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Yale Saturday, Nov. 15, 3 p.m. in New Haven • 2013 Record: 4-11-2, 2-3-2 / 5th Ivy League • Series vs. Princeton: Princeton leads 43-38-22 (began 1913) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 4-1 • Last Meeting: Princeton won 3-2 on Nov. 16, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Bulldogs: Yale lost four starters from last year's squad including first-team All-Ivy defender Nick Alers and leading scorer Peter Jacbson. Cameron Kirdzik had a big freshman year, tying Jacobson with 11 points, and along with Henry Albecht, should lead the offense again this year. Blake Brown, who started in goal for all but one game last year, should pick up where he left off as a junior.
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Penn Saturday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. in Princeton • 2013 Record: 8-8-2, 5-1-1 / 1st Ivy League • Series vs. Princeton: Penn leads 47-42-9 (began 1914) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 3-2 • Last Meeting: Penn won 2-1 on Nov. 9, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Quakers: Penn won the Ivy League last year with a 5-5-1 record, and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year Duke Lacroix is back for his senior season after leading the team with 19 points a year ago. Gone are Jonny Dolezal, Alex Reddy and Stephen Baker as well as last year's starting keeper Tyler Kinn. The Quakers bring in seven newcomers.
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American Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m. in Washington, D.C. • 2013 Record: 7-8-5, 4-3-2 / 5th Patriot League • Series vs. Princeton: Princeton leads 9-7-2 (began 1976) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 1-4 • Last Meeting: American won 2-0 on Nov. 5, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Eagles: Four major players graduated last year, including two of the team's top scorers, top defender and starting keeper. The top four returning point scorers are all freshmen, led by Dale Ludwig, who scored 11 points. Middie Stephen Hauschild and defender Conor Osborne were named second-team all-league last year as juniors.
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Cornell Saturday, Nov. 1, TBA in Ithaca, N.Y. • 2013 Record: 8-5-4, 2-4-1 / 6th Ivy League • Series vs. Princeton: Princeton leads 50-36-13 (began 1908) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 2-1-2 • Last Meeting: Princeton won 2-1 on Nov. 2, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Big Red: Cornell has to replace half of its starting lineup from last year, with its biggest loss being Patrick Slogic the league's Defensive Player of the Year. One mainstay from last year is goalkeeper Zach Zagorski who finished with a 0.60 GAA and an .837 save percentage.
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Harvard Saturday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m. in Princeton • 2013 Record: 7-8-2, 5-2 / 2nd Ivy League • Series vs. Princeton: Tied 40-40-8 (began 1909) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 4-1 • Last Meeting: Harvard won 2-1 on Oct. 26, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Crimson: Harvard was the runner-up in the Ivy League last year with a 5-2 mark. The team lost just two starters from last year, both second-team All-Ivy picks. The league's goalie of the year, Evan Mendez, put up a 0.85 GAA and an .851 save percentage.
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Columbia Saturday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m. in New York, N.Y. • 2013 Record: 8-6-3, 1-3-3 / 7th Ivy League • Series vs. Princeton: Columbia leads 32-21-9 (began 1912) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 3-1-1 • Last Meeting: Princeton won 2-1 on Oct. 19, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Lions: Columbia has 2013 Ivy League Rookie of the Year in Andrew Tinari. Tinari had 13 points on five goals and three helpers. Second-team All-Ivy selection Kyle Jackson had a 1.20 GAA and a .736 save percentage last year. Two key losses are Will Stamatis and David Najem, who combined for 10 goals and 24 points as seniors.
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Loyola Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m. in Princeton • 2013 Record: 7-8-2, 2-6-1 / 9th Ivy League • Series vs. Princeton: Loyola leads 5-4-4 (began 1996) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 1-4 • Last Meeting: Loyola won 2-1 on Sept. 18, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Greyhounds: The Greyhounds will compete under first-year head coach Steve Nicholas after posting a 7-8-2 record in 2013. Leading scorer Larry Ndjock returns for his junior year after scoring 12 goals and one assist last year. He'll be helped by Connor Thompson, who had 10 points a year ago. The team's top two goalies have graduation making way for a fresh face in net.
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Brown Saturday, Oct. 11, 4 p.m. in Princeton • 2013 Record: 7-7-3, 3-2-2 / 4th Ivy League • Series vs. Princeton: Brown leads 34-20-8 (began 1948) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 1-2-2 • Last Meeting: Tied 0-0 on Oct. 12, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Bears: Brown's streak of NCAA appearances ended last year as the team went 7-7-3 and finished fourth in league play. Sophomore middie Tariq Akeel was a first-team All-Ivy selection and led the team in scoring with 15 points. Two key losses are Voltair Escalona and Jose Salama who were second and third in scoring, along with starting goalie Josh Weiner
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Rutgers Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m. in Princeton • 2013 Record: 7-11-2, 2-5-1 / 8th American Athletic Conference • Series vs. Princeton: Princeton leads 26-20-9 (began 1951) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 1-3-1 • Last Meeting: Rutgers won 3-2 on Sept. 13, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Scarlet Knights: This is the first season for Rutgers in the Big 10 conference. Last year the team reached the semifinals of the AAC Tournament behind the 20-point efforts of seniors Kene Eze and Mael Corboz. All-AAC goalie David Greczek had a 1.23 GAA and an .812 save percentage and returns for his sophomore season.
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Dartmouth Saturday, Oct. 4, 4 p.m. in Princeton • 2013 Record: 6-7-4, 1-6 / 8th Ivy League • Series vs. Princeton: Princeton leads 39-20-7 • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 3-2 • Last Meeting: Princeton won 2-1 on Oct. 5, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Big Green: This is the first season for head coach Chad Riley, who has been an assistant coach there since 2012. Dartmouth lost five starters and bring in a class of seven. Top returner is first-team All-Ivy midfielder Colin Heffron who had three goals and four assists last year.
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Binghamton University Saturday, Sept. 27, 4 p.m. in Princeton • 2013 Record: 3-11-5, 1-3-3 / 6th America East • Series vs. Princeton: First meeting • On the Bearcats: Binghamton graduated two seniors from a team that went 3-11-5 in 2013. This year's team is comprised of seven international players. Binghamton has made two appearanace in the NCAAs in 2003 and 2006 and has been a DI program since 2001. |
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Drexel University Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. in Philadelphia • 2013 Record: 9-8-4, 4-1-2 / 1st CAA - NCAA TOURNAMENT • Series vs. Princeton: Princeton leads 3-2-1 (began 1984) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 3-2 • Last Meeting: Princeton won 1-0 on Oct. 8, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Dragons: Drexel is coming off of back-to-back NCAA appearances and has won the last two regular-season CAA titles. The Dragons bring in eight newcomers to replace nine graduates. Three of those nine combined for 30 points and were in the top four in scoring, leaving a big hole on offense. |
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Boston University Saturday, Sept. 20, 4 p.m. in Boston. • 2013 Record: 6-10-1, 3-6 / 7th Patriot League • Series vs. Princeton: First meeting • On the Terriers: Last year was BU's first year in the Patriot League after years in the America East. All-Region and all-league striker Dominique Badji and Lucas McBride are the team's top scorers and combined for 10 of the team's 17 goals in 2013. As a rookie Matt Gilbert had a 1.05 GAA and an .807 save percentage in net. |
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Georgetown Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m. in Princeton • 2013 Record: 14-5-2, 6-2-1 / 1st BIG EAST - NCAA Tournament • Series vs. Princeton: Georgetown leads 5-0-1 (began 1998) • Last 5 meetings: Georgetown is 4-0-1 • Last Meeting: Georgetown won 3-2 on Sept. 22, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Hoyas: Georgetown reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament last year and were nationally-ranked all season, one year after being the national runner-up. The Hoyas lost six seniors to graduation, including Hermann Trophy semifinalist Steve Neumann, but do return their leading scorer Brandon Allen. |
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Seton Hall Sunday, Sept. 14, 1 p.m. at Seton Hall • 2013 Record: 7-9-2, 3-6 / 8th BIG EAST • Series vs. Princeton: Princeton leads 12-11-5 (began 1986) • Last 5 meetings: Princeton is 5-0 • Last Meeting: Princeton won 1-0 on Sept. 15, 2013 (Recap/Box) • On the Pirates: The team scored its most goals last year (27) since 2008, led by freshman Samuel Geller with 20 points. Another freshman, goalie Julian Spindler, made his mark a year ago. Two major holes are left by forwards Max Garcia and George Velasquez. |
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