Tigers Return Home to Face #20 Cornell

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Princeton (5-3, 2-0) vs. Cornell (7-1-2, 1-1)
October 12 (Sat.) | 4:00 p.m. | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Chasing its third Ivy League win of the season, the Princeton men's soccer team returns home to face the no. 20 Cornell Big Red on Saturday, October 12th. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. on Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium.

About the Tigers

Princeton most recently defeated Brown on the road in Providence on Saturday night, with Daniel Ittycheria and Will Francis scoring in the 2-1 Tiger victory.
With the win, the Tigers are one of just two teams who are 2-0 in Ivy play, with Penn holding the other top spot in the standings.
Princeton's other Ivy league victory came over Harvard on September 28th, in which the Tigers took a 2-0 home victory as Ittycheria and Francis scored for the orange & black.
Ittycheria and Francis have proven to be a dangerous combination in the box, as the Tigers have seen three games so far in which both junior forwards scored.
Ittycheria leads the Tiger offense with five goals on the season and one assist for 11 points.
Francis is behind him with three goals, while sophomore Kevin Kelley has two goals and an assist on the season.
Three other Tigers have also found the back of the net this season, including senior captain Harry Roberts, sophomore forward Ian Nunez and junior defender Giuliano Whitchurch.
Jack Jasinski leads the Tigers in assists with four on the season.
Senior captain Khamari Hadaway has taken the majority of matches in goal for Princeton, registering 19 saves and one shutout across seven games.
Princeton is currently ranked 37th in the NCAA's RPI rankings, only behind Ivy rivals Cornell and Penn.
The Tigers are also 45th in corner kicks per game, with 5.62.

About the New Tigers

The Tigers' Class of 2028 was ranked the no. 13 recruiting class by TopDrawerSoccer, including Cyrus Klinenberg (No. 77), Kristian Kelley (No. 82), Roka Tsunehara (No. 113), Dash Papez (No. 116), and Nathan Salerno.
The Tiger newcomers are already making significant contributions to the Orange and Black's success. Tsunehara has five starts to his credit so far, while Papez notched three starts and an assist. Freshmen Kelley has played in the last four games for the Tigers, while Zhang has also seen game action three times.
Tsunehara was named to the TopDrawerSoccer preseason All-Freshman team on August 20. The Burlingame, Calif., native was the 2022 MLS Next U16 National MVP. He was also a leading scorer for the San Jose Earthquakes U17 team as they reached the semifinals of the MLS Next cup in 2023.
A pair of new Tigers hail from the D.C. United academy system, as Papez and Zhang led their team to win the U16 MLS Next Cup Playoffs while making deep runs in both his U15 and U17 years.
Freshman goalkeeper Salerno comes to Princeton after playing with the Columbus Crew II and helping secure key victories in the MLS Next Pro playoffs.

About Coach Barlow

Head coach Jim Barlow is in his 28th season as the men's soccer head coach and has accumulated 215 career wins with the Tigers, the most for any soccer coach in Princeton history, men's or women's. Barlow was also named the 2021 Ivy League Coach of the Year.

About Cornell

No. 20 Cornell is 7-1-2 on the season and 1-1 in Ivy League play after defeating Dartmouth 3-0 on Saturday evening in Ithaca.
Sophomore Alex Harris scored all three goals for the Big Red, with assists by Connor Miller and Sam Latona.
Harris leads the Cornell offense with nine goals and three assists on the season. Miller is behind him with three goals and five assists.
Ryan Friedberg has started all 10 matches for the Big Red, earning five shutouts and 28 saves for a 0.90 GAA.
Cornell is 17th in the RPI rankings after facing a challenging schedule to start the season, including a 2-2 tie with then-no. 14 Georgetown on September 6.
Princeton is 12-6-4 all-time against the Big Red and 7-2-3 at home.
The Tigers dropped their last two matchups against Cornell, with a 5-1 Big Red victory in Ithaca during the 2023 season and a 3-1 Tiger loss at home in 2022.

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