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Tigers Host Penn In Ivy Opener As Sherrerd Field Is Officially Dedicated
March 15, 2012 | Men's Lacrosse
Penn beat North Carolina by four and North Carolina beat Princeton by two. Advantage Penn.
Wait a second.
Princeton beat Villanova by six and Villanova beat Penn by one. Advantage Princeton.
Go a little further.
Lehigh beat Penn who beat Carolina who beat Princeton who beat Villanova who beat Lehigh.
Advantage nobody.
If all of these early season results mean anything, it's that there are a bunch of teams capable of beating a bunch of other teams, all across Division I.
Besides, comparative scores will matter not at all as Princeton and Penn face-off for the 80th time.
Instead, the issue is to get to 1-0 in the Ivy League.
The league season kicks off this weekend with three games: Penn at Princeton, Yale at Cornell (1 p.m.) and Dartmouth at Harvard (7 p.m.).
As for Princeton-Penn, in addition to the significance of the game, it is also the official dedication of Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium.
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Princeton had defeated Penn 21 straight times prior to last year's 8-3 Quaker win at Franklin Field.
Penn never trailed in the game, outshot Princeton 36-21 and dominated possession time.
Princeton leads the all-time series 62-17.
Of the 21 games that Princeton won during its streak, five were by one goal - including back-to-back overtime wins in 2009 and 2010.
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Tom Schreiber and Jeff Froccaro both had career-highs with five goals in Princeton's 14-8 win over Villanova Tuesday night.
Froccaro added two assists for a career-high seven points. Schreiber had one assist for six points, two off his career high.
Froccaro and Schreiber shot a combined 0 for 14 against North Carolina (0 for 7 each). Against Villanova, they combined to go 10 for 18.
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Before Jeff Froccaro and Tom Schreiber did so against Villanova, the last time two Princeton players had at least five goals apiece in the same game was in 1996, when Jesse Hubbard had six and Chris Massey had five against Towson in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.
Froccaro and Schreiber were a combined 10 for 18 shooting against Villanova.
Hubbard and Massey were a combined 11 for 17 shooting in that game against Towson.
Hubbard and Massey also had six each earlier in 1996, against North Carolina during the regular season. The two rank 1-2 all-time in goals scored at Princeton with 163 and 146.
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Princeton has allowed the fewest extra-man goals in Division I, having given up just one, during the Manhattan game.
Opponents are 1 for 10 on EMOs against Princeton.
Penn is 7 for 20 on EMOs.
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Princeton had eight goals on 43 shots against North Carolina and then had 14 goals on 35 shots against Villanova.
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Tucker Shanley is the only Princeton player to have at least one goal in every game this season.
Tom Schreiber has at least three points in every game this season. Schreiber, Shanley and Will Himler are the only players with at least one point in all five games.
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Princeton averages 11.0 goals per game. Only once in 12 games last year did Princeton reach 11 goals.
Last year, Princeton had 40 assists in 12 games. This year, Princeton has 39 in five games.
Of Princeton's 55 goals this year, 39 have been assisted, for a percentage of .709. Last year, Princeton had 40 assists on 85 goals, a percentage of .471.
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Princeton's Chad Wiedmaier is also one of 20 candidates for the Lowe's Senior Class Award, which recognizes excellence in what is termed the 4C's of character, competition, classroom and community.
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What Can You Say About ...
Luke Armour #16
• had two assists against Manhattan
• played in every game last year, starting seven
• was fourth on the team with 14 points (9G, 5A)
Alex Capretta #1
• starting at midfield
• has 10 points in four games this year; had 10 points his first three years combined
• had a career-high four points against UNC while tying his career high with three goals
• had a goal and assist against Villanova
• had three assists against Hofstra after having two for his first three years combined
• had a goal against Hopkins
• played in 10 games last year
• had career-high three goals against Harvard
Rob Castelo #4
• tied for second on the team with five caused turnovers
• had two caused turnovers and two ground balls against Hopkins
• had a caused turnover and four ground balls against UNC
• had three ground balls and a caused turnover against Manhattan
• had one caused turnover and one ground ball against Hofstra
• returned healthy this season after missing final 10.5 games last year with a torn ACL against Johns Hopkins
John Cunningham #3
• tied for team lead with 16 ground balls
• top longstick midfielder, as well as a wing man on face-offs
• team captain for the second straight year
• preseason third-team All-America selection by Inside Lacrosse for the second straight year
• 2011 second-team All-Ivy League
• 2010 honorable mention All-Ivy League selection
• selected by the Denver Outlaws in the Major League Lacrosse draft with the 46th pick
• has six career goals and eight career points
• tied for second on the team in caused turnovers a year ago
Hunter DeButts #47
• has not yet played due to injury
• could play attack or midfield
• had first extended playing time of his career last year in the game against Syracuse
• had first career point with an assist against the Orange
Mark Feild #25
• plays on the man-up unit
• had a goal against Manhattan
• was injured most of his first two seasons but was healthy last year, when he played mostly extra man
Nick Fernandez #24
• starter at shortstick defensive midfield
• had four ground balls and a caused turnover against Manhattan
• had a ground ball and caused turnover against Hofstra
• had three injuries in 2011 - ankle sprain, concussion, broken arm
Tyler Fiorito #6
• preseason second-team All-America for the second straight year
• unanimous first-team All-Ivy League and third-team All-America last year
• second in Division I in save percentage and eighth in goals-against as a junior
• selected 10th in the Major League Lacrosse draft (Chesapeake Bayhawks)
• first-team All-Ivy and second-team All-America as a sophomore
• honorable mention All-America as a freshman
Mike Flanagan #34
• started two games last year on close defense
• plays extensively on man-down defensive unit
Jeff Froccaro #18
• starting on attack after playing as a midfielder first two years
• second on team with 10 goals
• had career-highs with five goals and seven points while tying career high with two assists against Villanova
• had two goals against Hopkins; also won 5 of 6 face-offs
• had two goals against Hofstra
• had a goal and assist against Manhattan
• leads all active Princeton players with 38 career goals and is second for career lead with 51 career points
Mike Grossman #8
• had a career-high four points against Hopkins (2G, 2A)
• also had first multi-goal game of his career
• had a goal and assist against Hofstra and Manhattan
• started every game on attack
• has started on attack and midfield in his career
Will Himler #18
• has one assist in each of the first five games while playing on second midfield
• three of his five assists have been to Tom Schreiber
• had first career point with an assist against Hofstra on a goal by Tom Schreiber that snapped a three-goal Hofstra run and made it 7-5
• had second career point with assist against Manhattan, also on a Schreiber goal
• last game of high school career at Chaminade was an overtime loss to Schreiber's team (St. Anthony's)
Cliff Larkin #19
• started 10 games on attack a year ago
• has missed the first five games with an injury
Bobby Lucas #17
• has won 36 of 66 face-offs through two games (54.5%); won 46.2% of face-offs last year and 52.1% as a freshman
• won 10 of 16 face-offs against Hofstra and had four ground balls and a caused turnover
• won 9 of 18 against Villanova
• won 5 of 7 face-offs against Manhattan
• also playing shortstick defensive midfield
Mike McDonald #26
• has started every game on attaack
• named Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Week after Week 1 win over Hofstra
• had three goals on four shots against Hofstra in first collegiate game
• had a goal against North Carolina
• had a goal against Manhattan
• had first career assist, in the game against Villanova
Jonathan Meyers #28
• starter on defense
• tied for team lead with 16 ground balls and tied for second with five caused turnovers
• had six grounds ball and a caused turnover against Hopkins
• had three ground balls and a caused turnovers against UNC
• had first career point with a 50-yard pass to Jeff Froccaro against Manhattan
• also had two caused turnovers and four grounds balls against Jaspers
• missed three games last year due to injury
• has started on defense and at longstick midfield
• started six games a year ago
Kip Orban #13
• freshman playing in the second midfield
• had first career two-goal game in the Konica Minolta Face-off Classic against North Carolina
• had a goal and assist against Villanova
• had first career points with a goal and assist against Manhattan
Derick Raabe #5
• is the No. 2 LSM behind John Cunningham
• started two games at close defense last year
• has primarily played longstick midfield
Eric Sanschagrin #31
• made 11 saves while allowing five goals in first collegiate start, against Manhattan
Tom Schreiber #22
• preseason first-team All-America
• 2011 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
• first-team All-Ivy League selection
• Ivy League Player of the Week after win over Hofstra
• leads team in goals (13) and assists (10)
• has at least three points in every game
• leads active players in career points (52) and assists (23)
• has at least three points in every game this season
• had a career-high five goals against Villanova
• had a career-high seven points againstHofstra (3G, 4A)
• had four goals and an assist against Manhattan
• had a goal and two assists against Hopkins
• had three assists against UNC
• led team in goals and assists last year (first player to do so since Justin Tortolani in 1990)
• 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
Tucker Shanley #7
• starting on first midfield
• has eight goals this year in five games after having six all last year
• had two goals and an assist against Villanova
• had two goals against Manhattan
• had two goals against Hofstra
• had one goal against Hopkins
• had a goal and first two career assists - as well as a career-best three points - against North Carolina
• had two goals, including the game-winner in the fourth overtime, against Brown last year
Peter Smyth #14
• has won 17 of 37 face-offs
• won 10 of 16 against Manhattan
• won 36.7% a year ago
Forest Sonnenfeldt #2
• had one goal in first three games before missing the UNC game due to injury
• returned with an assist against Villanova
• had an extra man goal against Hofstra and Manhattan
• had 10 goals a year ago
• could play attack or midfield
Jack Strabo #35
• first-line shortstick defensive middie
• had a goal against North Carolina
• had first two career points with a goal and assist against Manhattan
Chris White #29
• moved from offense to defensive middie a year ago and will play there again this year
• had an assist against Villanova
• had a caused turnover against Manhattan
Chad Wiedmaier #9
• leads team with nine caused turnovers
• had three caused turnovers against Hopkins
• had two caused turnovers against Villanova
• No. 7 pick in the MLL draft (Hamilton Nationals)
• preseason first-team All-America
• three-time first-team All-Ivy League selection (no Princeton player and only one Ivy League player have ever been four-time first-team All-Ivy)
• two-time second-team All-America; third-team All-America last year
• one of 20 candidates for the Lowe's Senior Class Award
• active with Fields of Growth and spent four weeks last summer in Uganda