Princeton University Athletics
Princeton's Men's Lacrosse Team Opens Its Ivy Season At Yale
March 29, 2001 | Men's Lacrosse
March 29, 2001
Princeton vs. Yale
The site Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium * New Haven, Conn.
The date Saturday, March 31, 2001 *?1:00 p.m.
The records Princeton: 4-1 (0-0 Ivy League), Yale: 3-2 (1-1 Ivy League)
The coaches Princeton: Bill Tierney (17th season, 184-60), Yale: Mike Waldvogel (21st season, 154-135)
The series Princeton leads 61-18-2
Last season Princeton defeated Yale 17-5 * April 1, 2000
A league of their own - Princeton has won 31 straight Ivy League games. The Ivy record is 39, set by Cornell in the 1970s.
More league - Princeton is 55-2 in its last 57 Ivy League games.
Still more league - Princeton has won six straight Ivy League championships and eight in the last nine years.
Even more league - Princeton has outscored its opponents 450-185 during its current 31-game Ivy League winning streak.
Last league - No Ivy League team has scored more than 10 goals in a game against Princeton since Yale in the 1990 NCAA tournament, a span of 61 games. The whammy - Princeton has defeated Yale 10 straight times.
Write on - Princeton is ranked fourth in this week's USILA coaches' poll and third in the Inside Lacrosse media poll.
Boyle-ing point - Freshman Ryan Boyle leads Princeton in scoring with 13 points (four goals, nine assists). The last Princeton freshman to lead the team in scoring for a full season was Kevin Lowe in 1991.
First one to one wins - The team scoring first has won all five of Princeton's games.
Streaking - B.J. Prager has scored at least one goal in 24 consecutive games. The Princeton record is 46, set by Chris Massey '98.
You gotta have Hart-ofilis - Sean Hartofilis is the only Princeton player with at least one goal in each of the first five games (B.J. Prager missed the Virginia game due to injury).
More Hart-ofilis - Sean Hartofilis has scored at least one goal in 10 straight games, the second longest current streak among Princeton players.
Double play - Jason Doneger had his first career two-goal game Tuesday night at Rutgers.
Aw, shoot - B.J. Prager has 57 career goals on 115 career shots (.496).
More shoot - Princeotn's opponents have scored 32 goals on 167 shots (.192).
Good Will hunting - Will MacColl has four goals on four shots this season.
Quarterly report - Princeton has outscored its opponents 36-20 in the first three quarters, Princeton and its opponents are tied 12-12 in fourth quarters.
Net gains - Trevor Tierney ranks fourth in Division I in both save percentage (.667) and goals-against average (6.49).
Casino royale - Freshman Drew Casino has won 11 of 21 face-offs, every other Princeton player combined has won 29 of 76 face-offs.
Honor guard - B.J. Prager has been first-team All-Ivy League each of his first two seasons. There have been 19 three-time first-team All-Ivy League selections, but no player in league history has ever been a four-time first-team selection.
Lineup card - Damien Davis and Ryan Boyle are the only two Princeton players to have started every game of their career.
Veterans day - Princeton has started the same defense (longsticks Damien Davis, Ryan Mollett and Scott Farrell and goalie Trevor Tierney) in 20 straight games.
Be all that you can be - Princeton's Josh White spent two years between high school and college in the Army.
You gotta be a football hero - Twenty-four of the 43 players on Princeton's roster played high school football.
Inside information - Princeton All-America defenseman Ryan Mollett's brother Brandon covers Division I lacrosse for Inside Lacrosse.
Oh say can you see - Midfielder Matt Bailer has sung the national anthem before Princeton basketball and lacrosse games.
Tournament tested - Matt Striebel has won the Ivy League championship and played in the NCAA tournament in both soccer and lacrosse.
Swish - Princeton defenseman Rob Gifford played on the same high school basketball team as Wally Szcerbiak of the Minnesota Timberwolves.