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Princeton Tigers: Sept. 27–Oct. 3
Twenty-four games and matches were played across 12 sports and six U.S. states over the past week. Of the 13 games where only one team came out on top, the Tigers won 69 percent of them, much more than the 42 percent in last week's games. Multiple-day meets and tournaments are counted individually for each day of the competition. Competitions with more than one event or individual results such as golf and cross country are not included in our win percentage analysis.
This week, the Tigers won nearly 70 percent of matchups. They performed better on the road than at home, cruising to five victories and only one loss away from Princeton while clinching a win 57 percent of the time when back at Old Nassau.
Shots shots shots shots … everybody
Women’s soccer outshot the Lafayette Leopards 25–5 in their 3–0 win at home on Tuesday. First-year forward Alexandra Barry and first-year midfielder Brooke Dawahare each knocked one past the Leopard keeper for their third goals of the season, tied for the team lead. The Tigers will have their biggest game of the season this Saturday at home against Brown.
Full swing ahead
Women’s golf proved home course advantage is the real deal this weekend, winning the Princeton Invitation by 30 strokes over second-place Georgetown for their second win in two tournaments for the season. The Tigers set a program 54-hole low record of 863 (11+) as senior Victoria Liu and junior Catherine Rao were the only two golfers to shoot below par, (-2) and (-1) respectively.
Mr. Tally Man
In football’s 30–13 win over Howard on Saturday, senior defensive back Payton Tally led the team with nine tackles as the Tiger defense stifled the Howard Bison, holding them scoreless in the first half. The Cypress, Texas native also recorded a tackle for loss on the way to being named team Most Valuable Player for the game.
“I do know that we installed a great scheme that afforded me opportunities to make plays, and I capitalized to the best of my abilities. I do know that we installed a great scheme that afforded me opportunities to make plays, and I capitalized to the best of my abilities,” Tally shared. “The only way to do things is the right way, and again. Saturday, we did the right thing, and again. We played with tremendous effort, energy, and had a lot of fun doing it.”
Great British Goalie Show
Senior goalie Robyn Thompson has led a stalwart defensive campaign for field hockey so far this season, with four shutouts in only eight games — the last coming in a 1–0 victory at Columbia this past weekend. Thompson, hailing from Kent, England, is on pace to finish with the second most shutouts in one season in Tiger history with eight and to place top five all time in career shutouts.
Swarms of Scorers
No. 9 ranked men’s water polo had a double-digit number of different scorers — 11 and 14 — in each of their first two conference wins this past weekend over Iona and Long Island University. Sophomore utility Finn LeSieur and first-year Enrique Nuño paced the team with five goals each over the two games. Nuño was later named the Northeast Water Polo Conference Rookie of the Week.
“We have big aspirations for the season, but we are trying to take things one game at a time,” LeSieur noted. “Our main focus is making sure we compete at practice throughout the week and get better every single day.”
“We have a big weekend ahead of us, but if we maintain the same relentless attitude we bring to practice, I know we will be successful and ultimately keep inching closer towards our end goal,” he continued.
It was a banner week for the Tigers, winning more than half of their matchups as many programs enter Ivy League play. From women’s golf upping its game to an ensemble sealing the deal for men’s water polo, the Tigers made Old Nassau proud on the road and back inside the Orange Bubble. Check back next week for more analysis of Princeton Athletics — by the numbers.
Harrison Blank is an assistant Sports editor for the ‘Prince.’
Amrit Vignesh is a Sports contributor for the ‘Prince.’
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