NCAA quarters: HALFTIME, Cats 11, Princeton 4

Danielle Spencer is back! The Cats 6-foot sophomore scored her first goal since her injury and her 55th of the season with just more than a minute left in the first half. It's been an offensive eruption for NU here today; the 11 goals is more than the Cats put up in the entire game in their last meeting with Princeton.

NCAA quarters: Cats 10, Princeton 3

Casey Donohoe just had herself a Top Play. After getting the pass from Nielsen, she flipped the ball BEHIND HER HEAD and into the net. It's the second straight game NU has done that: Nielsen scored behind her head in the Round of 16 victory over Notre Dame.

A minute later, Donohoe scored again. The junior has a hat trick in the first half.

1:30 left in the first half.

NCAA quarters: Cats 7, Princeton 3

Princeton has successfully slowed down the Cats on offense, and Kristin Schwab just beat the NU defense baseline and went top-shelf on Lathrop.

But as soon as the Tigers grabbed the momentum, the champs grabbed it right back. Brooke Matthews scored barely 20 seconds after the Princeton goal.

7:15 left in the first half.

NCAA quarters: Cats 6, Princeton 2

AND Danielle Spencer is back in and moving just fine.

13:00 left in the first half.

NCAA quarters: Cats 6, Princeton 1

Whooosh! Freshman Brooke Matthews just outran the entire Princeton team, going the length of the field and beating Tochihara for a 5-1 lead.

Less than a minute later, Katrina Dowd spun past the defense -- for the second time in the game -- and scored.

The Cats are dominating in every facet of the game. They are controlling the ball on offense and winning the all-important draw controls. The Tigers just look outclassed.

17:00 remaining in the first half.

NCAA quarters: Cats 3, Princeton 1

The Tigers score on their first shot in just their second possession in Cats' territory.

A quick sidenote: Sophomore Danielle Spencer, who is second on the team in goals, is still on the sidelines. She injured her hip in the ALC tournament championship game against Vanderbilt. She is cleared to play today but still has not seen any action.

NCAA quarters: Cats 3, Princeton 0

Now that's how you build a lead.

First, with a sweet move by Hilary Bowen, splitting a double team and firing a bounce shot past Tigers' goalie Erin Tochihara.

Just 12 seconds later, the Cats scored on the fast break after winning the draw. Hannah Nielsen continued her torrid run this season, beating Tochihara for the 3-0 lead.