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Princeton University Athletics
Ninth-Ranked Princeton Hosts Nemesis Harvard In Women's Soccer
October 22, 2004 | Women's Soccer
Oct. 22, 2004
The ninth-ranked Princeton women's soccer team takes on Harvard - and some history - Saturday evening (7) at Lourie-Love Field. The Tigers are 5-18-1 all-time against the Crimson and haven't defeated Harvard at home in 12 years. On the other hand, Princeton enters the game having won seven straight, as the only team with a perfect record in the league and riding a school-record 12-game home winning streak.
Harvard (6-4-2, 3-1-0) at Princeton (11-1-0, 4-0-0) ...
The whammy - Princeton is 0-4-0 at home against Harvard under Julie Shackford.
Another whammy - Princeton has never scored a goal at home against Harvard under Julie Shackford.
On the other hand - Princeton has won a school-record 12 straight home games.
History lesson - Harvard is 18-5-1 all-time against Princeton. More history - Princeton is 2-9-0 all-time at home against Harvard, with wins in 1980 and 1992.
Streaking - Princeton has won seven straight games.
Oktoberfest - Neither Princeton (5-0) nor Harvard (4-0) has lost a game in the month of October.
Poll cats - Princeton is ranked ninth in this week's NSCAA poll. It is the first time in program history that Princeton has been in the Top 10 in the coaches' poll.
More poll - Princeton is ranked seventh this week by SoccerBuzz and ninth by Soccer America, in addition to being ninth in the NSCAA coaches' poll.
What's in a number? - Princeton ranks 26th in Division I in scoring offense; Harvard ranks 26th in Division I scoring defense.
D plus - Princeton ranks third in Division I in scoring defense. The Tigers have allowed four goals this season, the fewest allowed in Division I.
I'm honored - Esmeralda Negron was named the Ivy League Player of the Week and to the SoccerBuzz and Soccer America national team of the week after her three-goal, three-assist performance against American and Columbia.
How sweet it Es - Esmeralda Negron ... ... leads the Ivy League in scoring, goals and assists ... ranks 16th in Division I in points per game and 13th in Division I in assists per game ... has 36 career goals, second-best all-time at Princeton and five away from the school career record, held by Linda DeBoer '85 ... has 85 career points (36G, 13A), second-best all-time at Princeton and nine away from the school career record, held by Linda DeBoer '85 ... has eight assists this season, one away from tying the school single-season record, set in Kathleen Kobler in 1989 ... has 13 career assists, tied for fourth all-time at Princeton, one away from third ... would rank seventh in the Ivy League in scoring this season if only her last two games counted
Uno de Maija - Maija Garnaas scored her first career goal in last week's win over American.
Goal oriented - Princeton has outscored its opponents 31-4 this season.
Mad about Madeleine - Madeleine Jackson leads Division I with a 0.17 goals-against average.
Net results - Madeleine Jackson has a 0.17 goals-against average this season. The school single-season record is 0.48, set in 1985 by Dodie Colavecchio.
Can you spare a dime? - Maura Gallagher and Esmeralda Negron are currently tied with Krista Ariss for fourth place in career assists at Princeton with 13. They trail Lynette Prescott '84 by one for third place, Kerry Shaw '84 by four for second place and Kathleen Kobler '89 by seven for first place.
Aw, shoot - Princeton has outshot its last three opponents (Brown, American, Columbia) by a combined 70-11.
Just win, baby - Princeton needs three wins in its final five games to tie the school record of 14 wins in a season, set in 1980 and equalled in 2001.