Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Hosts Syracuse In Men's Lacrosse
March 21, 2002 | Men's Lacrosse
March 21, 2002
Princeton vs. Syracuse
The site Class of 1952 Stadium * Princeton, N.J.
The date Saturday, March 23, 2002 * 1:00 p.m.
Radio/TV WHWH 1350 AM, www.goprincetontigers.com, WPRB 103.3 FM/No TV
The records Princeton: 1-2, Syracuse: 4-1
The coaches Princeton: Bill Tierney (18th season, 195-57), Syracuse: John Desko (fourth season, 44-10)
The series Syracuse leads 9-6
Last season Syracuse defeated Princeton 14-8 * March 24, 2001, Princeton defeated Syracuse 10-9 (OT) *May 28, 2002 (NCAA final)
We are the champions, or they are - Either Princeton or Syracuse has won the NCAA championship 12 times in the last 14 years.
More champions - Princeton and Syracuse have met in each of the last two NCAA championship games.
Last champions - Either Bill Tierney (as Princeton head coach or Johns Hopkins assistant coach) or Syracuse has been in the NCAA championship game 17 times in the last 19 years.
All or nothing - Since the start of the 1992 season, Princeton and Syracuse have met 11 times. Syracuse has won six games by a total of 36 goals (6.0 per game), Princeton has won five games by a total of six goals (1.2 per game). In case you forgot - Princeton defeated Syracuse 10-9 on B.J. Prager's goal 3:19 into overtime last Memorial Day to win the 2001 NCAA championship.
More forgot - Prior to its 10-9 overtime win in the NCAA championship game last Memorial Day, Princeton had lost three straight games to Syracuse by a combined score of 43-19.
Just visiting - Syracuse is making its second appearance at the Class of 1952 Stadium. The Orangemen defeated Princeton 16-4 on Easter Sunday 2000 for Princeton's worst loss in the history of the stadium.
Mr. May - B.J. Prager scored four goals against Syracuse in the NCAA championship game, including the game-winner in overtime, and was named Most Outstanding Player.
More May - Since the start of the 1992 season, Princeton is 4-4 against Syracuse in NCAA tournament games and 18-0 against all other teams.
Something in common - Princeton and Syracuse have both lost to No. 1 Johns Hopkins.
Somthing uncommon - Syracuse defeated Virginia 15-13, Princeton lost to Virginia 13-11.
Polling place - Princeton was ranked eighth in the March18th USILA poll, Syracuse is ranked second.
Boyle-ing point - Ryan Boyle leads Princeton in assists, points and penalties.
Pomp and circumstance - Of the 19 goals and 12 assists Princeton and Syracuse combined for in last year's championship game, 16 goals and 10 assists were scored by players who did not graduate.
The B.J. factor - B.J. Prager has played four games against Syracuse in his career (he missed the two 2000 games with a knee injury), and Princeton is 2-2 in those games. Prager has had eight goals and two assists in Princeton's two wins and two goals and no assists in Princeton's two losses.
The Springer factor - Michael Springer scored nine goals in his first three games against Princeton, all Syracuse wins. He was scoreless in the championship game, the first time in his career he was held without a point, as Princeton won.
Aw, shoot - Princeton scored 12 goals on 33 shots against Hofstra (.364 shooting percentage) after scoring 16 goals on 71 shots (.225 shooting percentage) in its first two games.
More shoot - B.J. Prager and Ryan Boyle combined for seven goals on 10 shots in Princeton's win over Hofstra.
Face it - Drew Casino has won 26 of his last 38 face-offs.
Good as Gould - Princeton's Julian Gould had 13 saves while allowing three goals in 57 minutes of Princeton's 12-4 win over Hofstra last Saturday.
Moving up the charts - B.J. Prager had four goals against Hofstra and now has 90 for his career, he is currently 11th all-time at Princeton, seven away from moving all the way to sixth.
Goal oriented - Brad Dumont has at least one goal in four straight games, a career best.
D plus - Princeton fell behind Hofstra 1-0 3:13 into the first quarter. The Tigers then scored 10 straight goals while shutting the Pride out for 50:24 through the fourth quarter.
Doing dishes - B.J. Prager has scored 42 goals since the start of last season, Ryan Boyle has an assist on 24 of them.
For starters - Ryan Boyle and Damien Davis are the only current Princeton players to have started every game of their careers.
More starters - Scott Farrell has started 40 straight games dating to the middle of his freshman year.
I'd like to thank the academy - Joe Rosenbaum was an extra in the Academy Award-nomiated movie "A Beautiful Mind," filmed largely on the Princeton campus.
A league of their own - Princeton has won 37 straight Ivy League games. The longest winning streak in league history is 39 straight, set by Cornell from 1972-79.
More league - Princeton has won seven straight Ivy League championships and eight in the last nine years. Prior to that, Princeton had not won an Ivy title in 25 years.
May madness - Princeton has won six NCAA championships in the last 10 years. Four of those titles, including last year's, have come in overtime.
More madness - Each of the last eight classes to graduate from Princeton has won at least two NCAA championships.