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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
Penn
October 05, 2026 | Women's Soccer
After picking up its first Ivy League win of the season Saturday night at Yale, the Princeton women's soccer team returns to Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium to host Penn Saturday night.
vs. Penn, Saturday, 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | Int'l Video | Live Stats | Team Yearbook | Kick Cancer Night | Free Admission
Princeton enters the weekend at 5-4-1 overall and 1-1 in the Ivy League after rallying for a 2-1 win at Yale. The Tigers trailed 1-0 after a 73rd-minute penalty kick before rookie Stella Monberg scored in the 76th and 79th minutes to turn the game around. Princeton outshot Yale 17-8 overall and 11-3 in the second half while holding a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.Â
Through 10 games, Princeton has scored 19 goals on 159 shots while allowing 17 goals on 97 shots. The Tigers have a 64-41 advantage in shots on goal and a 58-38 edge in corner kicks. Princeton has scored 12 times in the first half and seven times in the second. Season Reports (5) Season Reports (5)
Monberg's two-goal game at Yale moved her into the team lead with five goals and 13 points, along with 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. Season Reports (5)
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.Â
Ivy Tournament Race
Princeton enters the week tied for third in the Ivy League with three points and a 1-1 record in league play. Harvard leads the league with six points, followed by Brown with four, while Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell and Columbia each have three. The top four teams in the final standings qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.
Monberg on a Roll
Freshman Stella Monberg has scored four goals over Princeton's first two 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. yale box score
Monberg leads Princeton with five goals, 13 points and two game-winning goals through 10 games. All five of her goals have come over the Tigers' last four games.
Keeping Them Out in the Run of Play
Princeton did not allow a goal from the run of play at Yale, with the Bulldogs' lone goal coming on a 73rd-minute penalty kick. Anna Chau, Zoe Markesini, Julia Johnson and Esmé Rudell each played all 90 minutes on the Tiger back line. Yale was held to eight shots overall and three after halftime.Â
Kick Cancer Night
Saturday's game will be Princeton's Kick Cancer Night in concert with the HEADstrong Foundation. HEADstrong works to improve the lives of families affected by cancer through financial, residential and emotional support, including free lodging through Nick's House for families traveling for cancer treatment. The organization was created from the vision of Nicholas Colleluori, a Hofstra lacrosse player who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2005 and sought to help other patients and families facing cancer.Â
Learn more about the HEADstrong Foundation | Princeton's HEADstrong Donation Page
The Quakers
Penn comes to Princeton at 5-4-2 overall and 0-1-1 in Ivy League play. After opening the league season with a 4-0 loss at Dartmouth, the Quakers played Brown to a 2-2 draw Saturday. Penn had won five straight games immediately before beginning Ivy play, including three consecutive shutouts.Â
Penn has scored 13 goals while allowing 12, with the Quakers holding a 119-113 edge in shots. Penn has four shutouts and has allowed 1.09 goals per game.
Abbey Cook and Mia Fuss share the team lead with four goals and nine points apiece. Fuss has scored three game-winning goals. Lily White leads the Quakers with four assists and has six points, while Casey Forman has two goals and an assist and Magali Capdevila has a goal and three assists.Â
Megan Graves has handled most of the goalkeeping duties, playing 765 minutes with a 1.06 goals-against average, 21 saves and a .700 save percentage. Penn's goalkeepers have combined for four shutouts.Â
Penn was selected sixth in the Ivy League preseason poll with 45 points.Â
The Series
Princeton has won eight straight games against Penn and is unbeaten in the last 10 meetings at 8-0-2. Each of the last three meetings has ended in a 1-0 Princeton win.Â
Last season in Philadelphia, Isabella Garces scored in the 11th minute off assists from Ally Murphy and Dylan Jovanovic for the game's only goal. Princeton outshot Penn 16-3, including 7-2 on goal, and Cecilia Cerone made two saves in the shutout.Â
The 2024 meeting at Roberts Stadium also ended 1-0, with Lily Bryant scoring in the 63rd minute. Princeton outshot Penn 21-9 and put 11 shots on goal. The win was Princeton's seventh straight in the series at the time.Â
Deep Rotation
Princeton has used its depth throughout the season, with 23 different players seeing game action. The Tigers used at least 18 players in each of their first nine games, including a season-high 23 at Ohio State. The rotation tightened in the Ivy League road win at Yale, when Princeton used a season-low 16 players, with seven field players going the full 90 minutes.
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.Â
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
- Made her first start of the season at Yale and played a scoreless first half, making one save.
- Has appeared in seven games this season, playing 315 minutes with 11 saves.
- Has combined with Princeton's other goalkeepers on two shutouts this season. yale box score
- Has appeared in all 10 games with nine starts and has played a team-high 495 minutes in goal.
- Has five wins this season and has been part of four Princeton shutouts.
- Played the second half of Princeton's 2-1 win at Yale, with the Bulldogs' lone goal coming on a penalty kick. yale box score
#2 Anna Chau
- Has started each of Princeton's last four games, playing 90 minutes against Villanova and Yale and 78 against Harvard.
- Played all 90 minutes on the back line at Yale as Princeton did not allow a goal from the run of play.
- Recorded her first career assist in Princeton's 2-0 win over James Madison. yale box score
- Has appeared in eight games with four starts this season.
- Started four times in a five-game span from Rutgers through Harvard.
- Played 29 minutes in the win at Yale and has logged 357 minutes this season.
- Has appeared in all 10 games during her freshman season.
- Played a season-high 47 minutes at Yale and matched her season high with three shots.
- Recorded her first career point with an assist against Colgate. yale box score
- Has appeared in nine games with four starts this season.
- Recorded her first career point with an assist in the season-opening win over Loyola.
- Has played 531 minutes during her freshman season.
- Is the only Princeton field player to start all 10 games this season.
- Played all 90 minutes at Yale as Princeton held the Bulldogs to eight shots and no goals from the run of play. yale box score
- Has appeared in 46 career games with 40 starts and has played more than 3,700 career minutes.
- Scored her first goal of the season in Princeton's 3-0 win at Lehigh.
- Has appeared in five games this season.
- Has scored twice in 14 career appearances.
- Has appeared in six games with one start this season.
- Recorded her first career assist in Princeton's 3-0 win over Colgate.
- Has appeared in 15 career games.
#10 Dylan Jovanovic
- Assisted Stella Monberg's game-tying goal in the 76th minute of Princeton's 2-1 win at Yale. yale box score
- Is tied for second on the team with nine points on three goals and three assists and leads Princeton with 21 shots.
- Has started all 10 games this season and has 19 points on five goals and nine assists in 45 career games.
#11 Maddie Recupero
- Has started all 10 games and has three goals and an assist for seven points.
- Her three goals this season are already a career high after scoring twice as a freshman.
- Has five goals and three assists for 13 points in 24 career games.
#12 Lewa White
- Has appeared in nine games with two starts this season.
- Has played 300 minutes during her freshman season.
- Has seen action in each of Princeton's first two Ivy League games.
#13 Sarah Houston
- Has appeared in all 10 games with two starts this season.
- Made her second start of the season at Yale and put her lone shot on goal.
- Recorded her first assist of the season in Princeton's 3-0 win over Colgate. yale box score
#14 Nina Cantor
- Has a goal and three assists for five points this season.
- Recorded a career-high three assists against Harvard, assisting on all three Princeton goals.
- Returned to the starting lineup at Yale and played 60 minutes.
#16 Victoria Adams
- Has appeared in five games with two starts this season.
- Has played 215 minutes.
- Made starts against Ohio State and Rutgers.
#18 Brooke Dawahare
- Has started all seven games in which she has appeared this season.
- Has taken five shots.
- Has appeared in 29 career games with 27 starts.
- Has appeared in all 10 games with eight starts.
- Has two assists this season, coming against Rutgers and Lehigh.
- Has recorded three assists in 23 career appearances.
#21 Julia Johnson
- Has started six of her seven appearances this season.
- Has played the full 90 minutes in four games, including each of Princeton's first two Ivy League games.
- Played all 90 at Yale as Princeton held the Bulldogs without a goal from the run of play. yale box score
#22 Esmé Rudell
- Has appeared in nine games with five starts.
- 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.
- Has appeared in 30 career games with 15 starts. yale box score
#24 Stella Monberg
- Leads Princeton with five goals and 13 points and is tied for the team lead with two game-winning goals.
- 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. It was her second consecutive two-goal Ivy League game. yale box score
- All five of her goals have come over Princeton's last four games, with one at Lehigh, two against Harvard and two at Yale.
- Has twice recorded a career-high four points, doing so in consecutive Ivy games against Harvard and Yale.
#27 Alexandra Barry
- Had a season-high seven shots, including four on goal, in 42 minutes at Yale. Both totals were game highs. yale box score
- Has put nine of her 15 shots on goal this season, a .600 shots-on-goal percentage.
- Has appeared in seven games this season after missing the first three games.
#28 Kayla Wong
- Is tied for second on the team with nine points on three goals and three assists.
- Has started nine games and played the full 90 in each of Princeton's last three.
- Has 10 goals and 11 assists for 31 points in 63 career games and has surpassed 4,000 career minutes.
#30 Isabella Garces
- Has three goals in six appearances, including two goals against James Madison.
- Her three goals have come on just 10 shots.
- Has 10 career goals in 39 appearances.
#51 Carson Proctor
- Has played 90 scoreless minutes across two appearances this season.
- Has made two saves without allowing a goal.
- Helped Princeton complete shutouts against Colgate and Lehigh.
