Women's lacrosse beats Columbia

The No. 10 Princeton women’s lacrosse team (10-4 overall, 5-1 Ivy League) faced its first tough loss of the season last Wednesday against the No. 17 Penn. The Tigers were hoping to maintain their streak in the Ivy League, but the Red and Blue came out strong. While the Tigers played their best, they were unable to come back from a four-goal run in the first six minutes that ultimately lead to the Quakers leading the entire game. The Tigers lost 12-7 and went into the weekend tied in the conference for first with Cornell (4-1 Ivy League) and Penn.

On Saturday, the Orange and Black traveled to the Upper West Side of New York City to play against the Columbia Lions at Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium. The Tigers were really hoping for a comeback game against Columbia (6-8, 1-5) to regain their strong momentum. Just midway through the first half, the Tigers had already scored five goals to give them a 5-1 lead. Two of these goals came from freshman midfielder Kathryn Hallett, who was just one of the many scorers on Saturday. The whole team seemed to be on the offense as 10 members each successfully got a shot off of Columbia’s goalie Kelsey Gedin. Although Columbia responded to these five goals with two more points, senior attack Anna Menke and junior midfielder Lauren Steidl were both able to help the Tigers end the half with a four-goal lead.

The team was also able to start the second half strong with the momentum they hoped. A four-goal run that included two successful attempts from junior midfielder Olivia Hompe, senior midfielder Anya Gersoff and sophomore attack Colby Chanenchuk. The only point in the game in which the Lions were able to slow down the pace of the game was following this run in which they went on a four-goal run of their own. After this, the Tigers dominated for the remainder of the game.

It was definitely a great game for freshman Hallett, who had two goals and one assist, as well as freshman midfielder Nonie Andersen, who showcased a career high of three draw controls. Junior goaltender Ellie DeGarmo also continued her stellar play as she finished the game with 10 goals. DeGarmo was named Epoch/Lacrosse Magazine player of the week and has been a pivotal part of the Orange and Black’s overall success thus far.

As the regular season comes to a close, the Tigers will travel to New Hampshire to play the Brown Bears in the last game of their regular season. Face-off time is at 1 p.m. and the game will be covered by the Ivy League Digital Network as well as ESPN 3.