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Men's Lacrosse Team Opens Up Princeton's Friday Doubleheader In Albany In Tierney's 300th Game as Tiger Head Coach
March 20, 2008 | Men's Lacrosse
Most of the Princeton men's lacrosse team gathered in Baker Rink last Sunday night for Game 3 of the ECAC hockey quarterfinal series between the Tigers and Yale. At the start of the game, the lacrosse players were among the few in the building who knew they'd be heading to Albany this week, regardless of the outcome of the hockey game.
The 4-0 win by Princeton over Yale and a scheduling quirk have opened the door to a Princeton athletic doubleheader in Albany Friday afternoon. The 11th-ranked men's lacrosse team travels to the University at Albany for the second meeting ever between the schools (1:00 face-off, WPRB FM 103.3). The lacrosse game should end around 3, which would give Princeton fans all the time needed to travel the seven miles from the Albany campus to the Times-Union Center, where the hockey team will take on Colgate at 4 in the first ECAC semifinal.
The men's lacrosse game will be the 300th at Princeton for head coach Bill Tierney, who is 220-79 with six NCAA championships, 10 NCAA Final Fours and 13 Ivy League championships in his 21 seasons with the Tigers. Princeton was 117-183 in the 300 games before Tierney took over the program.
Princeton and Albany played in lacrosse in the 2003 NCAA opening round, which Princeton won 16-10. Of course, the current seniors in this game were in high school at the time, and the current freshmen were in eighth grade.
Albany is winless, but the Danes have lost four straight one-goal games. Princeton is 2-2, having not led at any point of its two losses and having had the lead for the entire second half of both of its wins.
Princeton vs. Albany
The site John Fallon Field ? Albany, N.Y.
The date Friday, March 21, 2008 ? 1:00 pm
Radio WPRB FM 103.3; www.goprincetontigers.com
The rankings Princeton: No. 11 (USILA)/No. 11 (Inside Lacrosse);
Albany: unranked
The records Princeton: 2-2; Albany: 0-5
The coaches Princeton: Bill Tierney (24th season overall, 254-86); Albany: Scott Marr (eighth season overall, 65-48)The series Princeton leads 1-0
Last meeting Princeton defeated Albany 16-10 ? May 10, 2003
T ball ? The Princeton-Albany game will be Bill Tierney's 300th as Tiger head coach. Tierney has a record of 220-79 in 21 seasons at Princeton, with six NCAA championships, 10 NCAA Final Fours and 13 Ivy League championships.
More T ? Bill Tierney has 220 wins in his first 299 games as Tiger head coach. In the 300 games prior to when he arrived, Princeton had a record of 117-183.
Nice to see you again ? Princeton and Albany have played once before, in the opening round of the 2003 NCAA tournament at the Class of 1952 Stadium. Princeton won 16-10.
More nice to see you again ? Princeton coach Bill Tierney coached Albany coach Scott Marr as an assistant at Johns Hopkins on the Blue Jays' 1987 NCAA championship team.
Last nice to see you again ? Albany played in the NCAA quarterfinals at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium last May, falling to Cornell in overtime.
Something in common ? Princeton and Albany both lost to Johns Hopkins by five goals.
Now and then ? Albany is averaging 6.2 goals per game this year after averaing 13.8 goals per game last year; Princeton is allowing 9.5 goals per game this year after allowing 6.2 goals per game last year.
Net results ? Princeton is averaging one more goal per game this year (10.75) than it did last year (9.79), despite averaging 5.5 fewer shots per game this year (33.5) than last (39.0).
D, plus or minus ? Princeton is averaging 6.0 goals against in its two wins and 13.0 goals-against in its two losses.
More D ? Princeton is allowing 9.5 goals per game this season after leading Division I in scoring defense by allowing 6.2 goal per game last season.
Net results ? Alex Hewit allowed five goals while making two saves in the first half and allowed no goals while making six saves in the second half of last week's game against Hofstra.
Half and half ? Princeton has been outscored 25-18 in its four first halves and outscored its opponents 25-13 in its four second halves.
Quarterly report ? Princeton has outscored its opponents 15-4 in the fourth quarter.
Get ahead, stay ahead ? Princeton has not led at any point in its two losses and has not trailed in the second half of either of its two wins.
Aw, shoot ? Princeton's opponents have a .281 shooting percentage through four games; Princeton's opponents had a .205 shooting percentage for the 2007 season.
More shoot ? Princeton has a .321 shooting percentage this season after having a .253 shooting percentage a year ago.
Goal oriented ? Mark Kovler and Jack McBride are the only two Princeton players with at least one goal in all four games this season.
Mark it down ? Mark Kovler has at least two points in seven straight games.
More Mark ? Mark Kolver's two goals against Hofstra gave him 50 for his career.
Still more Mark ? Mark Kovler has scored 11 goals in four career games at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium and 39 goals in 39 games at all other venues.
Face it ? Alex Berg has won 61.2% of his face-offs; the Princeton single-season record is 62.2%, by James Mitchell in 1998.
More Face it ? Alex Berg ranks 10th in Division I in face-off winning percentage (61.2%).
Last face it ? Alex Berg's winning percentage on face-offs has gone up in every game this season:
vs. Canisius 10x19 .526
vs. Hopkins 13x22 .591
vs. Virginia 16x25 .640
vs. Hofstra 13x19 .684
Here comes the McBride ? Freshman Jack McBride has scored exactly one goal in each of Princeton's first four games.
Smart Alex ? Alex Haynie tied his career high with three goals last week against Hofstra.
More Alex ? Alex Haynie scored three goals in a 5:13 span of the fourth quarter against Hofstra last week.
Off the Schneid-er ? Bob Schneider has five goals in his last three games; he had 19 goals for his career prior to that.
Flag day ? There were no penalties called in the Princeton-Hofstra game a week ago against either team.
No shot ? Princeton held Hofstra to 20 shots, including 12 in the first three quarters.
In the nation's service ? Junior Brendan Reilly was named a Woodrow Wilson School “Scholar In The Nation's Service,” a distinction awarded to six Princeton University juinors each year.
For starters ? Dan Cocoziello is the only current Tiger to have started every game of his career.
Princeton Lacrosse '08 ... By The Numbers
0 penalties against both teams in last week's Princeton-Hofstra game
1 previous meetings between Princeton and Albany, who last met in the opening round of the 2003 NCAA tournament; Princeton won 16-10
2 Princeton players with at least one goal in each of the first for games (Mark Kovler, Jack McBride)
5 goals in the last three games for senior Bob Schneider, who had 19 for his career prior to that
5:13 elapsed time in the fourth quarter in which Alex Haynie scored three goals in the win over Hofstra
6.72 career goals-against average for Alex Hewit; it is the third-best goals-against average in Division I history
7 consecutive games with at least two points by Mark Kovler
7.62 miles from the University at Albany campus to the Times-Union Center, where the Princeton men's hockey team will play Colgate in the ECAC quarterfinals three hours after the start of the lacrosse game
12 shots by Hofstra in the first three quarters of last week's game against Princeton
24 consecutive games with at least one point for Tommy Davis
50 career goals for Mark Kovler
61.2 percentage of face-offs won by Alex Berg; the Princeton single-season record is 62.2, set by James Mitchell in 1998
300 career games as Princeton head coach for Bill Tierney; Tierney has a 219-79 record with the Tigers prior to the Hofstra game
525 consecutive Princeton games coached by Princeton volunteer assistant coach Bryce Chase before his streak ended when he missed the game against Johns Hopkins with the flu
1987 year that Princeton head coach Bill Tierney (then an assistant coach) and Albany head coach Scott Marr (then a player) won an NCAA championship together at Johns Hopkins
What Can You Say About ...
Nikhil Ashra #23
? played 1:16 at end of Hofstra game, allowing one goal
? had an .867 save percentage and 3.38 goals-against average in 35:33 as back-up goalie a year ago
Alex Berg #13
? has won 52 of 85 face-offs (.612)
? won 13 of 19 face-offs against Hofstra
? won 13 of 22 face-offs against Hopkins, mostly against All-America Stephen Peyser
? won 16 of 25 face-offs against Virginia
? won 10 of 19 face-offs against Canisius
Dan Cocoziello #1
? preseason first-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
? second-team All-America a year ago
? named to Tewaaraton Trophy preseason watch list
? unanimous first-team All-Ivy League defenseman in 2006
? second-team All-Ivy League in 2007
? had an assist against Canisius
Tommy Davis #7
? leads team in points (15) and assists (6) and is tied for team lead in goals (9)
? had three goals and three assists against Hofstra
? had two goals and an assist against Hopkins
? scored a career-high four goals against Canisius
? four goals against Canisius came on six shots
? had an assist against Canisius for a five-point game
? has at least one point in 24 straight games
? led team in assists a year ago
Rob Engelke #22
? scored one goal against Virginia and Canisius
? had two goals in NCAA tournament a year ago against Georgetown
? had three goals in 2007 opener against Canisius and then scored one more during final 12 games of regular season before scoring twice in NCAA game
Mike Gaudio #8
? tore his ACL in second quarter of 2006 game against Hopkins and missed remainder of season
? scored 16 goals as a sophomore
? scored three goals a year ago after return from injury
Zack Goldberg #33
? top shortstick defensive midfielder the past three years
? had two assists against Canisius
? has seven career goals
? has played in every game of his career
Alex Haynie #12
? tied career high with three goals against Hofstra; it was his third career three-goal game
? scored a goal against Hopkins and Virginia
? had an assist against Canisius
? has started 32 career games
? active with Athletes In Action
Alex Hewit #15
? 2006 first-team All-America
? 2007 second-team All-America
? 2007, 2008 preseason first-team All-America
? on preseason Tewaaraton watch list
? second-team All-Ivy League in 2007
? career .617 save percentage
? career goals-against average of .647 in games decided by one or two goals
? career 6.72 goals-against average ranks third all-time, behind Navy's Matt Russell (5.86) and Princeton's Trevor Tierney (6.65)
? allowed double figures in goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his career when he did so against Hopkins and UVa
? had a .739 save percentage against Canisius (six goals against, 17 saves)
? made 12 saves against Hopkins
Jeremy Hirsch #37
? started every game of this season on defense
? played in 13 of 14 games a year ago as fourth defenseman
Charlie Kolkin #43
? No. 1 longstick midfielder
? 2007 honorable mention All-Ivy League
? 2008 preseason All-America
? has played in every game of career
Mark Kovler #17
? 2007 third-team All-America
? 2007 first-team All-Ivy League
? 2008 preseason second-team All-Ivy League
? tied for team lead in goals (nine)
? tied career high with four goals against Virginia
? had two goals against Hofstra
? had a goal and two assists against Hopkins
? scored twice against Canisius
? has at least one goal in nine straight games, longest currentstreak by a Princeton player
? has at least two points in every game this year and in seven straight dating to last year
? total of 23 goals a year ago were most by a sophomore midfielder at Princeton since Josh Sims had 32 in 1998
? third Princeton midfielder to reach 20 for a season this decade (Brad Dumont 22 in 2002; Drew Casino 24 in 2004)
Josh Lesko #19
? has started 17 career games
? had an assist against Virginia
? had an assist against Hofstra
? started first 12 games a year ago before missing season finale against Brown due to injury
Scott MacKenzie #2
? had two assists against Virginia
? had a goal against Hofstra
? had a goal and two assists against Canisius after having two points all freshman year
? has started both games on attack
Chris McBride #2
? scored first collegiate goal against Virginia with Princeton's first goal of game
? scored 60 goals a year ago at Delbarton School
? had 170 career points in high school
Jack McBride #2
? has exactly one goal in each of first four games
? had a goal against Virginia and Hofstra
? had a goal and assist against Hopkins
? had first two collegiate points with a goal and assist against Canisius
? had 49 goals as a high school senior and 58 goals junior year
Chris Peyser #38
? 2008 preseason third-team All-America
? 2007 honorable mention All-Ivy League
? started every game last two seasons on defense
? played in every game freshman year as fourth defender
Brendan Reilly #29
? one of top shortstick defensive midfielders
? scored a goal against Hopkins for the second goal of his career (first was last year against Dartmouth)
? one of six Princeton juniors to be named a Woodrow Wilson Schoool Scholar in the Nation's Service
Connor Reilly #21
? scored first collegiate goal in win over Canisius
? younger brother of Brendan Reilly
? nationally ranked junior squash player
Bob Schneider #28
? team tri-captain
? had two goals against Hopkins
? scored twice against Virginia
? had a goal and assist against Hofstra
? has five goals last three weeks; had 19 for his career prior to that
? has started 15 career games
Greg Seaman #42
? had a goal against Hopkins
? scored two goals against Canisius
? moved from midfield to attack for this season
? son of Towson coach Tony Seaman
Rich Sgalardi #18
? had an assist against Hopkins, Virginia and Hofstra
? had a goal against Canisius
? playing on first midfield unit
Peter Striebel #9
? had an assist against Hopkins and Canisius
? missed Virginia and Hofstra games due to injury
? younger brother of former Tiger All-America Matt Striebel
Career scoring
Player G-A-Pts
7 Tommy Davis 42-24-66
17 Mark Kovler 50-15-65
12 Alex Haynie 32-17-49
28 Bob Schneider 24-5-29
19 Josh Lesko 17-11-28
8 Mike Gaudio 22-5-27
33 Zack Goldberg 7-9-16
22 Rob Engelke 9-3-12
18 Rich Sgalardi 4-7-11
2 Scott MacKenzie 2-6-8
9 Pete Striebel 3-5-8
1 Dan Cocoziello 3-4-7
14 Jack McBride 4-2-6
42 Greg Seaman 4-0-4
29 Brendan Reilly 2-0-2
21 Connor Reilly 1-0-1
26 Jeff Izant 1-0-1
43 Charlie Kolkin 1-0-1
38 Chris Peyser 0-1-1
25 Jim Weiss 1-0-1
3 Chris McBride 1-0-1
Game-By-Game
CANISIUS (W, 13-6)
GOALS - T. Davis 4, Kovler 2, Seaman 2, J. McBride 1, C. Reilly 1, MacKenzie 1, Engelke 1, Sgalardi 1
ASSISTS - MacKenzie 2, Goldberg 2, Cocoziello 1, J. McBride 1, Haynie 1, T. Davis 1, Striebel
SAVES - Hewit 17 (60:00 min, 6 goals-against)
JOHNS HOPKINS (L, 14-9)
GOALS - T. Davis 2, Schneider 2, Kovler 1, Haynie 1, J. McBride 1, B. Reilly 1, Seaman 1
ASSISTS - Kovler 2, J. McBride 1, Sgalardi 1, T. Davis 1, Striebel 1
SAVES - Hewit 12 (60:00 min, 14 goals-against)
VIRGINIA (L, 12-10)
GOALS - Kovler 4, Schneider 2, J. McBride 1, C. McBride 1, Engelke 1, Haynie 1
ASSISTS - MacKenzie 2, T. Davis 1, Sgalardi 1, Lesko 1
SAVES - Hewit 10 (60:00 min, 12 goals-against)
HOFSTRA (W, 11-6)
GOALS - T. Davis 3, Haynie 3, Kovler 2, Schneider 1, McBride 1, MacKenzie 1
ASSISTS - T. Davis 3, Lesko 1, Schneider 1, Sgalardi 1
SAVES - Hewit 8 (58:44 min, 5 goals-against); Ashra 0 (1:16 min, 1 goal-against)