Saturday, April 6
New York, N.Y.
1:00 p.m.
Columbia University
vs
Princeton
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Lem Photography
Lacrosse Prepares for #18 Princeton
4/5/2024 5:30:00 PM | Lacrosse
Lions seek first Ivy League win
NEW YORK - The Columbia lacrosse team returns home on Saturday afternoon and will resume Ivy League play against the #18 Princeton Tigers. First draw is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Robert K. Kraft Field as the Lions will look to earn their first conference win of the season.
This will be Columbia's One Love game. Founded in honor of UVA student-athlete, Yeardley Love, One Love is a national non-profit that provides prevention education to young people about the importance of healthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse.
Want to be a part of the movement to end relationship violence? Join team One Love! Visit joinonelove.org to learn about volunteering in your local community and their student ambassador program.
LAST TIME OUT
Last time out, the Lions picked up their third non-conference win of the season with a 16-8 victory over the Wagner Seahawks.
Career nights from Dani Falcone and Cecelia Messner helped lead the way for the Lions. A career-high five goals from Falcone and a career-high matching five goals from Messner sealed the deal and improved Columbia to 3-4 in out-of-conference contests, with three of the four losses coming by just one goal.
Along with Messner and Falcone, Sophie Zachara also had a hat trick which was her first since February of last year. Anna Becker and Michelle Zhai both chipped in a goal and an assist. Zachara had a team-high four ground balls while Falcone added a team-high four draw controls.
A full recap from this game can be found HERE.
SCOUTING PRINCETON
The Tigers come into Saturday's contest ranked 18th in the NCAA, having gotten off to an incredible start to the 2024 season. The Tigers also own wins over three ranked teams: #22 Penn State, #22 Rutgers, and #7 Penn.
The Tigers only three losses also came against other ranked teams: #16 Virginia, #13 Florida, and #21 Yale.
Princeton is 2-1 so far in conference play, also having a 13-12 victory over Cornell.
Last season, the Tigers went 7-9 overall with a 4-3 mark in Ivy League play. Princeton defeated the Lions, 19-4, last year in New Jersey.
So far this season, McKenzie Blake leads Princeton with 29 goals and 31 draw controls. Sophie Whiteway has a team-high eight caused turnovers. Amelia Hughes is 5-3 between the pipes and has collected 78 saves.
ON DECK
Columbia will have a week off before hitting the road to take on Dartmouth in an Ivy League game on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. in New Hampshire.
The Lions' full 2024 schedule can be found HERE.
HOW TO FOLLOW
All Columbia home games and all Ivy League contests will be streamed via ESPN+. You can find tomorrow's game HERE.
Live stats will be available via gocolumbialions.com, HERE.
For the latest on Columbia lacrosse, follow @CULionsLax on Twitter and Instagram, on Facebook at Facebook.com/ColumbiaLax and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
This will be Columbia's One Love game. Founded in honor of UVA student-athlete, Yeardley Love, One Love is a national non-profit that provides prevention education to young people about the importance of healthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse.
Want to be a part of the movement to end relationship violence? Join team One Love! Visit joinonelove.org to learn about volunteering in your local community and their student ambassador program.
LAST TIME OUT
Last time out, the Lions picked up their third non-conference win of the season with a 16-8 victory over the Wagner Seahawks.
Career nights from Dani Falcone and Cecelia Messner helped lead the way for the Lions. A career-high five goals from Falcone and a career-high matching five goals from Messner sealed the deal and improved Columbia to 3-4 in out-of-conference contests, with three of the four losses coming by just one goal.
Along with Messner and Falcone, Sophie Zachara also had a hat trick which was her first since February of last year. Anna Becker and Michelle Zhai both chipped in a goal and an assist. Zachara had a team-high four ground balls while Falcone added a team-high four draw controls.
A full recap from this game can be found HERE.
SCOUTING PRINCETON
The Tigers come into Saturday's contest ranked 18th in the NCAA, having gotten off to an incredible start to the 2024 season. The Tigers also own wins over three ranked teams: #22 Penn State, #22 Rutgers, and #7 Penn.
The Tigers only three losses also came against other ranked teams: #16 Virginia, #13 Florida, and #21 Yale.
Princeton is 2-1 so far in conference play, also having a 13-12 victory over Cornell.
Last season, the Tigers went 7-9 overall with a 4-3 mark in Ivy League play. Princeton defeated the Lions, 19-4, last year in New Jersey.
So far this season, McKenzie Blake leads Princeton with 29 goals and 31 draw controls. Sophie Whiteway has a team-high eight caused turnovers. Amelia Hughes is 5-3 between the pipes and has collected 78 saves.
ON DECK
Columbia will have a week off before hitting the road to take on Dartmouth in an Ivy League game on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. in New Hampshire.
The Lions' full 2024 schedule can be found HERE.
HOW TO FOLLOW
All Columbia home games and all Ivy League contests will be streamed via ESPN+. You can find tomorrow's game HERE.
Live stats will be available via gocolumbialions.com, HERE.
For the latest on Columbia lacrosse, follow @CULionsLax on Twitter and Instagram, on Facebook at Facebook.com/ColumbiaLax and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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