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Princeton University Athletics
No. 17 Princeton Travels To No. 23 Yale In Ivy Women's Soccer Opener
September 23, 2004 | Women's Soccer
Sept. 23, 2004
The Princeton women's soccer team, currently ranked 17th in Division I, won the Ivy League championship in 2000, 2001 and 2002 before finishing second to Dartmouth in 2003. The Tigers face a huge hurdle as they start their quest to regain the championship in 2004 when they travel to take on 23rd-ranked Yale Friday night (7).
Princeton (4-1, 0-0) at Yale (5-2, 0-0) ...
League matters - Princeton has won three Ivy League championships in the last four years. Prior to that, Princeton had won one other Ivy title in program history (1982).
Polling place - Princeton is ranked 17th by the NSCAA, 19th by Soccer America ad 24th by Soccer Buzz.
Strength of schedule - Princeton has defeated three teams (Villanova, Texas A&M, UNC Greensboro) from last year's NCAA tournament and two teams (Villanova, A&M) from the Sweet 16. Yale has defeated last year's national runner-up (UConn).
Cats and dogs - Princeton went 6-2-1 against Yale in Julie Shackford's first nine years as Tiger head coach. Aw, shoot - Princeton outshot Wake Forest 8-3 in the second half of last weekend's 1-0 loss in Winston-Salem.
More shoot - Princeton has outshot its opponents 34-16 in the second half of its four losses since the start of last season.
History lesson - Princeton has not lost in New Haven since 1996, having won the last three.
Recent history - Princeton defeated Yale 4-2 in Princeton Stadium in a game that featured one goal in the first 71 minutes and five goals and one saved penalty kick in the final 19 minutes.
Coach speak - Princeton's Julie Shackford became the fifth coach in Ivy League history to reach 100 wins at a league school with Princeton's 1-0 win over Villanova Sept. 10. Yale's Rudy Meredith, who has 96 wins at Yale, figures to be the sixth.
Can you spare a dime? - Maura Gallagher ranks fifth all-time at Princeton in assists with 12.
More dimes - Esmeralda Negron came into the season with 27 career goals and five career assists; she has two goals and three assists this season.
How sweet it Es - Esmeralda Negron has 29 career goals and 65 career points, second-best all-time at Princeton. The school records are 41 and 94, both held by Linda DeBoer '85.
Em & ems - Emily Behncke has three goals in the last two games after not scoring in the first two games.
Wherefore art though, Romy? - Romy Trigg-Smith was named Ivy League Player of the Week and to the Soccer America National Team of the Week two weeks ago after Princeton's shutouts against Villanova and Vanderbilt.
Mad about Madeleine - Madeleine Jackson has not allowed a goal this season in 180 minutes.
D plus - Wake Forest's goal against Princeton last Sunday ended a 309 minute scoreless streak by the Tigers.
Oh, Canada - Diana Matheson, a member of the Canadian National team and veteran of last year's World Cup, is tied for the team lead with three goals and seven points.
Keep your Chinn up - Freshman Lisa Chinn made her first career start in Princeton's game against Wake Forest.
Road warriors - Princeton opened its season at home against Texas A&M on Sept. 3. Its second home game is Oct. 2 against Dartmouth. Princeton's game at Yale is its fifth straight on the road, followed by a game at Hartford Sunday.