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Lehigh to Visit Women's Soccer Wednesday
October 13, 2008 | Women's Soccer
The contest comes for Princeton between two key Ivy League games, last Saturday's scoreless tie against Brown and this Saturday's visit to Ivy co-leader Columbia.
Princeton (7-1-2) vs.
Lehigh (4-7-1)
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 5 p.m. at Roberts Stadium
Coaches: Princeton ? Julie Shackford
(14th season/William & Mary '88)
Lehigh ? Manny Oudin (Seventh season/East Stroudsburg '91)
All-Time Series: Princeton
leads 12-0-0
Streaks on the line: Princeton will put its eight-game unbeaten streak and its 600-minute shutout string on the line against Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks will be looking to snap similar streaks of their own, as Lehigh will bring a three-game scoreless skid into Wednesday's game.
Positive history: Princeton is 12-0-0 all-time against Lehigh and has given up only one goal in the series. Last season in Bethlehem, Princeton picked up a 1-0 win. In 2006, in Lehigh's last visit to campus, the Tigers won 5-0.
Patriot games: Princeton is 2-0 this season against Patriot League teams with wins over American and Colgate. The Tigers will also face Bucknell two weeks after Lehigh.
Common opponents: Princeton and Lehigh have four common opponents this season in Cornell, American, Colgate and Bucknell, but both teams have already faced only one of those so far. Princeton defeated American 4-0 three days before the Eagles beat Lehigh 1-0.
Local connections: Lehigh sports one player from Princeton's home county in freshman midfielder Leah Kulp, a Titusville, N.J., native who played her high school soccer at Hopewell Valley. Princeton has one player from Lehigh's home area in Macungie, Pa., native Bernie Da Costa.
Princeton in the rankings: Princeton's impressive defense has it ranked in among the best of Division I. Here are the categories and rankings:
Save %: .914, 3rd
Goals-Against Avg.: .285, 6th
Shutout %: .700, 6th
Won-Lost-Tied %: .800, 25th
Individual:
Save %: Alyssa Pont, .914, 4th
Goals-Against Avg.: Alyssa Pont, .300, 6th
Goals Per Game: Sarah Peteraf, .700, 33rd
Points Per Game: Sarah Peteraf, 1.4, 78th