PRINCETON – In a game befitting of the prize, No. 2 seed Penn came up just short to No. 1 seed Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament Championship Game, 13-10.
 
Penn never held a lead in the game, but brought the match level on seven different occasions, including a 10-10 tie with 12:57 remaining in the second half. The Red and Blue were unable to find the next goal, and Princeton scored three times in the final 8:23 to claim the title.
 
The Quakers (13-4) are in prime position for an at-large selection and will learn their NCAA Tournament draw this evening via the NCAA Selection Show tonight at 9:30 p.m. EST on NCAA.com. The First Round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament is scheduled for Friday, May 11 at the site of the highest-seeded team.
 
Notes To Know…

• Gabby Rosenzweig's four goals give her 78 points for the season – No. 2 all-time in a single season by a Quaker (Nina Corcoran, 85 in 2016)
• Erin Barry had two goals, giving her 48 for the season and tying her with Ali DeLuca for No. 3 in a season by a Quaker
• Rosenzweig is right behind with 47 goals, No. 5 in a season by a Quaker
• Barry's 70 points are tied with Sherry Marcantonio for No. 5 in a season by a Quaker.
• Rosenzweig's 120 career points move her into No. 17 on Penn's career scoring list.
• Penn had a 17-8 edge on the draw in the game, led by Natalie Stefan (6). Barry and Zoe Belodeau each had five.
• Barry finished the game with two goals, two assists, five draw controls, four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Stefan, Rosenzweig and Katy Junior were named All-Tournament

 
How It Happened…
The Quakers struggled in the opening minutes, turning the ball over twice in the first 2:00 of the game, watching Princeton build a 2-0 lead 2:17 into the game following goals by Elizabeth George and Kyla Sears.
 
Gabby Rosenzweig would quickly bring Penn level at 2-2 with a pair of goals in 0:37, two of three from the Tewaaraton nominee in the first half. The Quakers would not lead in the first half, but brought the game to a tie score three times – the last coming at 4-4 with 18:05 remaining in the opening period.
 
Princeton would score the next three to take a 7-4 lead, Kyla Sears scoring twice in that run to finish off a first-half hat trick. Her first in that run was a free positon on an EMO possession following a yellow card issued to Erin Barry for a dangerous follow through while stopping a shot after a foul had been called on a Princeton player.
 
After the Tigers built a three-goal lead, the Quakers scored twice to enter halftime down by just one. Both goals were free positions off the stick of Erin Barry, the first with 7:21 remaining and the second coming with 0:32 remaining in the first half. 
 
Penn scored quickly out of the halftime break, Elyse Decker hitting the back of the net 1:56 into the half – her sixth goal of the weekend in place of injured Alex Condon. The Quakers were close to their first lead of the game a minute later, by a 1v1 shot from Emily Rogers-Healion was denied by Sam Fish – one of her 11 saves in the game.
 
The Tigers would then again break a deadlock, scoring an Elizabeth George goal with 0:02 remaining on the shot clock to regain the lead, 8-7, with 25:42 to play.
 
Ivy League Defender of the Year Natalie Stefan pitched in offensively to tie the game, 8-8, 1:47 later as Penn played a man-up following a Princeton yellow card.
 
The two sides would again trade goals in quick fashion as Princeton's Camille Sullivan scored with 20:11 remaining in the game followed by Rosenzweig's fourth of the game just 2:02 later after a caused turnover by Lauren O'Mara.
 
After Tess D'Orsi scored with 15:42 to play to give Princeton a 10-9 lead, Abby Bosco answered for Penn with 12:57 remaining. She drove to the right side of the cage and finished a Barry feed to tie the game, 10-10.
 
The Quakers had chances to get their first lead down the stretch as Mikaila Cheeseman made four of her eight saves in the second half, but the ball continued to bounce Princeton's way. The biggest swing came following a Cheeseman stop with 10:21 remaining as the Tigers won the loose ground ball to eat more clock off. The Tigers would hit the pipe on their next shot and Penn would gain possession, but a costly turnover resulted in a D'Orsi goal – the game-winner – with 8:23 remaining. She would add an insurance goal on a free positon attempt with 7:14 remaining
 
Kathryn Hallett netted the final goal, picking up a loose ball in a sea of Penn defenders and dodging to goal for a three-goal lead with 3:42 remaining. Penn would win the ensuing draw, but immediately turned the ball over – Penn's 16th of the game – to all but ice the game.