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PHILADELPHIA – Cornell women's lacrosse has advanced to the Ivy League Tournament Championship for the first time in program history after downing second-seed Princeton, 10-9, in overtime Friday evening at Penn's Franklin Field. With the defending Ivy League Champion Tigers eliminated, the Big Red will face the host Quakers in the championship Sunday morning.

After a back-and-forth battle in less-than-ideal conditions, senior Emily Tripodi tied the game with 17 seconds left in regulation and junior Catherine Ellis netted the game-winner 1:28 into overtime, shaking a defender and firing past Tigers goalkeeper Ivy League Defender of the Year Ellie DeGarmo to give Cornell its first win over Princeton since March 31, 2012.

In just the fourth overtime game in Ivy Women's Lacrosse Tournament history, the Big Red (12-4, 5-2 Ivy) stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the first 4:27 of the game, but the Tigers held Cornell scoreless until the second half, putting up six unanswered tallies to take a three-goal lead. Sophomore Taylor Reed added three goals early in the second frame to get Cornell back in it, part of six total goals scored in the first 4:24 of the second half.

The Tigers (11-5, 6-1) won the game's opening draw, but Cornell's shut-down defense kicked in, causing Princeton to turn the ball over before managing to get a shot off. Sophomore Joey Coffy got Cornell on the board on the Big Red's ensuing possession, breaking in from the top of the arc and bouncing a shot past DeGarmo 2:03 into the game.
 
Junior Amie Dickson made it 2-0 two minutes later after being awarded a free-position chance. She faked her first shot and then fired into the top left corner. Coffy then added her second of the game just 35 seconds later with another bouncing shot.
 
The Tigers broke through with 22:45 to go, with Anya Gersoff finding the back of the net.
 
Princeton was issued a yellow card with 18:17 to go in the half, giving the Big Red a man-up opportunity. Dickson earned a free-position, but her shot ricocheted off DeGarmo's leg and the Tigers regained control to run down the penalty clock.
 
Princeton then capitalized on its own man-advantage, cutting the deficit to one on an Olivia Hompe tally with 10:18 left in the half.  Cornell goalkeeper Renee Poullott denied what looked to be the tying goal moments later, keeping out a shot that a Tiger tried to sneak through her legs. But Princeton used another man-up goal to equalize with 1:20 left in the half, and then took the lead 39 seconds later on Hompe's second of the day to take a 4-3 advantage into the break.
 
A pair of Tiger goals in the first 1:11 of the second half, a Camille Sullivan man-up tally and Hompe's third of the day, pushed Princeton's lead to 6-3.
 
The Big Red called a timeout and won the draw, allowing sophomore Taylor Reed to find the back of the net from the right side to bring Cornell back within two just 40 seconds later, but a fluky play led to another goal for the Tigers with 26:48 to play.
 
But once again, it was Reed who answered, this time just 26 seconds later, burying a shot as she fell to the ground, before adding her third of the half to cut Cornell's deficit back to one, 7-6.
 
The Big Red attack pressed, intercepting two straight clears to hold possession in the Princeton end. Tripodi then added to her assist collection, sending a pass from behind the net to classmate Olivia Mattyasovszky, who finished over DeGarmo's head to knot the score at seven with 19:13 left.
 
 Princeton regained the lead with 9:31 left on an Elizabeth George tally after a long Tigers possession.
 
Mattyasovszky earned a free-position chance and made it count to even the game at eight a side, but Hompe's fourth put Princeton out front once again with 4:47 remaining.
 
Junior Kristy Gilbert had a look on goal with about three minutes to go, but DeGarmo shut the door, and Princeton got the ball back. The Tigers tried to hold the ball, but a foul gave Cornell possession with 1:32 to go.  
 
The Big Red called a timeout and set up in the Princeton end. Tripodi got the ball next to the cage, turned the corner and fired past DeGarmo with 17 seconds left. The officials halted the game to inspect Tripodi's stick, but it was deemed legal and the goal good.
 
Cornell won the opening draw of overtime and never gave up possession, allowing Ellis to put away the winner.
 
The Big Red will play for the Ivy League Tournament Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament at 11 a.m. Sunday at Franklin Field.