Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Hosts Albany In NCAA Men's Lacrosse
May 07, 2003 | Men's Lacrosse
May 7, 2003
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Princeton vs. Albany
The site Class of 1952 Stadium, Princeton, N.J.
The date Saturday, May 10, 2003 * 1 p.m.
Radio WBUD 1260 AM/www.goprincetontigers.com
The records Princeton: 10-3 (5-1 Ivy League/tri-champion); Albany: 10-5 (4-1 America East/tournament champion)
The seeds Princeton: No. 4; Albany: unseeded
The coaches Princeton: Bill Tierney (19th season, 214-63); Albany: Scott Marr (third season, 22-20)
The series first meeting
May madness - Princeton's .781 winning percentage is the best in Division I NCAA tournament history.
More madness - Princeton has won six NCAA championships, played in eight NCAA championship games and been to nine Final Fours in the last 11 years.
Still more madness - Princeton has played in each of the last three NCAA championship games, each time against Syracuse.
Last madness - Princeton is playing in its 14th consecutive NCAA tournament; prior to the start of that streak in 1990, Princeton had never before played in an NCAA tournament.
Third time was the charm - Princeton and Syracuse cannot play in a fourth straight NCAA championship game. The teams are on the same side of the draw and could meet in the quarterfinals next weekend in Syracuse.
We are the champions, or they are - Princeton and Syracuse have combined to win 13 of the last 15 NCAA tournaments.
Oranges and oranges - Princeton is 20-0 against all other teams and 4-5 against Syracuse in NCAA tournament games since 1992. 50-50 - Princeton is 3-3 against teams in the NCAA tournament field. The Tigers defeated Syracuse, Rutgers and Hofstra and lost to Johns Hopkins, Virginia and Dartmouth.
Hey, stranger - Princeton and Albany have never met in men's lacrosse.
Nice to see you again - Albany coach Scott Marr was a player at Johns Hopkins when Bill Tierney was an assistant coach there in the mid-'80s.
Something in common - Princeton and Albany have four common opponents: Johns Hopkins, Yale, Rutgers and Quinnipiac. Princeton lost to Hopkins and defeated the other three; Albany lost to Hopkins, Yale and Rutgers and defeated Quinnipiac.
One for the money - Princeton has played 15 NCAA tournament games that have been decided by one goal. Princeton is 13-2 in those games.
More one - Princeton's two one-goal NCAA losses were in the 1991 quarterfinals to Towson and last year to Syracuse in the championship game.
Close shaves - Princeton has played 32 NCAA tournament games in its history, of which 21 have been decided by one or two goals. Princeton is 18-3 in those games.
Working overtime - Princeton is 5-1 all-time in NCAA tournament games that have gone overtime.
More overtime - Princeton has won six NCAA championships; four of those championship were won in overtime.
A league of their own - Princeton has won nine straight Ivy League championships.
More league - Princeton had won seven straight outright Ivy League championships before finishing in a three-way tie for the league title with Dartmouth and Cornell this season.
No place like road - Princeton is 3-3 at home and 7-0 on the road.
Goal oriented - Sean Hartofilis (36 goals) and Jason Doneger (35 goals) are the second Princeton teammates to reach 35 goals in the same season. Jesse Hubbard and Chris Massey did it twice (1996, 1997), with both reaching 40 goals in each season.
More goal - Sean Hartofilis and Jason Doneger are the only Division I teammates with at least 35 goals each. UMass' Chris Fiore, with 34 goals, needs one to join teammate Jeff Zywicki (38).
We're honored - Princeton had four first-team All-Ivy League selections: Ryan Boyle (unanimous), Damien Davis (unanimous), Sean Hartofilis and Brad Dumont.
More honored - Princeton had nine players earn All-Ivy League honors. In addition to the four first-team selections, Josh White and Brian Lieberman were named to second-team and Joe Rosenbaum, Owen Daly and Jason Doneger were named honorable mention.
Still more honored - Princeton's four first-team All-Ivy League selections (Ryan Boyle, Damien Davis, Brad Dumont, Sean Hartofilis) were all named to the first team for the second time.
Face it - Princeton ranks last in the Ivy League in face-off percentage.
Net results - Jason Doneger is the only Princeton player with at least one goal in all 13 games.
Veterans day - Damien Davis is the only current Tiger who has started every game his career.
All that you can be - Senior midfielder Josh White spent two years in the Army out of high school and still is an active member of the reserves.
Old friends - Seniors Owen Daly, Brad Dumont and Joe Rosenbaum are in their fourth season together at Princeton after playing four years together at McDonogh School in Baltimore.
The write stuff - Longstick midfielder Joe Rosenbaum won the 2002 Ward Prize for Fiction from Princeton's creative writing department.
What's your source? - Defenseman Brian Lieberman is doing his senior psychology thesis on coaching and motivation.
Trophy case - Princeton head coach Bill Tierney has won eight NCAA championships in the last 18 seasons (two as an assistant coach at Johns Hopkins in the 1980s, six as Princeton's head coach).
U-S-A, U-S-A - Ryan Boyle was a member of the U.S. team that finished first at last summer's World Championships in Australia.
What can you say about? ... ... Oliver Barry * has played longstick and shortstick defense * has been one of top shortstick defensive middies for most of the season * started against Cornell and Loyola at longstick close defense in place of injured Ricky Schultz * held Cornell's Sean Greenhalgh, a first-team All-Ivy selection, to one goal
... Ryan Boyle * unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection * 2002 Ivy League Player of the Year * finalist for the Tewaaraton Award as top player in the country * leads the country in assists per game and points per game * set an Ivy League record with 32 assists in a six-game league season * had at least five assists in five of six league games * twice had seven assists in a game * has more games with at least five assists than games with fewer than five assists * has 44 assists for the season, four off school single-season record * ranks 19th on Princeton's single-season points list; would move into ninth with five more points * ranks third all-time at Princeton in assists in a career * ranks ninth all-time at Princeton in points in a career; would move into seventh with three points * pulled hamstring April 1 against Penn; missed Quinnipiac game and returned April 12 against Harvard
... Mac Bryson * has five goals * has one goal in five different games * finished season with goals in back-to-back games for first time
... Drew Casino * Princeton's top face-off specialist and member of second midfield unit * hasn't played since separated shoulder suffered against Loyola April 22 * will not play against Albany
... Owen Daly * honorable mention All-Ivy League selection * has six goals and four assists * has not played since injuring knee on face-off to start second OT against Loyola April 22 * will not play against Albany
... Damien Davis * unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection for the second straight year * finalist for Tewaaraton Trophy * shut out eight of the 13 opponents he faced * held opponents to total of nine points (four goals, five assists) * named Division I Player of the Week after holding Syracuse's Michael Powell without a goal or assist for first scoreless game in Powell's career and for scoring a goal of his own in Princeton's 11-10 win March 22 * has started all 58 games of his career
... Jason Doneger * honorable mention All-Ivy League * eighth in Division I in goals scored (35) * averaged 2.69 goals per game; B.J. Prager, the All-America attackman he replaced this season, averaged 2.26 last year * has 35 goals on 88 shots; his brother Adam, a first-team All-America at Johns Hopkins, has 22 goals on 90 shots * has at least one goal in every game this season * had seven goals at Cornell * had at least three goals in seven games * had five goals at Syracuse * scored game-winning goal in OT against Loyola * has four game-winning goals * scored goal in semifinal win over Towson in 2001 NCAA tournament * returned this year after taking last year off to study in Europe
... Brad Dumont * first-team All-Ivy League selection for the second straight year * has 18 goals and four assists from the midfield * has two goals in each of the last two NCAA championship games * had at least one goal in 11 of 13 games * scored game-winning goal at Syracuse
... Julian Gould * started every game in goal the last two seasons * ranks seventh in Division I in save percentage
... Sean Hartofilis * a first-team All-Ivy League selection * leads team with 36 goals * ranks third all-time at Princeton with 121 goals * second in Division I in goals per game * has at least one goal in 21 straight games * has 22 goals in nine career NCAA tournament games; third all-time at Princeton in NCAA goals * Division I Player of the Week after scoring six goals against Rutgers and five against Yale * also had six goals against Quinnipiac * suspended for game against Dartmouth for violation of team rules; scored four goals against Brown in return from suspension * has a .350 shooting percentage this season after having a .269 shooting percentage for his career prior to this season * a first-team All-Ivy selection in 2001 and a second-team selection in 2002
... Brian Lieberman * second-team All-Ivy League selection * has started every game the last two years at close defense
...Will MacColl * returned from torn ACL that forced him to miss entire 2002 season * has five goals and three assists * had two goals against Penn
... Anthony Perna * Princeton's top shortstick defensive middie * has two goals and an assist * had goals in consecutive games against Harvard and Cornell after having one for his career prior to that * has also been used as face-off man since Drew Casino's injury * won face-off to begin second overtime against Loyola
... Joe Rosenbaum * honorable mention All-Ivy League selection * leads team with 52 ground balls
... Ricky Schultz * started first nine games * suffered ankle sprain week before Cornell game * missed games against Cornell, Loyola and Dartmouth * returned for game against Brown * scored a goal against Hofstra * had an assist against Harvard
... Ryan Schoenig * Princeton's top face-off man with injury to Drew Casino * won 7 of 13 face-offs against Brown
... Matt Trevenen * has eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points * had six goals for career prior to this season * had 18 assists for career prior to this season * moved to attack when Ryan Boyle was injured * had three assists against Quinnipiac * had two goals and two assists against Penn and Cornell
... Josh White * second-team All-Ivy League selection * has 11 goals and 11 assists * had four three-point games * had three goals against Penn * assisted on game-winning goal in overtime against Loyola * served in the Army for two years prior to coming to Princeton; is still an active reservist