#3 Princeton to Host Duke for NCAA Second Round on Sunday

Sunday, November 23

Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium

4:00 PM

Princeton University

Duke

Daniel Ittycheria vs Cornell Ivy Final 2025

#3 Princeton to Host Duke for NCAA Second Round on Sunday

November 22, 2025 | Men's Soccer

No. 3 Princeton (15-1-2) vs. Duke (9-3-6)
November 23 (Fri.) | 4:00 p.m. | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Beginning its NCAA Tournament campaign, the no. 3-seeded Princeton men's soccer team will host Duke for a Second Round game on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. in Roberts Stadium.

Ticket information can be found here.

Last Time Out
Princeton earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship by winning its second-consecutive Ivy League Tournament Championship on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Cornell.

Sam Vigilante and Liam Beckwith scored in the contest, with Andrew Samuels making three saves, including one on a penalty kick, to earn his 12th shutout of the year.

On Monday, Princeton was announced the #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

All-Ivy Honors
Samuels was the first Tiger to be named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, and Daniel Ittycheria was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year in the league's awards, announced Wednesday.

The Tigers also boasted 10 All-Ivy selections, with six on the First Team and two on each of the Second Team and Honorable Mention lists.

Samuels, Ittycheria, and centerback Whitchurch were all named to the First Team All-Ivy by unanimous selection.

Joining them on the First Team are seniors Jack Jasinski and Sam Vigilante and junior Bardia Hormozi. Roka Tsunehara and Liam Beckwith were named to the Second Team All-Ivy, while Papez and Jack Hunt were named All-Ivy Honorable Mentions.

Princeton was also named Coaching Staff of the Year.

In The Rankings
Princeton was ranked #1 in the NCAA committee's top-16, announced on October 17.

The Tigers are also ranked first in the nation in RPI, which they have held onto since Sept. 28 except for a few days just behind Maryland.

In the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll, the Tigers were ranked no. 3 for the second-consecutive week, the highest ranking in program history.

The Tigers lead the nation in won-lost-tied percentage.

Difficult to score against, Princeton also leads the nation in save percentage (0.922), goals allowed average (0.278) and shutout percentage (0.722).

Samuels' Saves
Samuels, the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, has been in goal for all 18 of the Tigers' matchups this season, allowing just five goals on the season. With 12 shutouts, he ranks first in the nation.

The junior Burlingame, Calif. native leads the nation in both GAA (0.279) and save percentage (0.921).

For his dominant season, Samuels was named to the MAC Hermann Midseason Watch List last Friday. Joining him on the list is senior defender Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch.

Offensive Leaders
Ittycheria leads the Tigers and ranks second in the Ivy League with nine goals on the season, scoring four game-winners along the way. His two assists put him at a squad-high 18 points.

Junior Bardia Hormozi has 16 points on the season for a squad second-best, scoring six goals and notching four assists on the way.

Senior defender Jasinski also has three goals and five assists for 11 points this season.

Hungry Tigers
The defending Ivy League Tournament Champions will host the tournament this year after clinching the no. 1 seed. In 2024, the Tigers went 12-7 and made their 12th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance.

The Tigers returned 24 players this season, accounting for 70% (21 of 30) goals and 85% of assists (24 of 28). Of the 24 returners, 11 are seniors.

Keeping an Eye Out
Key returning seniors Ittycheria, Whitchurch and Jasinski were named United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch in their respective positions this preseason.

Whitchurch was named to the preseason MAC Hermann Watch List, again appearing on the midseason list announced October 10. The centerback was one of just four defenders and 31 players to be selected nationally to the Midseason Watch List.

Jasinski led the Tigers in assists with nine last season, putting him third in the Princeton record book for assists in a single season. With five already this season, he now ties for third in career assists with 21.

Jasinski and Ittycheria were both named to the 2024 Second Team All-Ivy.

Called Up
Ittycheria was drafted by D.C. United in the 2025 MLS Superdraft. He was selected in the second round as the 40th overall pick after leading the Tigers in goals in both 2024 and 2023.

In 2024, Ittycheria logged nine goals and one assist. Three of those goals came during the Ivy League Tournament, for which he was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

This preseason, Ittycheria was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer Second Team.

Captains
Whitchurch and Jack Hunt are captains of the 2025 squad. Hunt, a midfielder from Coronado, Calif., was a 2024 All-Ivy Honorable Mention. Both captains hail from California, with Whitchurch coming from San Diego.

About the Newcomers
Princeton welcomes seven talented newcomers in the class of 2029 this season in Tyler Vilet, Ben Manfroy, Frederik Sadjak, Jackson Martin, Tyler Austin, Ryker Joutz and Giacomo Gabrielli.

Martin has three goals on the season already, while Sadjak has four starts.

About Coach Barlow
Head coach Jim Barlow is in his 29th season as the men's soccer head coach and has accumulated 237 career wins with the Tigers, the most for any soccer coach in Princeton history, men's or women's. Barlow was named the 2025 Ivy League Coach of the Year, his third time winning the award after claiming it in 2018 and 2021.

Scouting Duke
Duke is 9-3-6 on the season, advancing to the Round of 32 with a 1-0 victory over FDU on Thursday. Ulfur Bjornsson scored a penalty kick in the 88th minute to send the Blue Devils through to Sunday.

Alessandro Arlotti leads the Blue Devils with seven goals and five assists for 19 points. Kenan Hot is behind him with seven goals and four assists.

Eryk Dymora has been in goal for 17 of Duke's matches, making 36 saves on the season for a GAA of 0.79 and a save percentage of .735.

Princeton and Duke have met three times before, with the Blue Devils taking each of those contests. The most recent meeting was in 2023. The two sides have never met in the NCAA Tournament.