The recipe yields a Penn State team that is incredibly motivated for this game.

"It's easy to get psyched against them," Williams said. "They're Princeton, it's at their place and we're the underdog."

And an inspired Lions squad is cause for concern on Sailer's part.

"We have to be ready to play our best game," Sailer said. "We know how talented they are and how athletic. They'll keep coming and not let up."

Of particular concern to Penn State is Tigers midfielder Christi Samaras, the most prolific scorer in Princeton women's lacrosse history and last year's Div. I points-per-game leader. To handle the daunting task of shadowing Samaras, Williams is calling on her team's top defender, Summer Downing.

"(Samaras) is really the sparkplug of the Princeton team. Summer is our best one-on-one defender, so we're gonna let her go crazy."

Containing Samaras is one thing, getting the ball past Tigers goalie Amber Mettler is another. The Lions attack was anemic last weekend against Virginia, managing only 10 shots on goal. Williams is confident her team will be on the mark against Princeton, and also at 3 p.m. tomorrow, when it heads cross state to Lafayette in Easton to take on the Lady Leopards.

Though Lafayette (2-2) is a member of the somewhat-weak Patriot League and is reeling after a 14-3 whipping from Rutgers on Wednesday, Williams is taking nothing for granted.

"Hey -- they scored 10 goals on us last year," Williams said. "We have to contain them."