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No. 7 Princeton Takes On No. 2 Maryland In NCAA Men's Lacrosse Quarterfinals
May 17, 2006 | Men's Lacrosse
May 17, 2006
The Princeton men's lacrosse team has reached the quarterfinal round of the NCAA tournament for the 15th time in the last 17 years. Will the 2006 team do what 10 other Tiger teams have previously done in this round and advance to the Final Four? That answer will come Sunday, when the seventh-seeded Tigers take on No. 2 Maryland in the first quarterfinal at Towson (noon, ESPNU).
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Princeton vs. Maryland
The site Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md.
The date Sunday, May 21, 2006 • 12:00 p.m.
The records Princeton: 11-4 (5-1 Ivy League/co-champion); Maryland: 11-4
The seedings Princeton: No. 7; Maryland: No. 2
The bids Princeton: at-large; Maryland: at-large
The coaches Princeton: Bill Tierney (22nd season overall, 242-79); Maryland: Dave Cottle (24th season overall, 236-91)
The series Maryland leads 28-12-1
Last year Princeton defeated Maryland 9-8 (OT) • May 22, 2004
History lesson - Princeton and Maryland meet for the sixth time since 1994. All six have come in the NCAA tournament; Princeton has won each of the previous five.
Recent history - Princeton defeated Maryland 9-8 in the 2004 NCAA quarterfinals at the University of Virginia. Peter Trombino scored the game-winning goal 1:42 into overtime after Princeton had rallied with two goals by Ryan Boyle in the final two minutes of regulation to tie it, including one with 12 seconds left. The one and Trombino-nly - Peter Trombino's overtime goal against Maryland in the 2004 quarterfinals is the only NCAA tournament overtime goal scored by any active Division I player (prior to the start of the 2006 quarterfinals).
You guys still here? - Of the 17 goals scored in the 2004 NCAA quarterfinal game between Princeton and Maryland, nine were scored by players who will play in this year's game: Princeton's Whitney Hayes (2), Peter Trombino (1) and Jim O'Brien (1) and Maryland's Brendan Healy (2), Bill McGlone (1) and Joe Walters (1).
More here? - There are 24 players between the two teams in 2006 who played in the 2004 quarterfinal game (13 from Princeton, 11 from Maryland).
Don't ever take sides against the family - Princeton head coach Bill Tierney is the godfather of Taylor Cottle, Maryland head coach Dave Cottle's oldest daughter.
Quarter-ly report - Princeton has advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the 15th time in the last 17 years.
More quarter-ly - The only two times since 1990 that Princeton has not been in the quarterfinals were 1999 and 2005, which also were the only two years that Princeton Stadium hosted the quarterfinals.
Final-ly - Princeton defeated Maryland in the 1997 and 1998 NCAA championship games.
Back in the day - Princeton and Maryland first met in 1927; they would not play again until 1938.
More back in the day - Princeton and Maryland played every year from 1938 through 1971 except for the World War II years of 1944 and 1945.
May madness - Princeton is 29-9 all-time in NCAA tournament games for a .763 winning percentage, best in Division I tournament history.
More madness - Princeton head coach Bill Tierney has 29 career NCAA tournament wins, second all-time behind former Syracuse coach Roy Simmons Jr.'s 31.
Still more madness - Princeton has won six NCAA championships and played in 10 Final Fours since 1992.
Welcome back - Princeton has returned to the NCAA tournament after a one-year absence. Princeton had played in every NCAA tournament from 1990-2004 before missing last year's postseason.
Close shaves - Princeton is 14-3 all-time in one-goal NCAA tournament games.
In case it comes to that - Princeton is 6-1 all-time in NCAA tournament overtime games, including 4-0 in NCAA championship games that have gone to overtime.
More OT - Princeton has won its last six NCAA tournament overtime games since a 14-13 triple-overtime loss to Towson in 1991. Princeton's last NCAA overtime win was in the 2004 quarterfinals over Maryland.
Three for all - No Princeton player has scored more than three goals in a game this season.
Fresh faces - Of Princeton's 11 goals against UMBC, five came from freshmen (three by Tommy Davis; one each by Josh Lesko and Mark Kovler).
More fresh - Tommy Davis scored three goals against UMBC to become the second Princeton freshman to score three times in his first NCAA tournament game (Lorne Smith against Towson in 1996 was the first).
Still more fresh - Tommy Davis became the fourth Princeton freshman to score at least three goals in an NCAA tournament when he scored three times against UMBC last week. The other three: Sean Hartofilis (5 vs. Virginia in 2000 semifinal), Chris Massey (4 vs. Syracuse in 1995 quarterfinal), Lorne Smith (3 vs. Towson in 1996 quarterfinal).
Last fresh - Princeton freshmen Mark Kovler (17), Tommy Dvais (13) and Josh Lesko (10) are all in double figures in goals scored. The only other times Princeton has had three freshman in double figures in goals were 1995 (Jesse Hubbard, Chris Massey, Jon Hess) and 2004 (Peter Trombino, Scott Sowanick, Whitney Hayes).
A league of their own - Princeton was one of four Ivy League teams in the NCAA tournament, along with Cornell, Harvard and Penn. The Tigers are the only Ivy team to have advanced past the first round.
More league - Princeton tied Cornell for the Ivy League championship this season. It was the 13th Ivy League title in 19 seasons at Princeton for Tiger coach Bill Tierney; Princeton had not won an Ivy League championship for 21 years prior to his arrival.
D plus - Maryland is ranked 15th in Division I in scoring offense. Princeton has already played six of the top 12 scoring offense teams in Division I; none of the six has exceeded its average and five of the six were held at least two goals below their average. The results: Team scoring offense goals per game against Princeton Virginia first 15.50 7 Hofstra second 12.72 9 Syracuse fourth 11.69 7 Cornell sixth 11.43 4 Dartmouth eighth 11.00 11 UMBC 11th 10.33 8 Maryland 15th 9.87 ??? More D - Princeton has held its opponents to seven goals or fewer in 11 of 15 games this season.
Still more D - Princeton held Virginia, Hofstra, Syracuse and Cornell, who rank 1-2-3-5 in scoring offense in Division I, to a total of 27 goals; the four combined average almost 52 goals per game.
Another D - Princeton has allowed only one team to reach double figures in scoring this season (Dartmouth with 11).
Last D - Of the eight teams remaining in the NCAA tournament, Princeton has allowed the fewest goals per game (6.27).
On the other hand ... - Princeton ranks eighth among quarterfinal teams in scoring offense (9.40 goals per game).
20-20 - Peter Trombino needs two assists and Scott Sowanick needs one goal and three assists to have 20 goals and 20 assists on the season, something that has happened 33 times previously in school history.
Seeing 30-30 - Only once has a Princeton player had at least 30 goals and 30 assists in the same season (David Tickner had 34 goals and 32 assists in 1976).
Strength of schedule - Princeton's four losses came against teams seeded first (Virginia), third (Hofstra), fifth (Syracuse) and sixth (Cornell) in the NCAA tournament. The four losses have been by a combined nine goals.
More strength of schedule - Princeton has gone 4-4 against teams in the NCAA field, with wins over UMBC, Penn, Harvard and Johns Hopkins and losses to Virginia, Hofstra, Syracuse and Cornell.
Double play - Peter Trombino and Scott Sowanick are two of the four players in Princeton history to have double figures in goals and assists as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Jon Hess '98 and Kevin Lowe '94 are the other two; both had double figures in both all four years.
Class struggle - Princeton has scored 141 goals. The breakdown by class: Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors 41 36 50 14
It's unanimous - Dan Cocoziello was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection.
We're honored - Princeton had one first-team All-Ivy League selection (Dan Cocoziello), three second-team All-Ivy League selections (Peter Trombino, Mark Kovler, Alex Hewit) and three honorable mention All-Ivy selections (Ryan Schoenig, Zachary Jungers and Scott Sowanick).
Hot Coco - Dan Cocoziello has three goals this season. The Princeton single-season record for goals by a longstick is four, by John Harrington in 1998.
The one and Trombino-nly - Peter Trombino is the only Princeton player who has ever had at least 20 goals and at least 10 assists as a freshman and sophomore and junior.
Alexander the great - Alex Hewit ranks second in Division I in save percentage and fourth in goals-against average.
The nominees are - Alex Hewit is one of 25 players, and one of three goalies, nominated for the Tewaaraton Trophy.
Injury update - Mike Gaudio, who had at least one goal in 13 straight games, has been out since tearing his ACL at Hopkins March 4.
Welcome to the Jungers - Zachary Jungers has started every game on close defense this year after being the top longstick midfielder most of the last two years. Jungers did start three games at close defense in 2004 when Tim Sullivan was injured.
Aw, shoot - Princeton has held its opponents to a .194 shooting percentage for the season.
Princeton Lacrosse '06 ... By The Numbers
.194 opponents shooting percentage against Princeton
.763 winning percentage in NCAA tournament games for Princeton for the best in Division I history
1 first-team All-Ivy selections for Princeton (Dan Cocoziello)
1:42 time into overtime of Peter Trombino's goal against Maryland in the 2004 NCAA quarterfinals in the last meeting between the teams; Trombino entered the 2006 quarterfinals as the only active player in Division I men's lacrosse with a career NCAA tournament overtime goal
3 goals by Tommy Davis against UMBC last weekend in his first game after missing the final six games of the regular season with a shoulder injury
4 players in school history who have had double figures in goals and assists as a freshman, sophomore and junior: current Tigers Scott Sowanick and Peter Trombino, along with Kevin Lowe '94 and Jon Hess '98
5 wins by Princeton over Maryland in five NCAA tournament games all-time
6 NCAA championships for Princeton since 1992
6.65 former Tiger goalie Trevor Tierney's career goals-against average, which ranks first all-time in the NCAA's men's lacrosse record book; current Princeton goalie Alex Hewit has a career goals-against average of 6.20 though he is 307 minutes shy of the 1,400-minute requirement
11 goals scored by Princeton in its NCAA tournament opening round game against UMBC; five were scored by freshmen
13 Ivy League championships won in 19 years at Princeton by head coach Bill Tierney
15 trips to the quarterfinals for Princeton in the last 17 years
17 one-goal NCAA tournament games Princeton has played all-time; Princeton is 14-3 in those 17 games
23 combined goal total of Alex Haynie and Tommy Davis, who have split the role of Princeton's third attackman
25 Tewaaraton Trophy nominees, including Princeton goalie Alex Hewit
29 NCAA tournament wins for Bill Tierney, most of any active coach and second to former Syracuse coach Roy Simmons Jr. for the most all-time
What Can You Say About ... John Bennett • returned for UMBC games after missing final three games of regular season with pulled groin • named Ivy League Player of the Week after Princeton's win at Johns Hopkins • forced seven turnovers in one-on-one situations against the Blue Jays • Princeton's top longstick midfielder Alex Berg • has taken 194 of Princeton's 284 face-offs • won 14 of 21 face-offs in first round of NCAA tournament against UMBC • won 9 of his last 13 face-offs against Dartmouth • won 7 of 11 against Rutgers • won 19 of 24 face-offs against Canisius • won 8 of 12 face-offs against Binghamton, who had been in the Top 10 nationally in face-off percentage Mac Bryson • returned after taking the 2004-05 academic year off from school • scored goal against Canisius in first game back • also has goals against Hofstra, Butler and Harvard • had two assists against Binghamton • scored career-high three goals against Navy in 2004 NCAA semifinals Dan Cocoziello • unanimous first-team All-Ivy League defenseman • has three goals this season; single-season record for a longstick is four, set by John Harrington in 1998 • had a goal against Dartmouth • had a goal against Butler for first goal by a Tiger longstick in a span of 30 games • had a goal against Harvard • had assists against Binghamton and Yale • named Ivy Player of the Week after wins over Penn and Harvard • became first defenseman to be named Ivy League Rookie of the Year • has started every game of his career Trip Cowin • had first career two-goal game in win over Penn • had a goal against Dartmouth • scored game-winning goal against Hopkins, unassisted, late in the third quarter • had an assist against Virginia • had an assist against UMBC for first career NCAA tournament point • scored goal against Butler Tommy Davis • retrned from injury to score three goals in opening round win over UMBC in first game in 35 days • suffered dislocated shoulder in game at Syracuse and missed final six games of the regular season • scored three goals in opener, did not score in next three games and then had six goals in next three games • scored three goals against Yale, all in the first half • scored three goals against Canisius to become the first Princeton player since Jesse Hubbard in 1995 to score three goals in first game freshman year • had two goals against Butler and one against Binghamton in first two starts Mike DeSantis • won six of 11 face-offs against Brown • won 7 of 12 face-offs against Harvard • had faced-off 10 times for the season prior to Harvard game, winning six • has won 23 of 45 face-offs this season • won 48 of 96 face-offs a year ago Mike Gaudio • scored Princeton's second goal against Johns Hopkins to make it 2-1 early in the second quarter • extended streak of consecutive games with at least one goal to 13 • suffered a torn ACL later in the game against Hopkins and will miss the remainder of the season • honorable mention All-Ivy selection a year ago • scored 16 goals in 2005, most by a sophomore midfielder at Princeton since Josh Sims in 1998 Zach Goldberg • one of top shortstick defensive midfielders • scored a goal against Rutgers • had two assists 19 seconds apart during second quarter of win over Penn; both were on Alex Haynie goals • scored goal in opener against Canisius • also scored against Virginia • had an assist against Binghamton • has four career goals, all in transition Whitney Hayes • leads team with nine career NCAA tournament points • had two goals and an assist in NCAA tournament first round against UMBC • has nine points in four career NCAA tournaments games (2.25 per game); has 51 points in 36 career regular-season games (1.4 per game) • had two goals against UMBC after having four in 14 regular-season games • has started 30 career games, including 11 this year • had a goal and assist at Syracuse and at Harvard • scored a goal against Penn • assisted on Peter Trombino's tying goal in the third quarter of win over Hopkins Alex Haynie • returned to starting lineup against Penn in place of injured Tommy Davis; had started first four games of the year • had career-highs of three goals and four points against Dartmouth • had two goals against Rutgers • had a goal against Cornell to put Princeton up 3-2 in fourth quarter • had a goal against Harvard • had two goals and an assist against Penn to tie career high of three points • goals came 19 seconds apart during 5-0 second quarter run • had a goal and assist against Canisius • scored a goal against Virginia • had a goal and assist against Yale • had a goal against Binghamton • had an assist against Brown Alex Hewit • one of 25 nominees for Tewaaraton Trophy • second-team All-Ivy League • first in Division I with a .652 save percentage and fourth in goals-against with a 6.18 average • has a career save percentage of .649 and a career goals-against average of 6.20; career goals-against would be best in Division I history had he played minimum 1,400 minutes (he has 1033:02) • has made at least 12 saves eight times in 15 games • had a .706 save percentage against Virginia, Hofstra and Cornell, the top three scoring teams in Division I during the regular season; held the three to a total of 20 goals, half of their combined average • made 15 saves while allowing four goals against Cornell for a .789 save percentage; Cornell had averaged 12.2 goals prior to the game • made 13 saves while allowing four goals against Rutgers • made 16 saves against Dartmouth for the second straight year • made 20 saves against Virginia • held UVa, the highest scoring team in the nation, to seven goals, more than 10 below its average coming into the game • had 15 saves while allowing four goals against Butler • had six saves while allowing one goal in 51 minutes against Binghamton • had 13 saves against Hofstra • made 12 saves against Yale and Penn • made 11 saves against UMBC in NCAA first round • made seven saves while allowing four goals at Hopkins as Princeton snapped Blue Jays' 37-game home winning streak • six of seven saves against both Johns Hopkins and Harvard came in the second half • save with 1:15 remaining preserved 6-5 win over Brown that gave Princeton share of Ivy League title • played first 45 minutes against Canisius and allowed three goals Grant Hewit • senior tri-captain shortstick defensive midfielder • older brother of goalie Alex Hewit • had first career point with an assist against Harvard Zachary Jungers • honorable mention All-Ivy League • started all 15 games on close defense • held UMBC's Brendan Mundorf to one goal in NCAA tournament opening round • played longstick midfield for most of first two years, except for starting three games on close defense freshman year when Tim Sullivan was hurt • competed at tryouts for U.S. national team last summer Charlie Kolkin • freshman longstick midfielder • has been No. 1 longstick midfielder with injury to John Bennett • has played in every game Mark Kovler • second-team All-Ivy League • sixth all-time among freshman goal scorers (third among midfielders) at Princeton with 17; needs two to tie Lorne Smith for fifth overall and second for midfielders • has scored at least one goal in seven straight games • had a goal and assist against UMBC in first round of NCAA tournament • Ivy League Rookie of the Week after having three goals and three assists in wins over Rutgers and Dartmouth • had a goal and two assists against Dartmouth • had two goals against Rutgers • had a goal and assist against Cornell • was only Princeton player with more than one point against Cornell • had a goal and assist against Penn • had five goals in two games against Butler and Binghamton • started his career with back-to-back multiple point games • scored one goal against Virginia while making first career start • had an assist against Syracuse • had a goal against Harvard • had a goal with 19 seconds remaining in the first half to tie Brown game at 3-3 • scored 47 seconds into first quarter against Hopkins • scored 58 seconds into first quarter against Binghamton • assisted on Peter Trombino's goal to give Tigers 4-3 lead late in the third • had two goals in opener against Canisius • had at least one point in first six games before going without a point against Yale; only played one shift against Yale due to stomach virus Dave Law • started every game two years ago in goal • Ivy Player of the Week after 15 saves in win at UVa sophomore year Josh Lesko • had a goal and two assists in first round win over UMBC; was first career two-assist game • is one of three freshmen (Tommy Davis, Mark Kovler) in double figures in goals • had an assist on Mark Kovler's goal with 19 seconds left in half to tie Brown game at 3-3 and then scored fourth-quarter goal to make it 5-3 of eventual 6-5 Princeton win • had a goal and assist against Dartmouth • had a goal and assist against Rutgers; goal came seven seconds into second quarter to tie score at 2-2 after Rutgers had taken lead with three seconds remaining in the first • had first career two-goal game at Syracuse • has goals against Canisius, Hopkins, Harvard and Hofstra • had one goal in each of first two games • has played mostly shortstick defensive midfield • goal in win over Hopkins came during 4-0 run as Princeton took control Jim O'Brien • senior tri-captain • had two goals against Dartmouth • had a goal and assist against Harvard • had a goal against Cornell • returned from injury that kept him out of Bulter/Binghamton weekend to have goal and assist against Yale • had a goal against Canisius and Hofstra • had an assist against Virginia and Penn Chris Peyser • has played in every game as fourth close defender • preserved win over Brown with a takeaway with 28 seconds left • had first career point with assist against Dartmouth • started against Butler when Ryan Schoenig faced off and played mostly shortstick • faced-off with longstick four times against Yale Bob Schneider • had a career-high three goals and four points against Penn • had two goals against Brown • snapped 3-3 tie with goal to start fourth quarter against Brown • had a goal and assist against Yale • scored one goal against Virginia • also scored a goal against Dartmouth and Binghamton • had an assist against Rutgers Ryan Schoenig • honorable mention All-Ivy League • has played longstick and shortstick defense • won 6 of 9 face-offs as shortstick Butler/Binghamton weekend • also played close defense against Butler and Binghamton Rich Sgalardi • scored first carer goal in win over Rutgers • has started two games Tripp Shriner • plays attack almost exclusively on man-up situations • had an assist against Yale • had a goal and assist against Penn • had a goal against Harvard Scott Sowanick • honorable mention All-Ivy League • had a goal in opening round win over UMBC • Ivy League Player of the Week after nine-point week against Rutgers and Dartmouth (4G, 5A) • had three goals and two assists against Dartmouth • moved from midfield to attack for Butler game • has 27 points in last 10 games after nine points in first five games • had a goal against Brown • had a goal and three assists against Rutgers • had three goals and an assist against Yale • had three goals and an assist against Penn • had career high five points (3-2) in win over Binghamton • had a goal and two assists against Butler • had a goal and assist against Hofstra • had 13-game point-scoring streak snapped against Hopkins • had two goals and two assists in opener against Canisius • tied Peter Trombino for team scoring lead a year ago with 32 points • has started every game of career • has 93 career points Derek Sudan • veteran shortstick defensive midfielder • has played in every game Peter Trombino • only active player in Division I lacrosse who has scored an overtime goal in an NCAA tournament game, which he did against Maryland in 2004 quarterfinals • only player in school history with at least 20 goals and at least 10 assists as a freshman, sophomore and junior • needs two assists to have at least 20 goals and 20 assists for season; there have been 33 such seasons in Princeton history • second-team All-Ivy League • has six goals and two assists in four NCAA tournament games • had two goals and two assists against UMBC • has 108 carer points (67G, 41A) • went over 100-point mark for career with first goal against Dartmouth; finished game with three goals and two assists • held without a point against Cornell; first career game without a point; came back with two goals and assist against Rutgers • had 21-game goal scoring streak snapped against Cornell • had two goals and three assists against Penn • tied career-high with six points against Yale (3G, 3A) • had a goal and two assists against Virginia • had two goals and an assist during game-winning 4-0 run against Hopkins • scored two goals 1:40 apart late in third quarter against Hopkins, first tying game at 3-3 and then putting Princeton ahead for good • had a goal and assist against Hofstra