Tigers Host Army for Midweek Matchup

Tuesday, October 15

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Army West Point

October 14, 2024 | Men's Soccer

Princeton (5-4, 2-1) vs. Army (3-8-1, 1-4)
October 15 (Tues.) | 7:00 p.m. | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium
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PRINCETON, N.J. – With a quick turnaround at home, the Princeton men's soccer team will take Myslik Field again to face the Army West Point Black Knights on Tuesday, October 15th. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Roberts Stadium.

About the Tigers

Princeton dropped a hard-fought, close battle to no. 20 Cornell 1-0 on Saturday night at Roberts.
Before Cornell, the Tigers defeated Brown on the road in Providence on October 5, with Daniel Ittycheria and Will Francis scoring in the 2-1 Tiger victory.
The win at Brown helped the Tigers to their first 2-0 start to Ivy League play since 2021, with Princeton's other Ivy League victory over Harvard on September 28th.
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.
Sophomore Andrew Samuels has seen action in two games, recording one shutout and six saves on the season.
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 started seven of the Tigers' nine games, while freshmen Kelley has one start to his credit after seeing action in five games.
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 Army

Army West Point is 3-8-1 on the season and 1-4 in Patriot League play, most recently winning the Army-Navy Cup XIII on Friday night with a 2-1 win over Navy in Chester, Penn.
Gage Lyons and Ronald Zhai scored for the Black Knights to secure the rivalry win.
Lyons leads the Black Knights with five goals on the season for 10 points, while Zhai is behind him with three goals and an assist for seven.
Blair Camargo has taken the majority of games between the posts, recording 29 saves across nine starts for a 1.78 GAA.
The last matchup between Princeton and Army was a 2-0 Princeton victory in 1949, with the Tigers holding the 7-1-2 advantage all-time in the series which dates back to 1921.