Tordin Nets First Two Career Goals as Tigers Off to 3-0 Start

Thursday, September 1

Kingston, R.I.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

3-0-0

Rhode Island

0-4-1

Princeton

Rhode Island

Pietra Tordin had the first two goals of her Princeton career on Thursday at URI.

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Tordin Nets First Two Career Goals as Tigers Off to 3-0 Start

September 01, 2022 | Women's Soccer

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Pietra Tordin gave the Princeton women's soccer team the lead in the first half and gave the Tigers the lead again in the second in a 2-1 win on Thursday night at Rhode Island.

The two goals were the first of the rookie Tordin's career. The first came just morer than four minutes into the game when Tordin took the ball from a Rhode Island defender in the corner of the 18, worked around another Ram defender and threaded a shot between a third Rhode Island player and Rams keeper Faith Hutchins to put the Tigers on top.

40' left, 1st half | Princeton 1, Rhode Island 0

Pietra Tordin works herself free in the 18 and sends it home for her first goal as a Tiger!

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— Princeton WSoccer (@PrincetonWSoc) September 1, 2022

Rhode Island tied it on a Hope Santaniello with just less than 20 minutes to go in the half, and seven-plus minutes later, Hutchins made a stop on a Princeton penalty kick to keep it 1-1.

URI had a would-be goal waved off due to goalie interference 11 minutes into the second hallf, and it stayed even until 15-plus minutes were left in the game, when Tordin drew a foul just outside the 18 and arced the following free kick home to put Princeton in front.

15' left, 2nd half | Princeton 2, Rhode Island 1

TWO FOR TORDIN!

After getting her first career goal in the first half, rookie Pietra Tordin gets another! Tordin draws the foul and then nails the free kick!

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— Princeton WSoccer (@PrincetonWSoc) September 2, 2022

Princeton outshot URI 15-7 overall and 8-2 on goal in the win. Ella Gantman made her first career start in goal and played the first half, making one save. Tyler McCamey played the second half, and although she did not face a shot on goal in that time, she picked up the win to move to 3-0 on the season.

The win completed the home-and-home series sweep for the Tigers over URI, who had not met before Princeton's home win a year ago.

Now 3-0 on the season for the second consecutive year and the fifth time in the last six competitive seasons, Princeton will head to No. 9 Rutgers (5-0) on Sunday at 11 a.m.