Regular season Ivy women's lacrosse play is coming to an end once again, the sun setting on another action-packed season that went somewhat according to script.
Dartmouth was deemed Ivy League champs by virtue of their being undefeated in Ivy play, and their overtime upset of Princeton, and thus an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Second-ranked Princeton is also waiting to receive a bid. The brackets will be announced next Sunday night.
The Big Green own the top two offensive statistical leaders, midfielder Jacque Weitzel '00 and defenseman Kate Graw '00. Weitzel, the national goal-scoring leader, has tallied 60 goals and 11 assists for 71 points, while Graw follows with 37 goals and 23 assists for 60 points.
Lori Wohlschlegel of Cornell, is in third with 53 points (31 g, 22 a).
Carrie Giancola of Cornell is leading the league in goaltending with a goals-against average of 7.49, and a save percentage of .573.
Princeton
The second-ranked Tigers (13-3, 6-1 Ivy) were almost upset by a feisty Brown squad on Saturday. Princeton was down 4-2, but then opened up a lead when they outscored Brown 7-2 over a 22-minute span.
Kim Smith scored three goals on the game, including the game-winner with 14:07 to play in the game, and Lauren Simone had four goals for the Tigers.
Earlier in the week, the Tigers matched up with top-ranked Maryland and fell 14-6. The Terps' Allison Comito scored four goals and assisted on two.
The Terps opened up an early 6-2 lead in the first half, but Princeton rallied to make it 7-4 at the half.
Maryland came out roaring in the second half and scored four unanswered goals to put the Tigers to sleep.
Junior midfielder Julie Shaner was named to the Ivy League honor role with four goals and two assists on the week.
Cornell
The No. 14 Red Raiders gained two Ivy wins this weekend, beating Columbia and Harvard by scores of 15-3 and 18-8 respectively. The two wins improve Cornell's league record to 5-2 (11-4 overall), good enough to secure third-place.
Against the Crimson, Cornell opened up a 9-4 lead after the first half and didn't let the game get back in Harvard's reach. Wohlschlegel had a role in the half of the Red Raider goals with nine points (5 g, 4 a) for the winning cause.
Wohlschlegel was named Ivy Offensive Player of the Week for earning 12 points over the two games.
Giancola lived up to her billing as one of the top goalies in the Ivy League last weekend, allowing only nine goals in two games and saving 12.
Yale
No. 16 Yale dominated Rutgers in a non-league match-up, 9-3, before dropping an 11-10 quadruple overtime game to Johns Hopkins. The Bulldogs finish the regular season with a 11-5 record (4-3 Ivy).
On Saturday, Jamie Larrimore netted a free position goal with 45 seconds left in sudden death to lift No. 17 Hopkins to an 11-10 win. Larrimore was fouled while cutting to the net and then bounced a shot past Yale netminder Amanda Sisley in the 72nd minute of the game.
Yale led for much of the game but allowed the Blue Jays to get back in it late in the fourth quarter.
The previous Wednesday, the Eli faced off with Rutgers at home. Clarissa Clarke led the offense with three goals, while Heather Bentley and Katherine Myers both scored two. Sisley made an impressive16 save performance in the Yale cage.
Bentley finished her collegiate career with 195 points (164 g, 31 a), good for second all-time at Yale in points and goals.
Harvard
The Crimson played three last week, pulling out a 12-10 victory at Notre Dame and then falling to UNH and Cornell at home. Harvard ends the year with a 6-7 record (3-4 Ivy).
Junior attacker Alli Harper led the way against the Fighting Irish, helping her cause with five goals. She scored 11 goals and dished out four assists in the three games last week, earning her Ivy honor role distinctions.
Brown
The Bears took on the Garden State last week, battling Rutgers for a 13-10 win and barely falling to Princeton 10-9. Brown finishes 2000 with a 6-8 record (2-5 Ivy).
Emily Boynton led the way for the Bears versus Princeton, scoring a career-high four goals. She is the teams second highest scorer with 15 points (13 g, 2 a). Senior Cristi Gigon led the team with 37 points (28 g, 9 a), finishing her career with 96 points.
In net for the Bears was Niki Caggiano, who posted a season-high 18 saves in the Princeton loss and 15 saves against Rutgers. She held Princeton scoreless in the final 15:33 of the game. Caggiano was named Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts.
Pennsylvania
Penn took on two non-Ivy foes last week in Temple and Monmouth. The cross-town rival Owls walked away with a 15-11 win, while the Quakers defeated Monmouth 11-10.
Penn finishes the season with a 6-8 record (1-6 Ivy).
Freshman Kate Murray gave Quaker fans a taste of the future by scoring three goals and assisting on four in the final two games.
Columbia
The Lions wrapped up their season with two non-league wins and a loss to Cornell. Columbia beat Davidson 10-9 in overtime and Bucknell 9-8, but fell to the Red Raiders 15-3.
Columbia finishes the year with a 7-8 overall record but failed to win an Ivy game all season.
Antoinette Allen made a habit of being in the right place at the right time last week and it showed. She scored the game-winner in overtime against Davidson and the tying goal in the Bucknell contest.
Sara Brubaker also had a banner week, scoring a career-high five goals in both the Davidson and Bucknell wins. She finishes her college career with 61 points, one behind the Columbia school record.
