts – Older brother, Harry, is a senior on the men's soccer team at Princeton; Older brother, Jack, played soccer and golf at Princeton and graduated in 2022.
Molly Duggan (Assistant Coach) – Married to Chris Duggan, assistant coach of Princeton's women's soccer team.

#PRINCETONPROS
McKenzie Blake '25 took her skills to the pro level and played for the Maryland Charm in the WLL Championship Series February 27-March 8.

LET'S COOK!
Jenn Cook is in her fourth season as head coach of the Tigers and 14th overall on staff at Princeton. In 10 full seasons of play, Cook has been part of seven Ivy League championships and nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including three trips to the NCAA Quarterfinals. Last year was her first time reaching the national tournament as head coach, and 2025 marked her first Ivy League championship as a head coach. A three-time All-American and two-time Tewaaraton Award nominee as a player, Cook was the 2007 Inside Lacrosse Defender of the Year and graduated as the Tar Heel's all-time leader in ground balls (200) and games played (76). Cook's first career win came on February 25, 2023 at Temple. She now has 13 wins over ranked opponents in her career.

Cook is 42-25 overall in her career and 20-7 in Ivy League regular season games.