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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Rutgers
Men's Soccer Hosts Rutgers and No.3 Duke To Start 2023 Season
August 30, 2023 | Men's Soccer
PRINCETON (0-0-0) vs. RUTGERS (0-2-1)
September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium | ESPN+ and NBC Sports Philadelphia | Game Program
PRINCETON (0-0-0) vs. No. 3 DUKE (2-0-0)
September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium | ESPN+ | Game Program
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Princeton men's soccer team is set to open its 2023 campaign at home against Rutgers on Friday, September 1 at 7 p.m. and No. 3 Duke on Monday, September 4 at 4 p.m. The Rutgers match will air on NBC Sports Philadelphia and Duke on ESPN+. After a 285 day absence, the Tigers finally return to Myslik Field at Roberts stadium to compete once again. Admission is free to all regular-season home Princeton soccer games. For all visitor information click here.
The Tiger's will compete against a challenging slate this season with four other preseason United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI teams on the schedule including No. 17 Georgetown, No. 20 Cornell, No. 23 New Hampshire, and No. 25 Penn. In other exciting news, the Ivy League will host an inaugural 2023 men's soccer conference tournament. The top 4 teams in the conference will qualify for a single-elimination bracket tournament.
Looking Back
Men's soccer ended its 2022 season at .500 with a 6-6-4 record.
Notable 2022 season wins:
- 2-1 vs. Penn State
- 5-0 vs. Virginia Tech
- 3-0 vs. Rider
Peep The 2022 Highlight ???!
— Princeton Men's Soccer (@TigerMensSoccer) April 25, 2023
Looking Forward
The Tigers open its 2023 campaign with hosting the reigning 2022 Big Ten Tournament champions. In their last meeting, the Tigers ended its match against Rutgers in a 1-1 draw. A Princeton goal in the 76th minute from alumni Daniel Diaz Bonilla secured the tie for the Tigers and dealt Rutgers 1 out of its 6 ties of the season. Returning goalkeeper William Watson tallied 4 saves and returning players Jack Jasinski and Harry Roberts tacked on an assist each.
On Monday, the Tigers will face off against a No. 3 Duke team. Duke, undefeated thus far, has already tallied two wins against Jacksonville (8/25) and Furman (8/27).
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Coach Barlow
Head coach Jim Barlow enters his 27th season as the men's soccer head coach and has accumulated 206 career wins with the Tigers. The 2021 Ivy League Coach of the Year looks to build on returning talent as well as implement the abundance of young talent that he has acquired in the offseason.
Matchup History
Rutgers:- 7-13-4 against the Scarlett Knights since 1990
- Longest winning streak: 4 games
- Longest losing streak: 4 games
Duke:
- 0-1-0 against the Duke Blue Devils since 2019
- Princeton fell to Duke 4-0 in their last meeting (9/6/2019)
Key Returners
- #16 Walker Gillespie - Forward
- 2021 Honorable mention All-Ivy
- 2022 Second leading points scorer - 13 points
- 2022 Second leading goal scorer - 6 goals
- Played 856 minutes
- #2 Francis Akomeah - Defense
- Appeared in 16 matches, started in 14
- Played 995 minutes in 2022
- One goal and one assist in 2022 season
- Three goals and one assist in 2021 season
- #15 Ryan Winkler - Forward
- Tallied an assist against Virginia Tech (10/18)
- Played 11 games in 2022
- #33 Issa Mudashiru - Defense
- 2021 TopDrawerSoccer.com Top-100 Freshman selection
- 2021 Second team All-Ivy
- Played 10 of 16 games in 2022
- #34 Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch - Defense
- Started 8 out of the 13 games he played
- Played 759 minutes in 2022
- #0 William Watson - Goalkeeper
- Appeared in 12 matches, starting each in 2022
- 2022 4-3-4 record with a 1.57 GAA
- 37 saves in 2022 (0.685 save percentage)
- Recorded two shutouts - Loyola (9/20) Virginia Tech (10/18)
- First career clean sheet in 3-0 defeat against Rider (9/23)
- Made 10 saves in 2-2 draw against Harvard (11/15)
Freshmen
After the 2022 season, the Tigers went searching for new talent to fill their roster. The result is a class made up of six newcomers who are considered to be the No. 25-ranked recruiting class per TopDrawerSoccer.com. Here is a look at the newcomers and class of 2027:
- #5 Liam Beckwith - Midfield - San Diego, Calif.
- Captain of Albion SC 2022-23 MLS Next season
- 2021-22 Nomads SC U19
- Captain of 2020-21 Nomads SC U17
- #7 Kevin Kelley - Forward - Dallas, Texas
- No. 30 in Top Drawer Soccer Class of 2023
- US Youth National Teams U14 and U15
- Paris Saint-Germain Academy
- #9 Ian Nunez - Forward - Miami, Fla.
- 2022-23 Inter Miami CF lead goal scorer
- Led UPSL Florida Conference in scoring
- 2021 Dallas Cup lead goal scorer (7 goals in 7 games)
- #17 Bardia Hormozi - Midfield/Forward - Bethesda, Md.
- 2021 All-American
- 2022 Bethesda Blue U18 State Championship
- 26 goal season for Walter Jonson High School
- #24 Sebastian Swary - Defense - Columbus, Ohio
- Columbus Crew Academy seven-time team captain
- 2022 Columbus Crew 11 MLS Next Pro Cup Championship
- Trained with Columbus Crew first team MLS
- #24 Andrew Samuels - Goalkeeper - Burlingame, Calif.
- No. 1 Anza Force U19 starting keeper
- No. 4 San Jose Earthquakes U17 starting keeper
- Played in 2019 MCC Tournament in China
Welcome To The New Guys!
— Princeton Men's Soccer (@TigerMensSoccer) July 14, 2023
Excited to have @TopDrawerSoccer's #25-ranked recruiting class to join us this fall!
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Next On The Schedule
Men's soccer will travel to Loyola University Maryland to face its first road opponent of the 2023 season. Game day is Friday, September 8 and kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
