Princeton University Athletics
Five Current Tigers Named to 2002 US Field Hockey Junior National Teams
January 08, 2002 | Field Hockey
Jan. 8, 2002
PRINCETON, NJ - The Princeton field hockey team has placed five current Tigers and one incoming freshman on the 2002 United States Junior National teams following the A Camp selection trials, held Dec. 27-31 at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Ilvy Friebe (Jr., Bonn, Germany), Kelly Baril (Jr., Peabody, MA), Claire Miller (So., Scarsdale, NY), and Natalie Martirosian (Fr., Richmond, VA) have been named to the under-23 team. Alexis Martirosian (Fr., Richmond, VA) and incoming freshman Hillary Schmidt (Westtown, PA/Tower Hill School) earned spots on the under-19 roster.
Eighty-four of the nation's top collegiate and high school athletes competed for spots on the 2002 U.S. under-23 and under-19 teams during the camp. Athletes earned an invitation to A Camp through performances on U.S. Field Hockey programs such as 2001 junior teams, B Camp, United Airlines Field Hockey League, and selection during the National Hockey Festival. Friebe, Baril, Miller and Natalie Martirosian were members of the 2001 U.S. under-21 team while Alexis Martirosian was on the 2001 under-18 team.
A unanimous first-team All-Ivy pick and a first-team All-America, Friebe was also unanimously selected as the 2001 Ivy League Player of the Year after being named the league's Player of the Week four times during the season. She has led the nation in points, points per game, goals and goals per game throughout the season and is also tied for 14th in assists and assists per game. Friebe established new Ivy League records for points (37) and goals (15) in a season, and broke the Princeton record for goals in a season, previously held by Honda Broderick Award finalist and Ivy Player of the Year, Kirsty Hale '99. She finished the year with 72 points (30g, 12a) and was a second-team regional All-America in 2000.
Baril played 1287 minutes in the cage for the Tigers and posted a .761 save percentage and a 1.52 goals-against average. A second-team All-Ivy selection in 2001, Baril was also named a first-team All-America.
Miller finished fourth on the team in scoring with 21 points (3g, 15a). A unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection, a first-team Mid-Atlantic All-America, and a third-team All-America, Miller finished in a tie for third in the nation is assists and is second in the country in assists per game.
Natalie Martirosian was named the 2001 Ivy League Rookie of the Year after starting every game for the Tigers. She finished the season with 16 points (5g, 6a), including four game-winning goals.
Alexis Martirosian saw action in 12 games during the 2001 season and registered one assist.
Princeton is coming off of its eighth consecutive Ivy League title and the program's fourth appearance in the NCAA Final Four. The Tigers season came to a close with a 4-2 loss to Michigan, the eventual national champion, in the opening game of the Final Four.