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Princeton Hosts Penn State Wednesday in Home Field Hockey Opener
September 04, 2007 | Field Hockey
Princeton vs. No. 6 Penn State
GAME INFO:
GAMETIME: Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m.
SITE: Class of '52 Stadium (Princeton, N.J.)
2007 RECORDS: Princeton (0-1, 0-0 Ivy); Penn State (2-1, 0-0 Big 10)
SERIES RECORD: Penn State leads 21-3, is 8-2 at Princeton
LAST MEETING: Penn State won 3-2 on Sept. 6, 2006 at home
STREAK: Penn State has won seven straight
MULTIMEDIA:
LIVESTATS: GameWatcher
LIVE VIDEO: TigerZone
The Princeton field hockey team opens up its 2007 home schedule on Wednesday night when sixth-ranked Penn State visits Class of '52 Stadium for a 6 p.m. game against the Tigers. Princeton dropped its season opener at American on Sunday afternoon.
Live video from Wednesday night's game will be available in TigerZone, the online video home of Princeton Athletics. Several other Tiger field hockey home games will be streamed live in TigerZone throughout the season. Click here for more information.
The Tigers fell out of the Top 20 following the loss, yet still received votes in the national poll. Penn State climbed one spot to sixth despite a loss in its last game to now No. 3 Connecticut. American, which edged the Tigers on Sunday climbed four spots to No. 12.
On Sunday Princeton and American combined for three goals in a seven-minute span midway through the opening period to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. First, sophomore Tina Bortz, a six-goal scorer a season ago, opened the scoring for Princeton, only to have American answer five minutes later. Princeton countered two minutes after that when junior Katie Kinzer found the back of the cage. Kinzer scored seven goals a season ago. Princeton held the 2-1 lead through halftime before American evened the score with 20 minutes left in the game, and the Eagles then won the game with a goal with 39 seconds remaining on the clock.
In addition to Bortz and Kinzer, junior Leah Hoagland and sophomore Kaitlyn Perrelle factored into the scoring with both notching assists. Fourteen Tigers appeared in the game, with sophomore Cynthia Wray and freshman Hannah Cohen making their collegiate debuts. Wray started the game in goal, while Cohen came in as a substitute.
The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Tigers, who after opening the season against one ranked opponent will face another one on Wednesday. Penn State is 2-1 this season as the Nittany Lions opened the season two weekends ago by sweeping Old Dominion and Virginia on the road. Penn State opened its home schedule on Sunday with a 3-1 loss to UConn.
Penn State holds a 21-3 series edge over the Tigers and has taken the last seven meetings, although five of those losses have come by a single goal, including each of the last three seasons. Last year, Hoagland had a goal and an assist in the Tigers' 3-2 loss at Penn State. Penn State took 1-0 shutouts wins over the Tigers the previous two seasons. Princeton last topped Penn State on Nov. 11, 2000 in the first-round of the 2000 NCAA tournament.
After Wednesday night's game, the Tigers open their Ivy League schedule on Saturday afternoon against Yale. Princeton, which is in search of its 16th Ivy League title and its 13th in the past 14 seasons, and Yale will meet at 12 noon.
GAME INFO:
GAMETIME: Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m.
SITE: Class of '52 Stadium (Princeton, N.J.)
2007 RECORDS: Princeton (0-1, 0-0 Ivy); Penn State (2-1, 0-0 Big 10)
SERIES RECORD: Penn State leads 21-3, is 8-2 at Princeton
LAST MEETING: Penn State won 3-2 on Sept. 6, 2006 at home
STREAK: Penn State has won seven straight
MULTIMEDIA:
LIVESTATS: GameWatcher
LIVE VIDEO: TigerZone
The Princeton field hockey team opens up its 2007 home schedule on Wednesday night when sixth-ranked Penn State visits Class of '52 Stadium for a 6 p.m. game against the Tigers. Princeton dropped its season opener at American on Sunday afternoon.
Live video from Wednesday night's game will be available in TigerZone, the online video home of Princeton Athletics. Several other Tiger field hockey home games will be streamed live in TigerZone throughout the season. Click here for more information.
The Tigers fell out of the Top 20 following the loss, yet still received votes in the national poll. Penn State climbed one spot to sixth despite a loss in its last game to now No. 3 Connecticut. American, which edged the Tigers on Sunday climbed four spots to No. 12.
On Sunday Princeton and American combined for three goals in a seven-minute span midway through the opening period to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. First, sophomore Tina Bortz, a six-goal scorer a season ago, opened the scoring for Princeton, only to have American answer five minutes later. Princeton countered two minutes after that when junior Katie Kinzer found the back of the cage. Kinzer scored seven goals a season ago. Princeton held the 2-1 lead through halftime before American evened the score with 20 minutes left in the game, and the Eagles then won the game with a goal with 39 seconds remaining on the clock.
In addition to Bortz and Kinzer, junior Leah Hoagland and sophomore Kaitlyn Perrelle factored into the scoring with both notching assists. Fourteen Tigers appeared in the game, with sophomore Cynthia Wray and freshman Hannah Cohen making their collegiate debuts. Wray started the game in goal, while Cohen came in as a substitute.
The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Tigers, who after opening the season against one ranked opponent will face another one on Wednesday. Penn State is 2-1 this season as the Nittany Lions opened the season two weekends ago by sweeping Old Dominion and Virginia on the road. Penn State opened its home schedule on Sunday with a 3-1 loss to UConn.
Penn State holds a 21-3 series edge over the Tigers and has taken the last seven meetings, although five of those losses have come by a single goal, including each of the last three seasons. Last year, Hoagland had a goal and an assist in the Tigers' 3-2 loss at Penn State. Penn State took 1-0 shutouts wins over the Tigers the previous two seasons. Princeton last topped Penn State on Nov. 11, 2000 in the first-round of the 2000 NCAA tournament.
After Wednesday night's game, the Tigers open their Ivy League schedule on Saturday afternoon against Yale. Princeton, which is in search of its 16th Ivy League title and its 13th in the past 14 seasons, and Yale will meet at 12 noon.
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