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Princeton University Athletics
Friday, May 1
New Haven, Conn.
7:00 PM
Princeton University
10-6, 5-2Ivy League
15
vs
10
Penn
8-8, 5-2Ivy League
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Penn | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Photo by: Geoffrey Bolte
Women's Lacrosse Blows By Penn, 15-10, In Ivy League Semifinals
May 01, 2026 | Women's Lacrosse
For the ninth time in program history, Princeton will play for an Ivy League Tournament championship as the Tigers stormed past Penn in stunning fashion, 15-10, at Reese Stadium in New Haven.
With the win, the Tigers advance to play top-seeded Yale on May 3 at noon in a rematch of the 2025 Ivy League Tournament Final won by Yale at Princeton. Yale will be playing in its fifth consecutive Ivy League Tournament final, while Princeton is playing in its third in five years.
The start wasn't ideal – Princeton conceded the game's first four goals and trailed, 4-0, before they had either won a draw control or taken a shot on goal.
The finish though? That was picture perfect.
The Tigers outscored the Quakers, 15-6, over the game's final 49:56 and dominated their rivals from Philly in just about every area.
Leading the way was Haven Dora. The Ivy League's all-time leader in assists added another record as she dished out seven assists to set an Ivy League Tournament record for assists in a single game and tie the Princeton program record that she shares with classmate Jami MacDonald. Those seven assists were part of an eight-point night for Dora that was one off the Ivy Tournament record.
Amelia Hughes made 10 saves while allowing 10 goals. After allowing goals on four her first five shots faced, Hughes settled in and stopped 9-of-15 the rest of the way. At the other end, Penn's Orly Sedransk stopped five shots in the first quarter but only had three saves on 15 shots faced the rest of the way.
Penn had the jump early, scoring four times in the opening 4:56 before Princeton took its first shot of the game.
That first shot came off the stick of Meg Morrisroe and it found the back of the net as the Tigers got on the board 6:08 into the game.
Moments later, Catherine Berkery appeared to have scored for the Quakers as her desperation shot with time winding down in the possession clock bounced off Zoe Bye and in, but after video review it was ruled that the shot was a dangerous attempt and was waved off.
Morrisroe netted the second goal for the Tigers before Merrill Watson got on the board with 2:24 to play in the opening period to send the game to the first quarter break with the Tigers down by just one.
Quickly into the second period, Watson scored again. She took a Quinn pass and made a big move at the circle to fake out Sedransk and slip in her second to tie the game.
The Quakers regained the lead 1:01 later via a Regan Burns goal but that was the last time Penn scored in the first half.Â
Princeton clamped down on the draw, winning seven of eight in the second quarter and scoring the quarter's final six goals to take a 10-5 lead into the break.
The run became seven as Molnar scored 1:07 into the third quarter to give Princeton an 11-5 lead before Lela Greene finally connected for the Quakers 4:26 into the third to end a run of 16:40 of shutout defense for the Tigers while they built a commanding lead.
Colette Quinn slammed the door with a scoop shot off a MacDonald pass with 2:58 to play that sealed the final result.
With the win, the Tigers advance to play top-seeded Yale on May 3 at noon in a rematch of the 2025 Ivy League Tournament Final won by Yale at Princeton. Yale will be playing in its fifth consecutive Ivy League Tournament final, while Princeton is playing in its third in five years.
The start wasn't ideal – Princeton conceded the game's first four goals and trailed, 4-0, before they had either won a draw control or taken a shot on goal.
The finish though? That was picture perfect.
The Tigers outscored the Quakers, 15-6, over the game's final 49:56 and dominated their rivals from Philly in just about every area.
Leading the way was Haven Dora. The Ivy League's all-time leader in assists added another record as she dished out seven assists to set an Ivy League Tournament record for assists in a single game and tie the Princeton program record that she shares with classmate Jami MacDonald. Those seven assists were part of an eight-point night for Dora that was one off the Ivy Tournament record.
Jami MacDonald had a six-point night with four goals and two assists, while Meg Morrisroe also had a four-goal game to go with five draw controls. Maggie Molnar and Merrill Watson each had two goals in the win.Ew, Jami!
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 1, 2026
We're doing BTB's in May, folks.@ILWomen | @NCAALAX pic.twitter.com/XOIFBHcLhV
Ella Sloan added five draw controls while Abigail Roberts won three.Things Are Going Merrill-y!
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 1, 2026
That's 2 goals today for Merrill Watson! pic.twitter.com/lkz1UcCfxo
Amelia Hughes made 10 saves while allowing 10 goals. After allowing goals on four her first five shots faced, Hughes settled in and stopped 9-of-15 the rest of the way. At the other end, Penn's Orly Sedransk stopped five shots in the first quarter but only had three saves on 15 shots faced the rest of the way.
Penn had the jump early, scoring four times in the opening 4:56 before Princeton took its first shot of the game.
That first shot came off the stick of Meg Morrisroe and it found the back of the net as the Tigers got on the board 6:08 into the game.
Moments later, Catherine Berkery appeared to have scored for the Quakers as her desperation shot with time winding down in the possession clock bounced off Zoe Bye and in, but after video review it was ruled that the shot was a dangerous attempt and was waved off.
That sequence seemed to help settle in the Tigers who scored the next three to tie the game at 4-4 early in the second quarter.On The Board!
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 1, 2026
Morrisroe from Dora to get us going. pic.twitter.com/dNSjn5TgXJ
Morrisroe netted the second goal for the Tigers before Merrill Watson got on the board with 2:24 to play in the opening period to send the game to the first quarter break with the Tigers down by just one.
Quickly into the second period, Watson scored again. She took a Quinn pass and made a big move at the circle to fake out Sedransk and slip in her second to tie the game.
The Quakers regained the lead 1:01 later via a Regan Burns goal but that was the last time Penn scored in the first half.Â
Princeton clamped down on the draw, winning seven of eight in the second quarter and scoring the quarter's final six goals to take a 10-5 lead into the break.
The run became seven as Molnar scored 1:07 into the third quarter to give Princeton an 11-5 lead before Lela Greene finally connected for the Quakers 4:26 into the third to end a run of 16:40 of shutout defense for the Tigers while they built a commanding lead.
Jami MacDonald took over from there, scoring Princeton's next three goals to help Princeton to a 14-8 lead after three quarters of play.Whoa.
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 2, 2026
Jami Mac goes BTB on the pass this time, setting up Maggie Molnar to cap the first half!@ILWomen | @USALMag | @NCAALAX | #scTop10 pic.twitter.com/LjzYrag1GW
A pair of Eden Welch goals in the fourth quarter got Penn to within four at 14-10 with 5:16 to play, but that was as close as the Quakers would get.A Missie from MacDonald! pic.twitter.com/BXZWZCk1Pu
— Princeton Women's Lax (@princetonwlax) May 2, 2026
Colette Quinn slammed the door with a scoop shot off a MacDonald pass with 2:58 to play that sealed the final result.
Team Stats
PRINCETO
PENN
Shots
30
29
Turnovers
10
8
Caused Turnovers
4
8
Draw Controls
13
14
Free-Position Shots
2
7
Ground Balls
14
14
Game Leaders
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
4
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-60
GB
2
CT
1
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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