PU Lacrosse Teams Advance to Ivy Finals
Mike MacDonald triggered the offense as the 15th-ranked Princeton University men’s lacrosse team beat No. 10 Cornell 11-7 in the Ivy League tournament semifinals on Friday evening in Providence. R.I.
Senior star MacDonald tallied four goals and two assists to help Princeton improve to 9-5 overall. MacDonald broke Jon Hess’s school record for points in a season as he now has 47 goals and 30 assists for 77 points in 2015, better than the 74 Hess had in 1997.
Princeton will face No. 11 Yale (10-4) in the Ivy title game on Sunday in Providence with the winner securing the league’s automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA tournament. Yale topped No. 9 and host Brown 10-6 in the other semi.
Olivia Hompe enjoyed a career game to help 11th-ranked and host Princeton University women’s lacrosse team defeat Harvard 15-8 in the Ivy League tournament semifinals on Friday evening in at Class of 1952 Stadium.
Sophomore standout Hompe fired in a personal-best six goals as the Tigers improved to 13-3. The Tigers scored nine straight goals in the second half to break open a 5-5 game and cruise to victory.
Princeton hosts No. 13 Penn (13-3) in the Ivy final on Sunday with the victor earning the league’s automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA tournament. Penn edged Cornell 7-6 in the other semi.