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Field Hockey Hosts Brown in Pivotal Ivy League Showdown
October 17, 2014 | Field Hockey
| Game Notes: Princeton University Tigers vs. Brown University Bears |
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| Gametime | Saturday, Oct. 18 vs. Brown (12 p.m.) l Bedford Field |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats/Webcast |
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| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Brown, 28-8-1 |
| Last Meeting | Oct. 19, 2013 - Princeton 6, Brown 2 (Box/Recap) |
| Records |
Princeton (3-9, 2-1 Ivy) l Brown (8-3, 1-2 Ivy) |
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| Brown |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @BrownBearsFH |
PRINCETON VS. BROWN GAME NOTES (PDF)
Series History
Princeton holds a 28-8-1 edge in the all-time series against Brown, with a 16-1 home record. Winning the first four meetings from 1979-82, the Tigers outscored the Bears by a 10-1 margin. Brown won consecutive overtime games against Princeton in 1983-84 before recording a third straight victory in 1985 - representing the Bears' longest win streak against the Orange and Black. After dropping the 1999 edition (2-1), Princeton has since won each of the last 14 meetings dating back to 2000.
When Last We Met
Princeton cruised to a 6-2 victory over Brown in last season's showdown in Providence, R.I. Finishing with a decisive 46-4 shot advantage and a 16-2 edge in penalty corners, the Princeton offense saw five different players record a point. Scoring the game's first goal at 24:16, Teresa Benvenuti recorded a goal and two assists. Cat Caro doubled the Tigers' margin at 33:34 to stake Princeton to a 2-0 lead at the intermission. Consecutive Tiger goals just over six minutes apart early in the second half stretched the margin to 4-0 before Brown got on the board with a tally at 48:30. After the teams exchanged a pair of goals in a span of 1:07, Princeton capped off the scoring with its sixth and final goal at 64:19.
Scouting Brown
Opening the season with three consecutive victories, Brown dropped two of its next three outings, which included a pair of costly Ivy League losses to Columbia (4-0) and Dartmouth (6-1). Bouncing back with a 4-3 double-overtime victory over Harvard, the Bears have since won four of their last five and carry an 8-3 mark into Saturday's showdown against Princeton.
Last weekend, Brown secured a pair of non-conference wins over Lehigh and Providence. Down 1-0 against Lehigh, the Bears netted the game's next three scores en route to a 4-2 triumph. Emma Quigley, Alexis Miller, Hannah Rogers and Clayton Christus each found the back of the opposing net, while Emily Arciero and Meghan O'Donnell had two assists apiece. Despite Providence holding a 32-7 shot advantage, O'Donnell and Rogers assisted on goals from Katherine Kallergis and Jaclyn Torres to help Brown to a 2-0 decision. With the Friars also holding a 15-2 edge in penalty corners, Shannon McSweeney made 19 saves.
O'Donnell currently leads the team with 23 points on seven goals and nine assists. Alexis Miller is the only other Brown player with at least 10 points thanks to five goals. McSweeney has logged all 798:10 minutes in net this season, posting a 2.02 goals against average and 0.755 save percentage.
Last Time Out
Princeton will look to rebound from an 8-1 loss to Maryland on Wednesday night. Holding a 2-0 lead at the half, the Terps scored six goals in the second period to improve to 19-7-1 all-time against the Tigers. Cat Caro recorded Princeton's only goal in the 49th minute as Maryland amassed a 28-13 shot advantage. Junior goalie Anya Gersoff finished one save shy of matching a career-high with 11.
Trial by Fire
Trying to navigate a challenging schedule, Princeton has already faced six opponents currently ranked in the NFHCA top-20 poll. Of those six games, two have been decided by just one goal. Other than Wednesday's loss to Maryland, Princeton has held a lead or been within a goal during the second half of every other match-up against a ranked team. With a particularly grueling non-conference slate, Princeton's non-Ivy opponents have combined for an impressive 90-32 (0.738) mark heading into the weekend.
Home Stretch
The Tigers will play four of their final five regular season games at Bedford Field, with one remaining non-conference match-up against No. 4 UConn on the horizon. Currently tied for second in the Ivy League with a 2-1 mark, Princeton mets Brown, Harvard and Penn at home, with their lone road game slated for Nov. 1 at first-place Cornell.
Close Calls
In the midst of an uncharacteristic 3-9 season, the Orange and Black have had several close calls of late. Battling back from a two-goal deficit against Columbia on Oct. 3, the Tigers pulled even in the 62nd minute before seeing the Lions notch the game winner with just 1:15 remaining in regulation. Also surrendering the contest's first two goals against No. 10 Syracuse, Princeton once again came back, taking a 3-2 lead before giving up the game's final two scores, including the winner in the second OT. Against Delaware it was the Tigers that struck first, but a Blue Hens equalizer in the 52nd minute and the game winner 41 seconds into the second extra session dealt Princeton another close loss. The Tigers are 0-3 in overtime this season, with a 1-5 mark in one-goal games.
Leading the Way
Netting three goals in her last three outings, Maddie Copeland has already recorded a career-high with six goals this season. Netting her first goal of the year against No. 4 Penn State on Sept. 12, she had a pair of scores in a 4-0 shutout of Dartmouth on Sept. 20. Helping to spark the Tigers' comeback against Syracuse, she registered consecutive goals just 4:09 apart early in the second half. She accounted for the Tigers' lone goal in a 2-1 double-overtime loss to Delaware in the 11th minute. In 47 career appearances, she has posted 33 points (16G, 1A).
Balancing Act
Eight different players have combined to score the Tigers' 23 goals this season. Maddie Copeland leads the way with six goals, while Sydney Kirby and Ryan McCarthy have five and three goals, respectively. Cat Caro also has three goals, while Allison Evans and Cassidy Arner each have a pair of tallies. Teresa Benvenuti and Rachel Park have a goal apiece. With five other players recording at least one assist, 13 Tigers have registered a point for Princeton in 2014.
Closing In
Kristen Holmes-Winn sits just two wins shy of her 150th as the head coach of the Princeton field hockey program. Her 148 victories thus far rank second only to Beth Bozman (188) on the school's all-time charts. The Tigers have posted double-digit wins in all but two of her 12 seasons, including a program-record 21 victories during the team's 2012 national championship run. Going 75-5 against the Ivy League, Holmes-Winn has helped guide Princeton to 10 conference titles.