Princeton Celebrates Final Four Run With End Of Year Banquet

PRINCETON, N.J. – After wrapping its spring schedule, the Princeton Tigers held its annual banquet at the Prospect House. The 2017 banquet was a chance for coaches, players, alumni and friend of Princeton Field Hockey to gather together and celebrate the 2016 Final Four season.

2016 Senior Class
Cat Caro - Captain
Ellen Dobrijevic
Hailey Reeves – Captain

The Class of 2017 has won 45 games, three Ivy League titles, posted an .892 winning percentage in the Ivy League, has been part of five NCAA Tournament victories and a Final Four berth.

Thorp Van Dusen Goodfellow '41 Award
This award is awarded annually to that upper-class player, who by her commitment to field hockey, her loyalty to the team, her high level of skill and her competitive spirit, has demonstrated a great love for the sport, the team and of Princeton.

The Thorp Van Dusen Goodfellow '41 Award recipient was Cat Caro.

Mari J. Schleuning P'07 Award
The Mari J Schleuning P'07 award honors a Princeton Field Hockey alumna and/or a current student athlete who demonstrates a deep compassion for others and a commitment to provide opportunities to people and communities who would not have had them otherwise.

The Mari J Schleuning P'07 Award recipient presented by Nathaniel Franks was Hailey Reeves.

Season Recap:
Princeton opened the season with a daunting schedule with five of its first six games against ranked opponents. The Tigers went 3-3 during that stretch, collecting wins over No. 12 Albany and No. 10 Delaware.

The Tigers rattled off three straight victories before a 4-2 loss to No. 5 Penn State. An overtime loss to No. 2 Duke was sandwiched between two more Ivy League victories. After an 8-0 win over Towson to finish the non-conference portion of the schedule, Princeton dropped consecutive overtime decisions to Harvard and Cornell. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 6-1 win over Penn.

No stranger to the NCAA Tournament, Princeton took a different route to get there this season as it received the program's first-ever at-large bid. The Tigers took down No. 5 Penn State (2-1) on the road to reach the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Sophomore Sophia Tornetta then laced a shot into the back of the cage as time expired to send the Tigers to the Final Four with a 3-2 victory over the No. 7 Virginia Cavaliers. The eventual national champion, Delaware, defeated Princeton, 3-2 in the Final Four.

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Cat Caro

Ellen Dobrijevic

Hailey Reeves

Sophia Tornetta