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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
William & Mary
Women's Soccer Team Falls Again In OT, 1-0
October 30, 2002 | Women's Soccer
Oct. 30, 2002
Williamsburg, Va. - Taline Tahmassian's goal four minutes into overtime gave William & Mary a 1-0 win over Princeton in a women's soccer game played in 40 degree temperatures and steady rain.
The loss was the second straight 1-0 overtime loss for Princeton (12-2-0, 5-1-0 Ivy League) after the 19th-ranked Tigers fell to Harvard Saturday night. Princeton is at Cornell Saturday (noon), and a win in that game would clinch at least a tie for the Ivy League championship and earn the Tigers the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
William & Mary improved to 13-4-1 with the win. W&M is 8-0-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association.'
The winning play began with a clear to Lydia Sturgis, who skipped the ball ahead to Tahmassian. The winning shot was a drive from 30 yards out.
Princeton outshot William & Mary 9-3. Nikki Villott made six saves in goals for the Tribe.
The loss ruined two homecomings for Princeton. Julie Shackford, the Tiger coach, was the first three-time All-America in William & Mary women's soccer history before graduating in 1988, while Princeton freshman Emily Behncke is a native of Williamsburg.
Princeton (12-2-0, 5-1-0 Ivy) 0-0-0 - 0 William & Mary (13-4-1, 8-0-0 CAA) 0-0-1 - 1
Scoring W&M Taline Tahmassian (Lydia Sturgis) 93:52
Shots Princeton 9, W&M 3
Saves Princeton: Jean Poster 0; W&M Nikki Villott 6