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Princeton University
Robert Morris
No. 14 Princeton Set For Season Opener At Robert Morris
October 17, 2024 | Women's Ice Hockey
PRINCETON, N.J.- The wait is over for the Tigers as the Princeton women's hockey team prepares for its season opener against Robert Morris. The teams will play a two-game series on Friday and Saturday to start off the 2024-25 campaign.
ÂSchedule
Friday - 7:00 PM - FloHockey
Saturday - 3:00 PM - FloHockey
ÂTigers To Watch: Three of Princeton's top four point scorers in Issy Wunder (35), Emerson O'Leary (32) and Sarah Paul (23) are back on the ice to kick off the season. Paul was one of the two Tigers to score double digit goals in the 2023-24 season.Â
Wunder and Gabby Kim both received All-Ivy League Honors at the conclusion of the season being named as second-team and honorable mention respectively.
Captain Coene:  Mia Coene will serve as the sole team captain for the Tigers for the 2023-24 season. This will be the Clayton, N.Y. native's second season with the title.
Princeton In the PWHL: Sarah Fillier '24 was drafted with the first overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft by the New York Sirens. She notched 30 goals and 13 assists in her senior season with Princeton. Claire Thompson '20 was selected third overall by PWHL Minnesota and earned second-team All-Ivy and third-team All-ECAC honors in her final year with the Tigers in 2020.
Canada Connection: Mackenzie Alexander and Sarah Paul teamed up on the ice together this summer as part of the Canadian Development Team. The pair faced off against the U.S. in the Development Series.Â
Double Trouble: Twin sisters Angelina and Lucia DiGirolamo join Princeton from the Bishop Kearney Selects where they were four-time New York state champions.Â
A Fresh Look: Princeton brings in six new Tigers as part of the class of 2028- Brooklyn Nimegeers, Hannah Fetterolf, Rosie Klein, Alexander, and the DiGirolamo sisters.Â
The Staff: Head coach Cara Morey returns for her eighth season leading the program. Morey owns a 102-70-22 record overall and won her 100th game on Jan. 13, 2024 against Harvard.
Taylor Wenczkowski joins Daniel Gould and Jamie Lundmark on the Princeton coaching staff. Wenczkowski spent the 2023-24 season playing for PWHL Boston in the league's inaugural season. Prior to the PWHL, she played three years in the Premier Hockey Federation for the Boston Pride, winning back-to-back Isobel Cups as the league champion in 2021 and 2022.Â
ÂSeries History: This weekend will be the fifth and sixth games between Princeton and Robert Morris. The Tigers hold a 4-0 record against the Colonials with two wins coming on opening weekend last season.Â
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