University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
5-5
Princeton
8-1
Big Second Half Lifts #8/7 Princeton to 16-4 Win Over Blue Hens
4/2/2017 5:17:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Delaware played No. 8/7 Princeton nearly straight up for the first 30 minutes, but the host Tigers dominated the second half and downed the Blue Hens, 16-4, Sunday afternoon at Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium.
UD (5-5), playing its second straight Top 10 opponent, jumped out to a 3-2 lead in the first 14 minutes, but Princeton scored the final three goals of the first half to take the 5-3 lead at the break. The Tigers tallied the first nine goals of the second half and outscored the Hens, 11-1, in total to take control.
Junior Becky Gohsler (Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham) led Delaware with a career-high five draw controls to go along with three ground balls, two caused turnovers and a goal.
Sophomore Chantae Simms (Edgewood, Md./John Carroll) contributed a career-best four ground balls in addition to two caused turnovers and one draw control for the Hens while junior goalie Taylor Carpentier (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) posted 10 saves, five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
Princeton (8-1) outshot Delaware, 36-21, and forced 23 turnovers to win its third straight game. Olivia Hompe scored a game-high five goals and dished out three assists while Ellie McNulty registered three goals of her own. Ellie DeGarmo collected 10 saves in the cage for the Tigers.
Kateri Linville“I was proud of how our team competed in the first half. We played tough and won a lot of battles. Our opponent won those battles in the second half and was able to break away. You have to play and beat the best to be the best. The strength of our non-conference schedule is intentional. Our goal is to compete for championships and we will continue to attack that goal fearlessly.”
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Sunday, April 9 – Hofstra at Delaware * – 1 p.m. – Delaware Stadium (Newark, Del.)
· Friday, April 14 – Delaware at William & Mary * – 5 p.m. – Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field (Williamsburg, Va.)
· Sunday, April 16 – Delaware at Elon * – 1 p.m. – Rudd Field (Elon, N.C.)
MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Hayon, Assistant Sports Information Director | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 302-379-9182
