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2012 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Ivy League Champions (24): 1981, 1982, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 NCAA Tournament Appearances (21): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT • SATURDAY, NOV. 12 - 11:30 A.M. SCHEDULE & RESULTS Princeton Tigers Last Meeting: Penn State Nittany Lions Sept. 2 #1 NORTH CAROLINA L, 2-1 10-7, 5-2 Ivy Oct. 2, 2016 17-2, 6-2 Big Ten Sept. 4 BUCKNELL W, 5-2 Penn State 4, Princeton 2 State College, Pa. Sept. 9 #12 ALBANY W, 3-2 All-Time Series: Sept. 11 #10 DELAWARE W, 4-2 Penn State leads Princeton, 26-10 Sept. 16 at #14 Virginia L, 2-0 Team Stats: Sept. 20 #6 MARYLAND L, 2-1 Princeton: (3.2 gpg), (1.6 gaa) Penn State: (4.2 gpg), (1.5 gaa) Sept. 24 DARTMOUTH* W, 4-0 How Did We Get Here? a career-high 29 points. McCarthy led the team with four Sept. 25 at American W, 2-1 Princeton is 10-7 overall and went 5-2 in the Ivy League. game-winning tallies, putting the Tigers on top vs. then-No. Oct. 1 at Yale * W, 3-0 The Tigers boasted two top-20 wins, taking down then- 10 Delaware, American, Columbia and Towson. This is the No. 12 Albany (Sept. 9) and then-No. 10 Delaware (Sept. third straight season that she has been picked for the All-Ivy Oct. 2 at #5 Penn State L, 4-2 11). The No. 14 nationally ranked Tigers have a RPI of 13 team with an honorable mention in 2014 and second team Oct. 7 at Columbia* W, 6-0 and received the program’s first at-large bid to the NCAA selection in 2015. Tournament last Sunday. It’s the ninth straight season that Oct. 9 #2 DUKE L, 2-1 (OT) the Tigers have reached NCAAs and 21st overall. The win- Defense, Defense, Defense Oct. 15 BROWN* W, 5-1 ner of the PSU/PRIN game will take on winner of Virginia Maddie Bacskai and Elise Wong have been a crucial mem- and Michigan - which will also be played at Penn State bers of the team’s defensive unit. The Tigers rank inside the Oct. 16 TOWSON W,8-0 Field Hockey Complex. The winner of each game will ad- top-20 nationally in goals-against-average (17th, 1.55) and vance play in the NCAA quarterfinals on Sunday, Nov. 13 have posted four shutouts this season. In Princeton’s 8-0 Oct. 22 HARVARD* L, 3-2 (OT) at 2 p.m. ET for a chance to go to the Final Four in Virginia victory over Towson, the backline did not allow a shot, mark- Oct. 29 at Cornell* L, 3-2 (2OT) on Nov. 18-20. ing the second time in back-to-back years that the team ac- complished that feat. Princeton’s defense was fabulous in Nov. 5 Penn* W, 6-1 Ivy League Honors Ivy League play, allowing just 3.9 shots per game and eight The No. 14 Princeton Tigers had five players named to the goals total. Bacskai added two goals and two assists while Nov. 12 Penn State 11:30 a.m. All-Ivy teams, the conference announced this week, includ- Wong had five helpers this season. The sophomore was All- All times Eastern; home games in BOLD/CAPS played at ing senior Cat Caro as the Ivy League Offensive Player of Ivy first team in 2015. Bedford Field; * denotes Ivy League contest the Year. Caro along with freshman Maddie Bacskai and junior Ryan McCarthy were picked to the first team All-Ivy, No Sophomore Slump QUICK FACTS sophomore Sophia Tornetta received second team All-Ivy Sophia Tornetta, despite missing seven games because of Location: ..............................................Princeton, N.J. honors while sophomore Elise Wong was honorable men- injuries, posted an outstanding campaign with 22 points Enrollment: .......................... 5,264 undergraduates tion All-Ivy League. in 10 games. Her 2.2 points per game would place her Founded: ...........................................................1746 15th in the nation if she qualified. Tornetta scored a goal Facility: ................................................. Bedford Field Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year in seven outings and secured a point in every game except Nickname: ........................................................ Tigers The fourth Tiger to be named Ivy League Offensive Player of for one. The sophomore tied her career high with two goals Colors: ........................................... Orange and Black the Year in the last five years, Caro was one of four players and set a new benchmark with five points vs. then-No. 12 Conference: ..............................................Ivy League to be unanimously picked for the first team. The senior had Albany (Sept. 9). She also had a new personal record with President: ........................... Christopher L. Eisgruber a stellar season with a career-high 15 goals and 35 points. three helpers vs. Penn (Nov. 5). Last season, Tornetta was Director of Athletics: .......................Mollie Marcoux Caro has registered a point in 13 of the team’s 17 games first team All-Ivy League and the conference’s Rookie of the Samaan ’91 and sits 15th in the country in points per game (2.19). Caro Year. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS has been an All-Ivy player each of the past three seasons Field Hockey Contact: .....................Warren Croxton with two second-team distinctions in 2014 and 2015. Stars and Stripes Phone: ................................................609-258-2630 Cat Caro, Sophia Tornetta and Maddie Bacskai were on the Fax: ......................................................609-258-4477 Breakout Performance United States U-21 women’s national field hockey team Email: [email protected] After scoring 12 goals in her first two seasons at Princeton, that scored a silver medal at the Junior Pan American Tour- Website: ...............................GoPrincetonTigers.com Twitter: Ryan McCarthy broke through in 2016 with 12 goals and nament on Apr. 9. The trio, most recently, was selected to .................................. @PUTIGERS/@TigerFH 24- Time Ivy League Champions • 21 NCAA Appearances 1 2016 PRINCETON FIELD HOCKEY ROSTER COACHING STAFF NUMERICAL Head Coach: ...................................... Carla Tagliente No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Grace Baylis GK 5-4 So. London, England / Bromley ................................................1st season/Maryland ’01 2 Danielle Duseau MF/B 5-3 Jr. Hatfield, Mass. / Smith Academy ............................................................. 609-258-4976 3 Maddie Bacskai MF 5-5 Fr. Berwyn, Pa. / Episcopal Academy (Pa.) 5 Nicole Catalino BK 5-3 So. Lansdale, Pa. / Gwynedd Mercy Academy .....................................................ctag@princeton.edu 6 Sarah Holland B/MF 5-2 So. Auckland, New Zealand / Diocesan School Career Record: ................................................ 74-51 7 Rachel Park ST 5-3 Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Bryn Mawr School Ivy Record: ...........................................................5-2 8 Elise Wong MF/B 5-2 So. Lake Forest, Ill. / Lake Forest 9 Carlotta von Gierke MF 6-0 Fr. Potsdam, Brandenburg / Berlin Brandenburg Assistant Coach: ...................................... Dina Rizzo 10 Sophia Tornetta ST 5-2 So. Plymouth Meeting, Pa. / Agnes Irwin ....................................................................1st Season 11 Cat Caro MF/ST 5-5 Sr. Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan 12 Taylor Nolan MF 5-4 Fr. Columbia, Pa. / Hempfield High ............................................................. 609-258-3859 13 Casey Swezey MF/ST 6-0 So. Ambler, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham ............................................. [email protected] 14 Ellen Dobrijevic MF 5-6 Sr. Sydney, Australia / Pymble Ladies’ College 15 Lexi Quirk ST 5-4 Jr. Needham, Mass. / Needham Assistant Coach: ................................. Mike Pallister 16 Jane Donio-Enscoe MF/ST 5-3 So. Hammonton, N.J. / Hammonton ..............................6th season/Australian National ‘04 17 Hailey Reeves BK 5-8 Sr. West Vancouver, B.C. / Collingwood 18 Krista Hoffman MF 5-7 Fr. Medford, N.J. / Shawnee ............................................................. 609-258-3859 19 Olivia LeSueur F 5-4 Fr. Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich Academy .............................................. [email protected] 21 Sarah Brennan BK 5-5 Jr. Princeton, N.J. / Princeton Day Volunteer Asst. Coach: ...............David Williamson 22 Susan Orth D 5-8 Fr. Moorestown, N.J. / Moorestown 24 Ryan McCarthy ST 5-4 Jr. Madison, N.J. / Oak Knoll ..................................................4nd season/Ulster ‘98 ALPHABETICAL ............................................................. 609-258-3859 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School .................................................... [email protected] 3 Maddie Bacskai MF 5-5 Fr. Berwyn, Pa. / Episcopal Academy (Pa.) 1 Grace Baylis GK 5-4 Fr. London, England / Bromley 21 Sarah Brennan BK 5-5 Jr. Princeton, N.J. / Princeton Day 11 Cat Caro MF/ST 5-5 Sr. Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan 5 Nicole Catalino BK 5-3 So. Lansdale, Pa. / Gwynedd Mercy Academy TEAM INFO 14 Ellen Dobrijevic MF 5-6 Sr. Sydney, Australia / Pymble Ladies’ College PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 16 Jane Donio-Enscoe MF/ST 5-3 So. Hammonton, N.J. / Hammonton 2 Danielle Duseau MF/B 5-3 Jr. Hatfield, Mass. / Smith Academy Danielle DUSEAU ............................................... Do-So 18 Krista Hoffman MF 5-7 Fr. Medford, N.J. / Shawnee Maddie BACSKAI ......................................... Back-sgay 6 Sarah Holland B/MF 5-2 So. Auckland, New Zealand / Diocesan 19 Olivia LeSueur F 5-4 Fr. Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich Academy Carlotta VON GIERKE