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(5) Princeton 10, (15) Delaware 8 OT
April 6, 1999

 

Princeton Edges Delaware 10-8 in Overtime in

Women's Lacrosse

 

NEWARK, DE -- Kim Smith and Tice Burke each scored goals in overtime to lift No. 5 ranked Princeton University to a 10-8 victory over No. 15 University of Delaware in a women's lacrosse game Tuesday at Rullo Stadium.

Princeton, which got four goals from Cristi Samaras and two from Charlotte Kenworthy, won its second straight to improve to 7-2 on the season while the Blue Hens (5-3) had a three-game win streak snapped despite three goals from Megan Fortunato and two goals from Amy Sullivan. The Tigers downed Delaware for the 10th straight time.

Neither team led by more than two goals the entire game. Princeton took a 4-2 lead at halftime but the Hens scored three of the first four goals of the second stanza to knot the score at 5-5 with 22:01 left in regulation.

The game featured two more ties in the final 6:50 of regulation. Delaware's Robyn Hill tied the score at 7-7 with 6:50 left but Samaras answered three minutes later off a feed from Burke to put the Tigers back up 8-7. Delaware's Christy Buck then sent the game into overtime with a goal with 1:01 left.

Smith scored just 29 seconds into the first three-minute overtime and Burke scored 55 seconds into the second overtime to lift the Tigers to the victory.

Laurie Tortorelli posted nine saves for the Blue Hens while Amber Mettler had six saves for Princeton.

Delaware will put its 17-game America East win streak on the line Sunday, April 11, when the Hens travel to Vermont.

Princeton.....4...4...1...1....10
Delaware.....2...6...0...0.....8

Goals: Princeton - Cristi Samaras-4, Charlotte Kenworthy-2, Kim Smith, Tice Burke, Lauren Simone; Delaware - Megan Fortunato - 3, Amy Sullivan-2, Sarah Edwards, Robyn Hill, Christy Buck; Assists: P - Burke; D - Edwards, Buck, Hill; Shots: P - 23, D - 22; Saves: P - 7 (Amber Mettler, 58 minutes, 6 saves, 5 goals), D - 9 (Laurie Tortorelli); Attendance: 300.

 

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