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Saturday Afternoon Trip to Cornell Ahead for Women's Soccer
October 12, 2026 | Women's Soccer
With four Ivy League games remaining, the Princeton women's soccer team will look to repeat last season's turnaround from a 1-2 conference start when the Tigers visit Cornell Saturday afternoon in Ithaca, N.Y.
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Princeton enters the match at 5-5-1 overall and 1-2 in the Ivy League after a 1-0 loss to Penn Saturday night at Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium. The Quakers scored the game's only goal in the 88th minute despite Princeton holding a 19-9 advantage in shots, a 7-3 edge in shots on goal and a 10-6 advantage in corner kicks.
Through 11 games, Princeton has scored 19 goals on 178 shots while allowing 18 goals on 106 shots. The Tigers have a 71-42 advantage in shots on goal and a 68-44 edge in corner kicks. Princeton has scored 12 times in the first half and seven times in the second.
Rookie Stella Monberg leads Princeton with five goals and 13 points, including three assists and two game-winning goals. Dylan Jovanovic and Kayla Wong each have three goals and three assists for nine points, Maddie Recupero has three goals and an assist for seven points, and Isabella Garces has three goals for six points. Nina Cantor has a goal and three assists for five points.
A Familiar Position
Princeton enters its fourth Ivy League game with a 1-2 conference record, matching its position through three league games last season. In 2025, the Tigers responded by winning their final four Ivy League games to capture the league championship and earn the right to host the Ivy League Tournament. Princeton will look to begin another late-season run when it visits Cornell.
Ivy Tournament Race
Princeton and Cornell enter the week with three points apiece and 1-2 Ivy League records. Brown leads the standings with seven points, followed by Dartmouth, Harvard and Columbia with six each. Penn has four points, while Yale has yet to earn a point. The top four teams in the final standings qualify for the Ivy League Tournament. With four conference games remaining, Princeton is three points behind the three teams tied for second place.
Ivy League Preseason Poll
Princeton was selected first in the Ivy League preseason poll with 120 points and 10 of 16 first-place votes. Dartmouth was second with 109 points and four first-place votes, followed by Brown with 98 and the remaining two first-place votes. Columbia was fourth with 81, Harvard fifth with 71, Penn sixth with 45, and Cornell and Yale tied for seventh with 26.
Monberg's Ivy League Start
Freshman Stella Monberg has scored four goals over Princeton's first three Ivy League games, scoring twice against Harvard and twice at Yale. Her two goals at Yale came just 3:44 apart, with the first tying the game and the second standing as the game-winner in a 2-1 Princeton victory.
Monberg leads Princeton with five goals, 13 points and two game-winning goals through 11 games. All five of her goals have come over a four-game span, beginning with a goal at Lehigh and continuing with two-goal performances against Harvard and Yale.
Creating Chances
Princeton has outshot its opponents 178-106 this season, averaging 16.2 shots per game while allowing 9.6. The Tigers have put 71 shots on goal while allowing 42 and have earned 68 corner kicks to their opponents' 44.
Princeton has outshot its opponent in each of its first three Ivy League games, including a 19-9 advantage against Penn Saturday. The Tigers put seven shots on goal against the Quakers and earned 10 corner kicks.
The Big Red
Cornell enters Saturday's game at 5-5-2 overall and 1-2 in the Ivy League after a 6-1 win over Holy Cross Tuesday in Ithaca. The Big Red scored twice in the first half and four times in the second, with six different players finding the net. Brooke Brown, Alanna Colbert, Jessica Alessi, Emily Gibbons, Sofía Menéndez and Hayes Wheeler scored, while Alessi added two assists. Cornell held a 16-3 advantage in shots and an 11-1 edge in shots on goal.
Cornell opened Ivy League play with a 1-0 win over Yale before falling 4-1 at Harvard and 3-0 at Columbia. The Big Red have scored 16 goals and allowed 16 in 12 games, holding a 160-131 advantage in shots and a 78-54 edge in shots on goal. Cornell has recorded five shutouts.
Gibbons leads Cornell with five goals and 12 points, while Colbert has three goals and two assists for eight points. Raya Leikin has two goals and an assist for five points. Alessi has a goal and two assists, both assists coming against Holy Cross, while Menéndez has scored twice this season.
Sofia Kerrigan has played 990 minutes in goal, making 38 saves with a 1.36 goals-against average and a .717 save percentage while contributing to five shutouts. Naomi Glassberg played all 90 minutes against Holy Cross, allowing one goal without making a save.
Cornell was picked to finish tied for seventh in the Ivy League preseason poll.
The Series
Princeton leads the all-time series against Cornell 33-8-4 and has won the last three meetings. The Tigers have won 26 of the last 27 meetings dating to 1996, with Cornell's lone victory in that span coming in 2022.
Last season at Roberts Stadium, Princeton defeated Cornell 2-0 behind goals from Alexandra Barry in the ninth minute and Drew Coomans in the 88th. Sydney Romano made two saves in the first half before Cecilia Cerone played a scoreless second half to complete the shutout. Princeton outshot Cornell 12-7.
In the Tigers' last visit to Ithaca in 2024, Princeton won 3-0 with all three goals coming in the first half. Isabella Garces scored in the 21st minute and Barry added a goal in the 32nd, giving Barry goals in each of the last two meetings. Princeton outshot Cornell 24-8 in the victory.
The 2023 meeting at Roberts Stadium ended in a 4-2 Princeton win, with Cornell getting second-half goals from Kendall Patten and Abigail Bishara. Princeton's 2022 loss in Ithaca ended a 25-game winning streak against the Big Red that began in 1996.
Tigers in the Pros
Princeton's professional footprint has Tigers currently playing in the NWSL, Gainbridge Super League and abroad. Tyler McCamey '25 signed with FC Barcelona Femení over the summer. Pietra Tordin '26 is in her second season with the Portland Thorns after twice being named NWSL Rookie of the Month in 2025.
Tordin was also named to the U.S. Women's National Team's October training camp roster, her first senior USWNT call-up. The camp leads into a pair of friendlies against Spain, Oct. 10 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., and Oct. 13 at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa.
Madison Curry '24 is in her second season with Seattle Reign FC, while Aria Nagai '24 began the 2026 season with Utah Royals FC before being loaned to Dallas Trinity FC for the remainder of the season. Dallas Trinity FC has a strong Princeton presence beyond Nagai, with Drew Coomans '26 and Heather MacNab '25 with the club. Tyler Lussi '17, Princeton's career record holder in goals and points, continues her professional career with DC Power FC. Lily Bryant '25 is continuing her professional career in Portugal with FC Porto.
Individual Notes
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Has appeared in eight games this season with two starts, playing 360 minutes in goal.
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Has recorded 11 saves and a 1.25 goals-against average.
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Has been part of two combined shutouts this season.
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Has appeared in all 11 games with nine starts, playing a team-high 540 minutes in goal.
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Has five wins and has been part of four Princeton shutouts this season.
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Has appeared in 32 career games with 21 starts and has recorded 46 career saves.
#2 Anna Chau
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Has appeared in all 11 games this season with five starts, playing 647 minutes.
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Has made five starts over Princeton's last six games.
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Recorded her first career assist in Princeton's 2-0 win over James Madison.
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Has appeared in 18 career games with 11 starts.
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Has appeared in nine games with four starts during her freshman season.
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Started four times in a five-game span from Rutgers through Harvard.
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Has played 368 minutes and taken five shots this season.
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Has appeared in all 11 games during her freshman season.
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Recorded her first career point with an assist against Colgate.
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Has taken nine shots this season, putting three on goal.
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Has played 394 minutes in her first collegiate season.
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Has appeared in nine games with four starts this season.
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Recorded her first career point with an assist in the season-opening win over Loyola Maryland.
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Has played 531 minutes during her freshman season.
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Is the only Princeton field player to start all 11 games this season.
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Leads Princeton's field players with 879 minutes played.
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Has appeared in 47 career games with 41 starts, playing more than 3,800 career minutes.
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Has two goals and four assists for eight career points.
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Scored her first goal of the season in Princeton's 3-0 win at Lehigh.
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Has appeared in five games this season.
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Has scored twice in 14 career appearances.
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Has appeared in six games with one start this season.
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Recorded her first career assist in Princeton's 3-0 win over Colgate.
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Has appeared in 15 career games.
#10 Dylan Jovanovic
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Is tied for second on the team with nine points on three goals and three assists.
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Leads Princeton with 25 shots and 12 shots on goal.
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Shares the team lead with two game-winning goals.
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Has started all 11 games this season and has 19 points on five goals and nine assists in 46 career games.
#11 Maddie Recupero
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Has started all 11 games and has three goals and an assist for seven points.
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Her three goals this season are already a career high after scoring twice as a freshman.
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Is tied for second on the team with 21 shots.
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Has five goals and three assists for 13 points in 25 career games.
#12 Lewa Drew White
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Has appeared in nine games with two starts during her freshman season.
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Has played 301 minutes this season.
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Has seen action in each of Princeton's first two Ivy League games.
#13 Sarah Houston
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Has appeared in all 11 games with three starts this season.
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Recorded her first assist of the season in Princeton's 3-0 win over Colgate.
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Has put five of her seven shots on goal this season.
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Has two goals and two assists in 26 career games.
#14 Nina Cantor
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Has a goal and three assists for five points this season.
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Recorded a career-high three assists against Harvard, assisting on all three Princeton goals.
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Has appeared in 27 career games with 15 starts.
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Has three goals and five assists for 11 career points.
#16 Victoria Adams
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Has appeared in six games with two starts this season.
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Has played 260 minutes during her freshman season.
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Made starts against Ohio State and Rutgers.
#18 Brooke Dawahare
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Has started all seven games in which she has appeared this season.
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Has taken five shots and played 373 minutes.
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Has appeared in 29 career games with 27 starts.
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Has four goals and four assists for 12 career points.
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Has appeared in all 11 games with eight starts.
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Has two assists this season, coming against Rutgers and Lehigh.
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Has recorded three assists in 24 career appearances.
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Has played 494 minutes this season.
#21 Julia Johnson
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Has started seven of her eight appearances this season.
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Has played 610 minutes this season.
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Scored her first career goal in Princeton's win at Dartmouth last season.
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Has appeared in 24 career games with 21 starts.
#22 Esmé Rudell
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Has appeared in 10 games with six starts this season.
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Has played 569 minutes and taken two shots.
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Returned to the starting lineup at Yale and played all 90 minutes as part of a back line that did not allow a goal from the run of play.
#24 Stella Monberg
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Leads Princeton with five goals and 13 points and is tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals.
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Scored both goals in Princeton's 2-1 comeback win at Yale, tying the game in the 76th minute and scoring the winner in the 79th.
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Has scored four goals in Princeton's first three Ivy League games, with two each against Harvard and Yale.
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Has twice recorded a career-high four points, doing so in consecutive Ivy games against Harvard and Yale.
#27 Alexandra Barry
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Has appeared in eight games this season after missing the first three.
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Has put 10 of her 18 shots on goal, a .556 shots-on-goal percentage.
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Had a season-high seven shots, including four on goal, at Yale.
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Has nine goals and nine assists for 27 points in 44 career games.
#28 Kayla Wong
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Is tied for second on the team with nine points on three goals and three assists.
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Has converted both of her penalty-kick attempts this season.
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Has started 10 games and played 781 minutes this season.
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Has 10 goals and 11 assists for 31 points in 64 career games and has surpassed 4,000 career minutes.
#30 Isabella Garces
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Has three goals in six appearances, including two goals against James Madison.
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Her three goals have come on just 10 shots.
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Has 10 career goals and 20 career points in 39 appearances.
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Has scored three career game-winning goals.
#51 Carson Proctor
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Has played 90 scoreless minutes across two appearances this season.
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Has made two saves without allowing a goal.
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Helped Princeton complete shutouts against Colgate and Lehigh.
