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Princeton Lacrosse 2008 Princeton University 2003, 2002, 1994 NCAA Champions Location .................. Princeton, NJ 08542 No. 8 seed PRINCETON (12-4) vs. VANDERBILT (13-5) Founded ........................................... 1746 Series: Princeton leads, 1-0; Last Meeting: Princeton 11, Vanderbilt 3 (2004) Enrollment .......... 4,900 undergraduates President ..................... Shirley Tilghman Director of Athletics Gary D. Walters ’67 Today’s Note of the Day Nickname .......................................Tigers Going For 10 — Princeton has won nine consecutive NCAA tournament games at Class of Colors ..........................Orange and Black 1952 Stadium. The Tigers’ only home NCAA tournament loss this decade came at Princeton Stadium Home Field ..........Class of 1952 Stadium in 2004 in the NCAA championship game against Virginia. Affiliations ..... Ivy League, NCAA Division I Head Coach .....Chris Sailer (Harvard ’81) Five More Things You Can’t Live Without Record ...........281-95 (.747), 22nd season Princeton is playing a home game in the NCAA tournament for Assistant Coaches ....... Michele DeJuliis, Home, Sweet Home — the first time since 2005, when the No. 8 seed Tigers defeated Maryland in the first round. Amy Altig, Elizabeth Pillion 2008 Captains ................ Ashley Amo ’08, Katie Cox ’09, Norris Novak ’08 One Time Only — Princeton defeated Vanderbilt 11-3 in the 2004 NCAA semifinals at Princeton Stadium. That game is the only previous meeting between the schools. W. Lacrosse Contact ......David Rosenfeld Office Phone .................... (609) 258-5655 Ups And Downs — The Tigers won their first 10 games this season but were 2-4 in Cell Phone ....................... (609) 712-1855 their final six games. Vanderbilt was 7-4 on March 30 but then won six straight games before E-Mail .............. [email protected] falling to Northwestern in the ALC title game last weekend. Office Fax ......................... (609) 258-2399 Tiger Sportsline .............. (609) 258-3545 Survive And Advance — Princeton has reached at least the quarterfinal round in 16 Press Box Phone .............. (609) 258-2401 of its previous 17 NCAA tournament appearances. Ticket Office ......................(609) 258-4TIX Web Site ....www.GoPrincetonTigers.com Not Half Bad — In its 12 victories this season, Princeton has scored a goal on better than 50% of its shots (159 goals, 314 shots). Princeton PROBABLE More Notes & Anecdotes STARTERS Injury Report — Katie Lewis-Lamonica has missed Princeton’s last seven games due to an ACL injury. Junior Marine Graham has missed the last five games due to the same injury. Attack No. Name Yr. G-A-P 11 Ashley Amo Sr. 24-20-44 Deja Vu? — Princeton was a No. 8 seed in 2005 and played at No. 1 seed Northwestern 15 Lizzy Drumm Fr. 26-6-32 in the quarterfinals. The winner of today’s game will play the winner of the Northwestern-Notre 22 Christine Casaceli Jr. 34-11-45 Dame game in a quarterfinal next Saturday. Midfield Lucky 12 — Princeton has won at least 12 games 15 times in the last 17 seasons. No. Name Yr. G-A-P 4 Katie Cox Jr. 13-10-23 7 Holly McGarvie Jr. 31-10-41 Taking Their Shots — The Tigers have scored a goal on better than 48% of their 19 J. Washabaugh So. 4-1-5 shots this season (193 goals on 401 shots). 32 Kristin Schwab Jr. 14-9-23 Shooting Stars — Princeton’s top four scorers (Casaceli, Amo, McGarvie, Drumm) have Defense combined to score on 55% of their shots this year (115 of 210). No. Name Yr. G-A-P 3 Alison Murray Sr. 6-5-11 Nine of Princeton’s 12 starters are juniors or seniors. Only sophomore 8 Marie McKenna Jr. 0-0-0 For Starters — 14 Norris Novak Sr. 0-1-1 Jenna Washabaugh and freshmen Erin Tochihara and Lizzy Drumm are underclassmen. 21 Caity Manzo Jr. 0-0-0 On The Defensive — Princeton ranks eighth nationally in scoring defense, allowing Goalie just 8.19 goals per game. No. Name Yr. Stats 44 Erin Tochihara Fr. 9.28 GAA More On The Defensive — Princeton is one of just 16 teams in NCAA Division I to have averaged at least 10 caused turnovers per game this season (10.06). PRINCETON vs. VANDERBILT • May 11, 2008 Team Notes & Anecdotes... HOME OF CHAMPIONS Pulling Rank — Princeton is ranked No. 8 in the final UnderArmour/IWLCA poll of the season. The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 2 in that poll earlier this season. NCAA Championships (3) 2003, 2002, 1994 More Pulling Rank — Three of the Tigers’ four losses this season came to teams seeded No. 6 or higher in the NCAA tournament (Penn, Maryland, Georgetown). Final Fours (11) 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1996, On Schedule — Princeton’s NCAA first-round game against Vanderbilt is its sixth game this season against a team ranked in the national top 10 at the time of the game. 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989 NCAA Tournaments (18) Switched Up — Princeton finished 5-3 in games at Class of 1952 Stadium this season but was 6-1 in road games. 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, Goal Oriented — Princeton has averaged 13.3 goals per game in its 12 wins this season and 8.5 goals per game in its four defeats this season. 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989,1983 Ivy Championships (9) Playing The Percentages — The Tigers have scored a goal on 51% of their shots in their 12 wins this season. In their four losses, the Tigers have scored a goal on 39% 2006, 2004, 2003, of their shots. 2002, 2001, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993 Top Of The Charts — Princeton’s 28 NCAA tournament wins are tied for second all-time with Virginia. Maryland leads with 36. No other team has more than 14. Princeton Women’s Tournament Tested — Princeton head coach Chris Sailer has 27 NCAA tournament wins. She needs two wins to tie Cindy Timchal for first place on the all-time list. Lacrosse Familiar Turf — Princeton has a 16-3 all-time record in home games in the NCAA 11 Straight NCAA Appearances tournament. 16 NCAA Appearances in the last 17 seasons More Than A Decade — Princeton has qualified for 11 consecutive NCAA tournaments. Only Maryland (19) and Virginia (13) have longer streaks in NCAA Division I. IWLCA Weekly Poll (5/6) Team Record Pts. 2008 Schedule/Results 1. Northwestern 17-1 390 (10) Date Opponent Time/Result Penn 15-1 390 (10) March 1 at Johns Hopkins (#14) W, 7-5 3. Maryland 17-2 348 March 5 RUTGERS W, 16-8 Virginia 14-3 348 March 8 DUKE (#3) % W, 13-8 March 15 at Penn State (#19) W, 7-6 5. Syracuse 16-2 321 March 19 JAMES MADISON W, 17-10 6. Georgetown 12-6 286 March 22 VIRGINIA (#2) W, 8-7 7. Boston Univ. 17-2 276 March 29 CORNELL * W, 19-10 8. Princeton 12-4 268 April 2 at Columbia * W, 15-4 April 5 YALE * (#13) W, 9-6 9. Vanderbilt 13-5 242 April 12 at Harvard * W, 18-9 10. Notre Dame 12-6 197 April 16 PENN * (#6) L, 9-5 11. North Carolina 12-6 196 April 19 DARTMOUTH * L, 13-12 April 23 at Temple W, 15-7 12. Duke 11-7 195 April 26 at Brown * W, 15-2 13. New Hampshire 13-5 142 April 30 MARYLAND (#4) L, 18-9 14. Cornell 10-6 121 May 3 at Georgetown (#7) L, 9-8 15. Towson 13-5 110 May 11 VANDERBILT (#9) 1 p.m. 16. George Mason 12-5 106 May 17 NCAA Quarterfinals 17. Yale 11-5 82 May 23 NCAA Semifinals (at Towson University) May 25 NCAA Championship (at Towson University) 18. Stanford 12-8 57 19. Denver 13-6 47 Home games in CAPS 20. Johns Hopkins 8-9 41 * indicates Ivy League game; % at Princeton Stadium # indicates ranking at time of game No. 8 seed PRINCETON vs. VANDERBILT • May 11, 2008 Individual Notes & Anecdotes Doubling Up — Christine Casaceli has 34 goals and 45 points this season. Casaceli had 22 goals and 34 points in 32 games during her first two seasons at Princeton. 20-20 Vision — Ashley Amo is one of less than 10 players in team history to record at least 20 goals and 20 assists in the same season. Amo had 24 goals and 20 assists during the regular season. All-Around Player — Holly McGarvie leads Princeton in ground balls (39), draw controls (38) and caused turnovers (24) and is second on the team with 31 goals. I’m Honored — Holly McGarvie was one of 18 nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy honoring the national player of the year. The five finalists—Maryland’s Kelly Kasper and Dana Dobbie, Northwestern’s Christy Finch and Hannah Nielsen, and Syracuse’s Katie Rowan, were announced earlier this week. Youth Is Served — Freshman Lizzy Drumm has scored a goal on a team-high 61% of her shots this season (26 of 43). Drumm has scored a goal in every game but two as a freshman. On The Charts — Katie Lewis-Lamonica ranks eighth all-time at Princeton with 136 career goals. She was on pace to finish in the top five all-time at Princeton before suffering an injury midway through this season. Lucky Sevens — Katie Lewis-Lamonica scored seven goals against Duke this year and against Temple last season. Prior to last season, no Princeton player had scored seven goals in a game in 17 years. More On The Charts — Kaitlyn Perrelle ranks seventh in the nation in Division I in goals-against average (7.73). Perrelle started the first 15 games in goal for Princeton this season. Debut Performance — Erin Tochihara had eight saves, including seven in the second half, in her first career start at Georgetown last Saturday.