No. 21 Women's Lacrosse Hosts Penn On ESPNU Wednesday Night

Wednesday, April 8

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Penn

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

No. 21 Women's Lacrosse Hosts Penn On ESPNU Wednesday Night

April 08, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse

No. 21 Princeton (5-4, 2-1 Ivy) vs. Penn (5-5, 3-0 Ivy) -- Headstrong Foundation Game/Faculty & Staff Night
April 8 | 7 p.m. | Sherrerd Field
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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 30-25-3 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 30-14 against the Quakers and have won 7 of the last 10.

Last year, the two teams met at Franklin Field in a 15-12 win for the Quakers. The Tigers scored first via a Haven Dora goal with 5:35 left in the first quarter, but Penn rattled off the next five to take a lead it would not relinquish. The Tigers fought back, eventually tying the game at 12-12 via a Dora goal with 8:33 to play. Princeton could not complete the comeback, though, as Penn scored the game's final three to secure the win.

Jami MacDonald finished with five points (3g, 2a) while Dora had four (3g, 1a) and Maggie Molnar had two goals.

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 5-5 start to the season with all five losses to Top-25 opponents, Princeton enters this week at No. 21 (IWLCA), No. 20 (USA Lacrosse Magazine) 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 second- toughest schedule of any Division I program to this point, with its 10 past opponents holding a cumulative 81-36 record (.692) this season. Penn is close behind at No. 5 (75-36; .676)

Despite its 5-5 record, the Tigers rank No. 18 in the RPI, with a 2-4 record against RPI Top-20 teams.

OFFENSE ON POINT
Princeton ranks No. 4 in the Ivy League in Scoring Offense, averaging 13.0 goals-per-game. The Tigers have reached double figures in eight of 10 games and have reached 14+ in five of 10 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 10 games, the Tigers are averaging 12.4 turnovers per game which is No. 2 in the Ivy League but No. 21 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 29.8 through 10 games which ranks No. 3 in the Ivy League and No. 25 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 135 and No. 4 in assists per game (2.3). Jami MacDonald's 235 points are No. 8 among active NCAA Division I players

Amelia Hughes has 627 saves which is No. 2 among active NCAA D1 keepers. Her 9.80 saves-per-game ranks No. 3 among active keepers.

DYNAMIC DUO
Jami MacDonald (No. 26; 4.6) and Haven Dora (No. 30; 4.5) gave Princeton two of the Top-30 scorers in the country in terms of points-per-game last season.

This season, MacDonald is on a 4.6 ppg pace and ranks No. 30 in the country while Dora is at 4.1 and ranks No. 50.
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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 214 points (79g, 135a) over her last 53 games (4.04 ppg) with 3+ points in 40 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 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.

Dora's 135 career assists through three-plus seasons are already a new Princeton career record and she is 16 away from setting a new Ivy League career record for assists which is currently 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 and her 189 points entering this season are No. 12 all-time by a Princeton player.

MacDonald is a true dual-threat on attack with 235 career points on 144 career goals and 91 career assists. MacDonald's 235 career points rank No. 5 all-time by a Princeton player, her 91 helpers rank No. 3 all-time by a Princeton player and her 144 career goals are No. 8 by a Tiger. Her 34 assists last season were T-7 in a single season by a Tiger.

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 3,501 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 34 of her 64 games and has 25 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).

She is No. 2 all-time in saves by a Princeton goalie with 627, trailing only Erin O'Neill '96 who had 731.

Through 10 games this season, Hughes ranks No. 2 in the country in saves-per-game (11.8), No. 9 in saves (118) and No. 12 in save percentage (.492). She is No. 1 in the Ivy League in saves and in saves-per-game and No. 2 in save percentage.

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 29 goals this season, scoring on 29-of-52 shots. She is No. 42 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 18 goals in 10 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 24 points (18g, 6a) over her last eight including four-goal games at Harvard and Penn State. She has also stepped into a draw-taker role, winning 17 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 13 goals in nine 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 159 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.

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 39-25 overall in her career and 18-5 in Ivy League regular season games.