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No. 20 Princeton Field Hockey Hosts Cornell on Senior Day at Bedford Field
October 28, 2015 | Field Hockey
| Princeton vs. Cornell |
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| Gametimes | Saturday, Oct. 31 - 12 p.m. l Bedford Field |
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| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Cornell, 29-5-3 |
| Last Meeting | Nov. 1, 2014 - Princeton 3, Cornell 2 (Box/Recap) |
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| Cornell |
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THE WEEK THAT WAS
• Princeton split a pair of games against Harvard (W, 2-1) and No. 2 UConn last weekend (L, 4-1).
• The Tigers' game against Saint Joseph's scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28 was canceled due to an inclement weather forecast.
• With the Tigers trailing 1-0 in the second half of Saturday's game against the Crimson, Maddie Copeland netted a pair of goals at 57:52 and 66:17 to help Princeton remain unbeaten (5-0) in Ivy play.
• The Tigers finished with a 16-4 shot advantage with a 10-4 edge in penalty corners.
• Copeland netted Princeton's only goal in a 4-1 loss to UConn, breaking a scoreless deadlock in the ninth minute.
• The Huskies finished with a 21-5 shot advantage and a 12-2 edge in pealty corners.
• Anya Gersoff made six saves in the loss.
POURING IT ON
• With three more goals over the weekend, Maddie Copeland upped her season total to 13.
• In the midst of a breakout year, Copeland has amassed 28 points.
• Copeland has already surpassed her previous career highs for goals (8) and points (16) set last season.
• In 68 career appearances, Copeland has collected 65 points on 31 goals and three assists.
• Copeland's goal against UConn snapped a streak of 572:02 consecutive scoreless minutes from the UConn defense.
• Posting eight-straight shutouts entering last Sunday's showdown, the Huskies last gave up a goal at the 66:13 mark of a 3-2 win over Stanford on Sept. 25.
• Copeland's goal was also the first allowed by UConn in the first half of a game this season.
• Earning a spot on the conference's weekly honor roll, Copeland has twice been named the Ivy Player of the Week in 2015.
Princeton's Ivy League Weekly Awards
Sept. 8 – Anya Gersoff (Co-Player of the Week)
Sept. 8 – Sophia Tornetta (Rookie of the Week)
Sept. 22 – Maddie Copeland (Player of the Week)
Sept. 29 – Sophia Tornetta (Rookie of the Week)
Oct. 6 – Maddie Copeland (Player of the Week)
Oct. 13 – Nicole Catalino (Rookie of the Week)
Oct. 20 – Jane Donio-Enscoe (Rookie of the Week)
BALANCING ACT
• 12 different Tigers have recorded a point for Princeton this season.
• Maddie Copeland leads the way with 28 points on 13 goals and two assists.
• Sophia Tornetta has five goals and seven helpers, while Ryan McCarthy has collected 14 points on five goals and four assists.
• Nicole Catalino is second on the squad in goals (6), while Teresa Benvenuti has a team-high eight assists to go with two goals.
• Cat Caro rounds out a group of six Tigers with double-digit points, racking up 11 points on four goals and three assists.
• Elise Wong is second on the team in helpers (6), while fellow freshmen Elizabeth George and Jane Donio-Enscoe have combined for 15 points (5G, 5A).
IN THE RANKINGS
• The Tigers are currently slotted 20th in the NFHCA poll and 13th in the NCAA RPI rankings.
• Princeton ranks 13th in the country in assists per game (2.71), 14th in goals per game (3.14), points per game (9.0), and scoring average (3.09), 19th in defensive saves (6), 27th in scoring margin (0.63), and 33rd in penalty corners per game (6.43).
• Maddie Copeland is eighth in the nation in goals per game (0.93) and 14th in points per contest (2.00).
• Teresa Benvenuti ranks 27th nationally in assists per game (0.57).
• Anya Gersoff is 33rd in the nation in saves per game (5.07) and sixth in the Ivy in save percentage (0.670).
SENIOR DAY
• The Tigers will honor the Class of 2016 prior to the start of Saturday's showdown against Cornell.
• Together, Teresa Benvenuti, Maddie Copeland, Saskia de Quant, Kate Ferrara, Anya Gersoff, and Debi-Michelle Jantzen have helped Princeton to a 51-23 overall record with a 25-1 Ivy mark.
• As freshmen, the Tigers' seniors helped Princeton claim the 2012 national championship.
• The Class of 2016 has also helped lead the program to three-straight conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Tigers lead the all-time series against Cornell, 29-5-3.
• Princeton won each of the first five meetings, including the inaugural match-up in 1978, 4-0.
• Cornell earned its first win over Princeton in 1983, 1-0.
• The Tigers won 14-straight against Cornell from 1993-2006.
• The Big Red snapped the skid in 2007 with a 4-3 decision in Princeton, N.J.
• The Tigers have won each of the last seven meetings, outscoring Cornell 35-6 during that stretch.
LAST MEETING
• Princeton secured a 3-2 win over Cornell last season in Ithaca, N.Y.
• Katy Weeks netted the game's first goal in the sixth minute before three straight Princeton scores in a span of 11:14 gave the Tigers a two-goal cushion. Krysten Mayers trimmed the deficit to one with a goal at 67:04.
• Princeton finished with a 15-7 shot advantage and a 4-1 edge in penalty corners.
• Anya Gersoff finished with three saves.
LAST TIME OUT: CORNELL
• The Big Red cruised to a pair of 6-1 and 7-0 victories over Brown and Lehigh last weekend.
• Knotted at 1-1 against Brown at the half, Cornell erupted netted five goals in the second period to blow the game open.
• Isabel Siergiej netted a pair of goals, while Katie Carlson, Sam McILwrick, Krysten Mayers, and Katy Weeks accounted for the rest of the Big Red's six goals. Siergiej and Taylor Standiford also had a pair of assists.
• Marissa Siergiej and Weeks each had a pair of goals against Lehigh, while Katie Garrity, Isabel Siergiej, and Elizabeth Horak also got on the board. Katie Carlson and Isabel Siergiej each dished out three assists while Standiford had a pair of helpers.
• Cornell outshot its opponents 47-10 over the weekend while holding a 16-4 edge in penalty corners.
SCOUTING CORNELL
• Cornell carries a 10-5 overall record into Saturday's contest with a 4-1 Ivy mark.
• Krysten Mayers leads the team with 29 points on 13 goals and three assists.
• Isabel Siergiej has 20 points (5G, 10A) on the season, while Marisa Siergiej (8G, 3A) and Katy Weeks (7G, 5A) each have 19 points.
• Katie Carlson (4G, 4A) and Taylor Standiford (10A) have 12 and 10 points, respectively.
• Kelly Johnson has logged the majority of minutes in net, posting a 7-3 record with a 0.653 save percentage and 1.71 goals-against-average.