Tiger Lacrosse 2007 • NCAA Champion 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 NCAA Runner-Up 2000, 2002
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TIGER LACROSSE 2007 • WWW.GOPRINCETONTIGERS.COM NCAA CHAMPION 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 NCAA RUNNER-UP 2000, 2002 PRINCETON VS. BROWN The site Class of 1952 Stadium • Princeton, N.J. The date Saturday, May 5, 2007 • 1:00 p.m. Radio WPRB FM 103.3; www.goprincetontigers.com The rankings Princeton: No. 6 (Nike Inside Lacrosse)/No. 6 (USILA) Brown: unranked The records Princeton: 9-3 (4-1 Ivy League) Brown: 7-6 (1-4 Ivy League) The coaches Princeton: Bill Tierney (23rd season overall, 251-83) Brown: Lars Tiffany (third season overall, 25-19) The series Princeton leads 24-20 Last year Princeton defeated Brown 6-5 • May 6, 2006 PRINCETON PRINCETON vs. BROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS See what ya got ... February The whammy – Princeton has defeated Brown 13 straight times. 24 CANISIUS ............................W, 18-7 March Close shaves – Of Princeton’s 13 wins against Brown during its current streak, eight have Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic been by three goals or fewer. at M&T Bank Stadium 3 vs. Johns Hopkins .........L, 7-6 (2OT) In case you forgot – Princeton defeated Brown 6-5 in Providence a year ago to secure a tie for the Ivy League title. Chris Peyser forced a turnover with 28 seconds remaining to seal 10 at Virginia ...............................L, 7-6 the win. 13 at Rutgers ...........................W, 15-8 18 at Hofstra ..............................W, 5-4 Charlie horse – Charlie Kolkin made his first career start on close defense in Princeton’s 24 BELLARMINE ......................W, 17-3 13-6 win over Dartmouth last week and held the Green’s Brian Koch without a goal; Koch had scored five against Albany in Dartmouth’s previous game. 31 at Yale ....................................W, 5-3 April History lesson – Princeton and Brown first met in men’s lacrosse in 1964. Princeton leads 7 SYRACUSE (ESPNU) ........... W, 12-8 the all-time series 24-20. 10 at Penn ................................W, 10-5 14 HARVARD ..............................W, 9-3 More history – Brown first played men’s lacrosse in 1926. The program was discontinued 21 at Cornell (CSTV) .................. L, 10-6 in 1937, and the Bears did not field a program again until 1963. 28 DARTMOUTH .......................W, 13-6 May Sibling rivalry – Brown’s all-time leading scorer is Darren Lowe (111G, 205A, 316 points). 5 BROWN.................................. 1 p.m. Princeton’s all-time leading scorer in Kevin Lowe (73G, 174A, 247 points), Darren’s younger brother. PROBABLE LINEUP Attack No place like home – Princeton’s 13-6 win over Dartmouth last week was its 60th all-time 20 Peter Trombino Sr. 25-10-35 at Class of 1952 Stadium. Princeton now has a 60-16 all-time record at the facility. 12 Alex Haynie Jr. 10-7-17 A league of their own – Cornell has already clinched the Ivy League championship and the 7 Tommy Davis So. 17-15-32 league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. First Midfield More league – Princeton has clinched second place in the Ivy League. Brown can finish 5 Scott Sowanick Sr. 10-12-22 anywhere from tied for fourth to sole possession of seventh. 17 Mark Kovler So. 19-5-24 19 Josh Lesko So. 6-3-9 Last league – Princeton will finish first or second in the Ivy League for the 17th straight season (first place 13 times; second place four times). Second Midfield 18 Rich Sgalardi So. 2-4-6 Save it – Brown goalie Jordan Burke has made 158 saves, 53 more than Princeton All- 28 Bob Schneider Jr. 6-1-7 America goalie Alex Hewit. 8 Mike Gaudio Jr. 2-2-4 I’m honored – Zachary Jungers is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award and one Longstick Midfielder of 17 final nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy. Fan voting for the Lowe’s Award can be done at 43 Charlie Kolkin So. 1-0-1 seniorclassaward.com. Shortstick Defensive Midfielder More honored – Princeton’s Zachary Jungers and Alex Hewit are two of the final 17 nominees 33 Zack Goldberg Jr. 2-3-5 for the Tewaaraton Trophy, given to the outstanding player in collegiate lacrosse. 29 Brendan Reilly So. 1-1-2 Last honored – Peter Trombino was named Ivy League Player of the Week after his three- Defense goal, two-assist performance in Princeton’s 13-6 win over Dartmouth. 1 Dan Cocoziello Jr. 0-1-1 38 Chris Peyser So. 0-0-0 Tommy boy – Tommy Davis has at least one point in 18 straight games. 36 Zachary Jungers Sr. 0-1-1 D plus – Princeton leads Division I in scoring defense at 5.88 goals per game. The lowest Goal single-season scoring average by a Bill Tierney-coached Princeton team is 5.80 goals per 15 Alex Hewit Jr. 6.04 GAA game; Princeton would need to allow four goals or less to better that number. .603 S% PRINCETON vs. BROWN See what ya got ... Ten speed – Princeton needs one win to reach at least 10 wins for the Princeton Lacrosse ’07 ... By The Numbers 16th time in Bill Tierney’s 20 seasons as head coach. Prior to Tierney’s arrival, Princeton had never won at least 10 games in a season. 0 times before Bill Tierney became head coach that Princeton won at least 10 games in a season; a win over Brown would Whit-ness – Whitney Hayes had one goal in the first eight games of give Princeton at least 10 wins for the 16th time under Tier- the season; he has four in the last four. ney Moving up the charts – Peter Trombino enters today’s game in 12th 1 Princeton’s rank in Division I in scoring defense (5.88 goals place all-time in points scored at Princeton and one goal shy of a four- per game) and Cornell’s rank in Division I in scoring offense way tie for 11th place all-time in goals. The leaderboard for each: (14.9 goals per game) Points in A Career 2 players to be among the final 17 nominees for the Tewaaraton 247 Kevin E. Lowe (73G, 174A) ...... 1991-94 Trophy and the 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior Class Award 232 Ryan J. Boyle (70G, 162A) ....... 2001-04 honoring outstanding performance in lacrosse, service and 215 Jonathan A. Hess (82G, 133A) 1995-98 academics: Princeton’s Zachary Jungers and Cornell’s Matt 211 Jesse H. Hubbard (163G, 48A) 1995-98 McMonagle 192 Christopher G. Massey (146G, 46A) 1995-98 182 David J. Heubeck (83G, 99A) .. 1977-80 4 players in Princeton history with at least 90 career goals and 174 Joseph S. Sollers III (114G, 60A) 1975-77 at least 50 career assists (Wick Sollers, David Tickner, Gerald 164 P. Justin Tortolani (120G, 44A) 1989-92 Ronan, Peter Trombino) 163 David H. Tickner (94G, 69A) .... 1975-77 153 Gerald P. Ronon (97G, 56A) .... 1980-83 5 players in school history with four seasons of at least 20 147 Ralph N. (Bo) Willis (63G, 84A) 1951-53 goals (Peter Trombino, Jesse Hubbard, Chris Massey, Sean 144 Peter J. Trombino (93G, 51A) 2004-present Hartofilis, B.J. Prager) Goals in A Career 5.80 lowest single-season goal total by a Bill Tierney-coached 163 Jesse H. Hubbard ................... 1995-98 team in his first 19 seasons as Tiger head coach 146 Christopher G. Massey ............ 1995-98 126 Sean P. Hartofilis .....................2000-03 5.88 average goals per game allowed by Princeton this season 120 P. Justin Tortolani ................... 1989-92 through 12 games 118 William J. Prager ................ 1999-2002 114 Joseph S. (Wick) Sollers III .....1975-77 6 goals scored by Princeton in each of its three losses; Princ- 105 Jason M. Doneger ...................2001-05 eton is 9-0 when scoring either greater than or fewer than 103 Joshua S. Sims ................... 1997-2000 six goals 97 Scott R. Conklin ...................... 1992-95 Gerald A. Ronan ..................... 1980-83 13 consecutive Princeton wins over Brown 94 William M. Chaires .................1973-75 David H. Tickner ..................... 1975-77 18 consecutive games with at least one point by Tommy Davis Lorne D. Smith ....................... 1996-99 93 Peter J. Trombino .........2004-present 19 goals by midfielder Mark Kovler, who needs one to become the second Tiger middie this decade to reach 20 goals (Brad The one and Trombino-nly – Peter Trombino is the only player in Dumont had 22 in 2002; Drew Casino had 24 in 2004) Princeton men’s lacrosse history with four seasons of at least 20 goals and at least 10 assists. 55 games played by Princeton since the start of the 2004 season; Scott Sowanick and Peter Trombino have started all 55 Four score – Peter Trombino is one of four players in school history - and the only one to play for Bill Tierney - with at least 90 goals and 97 Ivy League wins by Bill Tierney as Princeton head coach, at least 50 assists in his career. The other three: Wick Sollers ’77 second-best all-time in league history behind Richie Moran (114G, 60A), David Tickner ’77 (94G, 69A), Gerald Ronon ’83 (97G, 56A). of Cornell (123) Should Trombino score seven more goals, he would join Sollers as the only players with at least 100 goals and at least 50 assists. 247 career points by Kevin Lowe, Princeton’s all-time leading scorer 316 career points by Kevin Lowe’s older brother Darren Lowe, Brown’s all-time leading scorer PRINCETON vs. BROWN See what ya got ... What Can You Say About ... Tommy Davis #7 Nikhil Ashra #23 • leads team with 15 assists • has a .867 save percentage and 3.38 goals-against average in • second on team with 32 points 35:33 as back-up goalie • has an 18-game streak with at least one point • made seven saves while allowing two goals in 25:50 against • scored two goals and had one assist against Syracuse Bellarmine • had two goals and two assists against Dartmouth • made three saves without allowing a goal against Canisius and • scored three goals (on four shots) against Penn Dartmouth • had a goal and assist against Cornell John Bennett #37 • had two