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Princeton Starts Ivy Stretch Drive Against Dartmouth In Foxboro
April 14, 2011 | Men's Lacrosse
For those who haven't glanced at the Ivy League men's lacrosse standings in awhile, here's how they look: Cornell is undefeated, and the other six teams all have two losses.
This is Year 2 of the Ivy League men's lacrosse tournament, which will be held at the home of the league's champion, crowned during the round-robin schedule. The top four teams in the league standings will be in the tournament, and the winner of the tournament gets the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Cornell has already clinched at least a tie for the Ivy championship and a spot in the Ivy tournament, though it has not clinched hosting yet, something that it would with a win against either Brown on April 23 or Princeton on April 30.
As for the other six, obviously there are any number of directions the race could go in. This much is certain: By Sunday morning, there will be three teams with two losses and three with three, and every league game now is huge.
Mathematically, Princeton can finish anywhere from tied for first and hosting the league tournament to finishing by itself in last place.
All of this will be resolved in the final three weekends of the regular season, which begins for Princeton with a game against Dartmouth that has been moved from Hanover to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., as part of the New England Lacrosse Festival. The Tigers then follow that up with a home game against Harvard and then a trip to Cornell.
With nine league games remaining over three weekends, all seven teams are still alive for Ivy tournament bids and by extension NCAA tournament bids.
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Of the seven Ivy schools, four can still host the Ivy tournament - mathematically at least. Cornell, Princeton, Brown and Harvard could all possibly host, while Yale, Dartmouth and Penn cannot.
Of course, only Cornell has clinched a spot in the tournament.
In a wild mathematical anomoly, the field of four for the Ivy tournament could be Cornell plus the three who cannot host, while the three who mathematically still could host could all be on the outside looking in.
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Princeton took 21 shots Tuesday night against Rutgers - and all 21 shots were on goal.
Princeton won the game 11-10, turning 21 shots into those 11 goals while Rutgers goalie Rudy Butler made 10 saves.
Princeton came into the game having put 125 of 248 shots (slightly more than half) of its shots on goal.
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With eight minutes remaining in the third quarter against Rutgers, Princeton had to that point of the season was averaging 1.53 goals per 15 minutes.
Princeton then scored eight goals in a 15:18 span, going from 8-3 down to 11-10 up.
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Princeton was outshot 42-21 by Rutgers, was outshot by at least three in each quarter, was outshot 21-7 in the first quarter and won 5 of 23 face-offs and still won the game.
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Princeton and Dartmouth were the two winners of last year's New England Lacrosse Classic games, also played at Gillette Stadium.
Dartmouth defeated Cornell 8-6 in the opener, while Princeton defeated Brown 9-7 in Game 2.
Princeton goalie Tyler Fiorito (17 saves) and Dartmouth goalie Fergus Campbell (23 saves) combined to make 40 saves while allowing 13 goals (.755 save percentage) in the two games at Gillette Stadium a year ago.
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Princeton led Dartmouth 11-0 at halftime of last year's game at Class of 1952 Stadium, which Princeton would win 16-2.
Jack McBride scored five goals and Mike Chanenchuk scored three goals for Princeton in the game. McBride is out for the season after playing fewer than four quarters in 2011, while Chanenchuk hasn't played one minute this season.
Chanenchuk and McBride combined for 63 goals and 24 assists a year ago and one goal and no assists this year.
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Tyler Fiorito has allowed three goals and made 14 saves in two career games against Dartmouth, for a save percentage of .824. His goals-against in two games against the Big Green is 1.95.
Fiorito made 16 saves Tuesday night against Rutgers - including two in the final 20 seconds - which was one off the career high he set against Brown last year in Gillette Stadium.
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Tom Schreiber leads Princeton in goals (13) and assists (10). In the last 25 years, only three players have led Princeton in goals and assists in the same season: Tommy Davis in 2008, Peter Trombino in 2006 and Justin Tortolani in 1991.
Schreiber, a two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, had three goals and three assists for a career-best six points against Rutgers Tuesday night.
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Princeton has had five players suffer season-ending injuries and eight others miss at least one game due to injury.
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Tyler Fiorito is the only Princeton player to start every game since the start of the 2010 season.
Fiorito has actually started every game of his career, dating back to the 2009 season. Only one Princeton goalie has ever started every game for four years, and that was Scott Bacigalupo, who graduated in 1994 after being named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1992 and 1994 Final Fours and who was recently inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
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What Can You Say About ...
Luke Armour #16
• started first two games on attack and played mostly midfield before starting on attack against Syracuse and Rutgers
• had two goals against Rutgers, including one 14 seconds into the game
• had a goal against Syracuse
• had a goal against Yale
• 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 and Syracuse
• 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 and two ground balls against Brown
• had two caused turnovers against Rutgers
• had a caused turnover and four groundballs against Syracuse and Yale
• had five ground balls 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
Hunter DeButts #47
• playing on the second midfield
• had first extended playing time of his career in the game against Syracuse
• had first career point with an assist against the Orange
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 three caused turnovers against Syracuse
• had two caused turnovers and three ground balls against Villanova
• had two caused turnovers against Brown
• 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
• suffered a season-ending broken arm against Yale
• missed Hofstra game with ankle injury
• had a concussion against Johns Hopkins
• had a caused turnover against Villanova
• 2011 preseason second-team All-America
• made nine saves while allowing three goals against Johns Hopkins
• ranks seventh in Division I with a .600 save percentage and 12th in Division I in goals-against (7.59)
• has a career .824 save percentage and 1.95 goals-against average against Dartmouth
• made 16 saves against Rutgers, including four in the final seven minutes after Princeton had gone up by one and two in the final 20 seconds
• made 15 saves against Hofstra
• made 14 saves against Penn
• made 14 saves against North Carolina
• made 10 saves, seven in the second half, against Syracuse
• made 10 saves against Villanova
• made 10 saves, including two in the overtimes,against Brown
• 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
• plays primarily on extra man
Jeff Froccaro #18
• tied career high with four points against Rutgers (3G, 1A)
• scored Princeton's last two goals against Rutgers
• 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
• had a goal against Brown
• of his 23 career goals, 17 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 or on attack
• had a goal against Syracuse
• had a goal against Hopkins
• had a goal against Penn
• had an assist against Brown
• 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 Rutgers, North Carolina and Yale
Bobby Lucas #17
• playing shortstick defensive midfield
• 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 5 of 9 face-offs and had five ground balls against Brown
• won 25 of 48 face-offs (.521) before missing second half of last season due to a back injury
Chris McBride #15
• senior captain
• team leader in career goals (46), assists (19) and points (65) with the season-ending injury to his cousin Jack; has more than twice as many career goals and points than the next-highest player
• had two goals and an assist against Rutgers
• had two goals against Syracuse
• missed Hofstra game due to injury
• returned to start on attack against Hopkins and had two assists
• had a goal against North Carolina and Brown
• had two goals against Villanova and Yale
• 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 for the rest of the season
• 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
• has 115 career points, 21st best all-time at Princeton
• 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
• started on defense last three games after missing previous two games with hamstring injury
• can play close defense or longstick midfield
• caused two turnovers against Yale
• 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
• missed the last three games with a wrist injury
• 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
• had a goal and assist against Yale
• 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
• played longstick midfield against Yale and Brown
Tom Schreiber #22
• leads team in goals (13), assists (10) and points (23)
• had caerer-high six points in the win over Rutgers (three goals, three assists)
• two-time Ivy Rookie of the Week
• had a goal and assist against Syracuse to earn Ivy Rookie of the Week for second time
• returned with a goal and assist 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 a goal and two assists, including on the game-winner in the fourth overtime, against Brown
• had two goals in the first five minutes against Hofstra, including first collegiate goal less than five seconds after he first touched the ball
• 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
• had two goals, including the game-winner in the fourth overtime, against Brown
• two goals against Brown gave him first multi-goal game
• made first career start in game against Syracuse
• 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
• tied for second on the team with 10 goals
• had two goals against North Carolina and Yale
• 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
• first-line shortstick defensive middie
• had a caused turnover and ground ball against Penn
• had first caused turnover in game against North Carolina
• had a caused turnover against Villanova
Chris White #29
• has been playing shortstick defensive midfield
• had two goals a year ago
• preseason first-team All-America by Inside Lacrosse
• leads team in caused turnovers
• held Zach Palmer, Hopkins leading scorer, without a goal, assist or even a shot
• had a caused turnover and two ground balls against Hopkins
• had three caused turnovers and two ground balls against Brown
• and a caused turnover and ground ball against Hofstra
• had two caused turnovers and four ground balls against Yale
• 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)
YALE (L, 8-7, OT)
GOALS - C. McBride 2, Sonnenfeldt 2, Moni 1, Schreiber 1, Armour 1
ASSISTS - Schreiber 1, Larkin 1, Moni 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:33 min, 8 goals-against, 7 saves)
BROWN (W, 5-4, 4OT)
GOALS - Shanley 2, C. McBride 1, Schreiber 1, Froccaro 1
ASSISTS - Schreiber 2, Grossman 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (73:04 min, 4 goals-against, 10 saves)
SYRACUSE (L, 7-5)
GOALS - C. McBride 2, Schreiber 1, Grossman 1, Armour 1
ASSISTS - Schreiber 1, DeButts 1, Capretta 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 7 goals-against, 10 saves)
RUTGERS (W, 11-10)
GOALS - Schreiber 3, Froccaro 3, C. McBride 2, Armour 2, Shanley 1
ASSISTS - Schreiber 3, C. McBride 1, Larkin 1, Froccaro 1
GOALIE - Fiorito (60:00 min, 10 goals-against, 16 saves)
Career Scoring
Player G-A-Pts
14 Jack McBride 90-25-115
15 Chris McBride 46-19-65
10 Jeff Froccaro 23-10-33
22 Tom Schreiber 13-10-23
27 Tyler Moni 14-3-17
2 Forest Sonnenfeldt 14-1-15
8 Mike Grossman 7-4-11
19 Cliff Larkin 4-6-10
47 Luke Armour 5-4-9
3 John Cunningham 6-1-7
1 Alex Capretta 5-2-7
26 Peter Smyth 2-4-6
7 Tucker Shanley 5-0-5
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
47 Hunter DeButts 0-1-1
36 Derek Styer 1-0-1