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Short Turnaround As Princeton Hosts Manhattan In Sunday Lacrosse Matchup
March 07, 2009 | Men's Lacrosse
Princeton and Manhattan meet for the first time ever in men's lacrosse. The Tigers are playing their second game in three days and third game in nine days; the Jaspers are playing their first game in eight days.
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Princeton is playing its second game of the season against a team from the MAAC. The Tigers opened their season with a 14-6 win over defending MAAC champion Canisius.
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Princeton's last two games have been victories over the team ranked sixth in the USILA coaches' poll. The Tigers defeated Johns Hopkins 14-8 at the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic on Feb. 28 and defeated UMBC 6-5 Friday night.
Princeton is the only team in Division men's lacrosse with two wins over Top 10 teams. Virginia would match the Tigers with a win over Cornell Sunday.
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Princeton has scored at least five goals in three different quarters this season: third quarter against Canisius (eight), first quarter against Hopkins (six), third quarter against UMBC (five).
Princeton had three quarters in its last 18 games prior to this season in which it scored at least five goals.
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Princeton has trailed twice at halftime in its first three games, 3-2 to Canisius and 2-1 to UMBC; Princeton outscored the two by a combined 13-1 in the third quarter.
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Princeton took 111 shots in its first two games this season; Princeton did not reach 111 shots until the fourth game of the 2008 season. Princeton took more shots in its first two games than it averaged in three games a year ago, when the Tigers averaged 32.1 shots per game.
Princeton averaged 13.9 shots per quarter for the first two games and then took 12 in the first half against UMBC, scoring once. Princeton took 14 shots in the third quarter against the Retrievers, scoring five times.
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Princeton is 3-0 for the first time since the 2001 season and for the fourth time since Bill Tierney has been head coach. The other 3-0 starts were in 1991, 1994 and 1997 ... Brendan Reilly has been named one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior Class Award, which is given to a player in the final year of eligibility for outstanding achievement in academics, athletics and service ... Tyler Fiorito has a .818 save percentage in the first three quarters of his last two games combined; Fiorito is the first goal to start the first three games of his career at Princeton since Scott Bacigalupo in 1991 ... Paul Barnes won 13 of 15 face-offs against UMBC; Barnes has won 63.2% of his draws on the year ... Chris McBride has scored at least two goals in two of the first three games after having two goals all of last year ... Jack McBride scored once against UMBC after spending two nights during the week in the infirmary and not practicing at all due to the stomach flu ... Manhattan played the first intercollegiate lacrosse game ever played when it took on NYU in 1877; Princeton's first game was four years later.
What Can You Say About ...
Nikhil Ashra #23
? played second half against Canisius, allowing three goals and making five saves
? has a career .720 save percentage
? played 6:19 a year ago and 35:33 as a freshman as Alex Hewit's backup
Paul Barnes #31
? won 13 of 15 face-offs against UMBC, including the first 11
? won face-off with 57 seconds remaining after UMBC had scored to make it 6-5
? scored two goals against Johns Hopkins after face-off wins
? became first Princeton face-off man to score a goal in a game since Drew Casino in 2004
? won 10 of 20 face-offs against Hopkins
? won 13 of 22 face-offs against Canisius
Alex Capretta #1
? attackman currently playing on second midfield
John Cunningham #3
? scored goal against Johns Hopkins
? goal against Hopkins was assisted by Chad Wiedmaier and became first longstick-to-longstick goal since Bill Tierney has been Princeton head coach
? played against Canisius as No. 1 longstick midfield in place of Charlie Kolkin, who was out with injury
? leads team with five caused turnovers
? had four caused turnovers and three ground balls against
Canisius
Tommy Davis #7
? has 95 career points; needs five points to become 21st player in school history with 100 career points
? had three goals against Canisius
? had two assists against Hopkins
? led team in goals and assists last year, becoming first player since Justin Tortolani in 1990 to lead the team in goals and assists in same season (Peter Trombino led the team in goals and tied for team lead in assists in 2006)
? has led team in assists each of the last two years
Long Ellis #14
? is playing as fourth defenseman
? had game-winning goal in one game and assisted on game-winning goal in other game against English national team during team's trip to Spain and Ireland last June
Rob Engelke #22
? scored goal against Hopkins
? scored two goals against Canisius
? has 11 career goals, of which seven have come in February and two have come in his only NCAA tournament game (2007 vs. Georgetown)
Tyler Fiorito #6
? made 10 saves while allowing five goals against UMBC
? has a .818 save percentage in first three quarters of last two games
? played entire game against Hopkins, making 11 saves for first career double-figure save total
? made five second quarter saves against Hopkins as Princeton built a 9-1 lead
? started and played first half against Canisius
? made four saves and allowed three goals
? was ranked second by Inside Lacrosse magazine among incoming freshman
? member of United States U19 team that won World Championship last summer in Vancouver
Jeremy Hirsch #37
? started 16 straight games on defense
? started every game last season on defense
? played in 13 of 14 games as freshman as fourth defenseman
Charlie Kolkin #43
? No. 1 longstick midfielder
? 2009 preseason All-America
? returned to lineup after missing game against Canisius with a minor injury; it was first game missed in his career
? named Nike/Inside Lacrosse Division I Player of the Week after Princeton's win over Cornell last year
? held Cornell All-America John Glynn without a point
Mark Kovler #17
? had two goals and an assist against UMBC
? had two goals against Hopkins
? had a goal against Canisius
? suffered broken ankle in practice last April 10 and missed
remainder of season
? has at least one goal in 17 straight games, longest current streak by a Princeton player
? three-time All-America
? preseason third-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
? has 62 career goals, most by a Princeton midfielder this decade
Josh Lesko #19
? has gone from starting 12 games a year ago on first midfield to being on first shortstick defensive middie group with Brendan Reilly
? scored a goal against Johns Hopkins
Scott MacKenzie #2
? playing on first midfield unit
? had Princeton's first goal against Hopkins
? had an assist against UMBC
? had a goal and assist against Canisius
Chris McBride #15
? had two goals against UMBC
? started and ended Princeton's 5-0 third-quarter run against UMBC
? had a goal against Hopkins
? scored two goals against Canisius
? had two goals a year ago; had two goals in two of first three games of this season
? moved from midfield to starting on attack alongside cousin Jack McBride
? scored 60 goals as a high school senior two years ago at Delbarton
Jack McBride #14
? scored four goals against Hopkins while matched against All-America defenseman Michael Evans
? led Princeton with four goals and five points against Canisius
? all four goals against Canisius came after halftime, as Princeton erased 3-2 deficit
? became first Princeton player to score at least four goals in consecutive games since Jason Doneger did it against Harvard and Butler in 2005
? had one goal against UMBC after spending two nights prior to game in infirmary with stomach flu
? 2008 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
? member of United States U19 team that won World Championship last summer in Vancouver
Jonathan Meyers
? faced off twice with longstick against Hopkins and won both
? played in both games
? recruited for football by schools such as Florida, Michigan and Oklahoma; plays football and lacrosse at Princeton
Tyler Moni #27
? playing on second midfield group
? had three goals during Princeton's European trip for highest goal total by any current player
Chris Peyser #38
? named co-Division I Defenseman of the Week by Christian Swezey of Inside Lacrosse along with teammate Chad Wiedmaier after Hopkins game
? preseason third-team All-America
? has started 30 straight games on defense
? team tri-captain
Brendan Reilly #29
? team tri-captain
? preseason honorable mention All-America
? one of 30 players selected as candidates for Lowe's Senior Class Award
? one of top two defensive shortstick middies since freshman year
? had an assist against Canisius
? a Woodrow Wilson Schoool Scholar in the Nation's Service
? completed Marine Corps Office Candidate School over summer and will be commissioned a 2nd Lt. after graduation
? also an All-Collegiate Sprint Football League selection in varsity sport for players 174 pounds or less
Greg Seaman #42
? team tri-captain
? scored a goal against Hopkins
? son of Towson coach Tony Seaman
Rich Sgalardi #18
? had a goal and assist against UMBC
? had a goal and two assists against Canisius
? had two assists against Johns Hopkins
Chad Wiedmaier #9
? Ivy League Rookie of the Week after holding Hopkins' Steven Boyle to one goal and matching Boyle's point total with an assist of his own
? assist came on goal by fellow freshman longstick John Cunningham for the first longstick-to-longstick goal since Bill Tierney has been head coach
? named co-Division I Defenseman of the Week by Christian Swezey of Inside Lacrosse along with teammate Chris Peyser after Hopkins game
? started first three games of career on defense
? third-ranked current freshman by Inside Lacrosse
Career Scoring
Player G-A-Pts
7 Tommy Davis 57-38-95
17 Mark Kovler 62-16-78
19 Josh Lesko 20-12-32
14 Jack McBride 28-3-31
18 Rich Sgalardi 9-16-25
2 Scott MacKenzie 6-12-18
22 Rob Engelke 11-5-16
3 Chris McBride 7-3-10
42 Greg Seaman 5-0-5
11 Ryan Morrell 2-1-3
29 Brendan Reilly 2-1-3
43 Charlie Kolkin 1-1-2
21 Connor Reilly 2-0-2
3 John Cunningham 1-0-1
38 Chris Peyser 0-1-1
9 Chad Wiedmaier 0-1-1
Game-By-Game
CANISIUS (W, 14-6)
GOALS - J. McBride 4, T. Davis 3, C. McBride 2, Engelke 2, MacKenzie 1, Kovler 1, Sgalardi 1
ASSISTS - Sgalardi 2, B. Reilly 1, J. McBride 1, MacKenzie 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (30 min, 3 goals-against, 4 saves), Ashra (30 min, 3 goals-against, 5 saves)
JOHNS HOPKINS (W, 14-8)
GOALS - J. McBride 4, Barnes 2, Kovler 2, C. McBride 1, Lesko 1, Cunningham 1, MacKenzie 1, Engelke 1, Seaman 1
ASSISTS - Sgalardi 2, T. Davis 2, Wiedmaier 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60 min, 8 goals-against, 11 saves)
UMBC (W, 6-5)
GOALS - Kovler 2, C. McBride 2, J. McBride 1, Sgalardi 1
ASSISTS - Kovler 1, MacKenzie 1, Sgalardi 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60 min, 5 goals-against, 10 saves)