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Princeton Faces Yet Another Ranked Team As It Hosts Yale
March 24, 2011 | Men's Lacrosse
Let's see.
Week 1 vs. Hofstra? The Pride are now ranked eighth in the coaches' poll
Week 2 vs. Johns Hopkins? The Blue Jays are No. 11.
Week 3 saw games against No. 6 North Carolina and No. 7 Villanova.
Week 4 was the Ivy opener against No. 13 Penn.
Still ahead are four more games against ranked teams, including one in two weeks against the No. 1 Syracuse Orange and another down the road against Cornell, ranked seventh in the media poll and 10th by the coaches.
This week's opponent, Yale, is "only" ranked 19th.
That'll make six games, against six opponents ranked in the Top 20 by the coaches.
In fact, Princeton is the only Division I men's lacrosse team who has played all of its games against teams ranked in this week's coaches' poll, a streak that continues with the game against the Bulldogs.
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Princeton and Yale first met on Oct. 14, 1882. Princeton and Yale have played 92 times; Princeton has played Yale more than any other opponent.
Princeton leads the series 70-20-2.
Princeton went 2-0 against Yale a year ago in a pair of games that had the same final score of 7-6 but got there in vastly different ways.
The first meeting, in the regular season at Yale, saw neither team lead by more than one, as the game was tied 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 and 6-6 before Jeff Froccaro scored with 37 seconds left and Chad Wiedmaier shut down Yale's last chance as time expired.
The rematch saw Princeton built a 7-2 fourth quarter lead in the Ivy League tournament semifinals and then hold as Yale scored four times in seven minutes to cut it one. The Bulldogs had two possessions in the final two minutes but coiuld not manage a shot.
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In three career games against Yale, Tyler Fiorito has a .655 save percentage and a 6.33 goals-against average.
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Yale has won 91 of the 131 face-offs against Princeton in the last seven meetings for a total just below 70%. Yale won 21 of 33 in two games against Princeton last year and is the No. 3 face-off team in the country at 66.9%. Princeton ranks 57th in Division I at 36.7%.
Yale's Dylan Levings, who has won 38 of 50 face-offs, ranks first in Division I (76%).
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Princeton will be without All-America attackman Jack McBride for the game against Yale.
McBride, who had a preseason groin injury, played into the fourth quarter in the season opener against Hofstra before going down after reaggravating the injury. He then missed the games against Hopkins, North Carolina and Villanova completely before returning to play very briefly against Penn last week.
In four career games against Yale, McBride has 10 goals and four assists.
McBride has 90 career goals and 115 career points. Only one other Princeton player, McBride's cousin Chris McBride with 39, has more than 20 career goals, and only three others have reached double figures: Jeff Froccaro (19), Tyler Moni (13) and Forest Sonnenfeldt (12).
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Freshman Tom Schreiber did play last weekend against Penn with a rib injury. He is expected back for the Yale game.
Schreiber is ranked as the No. 6 freshman by Inside Lacrosse, with this clarification: "Probably more than the sixth-most impactful freshman when he's on the field."
Schreiber, who did play against Penn and missed most of the second half against Villanova, still leads the team in points with 10 (7G, 3A). His seven goals are second.
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Forest Sonnenfeldt is the only Princeton player who has at least one goal in every game.
Sonnenfeldt had four goals and one assist last year, and he now has eight goals without an assist this year.
The last Princeton player to have at least nine goals in a season without an assist was Jason Doneger in 2001; Doneger would go on to have seasons of 19 goals-two assists, 41 goals-three assists and 36 goals-two assists and finish his career with 107 goals and seven assists.
Going back to 1997, Craig Katz had 19 goals without an assist for the year. For his career, Katz had 29 goals and three assists.
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Yale goalie Johnathan Falcone, who grew up 30 minutes from Princeton in Flemington, leads the Ivy League and is fourth nationally in goals-against average (5.99) and is second in the league and eighth nationally in save percentage at (.615).
Princeton's Tyler Fiorito ranks 12th in the country with a .602 save percentage.
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Yale ranks fourth in the country in team shooting percentage at 34.6%.
Deron Dempster, who has 11 goals on 15 shots, ranks first individually at 73.3%.
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A year ago, Princeton had Jack McBride and Rob Engelke start all 16 games on attack, while Chris McBride started 12 games on attack and Mike Grossman started four.
This year, through five games, Princeton has had Jack McBride, Chris McBride, Cliff Larkin Forest Sonnenfeldt, Mike Grossman and Luke Armour all start at least once on attack.
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Princeton graduated three starters from last year's team. Despite that, Princeton has had only two players who have started every game since the beginning of last season - goalie Tyler Fiorito and defenseman Long Ellis.
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Yale averages 11 more shots per game than Princeton (39-28).
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Freshman defenseman Derick Raabe made his first career start in last Saturday's game against Penn.
Raabe became the fifth defenseman to start a game for the Tigers. Rob Castelo, who started the first two games, is lost for the season after tearing his ACL and PCL and breaking his kneecap against Johns Hopkins.
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Yale has 22 players with at least one goal.
Princeton has 10 players with at least one goal.
Luke Armour, who has no goals and four assists, and Alex Capretta, who has one assist, are the only players on either team with more assists than goals.
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Tucker Shanley played in Princeton's opener against Hofstra, did not play in the next three games, and then returned to have one of Princeton's goals against Penn.
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Princeton is playing the first of three straight home games. The Tigers will play Brown at the Class of 1952 Stadium next Saturday and Syracuse on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium April 9.
Yale opened its season at St. John's and then played four straight home games prior to traveling to Princeton.
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Chad Wiedmaier has committed five penalties this season, and Princeton's opponents have scored on four of those five extra-man opportunities.
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What Can You Say About ...
Luke Armour #16
• started first two games on attack and has played mostly midfield since
• 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 last year against Cornell, giving Princeton its first goal of the day
• missed Hofstra and Hopkins games due to injury
• 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 five ground ball and a caused turnover against Penn
• 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
• has a career .655 save percentage and a 6.33 goals-against average in three games against Yale
• made nine saves while allowing three goals against Johns Hopkins
• made 15 saves against Hofstra
• made 14 saves against Penn
• 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
• started on close defense against North Carolina and Villanova after the injury to Rob Castelo
• 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 Penn
• 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
• played the first three quarters against Hofstra before reaggravating a preseason groin injury; missed the next three games completely and most of the Penn game and now will not play against Yale
• goal against Hofstra was the 90th of his career
• 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
• expected to play against Yale after missing last two games with hamstring injury
• 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
• made first collegiate start in game against Penn and had a caused turnover and two ground balls
• had a ground ball against Villanova
Tom Schreiber #22
• expected to play against Yale after missing Penn game with rib injury
• 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 second 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
• scored a goal against Penn
• played against Hofstra and then missed the next three games
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
• leads team with eight 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 one goal against Hopkins, Villanova and Penn
• 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 a caused turnover and ground ball against Penn
• 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, 9 goals-against, 14 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)
PENN (L, 8-3)
GOALS - Sonnenfeldt 1, Shanley 1, Grossman 1
ASSISTS - none
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 8 goals-against, 14 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 12-1-13
22 Tom Schreiber 7-3-10
8 Mike Grossman 6-3-9
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
7 Tucker Shanley 3-0-3
25 Mark Feild 2-1-3
21 Connor Reilly 2-1-3
29 Chris White 2-0-2
9 Chad Wiedmaier 1-1-2
6 Tyler Fiorito 0-1-1
36 Derek Styer 1-0-1