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No. 4/5 Princeton Takes On No. 2/3 UNC In Matchup Of Unbeatens
March 15, 2010 | Men's Lacrosse
Back nearly 18 years ago, on a sweltering day on which temperatures reached triple figures at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, the Princeton men's lacrosse team scored one of the biggest wins in program history with a 16-14 win over North Carolina in the NCAA semifinals.
Two days later, Princeton would win an even bigger game, defeating Syracuse 10-9 in two overtimes to win the first of its six NCAA championships.
The 1992 semifinal game against North Carolina came during the heart of the rivalry between the schools. Princeton and North Carolina had played twice in the 1970s, with a 12-11 Princeton win at Carolina in 1975 and a 12-8 UNC win in 1978 as part of a season-opening trip to Carolina that saw the Tigers play the Tar Heels and North Carolina State, which long-ago dropped its program.
It was during the 1990s, though, that the teams really were serious about getting together. Princeton and UNC played each other nine times that decade, in the 1992 tournament semifinals and every regular season from 1992 through 1999.
Princeton won six of those nine games, though the six of those nine games were decided by two goals or fewer and four were decided by one goal. Princeton's undefeated 1997 NCAA championship team, which would win the national final by 12 goals over Maryland, defeated Carolina 10-9 during the regular season.
The last game in 1999 went to North Carolina by the same 10-9 score, this time in overtime on a goal by Dan Collins.
Most of those years, Princeton played North Carolina in Week 3 of the season. In fact, Princeton opened every season from 1993 to 1999 by playing Johns Hopkins, Virginia and North Carolina, going 13-8 in those 21 games.
For whatever reason, Princeton replaced North Carolina with Hofstra for the 2000 regular season, and the Tigers have played Hofstra every March since. And, since that 1999 game in Chapel Hill, Princeton and North Carolina have not met, in the regular-season or NCAA tournament, something that changes with the 2010 meeting.
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Princeton's game at North Carolina will be its fourth game in 11 days, while North Carolina will be playing for the first time since defeating Duke last Wednesday night.
Princeton's remaining nine regular-season games consist of No. 2/3 North Carolina, No. 2/3 Syracuse, long-time rival Rutgers and six Ivy League games, the first of which is against Penn this Saturday at Class of 1952 Stadium.
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Princeton is 4-0 for the second straight season. Of course, Princeton's first loss a year ago came in its fifth game, a loss at Hofstra.
Princeton hasn't been 4-0 in consecutive seasons since, well, ever. Despite winning six NCAA championships and four USILA championships and fielding a program since 1881 (with no games between 1894 and 1920), Princeton has never before started back-to-back seasons at 4-0.
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Princeton defeated UMBC Saturday 10-5 in driving rain and 50 mile per hour winds Saturday at Class of 1952 Stadium. Freshman Bobby Lucas won his first seven face-offs in the game, helping Princeton to a 7-1 second quarter lead. In fact, Princeton got the ball back on the face-off after its first six goals in the game.
Lucas has won 14 of 22 face-offs the last two games after not facing off in the first two.
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Princeton has scored 51 goals through four games. Of those 51 goals, 19 have come from the attack and 31 have come from the midfield (one came from a longstick midfielder).
Other than Scott MacKenzie, every other Princeton middie combined had 11 career points prior to this season. In four games, Princeton's middies other than MacKenzie have combined for 27 goals.
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Rob Engelke entered the 2010 season with nine career assists after spending three years as a fourth attackman and member of the extra-man unit.
Through four games this season, Engelke has 10 assists, nearly half of the team's total of 22. Since Ryan Boyle graduated in 2004, no Princeton player has had more than 24 assists in a season (Rich Sgalardi had 24 last year). Boyle had 37, 33, 48 (school record, tying Jon Hes) and 44 in his four seasons.
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For what it's worth, Princeton head coach Chris Bates has a master's degree in school psychology from the University of North Carolina.
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The fourth quarter against UMBC was the first quarter Princeton has played this season in which it did not score a goal.
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Princeton has not trailed by more than one goal at any point of any of its first four games. The Tigers trailed Hofstra for 1:14 of the third quarter at 10-9 before scoring three straight goals to take the lead for good and then trailed Hopkins 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 in the first quarter.
Princeton has not trailed since.
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Princeton has won each of the first three Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards. Jeff Froccaro won the first two after the wins against Hofstra and Hopkins, and Mike Chanenchuk won after scoring five goals against Manhattan and adding another against UMBC.
Both Froccaro and Chanenchuk have eight goals on the season. The record for goals in a season by a Princeton freshman is 25 by B.J. Prager in 1999; the record for a freshman middie is 23 by Jesse Hubbard, who played midfield his freshman year of 1995.
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What Can You Say About ...
Nikhil Ashra #23
• No. 2 goalie currently recovering from concussion
• has been backup to Alex Hewit for first two years and now Tyler Fiorito last year and this year; each of first three years, starting goalie has been an All-America
• has a a career .568 save percentage and 7.67 goals-against average
Paul Barnes #31
• scored a goal against Manhattan and a goal against UMBC
• won 145 of 299 face-offs a year ago
• scored four goals off of face-offs in 2009; Princeton had not gotten a goal from its face-off specialist since 2004 prior to that
• has faced-off once this season but is playing regularly in the midfield
Alex Capretta #1
• can play attack or midfield
• scored first career goal in win over Rutgers last year
Chris Chandler #16
• starting at shortstick defensive middie
• had one caused turnover against Hofstra, Manhattan and UMBC
• played in three games last year as longstick middie after playing in every game sophomore year
Mike Chanenchuk #13
• tied with Jack McBride for team lead in goals with eight
• second on the team with 11 points
• Ivy League Rookie of the Week after scoring six goals in wins over Manhattan and UMBC
• had five goals against Manhattan despite playing only 2.5 quarters
• scored on his first five shots against Manhattan
• five goals was second-highest single-game total ever by a Princeton freshman, behind only Jack McBride's six against Penn two years ago
• had a goal against UMBC
• had two assists against Hopkins
• had two goals and an assist against Hofstra
• defered last year after suffering a back injury and is now a freshman
• was ranked 18th by Inside Lacrosse in its list of top Division I freshmen
John Cunningham #3
• starting on defense, but can also play considerably at longstick midfield
• second on team with 14 ground balls
• had two caused turnovers and three ground balls against UMBC
• helped hold Johns Hopkins All-America middie Michael Kimmel to one goal
• had six ground balls and two caused turnovers against Hofstra
• had 13 caused turnovers and 23 ground balls a year ago despite missing six games with a broken jaw
Jimmy Davis #5
• starting shortstick defensive midfielder
• had an assist, a caused turnover and three ground balls against Hofstra
• played in every game as third shortstick a year ago, behind graduated Josh Lesko and Brendan Reilly
• had four caused turnovers a year ago
• younger brother of Tommy Davis, who graduated last year after starting for four years on attack
Long Ellis #41
• leads team with seven caused turnovers
• had two caused turnovers and three ground balls against Hofstra
• had three caused turnovers against Manhattan
• listed as starter on defense, but can play defense or longstick midfield or even with a shortstick
Rob Engelke #22
• starting on attack
• leads team with 10 assists and 13 points
• has 10 assists; rest of the team combined has 12
• had two goals and an assist against UMBC
• had three assists against Hopkins
• had a goal and four assists against Hofstra
• had two assists against Manhattan
• had four assists all of last year and nine assists for his career prior to this season
• five points against Hofstra tied career high, set last year against Manhattan
• had made one career start prior to this season but played considerably every year as fourth attackman and on extra man unit
• has 20 career goals on 39 career shots (.513)
• has three goals on seven shots (.429)
• had nine goals on 15 shots last year for .600 shooting percentage, best on team for players with more than one shot
Tyler Fiorito #6
• preseason second-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee
• has a .679 save percentage and 4.95 goals-against in his last two games after having .440 save percentage and 12.00 goals against in first two games
• made 11 saves while allowing five goals against UMBC
• had eight saves while allowing four goals against Manhattan
• honorable mention All-America and second-team All-IvyLeague last year as a freshman
• started every game of his career
• ranked fourth in Division I in goals-against (7.40) and 11th in Division I in save percentage (.587) a year ago
• made 15 saves against Syracuse in 12-8 win to earn Division I Player of the Week honors from Inside Lacrosse
• member of United States U19 team that won 2008 World Championship in Vancouver
Jeff Froccaro #18
• leads team with seven goals (on nine shots)
• Ivy League Rookie of the Week each of first two weeks of the season
• seven goals is the most by a Princeton freshman in his first two games; previously, no freshman had scored more than three in his first two games
• had four goals on six shots against Hopkins, including back-to-back goals to make it 10-8 Princeton in the fourth
• also won 10 of 17 face-offs, including the one to start OT
• scored three goals on three shots against Hofstra in first college game
• six of his seven goals have come in the second half
• first goal against Hofstra gave Princeton lead for good in third quarter; last two goals both came in fourth quarter after Hofstra had twice cut Princeton's lead to one
• came back from torn ACL as a high school sophomore and then in the final game of his high school career to play in the season opener
Mike Grossman #8
• first-line midfielder
• scored first career goal in win over Hofstra
• ankle injury wiped out almost entire freshman year
• was the No. 38-ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse a year ago
Jeremy Hirsch #37
• team captain
• preseason honorable mention All-America
• started every game but one since the start of sophomore year and has played in every game but one in his career
Bobby Lucas #17
• has won 14 of 22 face-offs last two games after not playing in first two
• won 9 of 16 face-offs against UMBC, including winning first seven
• won 5 of 6 against Manhattan
Scott MacKenzie #2
• a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee
• scored overtime goal to defeat Hopkins; goal came after he missed all six of his shots in regulation
• scored a goal against Hofstra
• preseason honorable mention All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• only returning midfield starter
• had 29 points a year ago; every other current middie on the team had a combined career total of 18 prior to this season
Chris McBride #15
• had a goal and two assists against Hopkins
• had four goals against Hofstra, tying career high set last year against Albany
• had four goals on six shots and scored one goal in every quarter against Hofstra
• had a goal and assist against UMBC
• had one goal against Manhattan
• had 18 goals and six assists in first year as a starter on attack
• moved from midfield to starting on attack alongside cousin Jack McBride last year
• his father is Jack McBride's father's brother; his mother is Jack McBride's mother's first cousin
Jack McBride #14
• a preseason first-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee
• second-team All-America a year ago
• first-team All-Ivy League selection
• tied for team lead with eight goals
• second on the team with 11 points
• ranks 28th all-time at Princeton with 62 career goals
• has 11 career assists, two of which have come in overtime
• had three goals and then assisted on game-winner in overtime against Hopkins
• had two goals and an assist against Hofstra and UMBC
• had a goal against Manhattan
• one of four Princeton players (B.J. Prager, Sean Hartofilis, Jason Doneger) in the last 10 years to reach 50 goals by the end of sophomore year
• led team with 35 goals last year
• led team in scoring eight times in 16 games last year
• 2008 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
• member of United States U19 team that won 2008 World Championship in Vancouver
• his father is Chris McBride's father's brother; his mother is Chris McBride's mother's first cousin
Jonathan Meyers #28
• started on defense against Hofstra and longstick midfield against Hopkins
• had a caused turnover against Hofstra
• gave up football to concentrate on lacrosse
• 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 two goals in each of first two games, against Hofstra and Hopkins
• had two career goals prior to this season
• had two goals and an assist last year
Peter Smyth #26
• had first career points with a goal and assist against Hofstra
• also faced off 15 times, winning five
• won three of eight face-offs against Hopkins while playing considerably as shortstick D middie
• father Francis played lacrosse at Princeton, graduating in 1982
Chad Wiedmaier #9
• preseason first-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• is out until at least midseason after having knee surgery in the fall
• second-team All-America as a freshman
• first-team All-Ivy League as a freshman
• first freshman defenseman and third freshman ever to be first-team All-Ivy at Princeton (Scott Bacigalupo, B.J. Prager)
• ranked as No. 2 freshman in Division I by Inside Lacrosse
Game-By-Game
HOFSTRA (W, 17-14)
GOALS - C. McBride 4, Froccaro 3, J. McBride 2, Chanenchuk 2, Moni 2, MacKenzie 1, Smyth 1, Grossman 1, Engelke 1
ASSISTS - Engelke 4, Chanencuk 1, J. McBride 1, Davis 1, Smyth 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 14 goals-against, 11 saves)
JOHNS HOPKINS (W, 11-10, OT)
GOALS - Froccaro 4, J. McBride 3, Moni 2, MacKenzie 1, C. McBride 1
ASSISTS - Engelke 3, Chanencuk 2, C. McBride 2, J. McBride 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:59 min, 10 goals-against, 8 saves)
MANHATTAN (W, 13-8)
GOALS - Chanenchuk 5, J. McBride 1, C. McBride 1, Barnes 1, Froccaro 1, Shanley 1, Styer 1, Moni 1, Sonnenfeldt 1
ASSISTS - Engelke 2, Mackenzie 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (49:00 min, 4 goals-against, 8 saves), Blake (9:24, 3 goals-against, 1 save), Larrabee (1:36, 1 goal-against, no saves)
UMBC (W, 10-5)
GOALS - J. McBride 2, MacKenzie 2, Engelke 2, C. McBride 1, Barnes 1, Chanenchuk 1, Moni 1,
ASSISTS - Engelke 1, J. McBride 1, C. McBride 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 5 goals-against, 11 saves)
Career Scoring
Player G-A-Pts
14 Jack McBride 62-12-74
2 Scott MacKenzie 21-28-49
3 Chris McBride 27-11-38
22 Rob Engelke 20-19-39
13 Mike Chanenchuk 8-3-11
27 Tyler Moni 8-1-9
18 Jeff Froccaro 8-0-8
31 Paul Barnes 5-0-5
11 Ryan Morrell 2-1-3
21 Connor Reilly 2-1-3
26 Peter Smyth 1-1-2
9 Chad Wiedmaier 1-1-2
3 John Cunningham 1-1-2
5 Jimmy Davis 0-2-2
8 Mike Grossman 1-0-1
47 Cliff Larkin 1-0-1
1 Alex Capretta 1-0-1
24 David Marshall 0-1-1
7 Tucker Shanley 1-0-1
36 Derek Styer 1-0-1
43 Forest Sonnenfeldt 1-0-1
PRINCETON
PROBABLE LINEUP
Attack
14 Jack McBride Jr.. 8-3-11
22 Rob Engelke Sr. 3-10-13
15 Chris McBride Jr. 7-3-10
First Midfield
2 Scott MacKenzie Sr. 4-1-5
8 Mike Grossman So. 1-0-1
13 Mike Chanenchuk Fr. 8-3-11
Second Midfield
27 Tyler Moni Jr. 6-0-6
18 Jeff Froccaro Fr. 8-0-8
29 Chris White Fr. 0-0-0
Third Midfield
31 Paul Barnes Sr. 2-0-2
1 Alex Capretta So. 0-0-0
7 Tucker Shanley Fr. 1-0-1
Longstick Midfielder
28 Jonathan Meyers So. 6 GB, 4CT
36 Derek Styer Jr. 1G, 1GB
Shortstick Defensive Midfielder
16 Chris Chandler Sr. 3 CT
5 Jimmy Davis Sr. 1A,1 CT,7GB
26 Peter Smyth So. 1-1-2, 4GB
Face-Off
17 Bobby Lucas Fr. 14x22
26 Peter Smyth So. 13x31
18 Jeff Froccaro Fr. 20x42
Defense
3 John Cunningham So. 4 CT, 14 GB
37 Jeremy Hirsch Sr. 3 CT, 2 GB
41 Long Ellis Jr. 7 CT, 8 GB
Goal
6 Tyler Fiorito So. 8.61 GAA
.535 S%
Princeton vs. North Carolina
The site Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, N.C.
The date Tuesday, March 16, 2010 • 7 p.m.
Radio/TV WPRB FM 103.3; goprincetontigers.com/none
The records Princeton: 4-0/North Carolina: 6-0
The rankings Princeton: No. 4 Inside Lacrosse/No. 5 USILA; North Carolina: No. 2 Inside Lacrosse/No. 3 USILA
The coaches Princeton: Chris Bates
first season at Princeton, 4-0/11th season overall, 74-71
North Carolina: Joe Breschi
second season at UNC, 18-6/13th season overall, 110-69
The series Princeton leads 7-4
Last meeting North Carolina defeated Princeton 10-9 • March 20, 1999
Two days later, Princeton would win an even bigger game, defeating Syracuse 10-9 in two overtimes to win the first of its six NCAA championships.
The 1992 semifinal game against North Carolina came during the heart of the rivalry between the schools. Princeton and North Carolina had played twice in the 1970s, with a 12-11 Princeton win at Carolina in 1975 and a 12-8 UNC win in 1978 as part of a season-opening trip to Carolina that saw the Tigers play the Tar Heels and North Carolina State, which long-ago dropped its program.
It was during the 1990s, though, that the teams really were serious about getting together. Princeton and UNC played each other nine times that decade, in the 1992 tournament semifinals and every regular season from 1992 through 1999.
Princeton won six of those nine games, though the six of those nine games were decided by two goals or fewer and four were decided by one goal. Princeton's undefeated 1997 NCAA championship team, which would win the national final by 12 goals over Maryland, defeated Carolina 10-9 during the regular season.
The last game in 1999 went to North Carolina by the same 10-9 score, this time in overtime on a goal by Dan Collins.
Most of those years, Princeton played North Carolina in Week 3 of the season. In fact, Princeton opened every season from 1993 to 1999 by playing Johns Hopkins, Virginia and North Carolina, going 13-8 in those 21 games.
For whatever reason, Princeton replaced North Carolina with Hofstra for the 2000 regular season, and the Tigers have played Hofstra every March since. And, since that 1999 game in Chapel Hill, Princeton and North Carolina have not met, in the regular-season or NCAA tournament, something that changes with the 2010 meeting.
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Princeton's game at North Carolina will be its fourth game in 11 days, while North Carolina will be playing for the first time since defeating Duke last Wednesday night.
Princeton's remaining nine regular-season games consist of No. 2/3 North Carolina, No. 2/3 Syracuse, long-time rival Rutgers and six Ivy League games, the first of which is against Penn this Saturday at Class of 1952 Stadium.
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Princeton is 4-0 for the second straight season. Of course, Princeton's first loss a year ago came in its fifth game, a loss at Hofstra.
Princeton hasn't been 4-0 in consecutive seasons since, well, ever. Despite winning six NCAA championships and four USILA championships and fielding a program since 1881 (with no games between 1894 and 1920), Princeton has never before started back-to-back seasons at 4-0.
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Princeton defeated UMBC Saturday 10-5 in driving rain and 50 mile per hour winds Saturday at Class of 1952 Stadium. Freshman Bobby Lucas won his first seven face-offs in the game, helping Princeton to a 7-1 second quarter lead. In fact, Princeton got the ball back on the face-off after its first six goals in the game.
Lucas has won 14 of 22 face-offs the last two games after not facing off in the first two.
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Princeton has scored 51 goals through four games. Of those 51 goals, 19 have come from the attack and 31 have come from the midfield (one came from a longstick midfielder).
Other than Scott MacKenzie, every other Princeton middie combined had 11 career points prior to this season. In four games, Princeton's middies other than MacKenzie have combined for 27 goals.
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Rob Engelke entered the 2010 season with nine career assists after spending three years as a fourth attackman and member of the extra-man unit.
Through four games this season, Engelke has 10 assists, nearly half of the team's total of 22. Since Ryan Boyle graduated in 2004, no Princeton player has had more than 24 assists in a season (Rich Sgalardi had 24 last year). Boyle had 37, 33, 48 (school record, tying Jon Hes) and 44 in his four seasons.
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For what it's worth, Princeton head coach Chris Bates has a master's degree in school psychology from the University of North Carolina.
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The fourth quarter against UMBC was the first quarter Princeton has played this season in which it did not score a goal.
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Princeton has not trailed by more than one goal at any point of any of its first four games. The Tigers trailed Hofstra for 1:14 of the third quarter at 10-9 before scoring three straight goals to take the lead for good and then trailed Hopkins 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 in the first quarter.
Princeton has not trailed since.
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Princeton has won each of the first three Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards. Jeff Froccaro won the first two after the wins against Hofstra and Hopkins, and Mike Chanenchuk won after scoring five goals against Manhattan and adding another against UMBC.
Both Froccaro and Chanenchuk have eight goals on the season. The record for goals in a season by a Princeton freshman is 25 by B.J. Prager in 1999; the record for a freshman middie is 23 by Jesse Hubbard, who played midfield his freshman year of 1995.
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What Can You Say About ...
Nikhil Ashra #23
• No. 2 goalie currently recovering from concussion
• has been backup to Alex Hewit for first two years and now Tyler Fiorito last year and this year; each of first three years, starting goalie has been an All-America
• has a a career .568 save percentage and 7.67 goals-against average
Paul Barnes #31
• scored a goal against Manhattan and a goal against UMBC
• won 145 of 299 face-offs a year ago
• scored four goals off of face-offs in 2009; Princeton had not gotten a goal from its face-off specialist since 2004 prior to that
• has faced-off once this season but is playing regularly in the midfield
Alex Capretta #1
• can play attack or midfield
• scored first career goal in win over Rutgers last year
Chris Chandler #16
• starting at shortstick defensive middie
• had one caused turnover against Hofstra, Manhattan and UMBC
• played in three games last year as longstick middie after playing in every game sophomore year
Mike Chanenchuk #13
• tied with Jack McBride for team lead in goals with eight
• second on the team with 11 points
• Ivy League Rookie of the Week after scoring six goals in wins over Manhattan and UMBC
• had five goals against Manhattan despite playing only 2.5 quarters
• scored on his first five shots against Manhattan
• five goals was second-highest single-game total ever by a Princeton freshman, behind only Jack McBride's six against Penn two years ago
• had a goal against UMBC
• had two assists against Hopkins
• had two goals and an assist against Hofstra
• defered last year after suffering a back injury and is now a freshman
• was ranked 18th by Inside Lacrosse in its list of top Division I freshmen
John Cunningham #3
• starting on defense, but can also play considerably at longstick midfield
• second on team with 14 ground balls
• had two caused turnovers and three ground balls against UMBC
• helped hold Johns Hopkins All-America middie Michael Kimmel to one goal
• had six ground balls and two caused turnovers against Hofstra
• had 13 caused turnovers and 23 ground balls a year ago despite missing six games with a broken jaw
Jimmy Davis #5
• starting shortstick defensive midfielder
• had an assist, a caused turnover and three ground balls against Hofstra
• played in every game as third shortstick a year ago, behind graduated Josh Lesko and Brendan Reilly
• had four caused turnovers a year ago
• younger brother of Tommy Davis, who graduated last year after starting for four years on attack
Long Ellis #41
• leads team with seven caused turnovers
• had two caused turnovers and three ground balls against Hofstra
• had three caused turnovers against Manhattan
• listed as starter on defense, but can play defense or longstick midfield or even with a shortstick
Rob Engelke #22
• starting on attack
• leads team with 10 assists and 13 points
• has 10 assists; rest of the team combined has 12
• had two goals and an assist against UMBC
• had three assists against Hopkins
• had a goal and four assists against Hofstra
• had two assists against Manhattan
• had four assists all of last year and nine assists for his career prior to this season
• five points against Hofstra tied career high, set last year against Manhattan
• had made one career start prior to this season but played considerably every year as fourth attackman and on extra man unit
• has 20 career goals on 39 career shots (.513)
• has three goals on seven shots (.429)
• had nine goals on 15 shots last year for .600 shooting percentage, best on team for players with more than one shot
Tyler Fiorito #6
• preseason second-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee
• has a .679 save percentage and 4.95 goals-against in his last two games after having .440 save percentage and 12.00 goals against in first two games
• made 11 saves while allowing five goals against UMBC
• had eight saves while allowing four goals against Manhattan
• honorable mention All-America and second-team All-IvyLeague last year as a freshman
• started every game of his career
• ranked fourth in Division I in goals-against (7.40) and 11th in Division I in save percentage (.587) a year ago
• made 15 saves against Syracuse in 12-8 win to earn Division I Player of the Week honors from Inside Lacrosse
• member of United States U19 team that won 2008 World Championship in Vancouver
Jeff Froccaro #18
• leads team with seven goals (on nine shots)
• Ivy League Rookie of the Week each of first two weeks of the season
• seven goals is the most by a Princeton freshman in his first two games; previously, no freshman had scored more than three in his first two games
• had four goals on six shots against Hopkins, including back-to-back goals to make it 10-8 Princeton in the fourth
• also won 10 of 17 face-offs, including the one to start OT
• scored three goals on three shots against Hofstra in first college game
• six of his seven goals have come in the second half
• first goal against Hofstra gave Princeton lead for good in third quarter; last two goals both came in fourth quarter after Hofstra had twice cut Princeton's lead to one
• came back from torn ACL as a high school sophomore and then in the final game of his high school career to play in the season opener
Mike Grossman #8
• first-line midfielder
• scored first career goal in win over Hofstra
• ankle injury wiped out almost entire freshman year
• was the No. 38-ranked recruit by Inside Lacrosse a year ago
Jeremy Hirsch #37
• team captain
• preseason honorable mention All-America
• started every game but one since the start of sophomore year and has played in every game but one in his career
Bobby Lucas #17
• has won 14 of 22 face-offs last two games after not playing in first two
• won 9 of 16 face-offs against UMBC, including winning first seven
• won 5 of 6 against Manhattan
Scott MacKenzie #2
• a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee
• scored overtime goal to defeat Hopkins; goal came after he missed all six of his shots in regulation
• scored a goal against Hofstra
• preseason honorable mention All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• only returning midfield starter
• had 29 points a year ago; every other current middie on the team had a combined career total of 18 prior to this season
Chris McBride #15
• had a goal and two assists against Hopkins
• had four goals against Hofstra, tying career high set last year against Albany
• had four goals on six shots and scored one goal in every quarter against Hofstra
• had a goal and assist against UMBC
• had one goal against Manhattan
• had 18 goals and six assists in first year as a starter on attack
• moved from midfield to starting on attack alongside cousin Jack McBride last year
• his father is Jack McBride's father's brother; his mother is Jack McBride's mother's first cousin
Jack McBride #14
• a preseason first-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• a Tewaaraton Trophy nominee
• second-team All-America a year ago
• first-team All-Ivy League selection
• tied for team lead with eight goals
• second on the team with 11 points
• ranks 28th all-time at Princeton with 62 career goals
• has 11 career assists, two of which have come in overtime
• had three goals and then assisted on game-winner in overtime against Hopkins
• had two goals and an assist against Hofstra and UMBC
• had a goal against Manhattan
• one of four Princeton players (B.J. Prager, Sean Hartofilis, Jason Doneger) in the last 10 years to reach 50 goals by the end of sophomore year
• led team with 35 goals last year
• led team in scoring eight times in 16 games last year
• 2008 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
• member of United States U19 team that won 2008 World Championship in Vancouver
• his father is Chris McBride's father's brother; his mother is Chris McBride's mother's first cousin
Jonathan Meyers #28
• started on defense against Hofstra and longstick midfield against Hopkins
• had a caused turnover against Hofstra
• gave up football to concentrate on lacrosse
• 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 two goals in each of first two games, against Hofstra and Hopkins
• had two career goals prior to this season
• had two goals and an assist last year
Peter Smyth #26
• had first career points with a goal and assist against Hofstra
• also faced off 15 times, winning five
• won three of eight face-offs against Hopkins while playing considerably as shortstick D middie
• father Francis played lacrosse at Princeton, graduating in 1982
Chad Wiedmaier #9
• preseason first-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• is out until at least midseason after having knee surgery in the fall
• second-team All-America as a freshman
• first-team All-Ivy League as a freshman
• first freshman defenseman and third freshman ever to be first-team All-Ivy at Princeton (Scott Bacigalupo, B.J. Prager)
• ranked as No. 2 freshman in Division I by Inside Lacrosse
Game-By-Game
HOFSTRA (W, 17-14)
GOALS - C. McBride 4, Froccaro 3, J. McBride 2, Chanenchuk 2, Moni 2, MacKenzie 1, Smyth 1, Grossman 1, Engelke 1
ASSISTS - Engelke 4, Chanencuk 1, J. McBride 1, Davis 1, Smyth 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 14 goals-against, 11 saves)
JOHNS HOPKINS (W, 11-10, OT)
GOALS - Froccaro 4, J. McBride 3, Moni 2, MacKenzie 1, C. McBride 1
ASSISTS - Engelke 3, Chanencuk 2, C. McBride 2, J. McBride 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:59 min, 10 goals-against, 8 saves)
MANHATTAN (W, 13-8)
GOALS - Chanenchuk 5, J. McBride 1, C. McBride 1, Barnes 1, Froccaro 1, Shanley 1, Styer 1, Moni 1, Sonnenfeldt 1
ASSISTS - Engelke 2, Mackenzie 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (49:00 min, 4 goals-against, 8 saves), Blake (9:24, 3 goals-against, 1 save), Larrabee (1:36, 1 goal-against, no saves)
UMBC (W, 10-5)
GOALS - J. McBride 2, MacKenzie 2, Engelke 2, C. McBride 1, Barnes 1, Chanenchuk 1, Moni 1,
ASSISTS - Engelke 1, J. McBride 1, C. McBride 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 5 goals-against, 11 saves)
Career Scoring
Player G-A-Pts
14 Jack McBride 62-12-74
2 Scott MacKenzie 21-28-49
3 Chris McBride 27-11-38
22 Rob Engelke 20-19-39
13 Mike Chanenchuk 8-3-11
27 Tyler Moni 8-1-9
18 Jeff Froccaro 8-0-8
31 Paul Barnes 5-0-5
11 Ryan Morrell 2-1-3
21 Connor Reilly 2-1-3
26 Peter Smyth 1-1-2
9 Chad Wiedmaier 1-1-2
3 John Cunningham 1-1-2
5 Jimmy Davis 0-2-2
8 Mike Grossman 1-0-1
47 Cliff Larkin 1-0-1
1 Alex Capretta 1-0-1
24 David Marshall 0-1-1
7 Tucker Shanley 1-0-1
36 Derek Styer 1-0-1
43 Forest Sonnenfeldt 1-0-1
PRINCETON
PROBABLE LINEUP
Attack
14 Jack McBride Jr.. 8-3-11
22 Rob Engelke Sr. 3-10-13
15 Chris McBride Jr. 7-3-10
First Midfield
2 Scott MacKenzie Sr. 4-1-5
8 Mike Grossman So. 1-0-1
13 Mike Chanenchuk Fr. 8-3-11
Second Midfield
27 Tyler Moni Jr. 6-0-6
18 Jeff Froccaro Fr. 8-0-8
29 Chris White Fr. 0-0-0
Third Midfield
31 Paul Barnes Sr. 2-0-2
1 Alex Capretta So. 0-0-0
7 Tucker Shanley Fr. 1-0-1
Longstick Midfielder
28 Jonathan Meyers So. 6 GB, 4CT
36 Derek Styer Jr. 1G, 1GB
Shortstick Defensive Midfielder
16 Chris Chandler Sr. 3 CT
5 Jimmy Davis Sr. 1A,1 CT,7GB
26 Peter Smyth So. 1-1-2, 4GB
Face-Off
17 Bobby Lucas Fr. 14x22
26 Peter Smyth So. 13x31
18 Jeff Froccaro Fr. 20x42
Defense
3 John Cunningham So. 4 CT, 14 GB
37 Jeremy Hirsch Sr. 3 CT, 2 GB
41 Long Ellis Jr. 7 CT, 8 GB
Goal
6 Tyler Fiorito So. 8.61 GAA
.535 S%
Princeton vs. North Carolina
The site Fetzer Field • Chapel Hill, N.C.
The date Tuesday, March 16, 2010 • 7 p.m.
Radio/TV WPRB FM 103.3; goprincetontigers.com/none
The records Princeton: 4-0/North Carolina: 6-0
The rankings Princeton: No. 4 Inside Lacrosse/No. 5 USILA; North Carolina: No. 2 Inside Lacrosse/No. 3 USILA
The coaches Princeton: Chris Bates
first season at Princeton, 4-0/11th season overall, 74-71
North Carolina: Joe Breschi
second season at UNC, 18-6/13th season overall, 110-69
The series Princeton leads 7-4
Last meeting North Carolina defeated Princeton 10-9 • March 20, 1999
Tuesday, June 02
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Friday, April 17