Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Travels To Brown In Search Of Share Of Ivy Men's Lacrosse Title
May 06, 2004 | Men's Lacrosse
May 6, 2004
Princeton has won at least a share of the Ivy League championship in men's lacrosse each of the last nine years. To have that streak reach 10, the Tigers will need a win Saturday afternoon at Brown (1 p.m., ESPN Radio AM 920).
Princeton vs. Brown
The site Stevenson Field * Providence, R.I.
The date Saturday, May 8, 2004 * 1:00 p.m.
Radio ESPN Radio AM 920/www.goprincetontigers.com
The records Princeton: 8-3 (4-1 Ivy League), Brown: 9-4 (2-3 Ivy League)
The coaches Princeton: Bill Tierney (19th season overall, 223-67); Brown: Scott Nelson (19th season overall, 203-69)
The series Princeton leads 21-20
Last year Princeton defeated Brown 11-3 *May 3, 2003
Half or nothing - A Princeton win over Brown would give the Tigers a share of the Ivy League championhip with Cornell; a Princeton loss to Brown would give Cornell the outright title.
Red alert - Cornell has already clinched the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by virtue of its 12-11 overtime win over Princeton two weeks ago. A league of their own? - Princeton has won at least a share of the Ivy League title each of the last nine seasons, including seven outright titles.
Crazy eights - Princeton has won eight games this season, making it 14 straight seasons with at least eight wins; prior to 1990, Princeton had won eight games or more in a season seven times in its history.
Bear-ly believable - Princeton has defeated Brown 10 straight times; prior to that, Brown had won 20 of the first 31 meetings in the series.
Sounding like a broken record - Peter Trombino has scored at least one goal in each of the first 11 games of his freshman year, the longest such streak in school history. The old record was 10, set by Lorne Smith in 1996.
I'm honored - Peter Trombino was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week this past week after his two-goal, one-assist performance against Dartmouth; it was the third time that Trombino has won the award.
Two for two - Ryan Boyle needs two points to tie Jon Hess for second-place all-time at Princeton in scoring. Boyle has 213; Hess has 215. Kevin Lowe is in first place with 247.
Face it - Ryan Schoenig won 9 of 10 face-offs last week against Dartmouth; Schoenig has won 64 of 109 face-offs this season.
Good company - Freshmen Peter Trombino, Scott Sowanick and Whitney Hayes all have at least 17 points this season. The only other time Princeton had three freshmen with at least 17 points in the same season was 1995, when Jesse Hubbard, Chris Massey and Jon Hess all had at least 27.
On the road again - Princeton has won 26 straight Ivy League road games, dating to the last game of the 1995 season (at Cornell).
No place like home? - Princeton is 6-3 in its last nine Ivy League home games and 26-0 in its last 26 Ivy League road games.
Streaking- Jason Doneger has scored at least one goal in 27 straight games, the third-longest streak in school history behind Scott Conklin's 28 and Chris Massey's 46.
More streaking - Jason Doneger, Drew Casino and Peter Trombino have scored at least one goal in every game this season.
Fresh faces - Princeton's freshmen have combined to score 38 goals in 11 games; Princeton's freshmen last year combined for one goal, and Princeton's freshmen the year before combined for no goals.
Boyle-ing point - Ryan Boyle has at least one point in all 53 games of his career.
More Boyle - Ryan Boyle leads Princeton in scoring with 48 points, 16 more than second-place Jason Doneger. Should Boyle lead Princeton in scoring for the season, he would join Kevin Lowe '94 as the only players in school history to lead the team in scoring for four years.
Casino royale - Drew Casino has 19 goals this season after having nine for his first three seasons combined.