Hamilton, NY — The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø women’s lacrosse team has a tough task in its first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament. The Raiders will travel to Princeton to battle the unbeaten and number one ranked Tigers on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø enters the contest with a 13-6 overall record, while the Tigers are the only undefeated squad in the 16 team field at 16-0. The two squads have two common opponents, Lafayette and Brown. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø defeated Lafayette twice by scores of 12-7 and 12-9, while Princeton opened its season with a 17-3 win over the Leopards. The Tigers closed out the season with a 5-4 win over Brown, while 51³Ô¹ÏÍø dropped a 10-5 decision to the Bears earlier in the year.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø comes into the game being led on offense by Katie McVeigh with 69 points and Kelly Winning with 54 markers. Sue Bielamowicz anchors the defense with a 9.04 goals against average and a save percentage of .549.
The two teams have met just once back in 1986 with the Raiders coming out on top by a 12-7 score.