Princeton University Athletics
Showdown At Schoellkopf
April 18, 2001 | Men's Lacrosse
April 18, 2001
Princeton vs. Cornell
The site Schoellkopf Field * Ithaca, N.Y.
The date Saturday, April 21, 2001 * 2:00 p.m.
The records Princeton: 8-1 (4-0 Ivy League), Cornell: 7-3 (4-0 Ivy League)
The coaches Princeton: Bill Tierney (17th season, 188-60), Cornell: Jeff Tambroni (first season, 7-3)
The series Princeton leads 32-26-2
Last season Princeton defeated Cornell 9-5 * April 22, 2000
Big game hunting - Princeton and Cornell are tied for first place in the Ivy League at 4-0. The winner of the Princeton-Cornell game will clinch at least a tie for the league championship and will earn the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
The whammy - Princeton has won 35 straight Ivy League games. The record is 39 straight, set by Cornell in the mid-seventies.
Scene of the crime - Princeton's last Ivy loss was to Cornell at Schoellkopf Field in 1995.
Quarterly report - Princeton has allowed two first-quarter goals in four Ivy League games, Cornell has scored 18 first-quarter goals in four Ivy League games. D plus - Princeton has allowed three goals in its last two games combined.
More D - Princeton is allowing 3.75 goals per game in Ivy games. Should the Tigers maintain that pace, it would be the lowest goals-against in league games since Cornell allowed 3.0 (18 in six games) in 1971.
Last D - Princeton leads the nation in scoring defense (5.22 goals-against per game).
History lesson - Princeton is 10-1 against Cornell in the last 11 meetings between the schools. Prior to that, Cornell defeated Princeton 22 straight times.
Extra man-ia - Princeton leads the nation in man-down defense (22 stops in 24 opportunities, .917) and is second in the nation in extra-man offense (21 goals in 50 opportunities, .420).
We're No. 1, We're No. 1 - Princeton is ranked No. 1 in the USILA coaches' poll for the second straight week and third week this season.
Boyle-ing point - Ryan Boyle leads Princeton in scoring with 33 points (13 goals, 20 assists). The last Princeton freshman to lead the team in scoring for a full season was Kevin Lowe in 1991.
More Boyle - Ryan Boyle's 20 assists are the second-highest single-season totla by a Princeton freshman. The record is 43, set by Kevin Lowe in 1991.
Still more Boyle - Ryan Boyle ranks ninth in Division I in assists per game (2.4).
Sizzling - Ryan Boyle has seven goals and 11 assists in his last three games.
More sizzling - Rob Torti has seven goals and five assists in his last three games.
Net results - Trevor Tierney leads the nation in goals-against average (5.29) and is second in save percentage (.688).
Veterans day - Princeton has started the same defensive unit every game for the last two years (goalie Trevor Tierney, longsticks Damien Davis, Scott Farrrell, Ryan Mollett).
Face it - Princeton is 52 for 88 on face-offs in Ivy League games (59%) after going 40 for 97 in non-league games (41%).
Scoreboarding - Princeton has outscored its four Ivy opponents 62-15.
Streaking - B.J. Prager has scored at least one goal in 28 straight games. The Princeton record is 46, held by Chris Massey '98.
More streaking - Sean Hartofilis has scored at least one goal in 13 straight games.
Can you spare a dime? - B.J. Prager has scored 17 goals this season, Ryan Boyle has assisted on 10 of the 17.
Casino royale - Freshman Drew Casino is 34 for 47 (72.3%) on face-offs. Casino would be leading the nation in face-off percentage had he taken at least 40% of Princeton's draws (he has taken 25%).
Goal oriented - Senior Matt Striebel has scored 13 goals this season, his previous season high was 12 (last season).
Aw, shoot - After scoring seven goals on his first 37 shots, Sean Hartofilis has scored 11 on his last 27.
More shoot - Rob Torti has 11 goals on his last 24 shots after having one goal on his first 20 shots.
Swish - Ryan Boyle has 13 goals on 24 shots.
More swish - B.J. Prager has scored 65 career goals on 132 career shots (.492).
Clunk - Princeton's opponents have 47 goals on 275 shots (.171).
I'm honored - Ryan Boyle has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week three times this season, including each of the last two weeks.
A league of their own - Princeton has won six straight Ivy League titles and eight in the last nine years.
More league - Princeton has trailed for a total of 23 seconds in four Ivy League games.
Spread it around - Princeton has had 17 different players score at least one goal and 18 different players have at least one assist.
Ouch - B.J. Prager had his season end with a torn ACL in the Cornell game last season.
In case you forgot - Princeton led Cornell 6-1 at halftime and 9-1 at the end of the third quarter in last year's 9-5 win.
Lineup card - Damien Davis and Ryan Boyle are the only two current Princeton players to have started every game of their career.
Point, counterpoint - Sean Hartofilis, Matt Striebel and Ryan Boyle are the only three Princeton players with at least one point in each game this season.
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.
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.
USILA Poll For April 16 (first-place votes in parenthesis)
1 Princeton (10) 200 2 Syracuse 180 3 Maryland 178 4 Massachusetts 171 5 Notre Dame 161 6 Johns Hopkins 151 7 Loyola 139 8 Georgetown 137 9 Towson 122 10 Bucknell 98 11 Virginia 94 12 Duke 87 13 Navy 82 14 Cornell 77 15 UMBC 66 16 Hofstra 46 17 North Carolina 41 18 Rutgers 29 19 Pennsylvania 19 Penn State 19