No. 5 Princeton Welcomes Monmouth and No. 13 Delaware To Bedford This Weekend

Friday, September 14

Princeton, N.J.

4:00 PM

Princeton University

Monmouth

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

No. 5 Princeton Welcomes Monmouth and No. 13 Delaware To Bedford This Weekend

September 12, 2018 | Field Hockey

PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 5 Princeton Tigers begin a four-game homestand vs. Monmouth and No. 13 Delaware this weekend.

The Tigers take on Monmouth on Friday (4 p.m.), No. 13 Delaware on Sunday (1 p.m. ) before contests vs. No. 3 Maryland on Tuesday (6 p.m.) and Dartmouth on Sept. 22 (12 p.m.).

2018 Season To Date ...
No. 2 UNC 1, No. 10 Princeton 0 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 10 Princeton 4, No. 14 Wake Forest 0 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 6 Princeton 2, No. 5 Princeton 1 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 6 Princeton 3, No. 4 Duke 2 - Recap
No. 23 Rutgers 1, No. 6 Rutgers - Recap

Week 3 Notes: Monmouth Hawk / No. 13 Delaware Blue Hens
Game Times	Friday, Sept. 14 - 4 p.m. l Bedford Field
	Sunday, Sept. 16 - 1 p.m. l Bedford Field
Game Coverage	Monmouth: Live Stats \| ESPN+ Delaware: Live Stats \| ESPN+
Twitter	@PUTigers l @MUHawks l @UDBlueHens
All-Time Series	Princeton leads Monmouth, 3-0 l Delaware leads Princeton, 15-13-3
Last Meeting	Sept. 3, 2017 - No. 3 Delaware 5, No. 8 Princeton 3 (Recap)
	Nov. 12, 2014 - Princeton 4, Monmouth 3 (Recap )
No. 5 Princeton	Roster l Schedule l 2018 Stats l @TigerFH
Monmouth	Roster l Schedule l Stats l@MonmouthFH
No. 13 Delaware	Roster l Schedule l Stats l@DelawareFH
Related Links	Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches' Poll Neff - Ivy Offensive Player of the Week

Preparing for the NCAA Tournament:

Princeton had nine of the top 25 teams in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Preseason Coaches' Poll on its schedule.
Head coach Carla Tagliente's squad opened the season with five straight nationally ranked foes, going 3-2.
Princeton will also take on No. 13 Delaware on Sept. 16, No. 3 Maryland on Sept. 18, No. 21 Boston University on Sept. 30, No. 1 UConn on Oct. 7 and No. 18 Harvard on Oct. 20.

Star and Stripes:

The Tigers have two alums on the United States national team in Cat Caro '17 and Kathleen Sharkey '13.
Sharkey has 141 caps for the national squad, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also helped the national squad to a bronze medal in the Pan American Cup last summer, leading the tournament in scoring with five goals.
Caro has made 11 appearances for the national team, recording her first cap in January and her first international goal in April.
Maddie Bacskai, MaryKate Neff and Elise Wong were named to the U.S. U-21 team in July while Sophia Tornetta was picked for the developmental squad.

Series History: Monmouth

Princeton leads the all-time series against Monmouth, 3-0.
The Tigers have faced the Hawks twice at home (2006, 2007), outscoring them 17-2.

Last Meeting: Monmouth – Nov. 12, 2014

Allison Evans and Teresa Benvenuti each netted a pair of scores to help lead Princeton to a 4-3 victory over Monmouth in an NCAA Play-In game at So Sweet A Cat Field.
Upping her career point total to 101, Evans became just the ninth player in program history to surpass the 100-point plateau. Her combined 59 goals and assists currently rank ninth all-time, while her 42 goals are tied for sixth on the Tigers' career charts.

Scouting Monmouth:

The Hawks are 2-4 overall, earning wins over Ohio and Hofstra. They have lost against both nationally ranked foes, No. 18 St. Joe's and No. 7 Michigan.
Monmouth has played in three overtime games, losing its last two including one in a shootout vs. Michigan State.
Kelly Hanna leads the group with seven points, posting three goals and an assist.
Seven different players have scored a goal for the team.

Series History: Delaware

Delaware leads the all-time series, 15-13-3. Princeton is 8-6-1 at home against the Blue Hens.
The Blue Hens have won four of the last five matchups against the Tigers including the 2016 National Semifinal.
Princeton's last victory against Delaware was a 4-2 decision in September of 2016.

Last Meeting: Delaware – Sept. 3, 2017

No. 3 Delaware used a three-goal burst in the first 12 minutes of the game to drop No. 8 Princeton, 5-3, at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.
Delaware added an insurance tally as Greta Nauck tapped in her second of the day off a corner with under two and half minutes to go to put the game away.
Clara Roth led the Tigers with five shots while the Tornetta sisters and Ryan McCarthy each had at least two shots each. Grace Baylis made five saves in the loss.

Scouting Delaware:

The Blue Hens are 3-3 on the season, picking up victories over No. 24 Ohio State, Miami (OH), and American. Delaware has dropped contests vs. No. 18 St. Joe's, No. 8 Louisville and No. 3 Maryland.
Lizzie Gaebel was selected as CAA Rookie of the Week this week after registering seven saves in her debut at No. 3 Maryland Saturday and her first career shutout with one save against American.
Greta Nauck leads the team with six points (two goals, two assists). Five different players have snagged at least two goals.