A Return to Ivy League Action as Men's Soccer Faces Harvard on Saturday

Saturday, October 28

Cambridge, Mass.

1:00 PM

Princeton University

Harvard

A Return to Ivy League Action as Men's Soccer Faces Harvard on Saturday

October 26, 2023 | Men's Soccer

Princeton (4-6-3, 1-2-2 Ivy) vs. Harvard (4-4-6, 2-1-2 Ivy)
October 28 (Sat.) | 1 p.m. | Jordan Field
Live Stats | ESPN+ | International Stream

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Princeton men's soccer team will travel to Cambridge, Massachusetts this weekend to face Harvard at Jordan Field. Game day is set for October 28th at 1 p.m. and the match will air on ESPN+.

Game Notes

Princeton is 4-6-3 overall and 1-2-2 in Ivy League Conference play following the draw at home against Fordham on Tuesday.
Daniel Ittycheria is tied for 23rd in the country in goals per game. The sophomore leads the team with 9 goals this season and one assist, he also leads the team in points scored (19) ... in recent matches, he scored braces matches against Columbia (10/7) and against St. John's (9/19), scored the solo goal against Seton Hall (10/10), and scored a goal against fordham (10/24)
Khamari Hadaway averages 4.50 saves per game which ranks him 22nd in the country. The junior has a total of 45 saves on the 2023 season in 10 games and a 67.2% save percentage ... 6 saves in the win against Rutgers (9/1), 10 saves against No. 3 Duke (9/4), 3 saves against No. 21 New Hampshire (9/15), 3 saves against St. John's (9/19), 3 saves against Dartmouth (9/23), 2 saves against Yale (9/30), 5 saves against No. 8 Georgetown (10/3), 2 saves against Columbia (10/7), 6 saves against Seton Hall (10/10). In 2022 he only recorded 18 saves in the 7 games he played.
William Watson made his third start of the season in goal against Fordham and tallied 4 saves ... he maintains an 83.3% save percentage. The junior posted his first clean sheet of the 2023 season in his second start of the year against Brown.
The offense has been heating up. The Tigers have had two games this season with four goals. Four different goal scorers in their 4-1 win over Monmouth (9/26) - Walker Gillespie, Will Francis, Nico Nee, Daniel Ittycheria... three different goal scorers in their 4-0 win over Columbia (10/7) - Daniel Ittycheria, Will Francis, Ian Nunez.
The sophomore Will Francis scored goals in back-to-back games, with a goal against against Monmouth and with a crucial, game-tying goal against Yale. He also scored a goal against Columbia. Will is third on the team in points scored this season with 6.
The freshman Ian Nunez scored the game winning goal against St. John's (9/19), tallying his first collegiate goal, and scored a goal against Columbia. He has been the only freshman to score a goal thus far, has seen 266 minutes of playing time, and owns a 58.3% shot on goal percentage.
Nico Nee is 1st on the team in assists per game with 5 assists ... he is second on the team in points scored this season with 11. Nee is 3 for 3 on the season in penalty kicks.
Sophomore Stephen Duncan scored the first goal of his collegiate career against No. 21 New Hampshire (9/15).
Jack Jasinski leads the team in minutes played ... 1046 minutes through 13 games. Jasinksi stated an assist against Fordham this week.
Princeton is ranked No. 63 in the NCAA Men's Soccer RPI metrics, Fordham is ranked 28th.
The Tiger's schedule has consisted of thirteen games thus far, three of them against Top-25 teams. The match against Georgetown was their third ranked opponent of the 2023 season.
Princeton went 6-6-4 (.500) overall in the 2022 season and went 2-4-1 at home.

Matchup History

45-41-10 against the Harvard Crimson in the all-time series
In their last meeting, the Tigers ended the match in a 2-2 draw (11/5/22)
Princeton is 5-4-2 on the road against Harvard

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Next On The Schedule

Men's soccer will travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to face Penn on Saturday, Nov. 4th for its last match of the 2023 regular season. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.