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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Yale
October 01, 2026 | Field Hockey
PRINCETON (4-4, 1-1 Ivy League) vs. YALE (5-1, 1-1 Ivy League)
Friday, Oct. 2 • 5 pm
Bedford Field • Princeton, N.J.
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PRINCETON vs. TEMPLE (5-4, 1-1 Big East prior to Friday game against Delaware)
Sunday, Oct. 4 • noon
Bedford Field • Princeton, N.J.
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A – Again?
Princeton is 4-4 on the season, 4-0 in games that have ended in regulation and 0-4 in games that have gone to shootouts. Princeton's last three games have ended in shootout losses, to No. 7 UConn, No. 8 Harvard and No. 2 Maryland.
B – Before
Princeton had played 30 overtime games between 2016 (when Carla Tagliente and Dina Rizzo became the coaches) and the end of the 2025 season (including the NCAA final against Northwestern), with two that went to shootouts. This season, Princeton has had four shootouts in four overtime games.
C – Change
The rule change this season away from 7v7 sudden death to 11v11 sudden death has had a major impact on the percentage of games that have reached shootouts across all of Division I. A year ago, there were 111 OT games, of which 23 went to shootouts, or 20.7 percent. This season, there have been 34 games that have gone to OT and 15 that have gone to shootouts, or 44 percent.
D – Deeper
Princeton has played four OT games and had four shootouts, or 100 percent. The rest of Division I combined has played 30 OT games with 11 shootouts, or 36.7 percent.
E – Ella, Ott, Pru
Ella Cashman, Ottilie Sykes and Pru Lindsey are tied for the lead among current Princeton players in career goals with 12 each.
F – Faulstich
Anna Faulstich has five career goals in 60 career games. She has three goals in 57 games against teams other than Yale and two goals in three games against Yale.
G – Gabriella
Gabriella Anderson returned to the starting lineup Tuesday against Maryland after missing the games against UConn and Harvard due to an injury against Penn. Anderson was an NCAA Final Four All-Tournament selection a year ago as a freshman.
H – Houlden
Clem Houlden has played every minute of every game this season.
I – Ivy League
Princeton and Yale are both 1-1 in the Ivy League, along with Dartmouth and Columbia. Harvard and Cornell are both 2-0; Brown and Penn are both 0-2. The other league games this weekend are Harvard at Penn, Brown at Cornell and Dartmouth at Columbia.
J – Just The Facts
Princeton is 36-14 since the start of the 2024 season, with an NCAA quarterfinal, an NCAA championship game appearance, an Ivy League championship and an Ivy League tournament title.
K – Know This
Princeton leads the Ivy League (and is fourth in Division I) in goals-against with 0.73 per game. Yale leads the Ivy league (and is 11th in Division I) in scoring offense, at 3.20 goals per game.
L – Last Year
Princeton and Yale played twice last season, in the regular season in New Haven (a 2-1 Princeton win) and in the Ivy League semifinals (a 3-0 Princeton win). Anna Faulstich had two goals in those two games, while Molly Nye, Pru Lindsey and Beth Yeager had one each. The Yale goal was scored by Hettie Whittington.
M – More OT?
The Princeton record for overtime games in a season is five, from the 19-game 1991 season. Princeton has gone to overtime four times in eight games this season (including three straight).
N – Naticchia
How long has it been since Princeton and Temple have played each other? Jennifer Naticchia, who has been a family doctor in South Jersey for the last 34 years, is the most recent Princeton player to score against the Owls. Temple leads the all-time series against Princeton 9-8-2, with all 19 games between 1971 and 1992.
O – Ott
Defender Ottilie Sykes had two goals against Maryland after not having a goal for her previous 15 games.
P – Picciafuoco
Yale's Chiara Picciafuoco, a 2025 first-team All-American, leads the Ivy League in goals, assists and points. She has no goals in three career games against Princeton.
Q – Quite A Stat
Princeton is 4-0 when scoring first. Princeton is 0-3 when its opponent scores first, despite tying all three of those games, and 0-1 when neither team scores.
R – Ramsey
Yale's Ella Ramsey, a two-time All-Ivy League selection, is the daughter of Peter Ramsey, a second-team All-Ivy and honorable mention All-American defenseman who won NCAA championships with the Princeton men's lacrosse team in 1992 and 1994.
S – Saylor
Sophomore Saylor Milone missed the first four games of the season due to injury. She has two goals in four games since returning — after not having any career goals prior to that.
T – Team
Princeton has 23 players on the roster. Of those 23, there are eight internationals (all from England), eight from New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania and seven from other states.
U – Upshot
Princeton has outshot its opponents by a combined 117-59. Princeton has outshot seven of its eight opponents, with only Harvard as the exception.
V – Very Busy
The games against Yale and Temple will be Princeton's third and fourth in nine days.
W – Watchlist
Princeton has eight players on the NFHCA preseason Watchlist: Gabriella Anderson, Olivia Caponiti, Ella Cashman, Clem Houlden, Pru Lindsey, Saylor Milone, Ottilie Sykes, Caitlin Thompson.
X – X-Factor
Princeton has not failed to reach the NCAA tournament in consecutive years since 1992-93. That streak will continue through this year, as the Tigers reached the NCAA final a year ago.
Y – Yeah?
Princeton and Yale meet for the 56th time. Princeton holds a 50-2-3 record against the Bulldogs.
Z – Zilch
There have been 21 cards issued in Princeton's first six games (10 for Princeton, 11 for its opponents). There have been no goals scored during any of the penalty time from those cards by either team.
