No. 9 Princeton Advances To NCAA Quarterfinals With Dominating 5-1 Win Over No. 13 Syracuse

Friday, November 15

Storrs, Conn.

2:30 PM

Princeton University

(14-4)

#13 Syracuse

(12-7)

Princeton

Syracuse

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

No. 9 Princeton Advances To NCAA Quarterfinals With Dominating 5-1 Win Over No. 13 Syracuse

November 15, 2019 | Field Hockey

Box Score

STORRS, CONN. – No. 9 Princeton used two first-half goals to separate itself from No. 13 Syracuse in a 5-1 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at Connecticut.

Princeton's offense got started about four minutes into the game, earning consecutive corners, but couldn't not solve Syracuse goalie Sarah Sinck.

The Tigers finally broke through with under two minutes to go in the first quarter. On a corner, Hannah Davey knocked in an attempt from MaryKate Neff to make it 1-0.

PRINCETON GOAL!

Tigers score on the deflection off of Hannah's stick!

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— Princeton FH (@TigerFH) November 15, 2019

Syracuse's best threat in the first half came halfway through the second quarter with back-to-back corners, but Grace Baylis took a point-blank shot and sent it away.

Two minutes later, Clara Roth corralled a turnover, went the distance and got it past Sinck for a two-goal advantage.

PRINCETON GOAL!

Clara creates the turnover ... goes the length of the field and gets it by the goalie!

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— Princeton FH (@TigerFH) November 15, 2019

Head coach Carla Tagliente's group held a 2-0 lead at the break and doubled up Syracuse in shots, 6-3.

Ali McCarthy opened up the second half scoring as she tapped in a high ball from Julianna Tornetta to extend the Tigers' lead to three.

PRINCETON GOAL!

Ali on the high deflection extends the Tigers' lead to three!

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— Princeton FH (@TigerFH) November 15, 2019

Davey nabbed her second goal directly on a corner as the clock read 7:10 in the third frame.

PRINCETON GOAL!

Directly off the corner, Hannah collects her second of the game!

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— Princeton FH (@TigerFH) November 15, 2019

Roth made it two Tigers with two goals each as she corralled a bouncing ball and sent it into the cage after inserting on a corner less than two minutes later.

PRINCETON GOAL!

Another one for Clara as she collects the bouncing ball and whips it in!

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— Princeton FH (@TigerFH) November 15, 2019

Syracuse got on the scoreboard on a tip-in with four minutes to go in the third. The Orange thought they had another one on the final play of the stanza, but it was waved off after review.

With the win, Princeton now advances to Sunday's 1 p.m. NCAA Quarterfinals to take on No. 2 UConn, a 2-1 winner over Fairfield in Friday's first game. It is the 18th time in program history that the Tigers have reached the quarterfinals. UConn took down Princeton, 2-1, in overtime in September.