No. 6 Princeton (12-3 overall, 5-2 Ivy League) comes off an 18-9 drubbing courtesy of Maryland. As the Tigers look to rebound before the playoffs, they will look to be picked up by attacks senior Ashley Amo and junior Christine Casaceli along with midfielders junior Holly McGarvie and freshman Lizzy Drumm. All four have more than 30 points and have scored at least 20 goals.
The Tigers, however, have been continually hurt by injuries. The injuries may partially explain Princeton’s poor showing against the Terrapins. Senior midfielder Katie Lewis-Lamonica, who scored 19 goals along with two assists in eight games, is currently hurt. The Tigers will need some help from junior midfielders Kristin Schwab and Katie Cox, both with 13 goals on the season, to pick up the win.
The Hoyas (11-6) come in off a 12-6 beating from No. 5 Syracuse. Georgetown is led by two attack Molly Ford and midfielder Ashby Kaestner. The two have combined for 88 goals this year and have 60 points each. Both have played in all 17 games this season. Princeton will have to stop their relentless attack if it wants to win its last regular-season game.
Georgetown also lost to the Terrapins, 14-7, but has beaten No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 17 Johns Hopkins and lost by only one goal to No. 1 Northwestern. If the Tigers can overcome their injury issues, they should be able to take care of the Hoyas, as they have defeated much more difficult teams so far this year.
Unfortunately for the Tigers, Penn has already locked up the Ivy League title. With the Ivy season over, the final standings have Penn in first place with a 7-0 league record, and Princeton and Cornell tied with 5-2 records. Because of this, the Tigers will not be able to claim the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament given to the winner of the Ivy League. It is unclear right now if Princeton will get an at-large bid in the 16-team tournament, but as any player from last year’s Tigers can tell you, a late-season win goes a long way toward solidifying a spot.
That’s because last season, No. 11 Princeton was in a very similar situation, facing an uncertain future and a season-ending showdown with the No. 8 Hoyas. In perhaps the Tigers’ most thrilling win of the season, Princeton blew an early 7-3 lead but got huge late goals from Schwab to solidify its 12-11 win. Then-freshman goalie Kaitlyn Perrelle made 10 saves in game, including three on Georgetown eight-meter shots, and Lewis-Lamonica scored four goals. The following day, the Tigers were invited to the NCAA tournament.
History has been known to repeat itself, but that rests solely in the hands of these 2008 Tigers. There are currently eight at-large bids available, and while the Tigers are certainly a worthy candidate, they can prove it with their play tomorrow.
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