Three Second-Half Goals Send Women's Soccer Past Cornell, 3-0

Saturday, October 17

Ithaca, N.Y.

1:00 PM

Princeton University

6-5-1, 2-2-0

Cornell

5-6-2, 1-3-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Princeton	0	3	3
Cornell	0	0	0

Kayla Wong had the corner kicks that resulted in each of the first two Tiger goals Saturday at Cornell.

Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Three Second-Half Goals Send Women's Soccer Past Cornell, 3-0

October 17, 2026 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Three second-half goals, including two off corner kicks, helped the Princeton women's soccer team earn a 3-0 win at Cornell Saturday afternoon, moving the Tigers to 2-2 in Ivy League play with three conference games remaining.

The win moved Princeton to 2-2 in Ivy League play and six points in the conference standings, putting the Tigers in fifth place, just one point behind fourth-place Brown for the final Ivy League Tournament berth.

After a scoreless first half, Princeton broke through less than three minutes into the second. Kayla Wong sent a corner kick toward the near post, where Stella Monberg headed the ball in at 47:42 for her sixth goal of the season and fifth in four Ivy League games.

The Tigers doubled the lead less than nine minutes later on another Wong corner kick. This time, Zoe Markesini connected with a header at the far post at 56:18 for her first goal of the season, putting Princeton ahead 2-0.

Dylan Jovanovic added the final goal at 85:28, taking a through ball from Julia Johnson and finishing with a right-footed shot for her fourth goal of the season.

Wong's two assists gave her a team-high five on the season, while Monberg extended her team lead to 15 points on six goals and three assists. Jovanovic moved into a tie with Wong for second on the team with 11 points.

Princeton outshot Cornell 11-4, including an 8-1 advantage in shots on goal, and held an 11-1 edge in corner kicks. Sydney Romano played the first half in goal and made one save before Cecilia Cerone took over for the second half as the two combined for Princeton's fifth shutout of the season.

With three Ivy League matches remaining, Princeton remains in contention for a berth in the four-team Ivy League Tournament. The Tigers will face three teams that entered the weekend among the top four in the league standings, beginning with Dartmouth next Sunday, Oct. 25, at noon at Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

Princeton will then visit Columbia on Oct. 31 before returning home to face Brown on Nov. 7 in the regular-season finale.