No. 5 Princeton Travels To Yale, Takes on No. 24 BU at Bedford

Friday, September 28

New Haven, Conn.

6:00 PM

Princeton University

Yale

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

No. 5 Princeton Travels To Yale, Takes on No. 24 BU at Bedford

September 26, 2018 | Field Hockey

PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 5 Princeton Tigers continue Ivy action with a trip to Yale on Friday before No. 24 Boston University comes to Bedford on Sunday.

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 Princeton 0 - 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
No. 5 Princeton 3, Dartmouth 0 – Recap | Photo Gallery

Week 4 Notes: Yale Bulldogs / No. 24 Boston University Terriers
Game Times	Friday, Sept. 28 - 6 p.m. l Johnson Field
	Sunday, Sept. 30 - 1 p.m. l Bedford Field
Game Coverage	Yale: Live Stats \| ESPN+ BU: Live Stats \| ESPN+
Twitter	@PUTigers l @YaleAthletics \| @BUAthletics
All-Time Series	Princeton leads Yale, 42-2-3 l Princeton leads BU 10-3
Last Meeting	Sept. 24, 2017 – No. 17 Princeton 1, No. 24 BU 0 (Recap)
	Sept. 29, 2017 – No. 16 Princeton 3, Yale 2 (Recap)
No. 5 Princeton	Roster l Schedule l 2018 Stats l @TigerFH
Yale	Roster l Schedule l Stats l@YaleFieldHockey
BU Terriers	Roster \| Schedule \| Stats \| @TerrierFH
Related Links	Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches' Poll

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. 2 UConn on Oct. 7 and No. 12 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: Yale:

Princeton leads the all-time series, 42-2-3.
The Tigers have won 33 straight games against Yale and has never lost to the Bulldogs on the road. Princeton's last loss to Yale was in 1985.

Last Meeting: Yale – Sept. 29, 2017

Senior captain Ryan McCarthy played hero with two goals in the final 2:56 as No. 16 Princeton rallied for a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Yale at Bedford Field.
McCarthy completed the contest with 13 shots while Princeton held a 26-4 advantage in that category. The Tigers also had 10 more penalty corners, holding Yale to just one. Nine different players took a shot in the game for the Tigers.

Scouting Yale:

The Bulldogs are 4-3 on the season, having lost three of their last four contests. Yale has defeated Michigan St., Hofstra, Drexel and Sacred Heart.
Yale is 0-1 in the Ivy League, having lost to Harvard, 6-0.
Imogen Davies leads the unit with four goals and nine points.

Series History: BU

Princeton leads BU, 10-3. Prior to last year, the two teams had not met since 2005.
The Tigers have never lost at home (4-0) against the Terriers.

Last Meeting: BU – Sept. 24, 2017

Maddie Bacskai's goal in the 49th minute gave No. 17 Princeton a 1-0 victory over No. 24 Boston University at New Balance Field.
Princeton held the home squad without a shot for the final 21 minutes. The Tigers outshot the Terriers, 13-4, and did not give up a penalty corner.

Scouting BU:

The Terriers are 6-3 in 2018 with victories over Northeastern, New Hampshire, Miami of Ohio, American, No. 9 Northwestern and Colgate.
BU has lost to No. 25 Maine, No. 24 Ohio State and No. 6 Penn State.
Ailsa Connolly has a team-high 12 points, adding five goals and two assists.
Petra Hall has four goals and two assists for 10 points on the season. Ally Hammel's five assists leads the squad.
Rebecca Janes was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Monday for scoring her first collegiate goal vs. Colgate.