No. 5 Princeton Opens Ivy Play vs. Dartmouth Saturday

Saturday, September 22

Princeton, N.J.

12:00 PM

Princeton University

Dartmouth

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

No. 5 Princeton Opens Ivy Play vs. Dartmouth Saturday

September 21, 2018 | Field Hockey

PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 5 Princeton Tigers begin Ivy League play as the Dartmouth Big Green come to Bedford Field on Saturday (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
No. 5 Princeton 4, Monmouth 1 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 5 Princeton 4, No. 13 Delaware 2 - Recap | Photo Gallery
No. 3 Maryland 5, No. 5 Princeton 4 - Recap

Week 4 Notes: Dartmouth Big Green
Game Times	Saturday, Sept. 22 - 12 p.m. l Bedford Field
Game Coverage	Live Stats \| ESPN+
Twitter	@PUTigers l @DartmouthSports
All-Time Series	Princeton leads the series, 29-8-2
Last Meeting	Sept. 23, 2017 - No. 17 Princeton 5, Dartmouth 0 (Recap)
No. 5 Princeton	Roster l Schedule l 2018 Stats l @TigerFH
Dartmouth	Roster l Schedule \| Stats \| @DartmouthFH
Related Links	Davey – England U21 Beyond the Stripes – A Big Family

What's Going On:

No. 3 Maryland rallied to take down No. 5 Princeton, 5-4, in double overtime at Bedford Field on Tuesday evening.
Clara Roth recorded her fifth career multi-goal game, finishing with five points. Julianna Tornetta and Jane Donio-Enscoe also scored in the contest while Princeton posted three defensive saves in the loss.

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. 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 145 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 15 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: Dartmouth

The Tigers are 29-8-2 all-time vs. Dartmouth including a 15-3-1 mark at home.
Princeton has lost just twice to Dartmouth since 1988. It has currently on six straight against Dartmouth.
The Tigers have won the last six home meetings against the Big Green.

Last Meeting: Dartmouth – Sept. 23, 2017

Behind an impressive five-point outing from senior captain Ryan McCarthy, No. 17 Princeton ran by the Dartmouth, 5-0, at Chase AstroTurf Field.
The Tornetta sisters combined for 11 shots in the game and three assists. Julianna Tornetta was second on the squad with seven shots, adding two helpers. Four different players scored for Princeton.

Scouting Dartmouth:

The Big Green are 3-3 on the season, earning victories over Ball State, UMass and Holy Cross. Dartmouth fell in its only matchup vs. a ranked foe, 6-0, to No. 20 Iowa.
Katie Spanos leads the squad with four goals and nine points. Five different players have scored at least two goals for Dartmouth this season.