Princeton University Athletics
Players Mentioned
No. 18 Princeton Field Hockey Closes Out Regular Season Slate at Penn
November 05, 2015 | Field Hockey
| Princeton vs. Penn |
|
| Gametimes | Saturday, Nov. 7 - 12 p.m. l Ellen Vagelos C'90 Field |
| Game Coverage | Live Stats/Webcast |
| @PUTigers l @PUTigers_live l @PennAthletics | |
| All-Time Series |
Princeton leads Penn, 25-15-3 |
| Last Meeting | Nov. 8, 2014 - Princeton 4, Penn 3 (Box/Recap) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @TigerFH |
| Penn |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PennFieldHockey |
LAST TIME OUT
• The Tigers cruised to a 4-0 shutout win over Cornell last Saturday.
• Jane Donio-Enscoe opened up the scoring in the 16th minute before Ryan McCarthy doubled the margin with a score at 31:51. Maddie Copeland tacked on a pair of goals in the second half while Teresa Benvenuti finished with two assists.
• Princeton finished with a 14-8 shot advantage, while Cornell had a 7-4 edge in penalty corners.
• Anya Gersoff made five saves.
THREE TIME'S A CHARM
• With two goals against Cornell, Maddie Copeland picked up her third Ivy League Player of the Week honor of the season.
• Copeland also garnered POTW accolades on Sept. 22 and Oct. 6.
• Copeland has collected 32 points this season on 15 goals and a pair of helpers.
• Over the course of her career, Copeland has racked up 69 points on 33 goals and three assists.
• Collectively Princeton has picked up eight weekly awards from the Ivy League this season:
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)
Nov. 3 – Maddie Copeland (Player of the Week)
HELPING HAND
• With two more assists against Cornell, Teresa Benvenuti upped her season total to 10.
• Benvenuti is currently fourth on the team in points (14) with two goals and 10 assists.
• In four seasons in Orange and Black, Benvenuti has amassed 75 points on 23 goals and 29 helpers.
• In Princeton's 7-3 win over Dartmouth on Sept. 27, Benvenuti tied Melanie Meerschwan's single-game program record for assists (4) set on Oct. 31, 2000 vs. Cornell.
• Her 10 assists on the year and 29 career helpers are both ranked eighth on the program charts.
SHARING THE WEALTH
• 12 different Tigers have recorded a point this season, with six players tallying at least 10.
• Maddie Copeland leads the way with 32 points on 15 goals and two assists.
• Sophia Tornetta has 18 points (5G, 8A), while Ryan McCarthy has six goals and four assists.
• Teresa Benventi has 14 points (2G, 10A) on the year, while Nicole Catalino (6G) and Cat Caro (4G, 4A) each have 12 points.
• An integral part of the team's success this season, Princeton's freshmen have combined for 53 of the team's 138 points.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Princeton climbed two spots to No. 18 in the NFHCA poll.
• The Tigers are 11th in the NCAA RPI (as of Nov. 1).
• Princeton currently ranks 11th in the nation in assists per game (2.8), 13th in points per game (9.2) and scoring average (3.15), 14th in goals per game (3.2), 23rd in shutouts per game (0.2), and 24th in scoring margin (0.85).
• Maddie Copeland is fifth in the country in goals per game (1.0) and ninth in points per contest (2.13).
• Teresa Benvenuti is 15th in the nation in assists per game (0.67).
• Anya Gersoff is 33rd nationally in saves per game (5.07) and fifth in the Ivy in save percentage (0.685).
WHAT'S AT STAKE
• With a win over Penn on Saturday, Princeton would claim the Ivy title outright and earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
• By virtue of its win over Cornell last Saturday, the Tigers improved to 6-0 in the Ivy in 2015, ensuring at least a share of the conference title for the 11th-straight year and the 21st time in 22 seasons.
• Should Penn (13-2, 5-1 Ivy) prevail, the teams would share the Ivy title, but the Quakers would receive the Ivy's automatic NCAA Tournament bid by virtue of its victory in the head-to-head meeting.
• Under head coach Kristen Holmes-Winn, Princeton is 85-5 against the Ivy League.
• The Tigers only losses to conference opponents under the Holmes-Winn era have come to Dartmouth (2004, 2011), Cornell (2007), Penn (2004), and Columbia (2014).
SERIES HISTORY
• Princeton is 25-15-3 all-time against Penn with a 12-10-1 mark on the road.
• After dropping the inaugural match-up in 1973 (L, 3-1) and playing to a 1-1 draw the following season, Princeton earned its first-ever win over Penn in 1975, 5-0.
• Going just 3-13-2 against the Quakers from 1976-93, Princeton has won 20 of the last 21 meetings.
• Snapping a five-game skid to Penn in 1994, the Tigers secured a 2-1 decision that kicked off a run of 10-straight victories.
• After the Quakers took the 2004 meeting by a score of 2-1, Princeton has won each of the last 10 showdowns against their conference rivals.
LAST MEETING
• Princeton earned a 4-3 win over Penn in last season's regular season finale.
• Hailey Reeves opened the scoring at 9:36 before consecutive Penn goals at 11:31 and 29:11 put the visitors on top.
• Teresa Benvenuti answered with a goal that pulled the Tigers at the half before another quick score following the intermission put Princeton back on top.
• An Alexa Hoover penalty stroke at 54:54 momentarily tied it at 3-3 before Maddie Copeland put away the game winner at 61:04.
• Princeton finished with a slim 10-9 shot advantage and an 8-4 edge in penalty corners.
SCOUTING PENN
• Winners of four straight, Penn carries a 13-2 (5-1 Ivy) record into Saturday's showdown.
• 10 different players have recorded a point for the Quakers this season, with five different players breaking into double digits.
• Alexa Hoover leads the way with 63 points on 27 goals and nine helpers.
• Elizabeth Hitti has 29 points (6G, 17A), while reigning Ivy Rookie of the Week Selena Garzio (6G, 3A) and Elise Tilton (5G, 5A) each have 15 points.
• Gina Guccione has 12 points on five goals and two assists.
• Liz Mata has seen the majority of time in net, posting a 13-2 mark with a 2.13 goals-against-average and a 0.694 save percentage.