Tigers to Conclude Three-Game Road Stint at Army

Princeton (6-1-0) vs. Army (3-2-4)
September 30 (Tues.) | 6:00 p.m. | West Point, N.Y.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – After opening Ivy League play on the road with a win over Harvard, the Princeton men's soccer team will look to conclude its three-game road stint on Tuesday as they face Army. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. in West Point.

Last Time Out
On Saturday, Princeton began Ivy League play on the road in Cambridge, where the Tigers took a 1-0 win after a defensive battle.

Daniel Ittycheria scored the lone goal of the contest, while keeper Andrew Samuels came up with big saves to keep the Crimson shut out, including one on a penalty kick and another on a direct free kick just outside the box.

For his impressive performance, Samuels was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for the second-consecutive week.

With the win, Princeton improves to 6-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference play.

Samuels' Saves
Andrew Samuels has been in goal for all seven of the Tigers' matchups this season, allowing just one goal in the last four games and just three on the season.

Last week, Samuels helped the Tigers to three consecutive shutouts over UAlbany, UMass and Villanova - a streak only ended with one goal allowed in Princeton's 3-1 win over Seton Hall on Tuesday.

The junior Burlingame, Calif. native ranks 13th nationally in goals-against average with 0.43. His GAA also puts the Tigers 10th nationally as a team.

Samuels also ranks 10th in the country in save percentage, tallying an impressive 0.870.

Offensive Leaders
Ittycheria leads the Tigers with four goals on the season, scoring three game-winners on the way. The stat puts him at fifth in the nation and first in the Ivy League.

Senior defender Jasinski has had a strong start to the season, leading the Tigers in points with three goals and three assists for nine. He ranks second in the Ivy League in points per game, averaging 1.29.

Sophomore Roka Tsunehara also has three assists on the season.

In The Rankings
Princeton currently ranks first in the nation in RPI.

The Tigers sit at 12th nationally in won-lost-tied percentage.

Difficult to score against, Princeton ranks 8th in save percentage with 0.875, 10th in goals allowed and 18th in shutout percentage.

Princeton leads the Ivy League in total goals with 14.

Hungry Tigers
The defending Ivy League Tournament Champions return to Roberts this year after a successful 2024 season that saw the Tigers go 12-7 and make an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Princeton was picked to finish second in the Ivy League preseason poll, receiving five first-place votes.

The Tigers return 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, Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch and Jasinski were named United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch in their respective positions this preseason.

Whitchurch was named to the MAC Hermann Watch List earlier this month, as the centerback was one of just seven defenders and 29 players to be selected nationally. His leadership on the back line helped Princeton to a goals-against average of 1.16 in 2024, and he was named to the First Team All-Ivy and the Ivy League All-Tournament Team.

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 three already this season, he now holds fourth in career assists with 19.

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 were named captains to lead 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 two goals on the season already, while Sadjak has one start.

About Coach Barlow
Head coach Jim Barlow is in his 29th season as the men's soccer head coach and has accumulated 228 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.

Scouting Army
Army enters Tuesday's contest with a record of 3-2-4 on the season and 1-1-1 in the Patriot League.

Army is coming off a 3-1 loss to American on Saturday on the road in Washington, D.C. Before that, Army tallied two draws against Stony Brook and Lehigh.

Ronald Zhai and Jubril Bamgbala each have two goals apiece on the season, with Zhai also notching an assist. Michael Gulry has been in goal for the majority of Army's games so far, starting eight. He has 32 saves on the season for a save percentage of 0.800 and a GAA of 1.14.

The last matchup between the Tigers and Army was a 1-0 Army victory in Princeton last season, which saw the Tigers outshoot Army 21-6 with the lone goal being an Army penalty kick. Before that, the two sides had not met since 1949.

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