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Princeton Opens Ivy Schedule At Penn Saturday Afternoon
March 17, 2011 | Men's Lacrosse
If you're the Princeton University men's lacrosse team, then basically any other score other than being up 3-0 in the first quarter will be a welcome sight. Among the more preferred? Maybe down 4-1 in the first and 7-5 in the third. Or even 7-1 in the third?
Princeton had much greater success in the last two years with those two deficits against Penn than it has with a 3-0 lead in the first quarter in its last two games of this season.
Let's start with the 3-0 leads.
Princeton led North Carolina 3-0 late in the first last Friday and Villanova 3-0 after one Tuesday night, only to see the Tar Heels and the Wildcats both go on a 7-0 run from that point. Princeton would lose 9-5 to UNC and then 10-9 against Villanova, when a furious late rally fell just short.
If those two setbacks left Princeton frustrated, they were nothing compared to the last two Princeton-Penn games for the Quakers.
In 2009 at Franklin Field, Penn led Princeton 4-1 in the first half and 7-5 in the third quarter, only to see Princeton come back and take the lead. Penn would tie it on Al Kohart's goal with 59 seconds left, only to see Princeton win on Tommy Davis' goal in overtime.
If that one stung, it was only a precursor to last year's game. Penn led a year ago at Class of 1952 Stadium by a 7-1 score in the third quarter and 9-5 with 8:59 to go in the fourth.
From there, Princeton scored five straight goals in a seven-minute span to go up 10-9, but again Penn would tie it late, this time on Rob McMullen's goal with 17 seconds to go.
Once again, the teams would go to overtime, and once again, Princeton would win, this time on Jeff Froccaro's goal on the first possession, which Princeton gained when Froccaro also won the OT face-off.
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Princeton has defeated Penn 21 straight times, dating to the 1990 season. Prior to that, Penn had won seven straight in the series.
Princeton and Penn first played during the 1928 season, in a game Princeton won 5-4. The teams have met every year since that first meeting except for 1943-46.
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Princeton has won the last 21 meetings against Penn. Of those 21 wins, five have been by one goal and three have gone to overtime, including each of the last two.
Of the five one-goal games in the last 21 years, four have been played at Franklin Field.
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Princeton won the first of its six NCAA championships at Franklin Field, defeating Syracuse 10-9 in two overtimes in 1992.
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Penn played both of Princeton's two most recent opponents in the game before they played Princeton.
Both teams lost to North Carolina and Villanova with similar scores.
UNC defeated Penn 12-6 and Princeton 9-5; VIllanova defeated Penn 9-8 in overtime and Princeton 10-9 Tuesday night.
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Princeton has played without Jack McBride, its All-America attackman, since the fourth quarter of its season-opener against Hofstra, when McBride reinjured a groin injury. \McBride has 90 goals and 25 assists for 115 career points. He currently stands 21st all-time at Princeton in points and 15th in goals scored.
McBride has scored eight goals in three games against Hopkins, including seven in the last two years (four in 2009, three last year).
McBride scored exactly 35 goals each of the last two seasons; repeating that would leave him in fourth place all-time in goals.
He is four goals away from a four-way tie for 12th place, along with David Tickner, Bill Chaires and Lorne Smith, and 10 goals away from becoming the ninth player in school history with at least 100.
Jesse Hubbard is Princeton's career leader with 163 goals.
McBride is 12 points away from moving into the top 20, at which point he would be 13 away from the top 15.
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Jack McBride has 90 career goals. His cousin Chris has the next-highest career total on the team, with 39.
Only three other players have double figures in career goals: Jeff Froccaro (19), Tyler Moni (13) and Forest Sonnenfeldt (11).
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Jack McBride is not the only injured Princeton player.
Sophomore Rob Castelo started the first two games on close defense before tearing his ACL and PCL and fracturing his tibial plateau early in the second quarter against Johns Hopkins. Castelo will miss the rest of the season.
Longstick midfielder Jonathan Meyers missed the Villanova game with a hamstring injury.
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Princeton and Penn have both struggled on face-offs this season.
Penn has won 38 of 88, a percentage of .432. Princeton has won 27 of 73, a percentage of .360.
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Chad Wiedmaier has committed five penalties this season. Opponents have scored on four of the subsequent extra-man opportunities.
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Cliff Larkin had one career goal and two career assists prior to the Villanova game. He then had three goals and two assists against Villanova.
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Forest Sonnenfeldt had four goals a year ago as a freshman. He has seven goals in four goals this season, tied for the team lead with Tom Schreiber.
Sonnenfeldt is the only player on the team with at least one goal in every game.
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Tom Schreiber leads Princeton in points (10) and is tied for the team lead in goals (seven). He was shut out for the first time in the loss to Villanova.
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Princeton had one captain a year ago (Jeremy Hirsch). This time around, Princeton has four: Chris McBride, Jack McBride, Tyler Moni and John Cunningham.
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What Can You Say About ...
Luke Armour #16
• started first two games on attack and then played attack and midfield against North Carolina
• had two assists against both Johns Hopkins and Hofstra
• played in last five games of freshman year after playing in one of the first 11
• scored first career goal in Ivy final against Cornell, giving Princeton its first goal of the day
• missed Hofstra and Hopkins games due to injury but returned briefly against North Carolina
• had an assist against Villanova
• can play attack or midfield
• scored four goals a year ago, including back-to-back games against Cornell in the regular-season finale and Yale in the Ivy tournament
Rob Castelo #4
• started first two games on close defense
• suffered a torn ACL in the second quarter of the win over Johns Hopkins and will miss the rest of the season
• Hopkins did not score its first goal of the game until the continuation of the possession when Castelo was hurt
• had one caused turnover and one ground ball against Hofstra
• played longstick midfield behind John Cunningham a year ago
• had one caused turnover and one ground ball
• preseason third-team All-America selection by Inside Lacrosse
• 2010 honorable mention All-Ivy League selection
• team captain, making him the first junior captain since Jason Doneger in 2005
• had three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Villanova
• had two caused turnovers against Hopkins
• no Hopkins midfielder scored a goal in the game
• had one caused turnover and one ground ball against Hofstra
• scored five goals last season, most ever by a Tiger longstick in a season
• has six career goals, two of which have been assisted on by another longstick, making them the only two goals in the last 23 years at Princeton that were longstick-to-longstick
• started first six games a year ago on defense before moving back to natural position of longstick midfielder
• led team with 54 ground balls
• had 13 caused turnovers
• had a goal in each game against against Cornell
• had six ground balls and two caused turnovers against Hofstra in 2010
Long Ellis #41
• starting on close defense for second year
• second-team All-Ivy League selection in 2010
• held UNC All-America Billy Bitter without a goal or assist
• held Hopkins' attackman Chris Boland to one goal, which came in the fourth quarter and the score 8-1 Princeton
• had a caused turnover and five ground balls against Hopkins
• had two caused turnovers and three ground balls against Villanova
• led team with 22 caused turnovers despite missing two games due to injury in 2010
• named to the Ivy League tournament all-tournament team
Mark Feild #25
• had a goal and assist against Hofstra on the extra-man unit
• had a goal against Villanova
• two points against Hofstra were the first of his career
• was injured most of his first two seasons
Nick Fernandez #24
• playing as a shortstick defensive middie
• missed Hofstra game with ankle injury
• had a caused turnover against Villanova
• 2011 preseason second-team All-America
• made nine saves while allowing three goals against Johns Hopkins
• made 15 saves against Hofstra
• made 14 saves against North Carolina
• made 10 saves against Villanova
• 2010 first-team All-Ivy League selection
• Most Valuable Player of the first Ivy League tournament
• assist against Rutgers last year on a 70-yard pass to Jack McBride was one of two by a Princeton goalie in the last 30 years (Alex Hewit, 2007)
• honorable mention All-America each of his first two years and second-team All-Ivy League last year as a freshman
• started every game of his career
Mike Flanagan #34
• moved into Rob Castelo's spot after Castelo was hurt against Johns Hopkins and played on close defense for the rest of the game
• played primarily on man-down defense in his career before taking over for Castelo
Jeff Froccaro #18
• had a goal and two assists while winning 3 of 6 face-offs against Villanova
• had a goal and won 5 of 11 face-offs against Hopkins
• had two goals against Hofstra
• won 5 of 10 face-offs against North Carolina
• of his 18 career goals, 14 have come in the second half or overtime
• 2010 second-team All-Ivy League selection
• had 15 goals and seven assists as a freshman
• also won 90 of 177 face-offs
• won face-off to start overtime against both Penn and Hopkins last year; Princeton won both without ever giving up possession
• playing on the second midfield
• had a goal against Hopkins
• had a goal against Yale in last year's Ivy semifinal
• has started on attack and midfield in his career
Cliff Larkin #19
• playing on attack
• had career highs with three goals, two assists and five points against Villanova
• had an assist against North Carolina
Bobby Lucas #17
• won both of his face-offs against Hopkins and also played shortstick defensive midfield
• won 1 of 2 face-offs against Hofstra and played shortstick defensive middie
• won 25 of 48 face-offs (.521) before missing second half of last season due to a back injury
Chris McBride #15
• senior captain
• missed Hofstra game due to injury
• returned to start on attack against Hopkins and had two assists
• had a goal against North Carolina
• had two goals against Villanova
• has started most of his career on attack, though he has played some midfield
• had 16 goals and eight assists (24 points) a year ago; had 18 goals and six assists (24 points) in 2009
• his father is Jack McBride's father's brother; his mother is Jack McBride's mother's first cousin
Jack McBride #14
• senior captain
• preseason second-team All-America
• selected by Denver with the 27th pick of the Major League Lacrosse draft
• goal against Hofstra was the 90th of his career
• reaggravated an injury late in the Hofstra game and hasn't played since
• a first-team All-Ivy League selection each of the last two years
• honorable mention All-America last year; second-team All-America in 2009
• first Princeton player with back-to-back seasons of at least 30 goals since Jason Doneger in 2003 and 2004
• 15th all-time at Princeton with 90 goals; needs four goals to move into a four-way tie for 12th
• has 115 career points, 21st best all-time at Princeton; needs 12 points to tie for 20th
• had two goals and three assists against Notre Dame in NCAA tournament
• scored game-winning goal in overtime in the Ivy League final agains Cornell
• had six goals and one assist in the Ivy tournament to earn all-tournament team honors
• has three career overtime points (goal against Cornell, assists last year against Penn, this year against Hopkins)
• his father is Chris McBride's father's brother; his mother is Chris McBride's mother's first cousin
Jonathan Meyers #28
• can play close defense or longstick midfield
• had two ground balls against Hopkins
• had one caused turnover and one ground ball against Hofstra
• played as second longstick middie with John Cunningham after Chad Wiedmaier's return until starting on defense against Rutgers
• had 11 caused turnovers a year gao
• recruited for football by schools such as Florida, Michigan and Oklahoma
Tyler Moni #27
• senior captain
• playing on the first offensive midfield unit
• had the first goal of the game less than a minute into the Hopkins game
• had a goal against North Carolina
• had a goal against Villanova
• moved from second offensive midfield to defensive shortstick for the Penn game last year
• had two goals against both Hofstra and against Hopkins as an offensive middie in 2010
• had 30 ground balls and four caused turnovers
• had a goal against Brown and Harvard as a defensive middie
• 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
Derick Raabe #31
• can play longstick midfield or defense
• had a ground ball against Villanova
Tom Schreiber #22
• earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors after his four-goal, five-point day against Johns Hopkins
• had a goal and two assists against North Carolina
• had two goals in the first five minutes against Hofstra, including first collegiate goal less than five seconds after he first touched the ball
• leads team in points (10) and is tied for team lead in goals (seven)
• has either scored or assisted on 45% of Princeton's goals
• No. 2 incoming freshman according to Inside Lacrosse behind UNC's Nicky Galasso
• scored more than 200 points in high school career
• father Doug, who played at Maryland and won an NCAA title there in 1973 and then the 1974 World Championship with the U.S., is a member of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Peter Smyth #26
• one of top shortstick defensive middies
• no Hopkins middie scored a goal against Princeton
• was also 57 for 114 on face-offs and had two goals and four assists a year ago
• won 11 of 21 face-offs against Cornell in Ivy final; won 8 of final 13 after winning 3 of first 8
• father Fran played lacrosse at Princeton, graduating in 1982
• tied for team lead with seven goals
• is the only player with at least one in every game
• had two goals against North Carolina
• had team-best three goals against Hofstra in first collegiate start
• had a goal against Hopkins
• played mostly on extra-man unit a year ago
Jack Strabo #35
• shortstick defensive middie
• played for first time in his career against Hopkins
• had first caused turnover in game against North Carolina
• had a caused turnover against Villanova
Derek Styer #36
• veteran longstick middie
• had a goal against Manhattan a year ago
Chris White #29
• is playing on second midfield unit
• had two goals a year ago
• preseason first-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• held Zach Palmer, Hopkins leading scorer, without a goal, assist or even a shot
• had a caused turnover and two ground balls against Hopkins and a caused turnover and ground ball against Hofstra
• had two caused turnovers against Villanova
• a second-team All-America and first-team All-Ivy League pick each of his first two seasons
• missed first six games of last season after having off-season knee surgery and was still first-team All-Ivy and second-team All-America
• had 12 caused turnovers in 10 games
Game-By-Game
HOFSTRA (L, 11-9)
GOALS - Sonnenfeldt 3, Schreiber 2, Froccaro 2, J. McBride 1, Feild 1
ASSISTS - Armour 2, Feild 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 11 goals-against, 15 saves)
JOHNS HOPKINS (W, 8-3)
GOALS - Schreiber 4, Sonnenfeldt 1, Froccaro 1, Grossman 1, Moni 1
ASSISTS - Armour 2, C. McBride 2, Schreiber 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 3 goals-against, 9 saves)
NORTH CAROLINA (L, 9-5)
GOALS - Sonnenfeldt 2, Schreiber 1, Moni 1, C. McBride 1
ASSISTS - Schreiber 2, Larkin 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 3 goals-against, 9 saves)
VILLANOVA (L, 10-9)
GOALS - Larkin 3, C. McBride 2, Moni 1, Feild
1, Sonnenfeldt 1,
Froccaro 1
ASSISTS - Larkin 2, Froccaro 2, Capretta 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 10 goals-against, 10 saves)
Career Scoring
Player G-A-Pts
14 Jack McBride 90-25-115
15 Chris McBride 39-18-57
10 Jeff Froccaro 19-9-28
27 Tyler Moni 13-2-15
2 Forest Sonnenfeldt 11-1-12
22 Tom Schreiber 7-3-10
8 Mike Grossman 5-3-8
19 Cliff Larkin 4-4-8
3 John Cunningham 6-1-7
26 Peter Smyth 2-4-6
47 Luke Armour 1-4-5
1 Alex Capretta 5-1-6
25 Mark Feild 2-1-3
21 Connor Reilly 2-1-3
29 Chris White 2-0-2
7 Tucker Shanley 2-0-2
9 Chad Wiedmaier 1-1-2
6 Tyler Fiorito 0-1-1
36 Derek Styer 1-0-1