Each week, Sports and Data editors analyze recent athletic competitions to provide analysis and insight on the happenings of Princeton athletics and individual players across the 38 intercollegiate teams at Princeton. Whether they are record-breaking or day-to-day, statistics deliver information in concise ways and help inform fans who might have missed the action. Read last week‘s By the Numbers.
Princeton Tigers Mar. 1 – Mar. 7
Forty-six games and matches were played across 16 sports and six U.S. states over the course of this week, an increase from last week when the Tigers played just 32 games. Multi-day meets and tournaments are counted individually for each day of the competition. Swimming and diving meets and golf matches were not included in our win percentage analysis as there is no winner of each day, only of individual events or overall ranking. Of the remaining 36 games, the Tigers won 58 percent of all games and 75 percent of games within the Ivy League.
Jovial Jadwin
In front of sold out crowds, Princeton basketball played and won all four games played on March 1–2. Both teams have one last regular season game, to be played on March 9, before advancing to Ivy Madness in New York City beginning on March 15.
Denunzio Dozen
The No. 8 women’s water polo team has now won 12 straight after beating No. 20 Brown 9–6 on Sunday. After dropping their first two games, they’re now 12–2 as they prepare for a seven-game swing in California.
Red-Hot Start
First-year attacker Nate Kabiri’s first four games for No.15 men’s lacrosse have redefined what it means to hit the ground running. He has totaled at least three goals in all four games, for a total of 14, something never before accomplished by a first-year Tiger.
Best in Class
Superstar senior forward Sarah Fillier leads all of college hockey, men’s and women’s, in goals per game this season, career goals, and career goals per game. She is the only player in the NCAA this season to average over one goal per game.
Fillier’s 30 goals this season bring her to be tied for seventh in season goals on the all-time Princeton women’s podium. She is only the second player since 2004 to do so. No.12 women’s hockey’s season came to a close after losing 6–3 to No.3 Clarkson.
G is for Goalie
On Saturday, senior goalie Michael Gianforcaro’s save percentage of 0.612 for men’s lacrosse was the second second time in over a 13 years a Tiger had a save percentage over 0.6. His stifling presence between the pipes helped men’s lacrosse get to their 15–9 win over No.18 UNC on Friday. Gianforcaro’s save percentage is now 0.58 after men’s lacrosse lost 17–8 to Duke on March 3.
Midfield Missile
Junior attacker Coulter Mackesy, who is on the preseason Tewaaraton — Lacrosse’s version of the Heisman — award watchlist, launched a 50-yard goal to help out in the Tigers’ victory in Chapel Hill. The long launch happened during a ride, the lacrosse equivalent of basketball’s full-court press.
Fraught in the state First in Flight
Men’s baseball won their first six games ever played against North Carolina, beginning with the first matchup in 1896. In recent years, however, the Tigers have been less successful. In the first three games in North Carolina, the Tigers let up 11 runs during the first 16 batters, all in the first inning. In their March 1 game, the Tigers lost 12–2.
Speed Kills
Senior swimmer John Ehling set a new school record in the 1000 freestyle at the Ivy Championships with a time of 8:53.53. He broke his own record by over a second to claim first place as the Tigers put up a strong second place overall team performance. In his runner-up performance in the 500 freestyle, Ehling also set a new school record of 4:17.58.
Making a Big, or Little, Splash
First-year diver Aidan Wang dominated his first Ivy championships, finishing the meet as the top point scorer. He won first place in the 1-meter and 3-meter dive competitions.
All in all, it was a successful week for Tiger athletics, especially at home, breaking records and winning basketball games. Winter sports approach their respective postseasons, and spring sports continue non-conference play. Check back next week to stay updated on all things Princeton athletics, by the numbers.
Andrew Bosworth is head Data editor and Sports contributor for the ‘Prince.’
Harrison Blank is an assistant editor for the Sports section at the ‘Prince.’
Please send all corrections to corrections[at]dailyprincetonian.com.
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