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Princeton University Athletics
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Princeton Rally Falls Short, Georgetown Defeats Men's Soccer 3-2
October 01, 2002 | Men's Soccer
Oct. 1, 2002
Box Score
Washington, D.C. - Sophomores Adrian Melville and Ryan Rich scored goals six minutes apart, but Tigers' rally fell short as Georgetown held on to beat Princeton 3-2 in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday afternoon.
The Tigers found themselves in a 3-0 hole with 33 minutes left in regulation. Sophomore Eric White, who started in place of injured brother Jason White, stopped six shots on goal from the Hoyas' attack, but after a cross in front of the goal and a 40-yard shot into the top left corner of the net, Georgetown had built a comfortable lead on the Tigers.
Melville opened the Princeton scoring off assists from junior Gianfranco Tripicchio and freshman Alex Reison. Rich came back with an unassisted shot from 35-yards out and the score was 3-2 with 18:33 left to play. Rich would be able to muster a few more shots, but none found their way past Georgetown goalkeeper Tim Hogan.
The Tigers out-shot Georgetown 19-17 while White finished with six saves. Hogan registered four saves for Georgetown. Princeton, now 1-4-2, has lost its four contests by a total of four goals. The Tigers have scored 10 goals as a team, and with Rich's score at 71:27 of today's contest, 10 different players have notched goals for Princeton.
Princeton returns to Ivy League play this Saturday at Columbia. The Tigers are 0-1 in the conference and are defending their 2001 Ivy crown. Saturday's contest is 11 a.m. in New York, N.Y.
Teams Princeton (1-4-2) 0 2 - 2 Georgetown (2-3-1) 1 2 - 3Scoring GU Chowdhry (unassisted) 2:31 0-1 GU Eder (Brahuley) 55:21 0-2 GU Gargan (unassisted) 56:55 0-3 Prin Melville (Tripicchio, Reison) 65:24 1-3 Prin Rich (unassisted) 71:27 2-3
Goalkeepers Prin Erik White 90:00 3 goals-against, 6 saves GU Tim Hogan 90:00 2 goals-against, 4 saves
Shots Princeton 19 Georgetown 17
Corner Kicks Princeton 11 Georgetown 4
Fouls Princeton 17 Georgetown 11
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