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Princeton Meets Brown In New England Lacrosse Classic
March 31, 2010 | Men's Lacrosse
The last two Princeton-Brown games have been essentially Ivy League “co-championship” games, as the teams met on the final day of the 2008 and 2009 regular-seasons to see who would tie Cornell for the league title. The teams split those two games.
In 2008, Brown took out Princeton 6-5 in Providence, despite a goal from then-Tiger goalie Alex Hewit to start the fourth quarter. Last year, at Class of 1952 Stadium, the teams played a scoreless first quarter and then saw Princeton score seven goals on seven shots to start the second quarter en route to an 11-7 win.
In 2008, neither team made the NCAA tournament. In 2009, both teams got at-large bids.
The 2010 matchup comes in Game 2 of the New England Lacrosse Classic, an Ivy League doubleheader in Foxborough, Mass., at Gillette Stadium, the site of the last two NCAA Final Fours and the home of the NFL's New England Patriots. Cornell and Dartmouth will meet in the first game of the day.
Princeton will be playing its second game this season in an NFL stadium after defeating Johns Hopkins 11-10 in overtime at M&T Bank Stadium on March 6. Princeton will play in another NFL stadium (or soon-to-be NFL stadium) next week, when it takes on Syracuse at the new Meadowlands Stadium in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic tripleheader.
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Princeton and Brown have traditionally played close, low-scoring games, and last year's 11-7 Princeton win was unusually high for total number of goals and margin of victory.
In the three years prior to that, all three Princeton-Brown games were decided by one goal, with a 6-5 Brown win 2008, an 8-7 Princeton win in 2007 and a 6-5 Princeton win in 2006.
Only twice in the last 25 years have both teams reached double figures, and it's only happened once (Princeton 12, Brown 10 in 2002) in the last 20 years.
This year, however, could be different.
Princeton's seven goal output against Yale last Saturday marked the first time this year that the Tigers didn't reach double figures, and Princeton is still averaging 11.4 goals per game (it was 12.2 prior to the Yale game).
Brown, on the other hand, leads the Ivy League and is eighth nationally at 12.7 goals per game.
Princeton has played seven games this season, and both teams have reached double figures in four of them. Prior to this season, both teams had reached double figures in four of Princeton's previous 77 games.
Both teams have reached double figures in five of Brown's first six games, so in a combined 13 games between Princeton and Brown, both teams have reached double figures nine times.
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The top four teams in the Ivy League standings will compete in the first Ivy League tournament May 7 and 9 at the home site of the team that wins the regular season. The host for the tournament will earn the title of “Ivy Leauge champion;” the winner of the tournament will get the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Had there been an Ivy League tournament for the last 25 years, only four times in that stretch would a team have won three league games and not made the tournament.
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Princeton defeated Yale 7-6 last weekend in New Haven in a game that neither team ever led by more than one, which meant the game was tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 and 6-6 before Jeff Froccaro's game-winning goal with 37 seconds left and Chad Wiedmaier's game-saving caused turnover with five seconds left.
In its last two games, Princeton has trailed for 53:43 and been tied for 48:28 and has never had more than a one-goal lead at any time - and is 2-0 during that stretch.
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Chad Wiedmaier played for the first time this season in the Yale game, and he made an immediate impact. The 2009 second-team All-America and 2010 preseason first-team All-America underwent fall knee surgery that revealed greater damage than originally suspected, and it ended up costing Wiedmaier the first six games of his sophomore year.
Wiedmaier played more than half the Yale game, and Yale's leading scorer Matt Gibson did not have a point while Wiedmaier was on the field. Wiedmaier also stripped Gibson and caused a turnover with five seconds left as Gibson went for the tying goal.
Princeton allowed six goals against Yale; Princeton allowed 9.8 goals per game without Wiedmaier.
John Cunningham started on defense while Wiedmaier was out, but he moved back to longstick midfield for the Yale game. Cunningham was named a second-team All-America defenseman by Inside Lacrosse in its midseason All-America listings.
Long Ellis and Jeremy Hirsch started on defense along with Wiedmaier, while Jonathan Meyers became the No. 2 longstick midfielder with Cunningham.
Princeton also moved Tyler Moni from offensive midfielder to defensive shortstick midfielder.
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Mike Chanenchuk was held without a point for the first time in his seven-game career in the Yale game, but he still has 14 goals and 19 points. Jeff Froccaro, another freshman, was 0 for 3 shooting and 4 for 12 on face-offs before he buried the game-winner with 37 seconds to play. Froccaro now has 11 goals, 10 of which have come after halftime. He also has scored the game-winner for Princeton in back-to-back games, with an overtime goal to beat Penn the week before. Froccaro is also 2 for 2 on OT face-offs while facing off at a .488 rate in regulation.
Chanenchuk and Froccaro, both of whom are two-time Ivy League Rookies of the Week, essentially have replaced the graduated Mark Kovler (first-team All-America) and Rich Sgalardi (honorable mention All-America) as Princeton's top two scoring threats in the midfield. A comparison of this year and last year through seven games:
Kovler/Sgalardi 2009 - 22 goals, 12 assists, 34 points, 83 shots, .265 shooting %
Chanenchuk/Froccaro 2010 - 25 goals, 6 assists, 31 points, 64 shots, .391 shooting %
In other words, the two freshmen have filled the gaping hole that was left by the two seniors.
In terms of Princeton freshman goal scoring, the record is 25, set in 1999 by B.J. Prager. Princeton has had four other freshmen reach 20 goals - Peter Trombino (24 in 2004), Jesse Hubbard (23 in 1995, when he played middie), Chris Massey (21 in 1995 as well) and Sean Hartofilis (20 in 2000, including five in the NCAA semifinal win over Virginia).
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Through seven games, Princeton has two players who have at least one goal in every game, and they share the same last name.
Jack McBride and Chris McBride each has at least one in every game. Jack McBride has scored at least one goal in 30 of 33 career games.
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Princeton and Yale ranked 59th and 60th (out of 60 teams) in Division I in extra-man goals prior to last week's game with a combined five for the season. The two then had three in the game alone, all of which came consecutively in the second half.
Princeton enters this week's game against Brown ranked 43rd in percentage, while Brown was fourth in percentage before going 0 for 4 against Duke Tuesday afternoon. The Bears are now 9 for 21, which dropped them to 19th.
The more amazing number is that Brown ranks 55th and Princeton 56th in total number of extra-man opportunities, ahead of only Canisius, Colgate and Hobart. Princeton and Brown have combined for 40 EMOs; six teams have at least that many by themselves.
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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 UMBC
• has faced-off once this season but is playing regularly in the midfield
• 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
Christian Blake #32
• backup goalie with Nikhil Ashra's injury
• played 9:24 of fourth quarter against Manhattan
• has played 13:18 in his career, with a .429 save percentage
Chris Chandler #16
• 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
• second on the team in goals with 14 and third in points with 19
• fastest Princeton freshman ever to 10 goals
• Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row after scoring six goals and having two assists against North Carolina and Penn
• also named to Inside Lacrosse Team of the Week
• had three goals against North Carolina, including scoring the team's ninth and 10th goals to tie it 10-10 in the fourth
• had three goals and two assists against Penn
• 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
John Cunningham #3
• started first six games on defense before moving back to natural position of longstick midfielder
• mid-season second-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• leads team with 33 ground balls 13 more than the next-highest total
• tied for second on the team with seven caused turnovers
• had five ground balls and two caused turnovers against Penn
• had a goal, a caused turnover and 10 ground balls against North Carolina
• goal against UNC was assisted by Jeremy Hirsch; both of Cunningham's career goals have been assisted by a longstick, and they are the only two longstick-to-longstick goals in at least the last 23 years
• 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
• 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 13 caused turnovers
• had four caused turnovers against Yale
• held All-America attackmen Billy Bitter (North Carolina) and Stephen Boyle (Johns Hopkins) to one goal each
• had two caused turnovers against Penn
• 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 and has played with a shortstick in the past
Rob Engelke #22
• starting on attack
• leads team with 12 assists and is second with 20 points
• had three goals against Carolina to tie career high
• had two goals and an assist against UMBC
• had three assists against Hopkins
• had a goal and four assists against Hofstra
• had a goal and assist against Penn and Yale
• 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
• leads team in shooting percentage (.500, 8 for 16)
• has 25 career goals on 50 career shots
• 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
• tied career high with 15 saves in the win over Yale; it's his third career 15-save game (Syracuse/Harvard in 2009)
• made 10 saves while allowing two goals in the second half against Yale
• 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
• has 11 goals and was second-fastest Princeton freshman to reach double figures, behind only teammate Mike Chanenchuk
• scored the game-winning goal against Yale with 37 seconds left and the game-winner in overtime against Penn in the game before
• 10 of his 11 goals have come in the second half or overtime
• has won 41 of 82 face-offs
• is 39 of 80 on face-offs in regulation (.488) but is 2 for 2 on overtime face-offs (vs. Johns Hopkins, Penn)
• had two goals and an assist and won 7 of 11 face-offs against Penn
• won face-off to start overtime against both Penn and Hopkins; Princeton won both without ever giving up possession
• Ivy League Rookie of the Week each of first two weeks of the season
• seven goals was 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
• 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
• had a goal and two assists against Penn, all in the second half
• scored first career goal in win over Hofstra
• had an assist against Yale
• 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
• had first career point when he assisted on John Cunningham's goal against North Carolina
• has five caused turnovers
• 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 25 of 46 face-offs (team-best .543) after not playing in first two games
• won 9 of 16 face-offs against UMBC, including winning first seven
• won 5 of 6 against Manhattan
• won 5 of 9 against North Carolina
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 and had two assists against North Carolina
• 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
• has at least one goal in all seven games
• had two goals and an assist against North Carolina
• 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 two goals against Yale
• had a goal and assist against UMBC
• had one goal against Manhattan and Penn
• had 18 goals and six assists last year
• 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
• leads team with 16 goals and 22 points
• ranks 25th all-time at Princeton with 70 career goals; with10 goals to move into 17th place
• has 14 career assists, two of which have come in overtime and another of which came on the game-winning goal with 37 seconds left in regulation against Yale
• had three goals and two assists against Yale
• had three goals and then assisted on game-winner in overtime against Hopkins
• had three goals against Penn, including two goals 12 seconds apart during Princeton's 4-0 run in a 1:18 span of the fourth quarter to tie it
• had two goals and an assist against North Carolina, 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 the next six games
• playing as second longstick middie with John Cunningham since Chad Wiedmaier's return
• tied for second with seven caused turnovers
• had two caused turnovers against Penn
• had a caused turnover in each of the first four games
• gave up football to concentrate on lacrosse
• recruited for football by schools such as Florida, Michigan and Oklahoma
Tyler Moni #27
• playing on second midfield group, as a defensive shortstick and one the wings on face-offs
• had an assist and five ground balls against Penn, including two ground balls after face-offs during Princeton's 4-0 run in the fourth quarter to tie it and then on the face-off to start OT
• had two goals in each of first two games, against Hofstra and Hopkins
• had one goal against Manhattan and UMBC
• had two career goals prior to this season
• had two goals and an assist last year
Peter Smyth #26
• has won 15 of 37 face-offs and played shortstick D middie
• had first career points with a goal and assist against Hofstra
• 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
• missed first six games of the season after having off-season knee surgery that revealed more damage than originally thought
• returned for game against Yale
• held Yale's leading scorer Matt Gibson without a point while he was on the field and caused a turnover on Gibson in final five seconds to preserve the win
• 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)
NORTH CAROLINA (L, 12-11)
GOALS - Chanenchuk 3, Engelke 3, J. McBride 2, C. McBride 2, Cunningham 1
ASSISTS - MacKenzie 2, Hirsch 1, J. McBride 1, C. McBride 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 12 goals-against, 4 saves)
PENN (W, 11-10, OT)
GOALS - Chanenchuk 3, J. McBride 3, Froccaro 2, Grossman 1, Engelke 1, C. McBride 1
ASSISTS - Chanenchuk 2, Grossman 2, MacKenzie 1, Moni 1, Engelke 1, Froccaro 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 12 goals-against, 4 saves)
YALE (W, 7-6)
GOALS - J. McBride 3, C. McBride 2, Engelke 1, Froccaro 1
ASSISTS - J. McBride 2, Engelke 1, Grossman 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 6 goals-against, 15 saves)
Career Scoring
Player G-A-Pts
14 Jack McBride 70-15-85
2 Scott MacKenzie 21-31-52
22 Rob Engelke 26-21-47
3 Chris McBride 32-12-44
13 Mike Chanenchuk 14-5-19
18 Jeff Froccaro 11-1-12
27 Tyler Moni 8-2-10
31 Paul Barnes 5-0-5
8 Mike Grossman 2-3-5
11 Ryan Morrell 2-1-3
21 Connor Reilly 2-1-3
3 John Cunningham 2-1-3
26 Peter Smyth 1-1-2
9 Chad Wiedmaier 1-1-2
5 Jimmy Davis 0-2-2
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
37 Jeremy Hirsch 0-1-1
PRINCETON
PROBABLE LINEUP
Attack
14 Jack McBride Jr.. 16-6-22
22 Rob Engelke Sr. 8-12-20
15 Chris McBride Jr. 12-4-16
First Midfield
2 Scott MacKenzie Sr. 4-4-8
8 Mike Grossman So. 2-3-5
13 Mike Chanenchuk Fr. 14-5-19
Second Midfield
31 Paul Barnes Sr. 2-0-2
18 Jeff Froccaro Fr. 11-1-12
29 Chris White Fr. 0-0-0
7 Tucker Shanley Fr. 1-0-1
Longstick Midfielder
3 John Cunningham So. 1G, 7 CT, 33 GB
28 Jonathan Meyers So. 12GB, 7CT
Shortstick Defensive Midfielder
27 Tyler Moni Jr. 6-1-7
26 Peter Smyth So. 1-1-2, 6GB
5 Jimmy Davis Sr. 1A,1 CT,9GB
Face-Off
17 Bobby Lucas Fr. 25x46
26 Peter Smyth So. 15x37
18 Jeff Froccaro Fr. 41x82
Defense
9 Chad Wiedmaier So. 1 CT
37 Jeremy Hirsch Sr. 1A, 5 CT, 5 GB
41 Long Ellis Jr. 13 CT, 14 GB
Goal
6 Tyler Fiorito So. 8.86 GAA
.500 S%
In 2008, Brown took out Princeton 6-5 in Providence, despite a goal from then-Tiger goalie Alex Hewit to start the fourth quarter. Last year, at Class of 1952 Stadium, the teams played a scoreless first quarter and then saw Princeton score seven goals on seven shots to start the second quarter en route to an 11-7 win.
In 2008, neither team made the NCAA tournament. In 2009, both teams got at-large bids.
The 2010 matchup comes in Game 2 of the New England Lacrosse Classic, an Ivy League doubleheader in Foxborough, Mass., at Gillette Stadium, the site of the last two NCAA Final Fours and the home of the NFL's New England Patriots. Cornell and Dartmouth will meet in the first game of the day.
Princeton will be playing its second game this season in an NFL stadium after defeating Johns Hopkins 11-10 in overtime at M&T Bank Stadium on March 6. Princeton will play in another NFL stadium (or soon-to-be NFL stadium) next week, when it takes on Syracuse at the new Meadowlands Stadium in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic tripleheader.
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Princeton and Brown have traditionally played close, low-scoring games, and last year's 11-7 Princeton win was unusually high for total number of goals and margin of victory.
In the three years prior to that, all three Princeton-Brown games were decided by one goal, with a 6-5 Brown win 2008, an 8-7 Princeton win in 2007 and a 6-5 Princeton win in 2006.
Only twice in the last 25 years have both teams reached double figures, and it's only happened once (Princeton 12, Brown 10 in 2002) in the last 20 years.
This year, however, could be different.
Princeton's seven goal output against Yale last Saturday marked the first time this year that the Tigers didn't reach double figures, and Princeton is still averaging 11.4 goals per game (it was 12.2 prior to the Yale game).
Brown, on the other hand, leads the Ivy League and is eighth nationally at 12.7 goals per game.
Princeton has played seven games this season, and both teams have reached double figures in four of them. Prior to this season, both teams had reached double figures in four of Princeton's previous 77 games.
Both teams have reached double figures in five of Brown's first six games, so in a combined 13 games between Princeton and Brown, both teams have reached double figures nine times.
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The top four teams in the Ivy League standings will compete in the first Ivy League tournament May 7 and 9 at the home site of the team that wins the regular season. The host for the tournament will earn the title of “Ivy Leauge champion;” the winner of the tournament will get the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Had there been an Ivy League tournament for the last 25 years, only four times in that stretch would a team have won three league games and not made the tournament.
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Princeton defeated Yale 7-6 last weekend in New Haven in a game that neither team ever led by more than one, which meant the game was tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 and 6-6 before Jeff Froccaro's game-winning goal with 37 seconds left and Chad Wiedmaier's game-saving caused turnover with five seconds left.
In its last two games, Princeton has trailed for 53:43 and been tied for 48:28 and has never had more than a one-goal lead at any time - and is 2-0 during that stretch.
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Chad Wiedmaier played for the first time this season in the Yale game, and he made an immediate impact. The 2009 second-team All-America and 2010 preseason first-team All-America underwent fall knee surgery that revealed greater damage than originally suspected, and it ended up costing Wiedmaier the first six games of his sophomore year.
Wiedmaier played more than half the Yale game, and Yale's leading scorer Matt Gibson did not have a point while Wiedmaier was on the field. Wiedmaier also stripped Gibson and caused a turnover with five seconds left as Gibson went for the tying goal.
Princeton allowed six goals against Yale; Princeton allowed 9.8 goals per game without Wiedmaier.
John Cunningham started on defense while Wiedmaier was out, but he moved back to longstick midfield for the Yale game. Cunningham was named a second-team All-America defenseman by Inside Lacrosse in its midseason All-America listings.
Long Ellis and Jeremy Hirsch started on defense along with Wiedmaier, while Jonathan Meyers became the No. 2 longstick midfielder with Cunningham.
Princeton also moved Tyler Moni from offensive midfielder to defensive shortstick midfielder.
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Mike Chanenchuk was held without a point for the first time in his seven-game career in the Yale game, but he still has 14 goals and 19 points. Jeff Froccaro, another freshman, was 0 for 3 shooting and 4 for 12 on face-offs before he buried the game-winner with 37 seconds to play. Froccaro now has 11 goals, 10 of which have come after halftime. He also has scored the game-winner for Princeton in back-to-back games, with an overtime goal to beat Penn the week before. Froccaro is also 2 for 2 on OT face-offs while facing off at a .488 rate in regulation.
Chanenchuk and Froccaro, both of whom are two-time Ivy League Rookies of the Week, essentially have replaced the graduated Mark Kovler (first-team All-America) and Rich Sgalardi (honorable mention All-America) as Princeton's top two scoring threats in the midfield. A comparison of this year and last year through seven games:
Kovler/Sgalardi 2009 - 22 goals, 12 assists, 34 points, 83 shots, .265 shooting %
Chanenchuk/Froccaro 2010 - 25 goals, 6 assists, 31 points, 64 shots, .391 shooting %
In other words, the two freshmen have filled the gaping hole that was left by the two seniors.
In terms of Princeton freshman goal scoring, the record is 25, set in 1999 by B.J. Prager. Princeton has had four other freshmen reach 20 goals - Peter Trombino (24 in 2004), Jesse Hubbard (23 in 1995, when he played middie), Chris Massey (21 in 1995 as well) and Sean Hartofilis (20 in 2000, including five in the NCAA semifinal win over Virginia).
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Through seven games, Princeton has two players who have at least one goal in every game, and they share the same last name.
Jack McBride and Chris McBride each has at least one in every game. Jack McBride has scored at least one goal in 30 of 33 career games.
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Princeton and Yale ranked 59th and 60th (out of 60 teams) in Division I in extra-man goals prior to last week's game with a combined five for the season. The two then had three in the game alone, all of which came consecutively in the second half.
Princeton enters this week's game against Brown ranked 43rd in percentage, while Brown was fourth in percentage before going 0 for 4 against Duke Tuesday afternoon. The Bears are now 9 for 21, which dropped them to 19th.
The more amazing number is that Brown ranks 55th and Princeton 56th in total number of extra-man opportunities, ahead of only Canisius, Colgate and Hobart. Princeton and Brown have combined for 40 EMOs; six teams have at least that many by themselves.
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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 UMBC
• has faced-off once this season but is playing regularly in the midfield
• 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
Christian Blake #32
• backup goalie with Nikhil Ashra's injury
• played 9:24 of fourth quarter against Manhattan
• has played 13:18 in his career, with a .429 save percentage
Chris Chandler #16
• 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
• second on the team in goals with 14 and third in points with 19
• fastest Princeton freshman ever to 10 goals
• Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row after scoring six goals and having two assists against North Carolina and Penn
• also named to Inside Lacrosse Team of the Week
• had three goals against North Carolina, including scoring the team's ninth and 10th goals to tie it 10-10 in the fourth
• had three goals and two assists against Penn
• 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
John Cunningham #3
• started first six games on defense before moving back to natural position of longstick midfielder
• mid-season second-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• leads team with 33 ground balls 13 more than the next-highest total
• tied for second on the team with seven caused turnovers
• had five ground balls and two caused turnovers against Penn
• had a goal, a caused turnover and 10 ground balls against North Carolina
• goal against UNC was assisted by Jeremy Hirsch; both of Cunningham's career goals have been assisted by a longstick, and they are the only two longstick-to-longstick goals in at least the last 23 years
• 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
• 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 13 caused turnovers
• had four caused turnovers against Yale
• held All-America attackmen Billy Bitter (North Carolina) and Stephen Boyle (Johns Hopkins) to one goal each
• had two caused turnovers against Penn
• 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 and has played with a shortstick in the past
Rob Engelke #22
• starting on attack
• leads team with 12 assists and is second with 20 points
• had three goals against Carolina to tie career high
• had two goals and an assist against UMBC
• had three assists against Hopkins
• had a goal and four assists against Hofstra
• had a goal and assist against Penn and Yale
• 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
• leads team in shooting percentage (.500, 8 for 16)
• has 25 career goals on 50 career shots
• 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
• tied career high with 15 saves in the win over Yale; it's his third career 15-save game (Syracuse/Harvard in 2009)
• made 10 saves while allowing two goals in the second half against Yale
• 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
• has 11 goals and was second-fastest Princeton freshman to reach double figures, behind only teammate Mike Chanenchuk
• scored the game-winning goal against Yale with 37 seconds left and the game-winner in overtime against Penn in the game before
• 10 of his 11 goals have come in the second half or overtime
• has won 41 of 82 face-offs
• is 39 of 80 on face-offs in regulation (.488) but is 2 for 2 on overtime face-offs (vs. Johns Hopkins, Penn)
• had two goals and an assist and won 7 of 11 face-offs against Penn
• won face-off to start overtime against both Penn and Hopkins; Princeton won both without ever giving up possession
• Ivy League Rookie of the Week each of first two weeks of the season
• seven goals was 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
• 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
• had a goal and two assists against Penn, all in the second half
• scored first career goal in win over Hofstra
• had an assist against Yale
• 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
• had first career point when he assisted on John Cunningham's goal against North Carolina
• has five caused turnovers
• 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 25 of 46 face-offs (team-best .543) after not playing in first two games
• won 9 of 16 face-offs against UMBC, including winning first seven
• won 5 of 6 against Manhattan
• won 5 of 9 against North Carolina
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 and had two assists against North Carolina
• 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
• has at least one goal in all seven games
• had two goals and an assist against North Carolina
• 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 two goals against Yale
• had a goal and assist against UMBC
• had one goal against Manhattan and Penn
• had 18 goals and six assists last year
• 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
• leads team with 16 goals and 22 points
• ranks 25th all-time at Princeton with 70 career goals; with10 goals to move into 17th place
• has 14 career assists, two of which have come in overtime and another of which came on the game-winning goal with 37 seconds left in regulation against Yale
• had three goals and two assists against Yale
• had three goals and then assisted on game-winner in overtime against Hopkins
• had three goals against Penn, including two goals 12 seconds apart during Princeton's 4-0 run in a 1:18 span of the fourth quarter to tie it
• had two goals and an assist against North Carolina, 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 the next six games
• playing as second longstick middie with John Cunningham since Chad Wiedmaier's return
• tied for second with seven caused turnovers
• had two caused turnovers against Penn
• had a caused turnover in each of the first four games
• gave up football to concentrate on lacrosse
• recruited for football by schools such as Florida, Michigan and Oklahoma
Tyler Moni #27
• playing on second midfield group, as a defensive shortstick and one the wings on face-offs
• had an assist and five ground balls against Penn, including two ground balls after face-offs during Princeton's 4-0 run in the fourth quarter to tie it and then on the face-off to start OT
• had two goals in each of first two games, against Hofstra and Hopkins
• had one goal against Manhattan and UMBC
• had two career goals prior to this season
• had two goals and an assist last year
Peter Smyth #26
• has won 15 of 37 face-offs and played shortstick D middie
• had first career points with a goal and assist against Hofstra
• 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
• missed first six games of the season after having off-season knee surgery that revealed more damage than originally thought
• returned for game against Yale
• held Yale's leading scorer Matt Gibson without a point while he was on the field and caused a turnover on Gibson in final five seconds to preserve the win
• 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)
NORTH CAROLINA (L, 12-11)
GOALS - Chanenchuk 3, Engelke 3, J. McBride 2, C. McBride 2, Cunningham 1
ASSISTS - MacKenzie 2, Hirsch 1, J. McBride 1, C. McBride 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 12 goals-against, 4 saves)
PENN (W, 11-10, OT)
GOALS - Chanenchuk 3, J. McBride 3, Froccaro 2, Grossman 1, Engelke 1, C. McBride 1
ASSISTS - Chanenchuk 2, Grossman 2, MacKenzie 1, Moni 1, Engelke 1, Froccaro 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 12 goals-against, 4 saves)
YALE (W, 7-6)
GOALS - J. McBride 3, C. McBride 2, Engelke 1, Froccaro 1
ASSISTS - J. McBride 2, Engelke 1, Grossman 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 6 goals-against, 15 saves)
Career Scoring
Player G-A-Pts
14 Jack McBride 70-15-85
2 Scott MacKenzie 21-31-52
22 Rob Engelke 26-21-47
3 Chris McBride 32-12-44
13 Mike Chanenchuk 14-5-19
18 Jeff Froccaro 11-1-12
27 Tyler Moni 8-2-10
31 Paul Barnes 5-0-5
8 Mike Grossman 2-3-5
11 Ryan Morrell 2-1-3
21 Connor Reilly 2-1-3
3 John Cunningham 2-1-3
26 Peter Smyth 1-1-2
9 Chad Wiedmaier 1-1-2
5 Jimmy Davis 0-2-2
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
37 Jeremy Hirsch 0-1-1
PRINCETON
PROBABLE LINEUP
Attack
14 Jack McBride Jr.. 16-6-22
22 Rob Engelke Sr. 8-12-20
15 Chris McBride Jr. 12-4-16
First Midfield
2 Scott MacKenzie Sr. 4-4-8
8 Mike Grossman So. 2-3-5
13 Mike Chanenchuk Fr. 14-5-19
Second Midfield
31 Paul Barnes Sr. 2-0-2
18 Jeff Froccaro Fr. 11-1-12
29 Chris White Fr. 0-0-0
7 Tucker Shanley Fr. 1-0-1
Longstick Midfielder
3 John Cunningham So. 1G, 7 CT, 33 GB
28 Jonathan Meyers So. 12GB, 7CT
Shortstick Defensive Midfielder
27 Tyler Moni Jr. 6-1-7
26 Peter Smyth So. 1-1-2, 6GB
5 Jimmy Davis Sr. 1A,1 CT,9GB
Face-Off
17 Bobby Lucas Fr. 25x46
26 Peter Smyth So. 15x37
18 Jeff Froccaro Fr. 41x82
Defense
9 Chad Wiedmaier So. 1 CT
37 Jeremy Hirsch Sr. 1A, 5 CT, 5 GB
41 Long Ellis Jr. 13 CT, 14 GB
Goal
6 Tyler Fiorito So. 8.86 GAA
.500 S%
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