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Princeton University Athletics
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Men's Soccer Battles the Bears on Saturday
October 08, 2009 | Men's Soccer
Live audio and video will be available and carried on Brown's B2 Network for a cost of $7.
Brown leads the all-time series with Princeton, which dates back to 1948, 32-19-6. The Bears have won the last three contests, with the Tigers last win coming in 2004.
Princeton is 4-4-1 on the season, most recently playing to a 1-1 draw with Adelphi on Wednesday evening. The squad is 0-1 in the Ivy League after a 4-2 loss at Dartmouth last Saturday. The Tigers are led offensively by junior Josh Walburn who has tallied six goals, three of which were game-winning goals. Freshman Matt Sanner and sophomore Antoine Hoppenot both have scored two goals, while six other Tigers have one point or more. Junior goalkeeper Sean Lynch has a 1.27 goals against average and a .721 save percentage, stopping 31 of 43 shots.
Brown is one of three teams in the nation that remain undefeated, with a 5-0-4 mark and is ranked No. 19 in the latest NSCAA national poll. The Bears are averaging 1.71 goals per game and are holding opponents to 0.70 goals per game. The team's latest success was a 2-1 win over Columbia last Saturday. Austin Mandel and Sean Rosa lead the Bears in scoring with eight points apiece. Jon Okafor has seven points, while Nick Elenz-Martin has collected six. Seven other Bears have made their way into the scoring column. Paul Grandstrand has started all nine games and has recorded three shutouts, a 0.72 goals against average and a .767 save percentage. Jarrod Schlenker provides back up but has seen just 24 minutes of action and did not face a shot.