Big Apple Battle Awaits Men's Soccer At Columbia

Saturday, October 15

New York, N.Y.

3:00 PM

Princeton University

Columbia

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October 14, 2022 | Men's Soccer

Princeton (4-4-1, 1-1-0 Ivy) at Columbia (1-5-4, 0-0-2 Ivy)
October 15 | 3 p.m. | Rocco B. Commisso Stadium
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Notes To Know

Princeton enters the weekend tied for third in the Ivy League with three points. Penn and Cornell are both atop the table with six points, but the Quakers and Big Red meet on Saturday.
All-time, Princeton is 23-34-11 against Columbia and 9-15-6 against the Lions in NYC. The Tigers are 3-0-1 in their last four matches against Columbia, with wins in each of the last three meetings.
Last year in Princeton, current NYCFC midfielder Kevin O'Toole scored twice and Michael Osei-Wusu added the capper in a 3-0 win for the Tigers. Ryan Clare and James Wangsness had assists for the Tigers in the victory.
Princeton's last trip to the Big Apple came in 2018, a 2-1 win. Sean McSherry and James Colvin gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead before the match was a half-hour old, and Princeton held on despite a 62nd-minute goal from the Lions, avoiding near disaster when Blake Willis hit the post in the final five seconds.
Ryan Clare leads Princeton in scoring with nine points (4g, 1a). Daniel Diaz Bonilla has eight points (3g, 2a).
11 different players have at least one point for Princeton this season, including eight of the probably 10 field players in the starting lineup on Saturday.
William Watson has started six matches in goal, posting a 1.17 GAA. He has two shutouts this season and is 3-2-1 overall.
The Lions are 1-5-4 overall this season, and 0-3-3 in their las six games.
Last weekend, Columbia rallied after conceding a goal 3:21 into the match at Harvard, earning a 1-1 draw. Two weeks ago, Columbia played Brown to a 0-0 draw.
The Lions are being outscored, 15-6, this season.