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Tuesday Field Hockey Notes: Maida Honored, Tigers Fourth in Poll
October 12, 2010 | Field Hockey
Weekly Awards
Maida led Princeton to a 1-1 record last week as the Tigers split games with a pair of Top-10 ranked opponents. On Friday, Maida matched a career and season high with six saves in a 2-1 Princeton loss at Virginia. She made three saves in the second half to keep the Tigers within striking distance. After scoring to make the score 2-1 in the second half, Princeton could not find the equalizer.
Two days later, Maida recorded two saves to blank eighth-ranked Louisville at home for her third shutout of the season. Prior to the game, Louisville had scored at least two goals in each of its previous 14 games this season.
Maida now carries a 0.69 goals-against average on the season, the second best mark in Div. I. It is the second time this season Maida has earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors, having also done so on Sept. 21.
2010 Ivy League Weekly Awards
Sept. 14 - Kathleen Sharkey (Player)
Sept. 21 - Christina Maida (Rookie)
Oct. 5 - Katie Reinprecht (Player)
Oct. 12 - Christina Maida (Rookie)
In the Polls
Princeton dropped a spot to fourth in the latest Kookaburra / NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll. The Tigers received one first-place vote in the poll and switched position with Virginia from last week's poll. Princeton is 3-2 against ranked teams this season and will play its third Top 10 opponent in a four-game span when it visits fifth-ranked Connecticut on Sunday following Saturday's Ivy game against Brown at home. Princeton also has a game at 11th-ranked Penn State on the horizon. Princeton currently ranks second in the NCAA RPI, just behind Virginia. Click to see the complete poll and RPI.
National Stats
Princeton currently ranks second in the nation in goals per game with an average of 4.55, just behind Maryland's 4.68. The Tigers also have the fourth-best goals-against average in the country, surrendering a single goal per game.
Individually, Kathleen Sharkey leads the nation with 4.09 points per game and 1.82 goals per game. Katie Reinprecht and Michelle Cesan are tied for 30th in points per game, and are also ranked in the Top 50 in goals per game. Maida ranks second in goals-against average (0.69) and sixth in save percentage (0.806).
Coming Up
Princeton plays twice this coming weekend, hosting Brown on Saturday afternoon before traveling to fifth-ranked Connecticut on Sunday afternoon.