BREAKING NEWS: Princeton Earns CBI Berth
For the first time in six years, the Princeton Tigers extend its season past the end of Ivy League play. The Tigers learned late Sunday night that will host Duquesne in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational. The game will be played Wednesday night at 7:00 P.M. EDT The game will also be broadcast live on 103.3 FM and online at listen.wprb.com beginning at 6:40 P.M. EDT.
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PRINCETON FALLS TO BUCKNELL IN NCAA FIRST ROUND SOCCER MATCH
The Princeton Tigers men’s soccer team’s hopes of a national championship were dashed tonight as the Bucknell Bison won tonight’s NCAA tournament first round match at Myslik Field at Robert’s Stadium in Princeton by the final score of 1-0. Brendan Burgoff’s goal in the seventieth minute was the deciding score in tonight’s game, which was a highly defensive contest. The goal came after a Conor O’Brien assist in which he passed the ball up the far flank to Burgoff, who shot from inside the eighteen-yard box into the near corner of the goal. Bucknell’s goal came after a thirty-minute lightning delay at the 65:13 mark.
The Tigers had several opportunities to score in the game, including three shots-on-goal from Josh Walburn, who had one shot saved, one deflected, and another go wide left. The Tigers had put six shots on goal in the contest, which Bucknell only put three of their eleven shots on goal. O’Brien tallied the other shots-on-goal for Bucknell, missing high in the fifteenth minute and missing wide left in the fifty-fourth minute. Princeton had twenty-two total shots on the evening.
After the game, Princeton head coach Jim Barlow said that he felt his squad was “getting a hold of things” and that the crowd was getting into the match. He added, “I don’t think we really had as many good looks on goal as we’ve had in the last five or six games.”
Princeton ends the season with a record of 9-6-3. Bucknell, now 17-5-0, will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia, to face the University of Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament.
Princeton-Penn Live Blog
12:00–Penn scores on 1-yd touchdown run from FB Luke DeLuca. PAT good. 7-0. 4 Plays-59 yards in 1:58.
9:51–Princeton punts. Pins Penn at 1 yard line.
6:30–Penn puts up three first downs. Ball now at the 48-yard line.
4:38–Princeton called for its second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Penn first down at the P-ton 27-yard line.
3:11–Penn puts ball inside 10-yard line.
2:38–Ivan Charbanneau blocks 26-yard FG attempt.
0:20–After 10-yard gain by FB Matt Zimmerman, Princeton punts after a busted third down option play.
End of first quarter
13:30–Matt Tuten scores on 15-yd TD reception after Andrew Kerr muffed punt. PAT good. 2 plays; 30 yds. 0:36.
12:30–Tommy Wornham intercepted by Jonathan Moore. First down Penn at P-ton 35 yd-line.
10:42–Luke DuLuca 1-yd TD run. PAT good. 5 plays, 35-yd. 1:36
7:56–Andrew Kerr 1-yd TD reception from Tommy Wornham. PAT good. 6 Plays, 67 yds, 2:42
3:07–Penn punts after seven plays. Touchback. First Down, P-ton.
1:00–Princeton punts.
HALFTIME
15:00–Penn driving to open the third quarter.
11:40–Kyle Derham TD catch on 7-yd pass from Olson. PAT good. 6 plays, 66 yd.–3:17.
8:35–Princeton punts again.
8:11–Three-and-out. Penn punts. First down or P-ton.
6:47–Three-and-out. Princeton punts. Penn first down.
0:58–2nd and goal. Olson to Luke Nawrocki. 3-yd TD pass. PAT good. 11 plays, 84 yd.–5:40
11:01–Tommy Wornham intercepted by Chris Wynn. 56-yd TD return. PAT good. 42-7
Tommy Wornham benched. Drew Ellis in for Princeton at QB.
6:55–Punt by Octavio Fleury lands in the end zone. First down Penn at own 20.
Penn playing conservative ball; clock running with 3:30 remaining.
Ball game. Final score: Penn–42, Princeton–7.
Princeton Hockey: ECAC Quarterfinals vs. Union–Game 2, Live Blog
Matt Cook scores an empty net goal with three-and-a-half minutes remaining to make it 5-2, and that’s how the game ends. Game 3 tomorrow night at Hobey Baker Rink. 7:00 P.M. EDT start.
5:43 to go in regulation, Dan Bartlett scores second goal of the night. Union up 4-2.
End of the two, and the bleeding continues. Princeton trails Union 4-1.
End of the first period at Hobey Baker Rink. Poor puck handling by the Tigers in their own zone allow Union to take a 2-0 lead at the end of the first. Three-and-a-half minutes end, a giveaway by Lee Jubinville allowed Union’s Mario Valery-Trabucco to score by slapping the puck above the shoulder of goaltender Zane Kalemba, giving Union the early 1-0 advantage. At the 9:59 mark, Brendan Milnamow scored on a wrist shot from the slot, making the lead 2-0. Assists on that goal credited to Matt Cook and Kelly Zajac.
I must also add that this game has been very physical. It looks as if Union’s aggression has gotten to the Tigers’ heads. Princeton has not gotten a good look yet at the goal, but Union has had several opportunities in front of the net. Lots of pushing and shoving before, during, and after the whistle, but no penalties called yet.
In other Princeton sports news from today: Princeton men’s lacrosse fell to Hofstra by the final score of 9-7. That loss is the Tigers’ first of the year, as they now drop to 4-1. Princeton women’s lacrosse defeated Penn State by the count of 9-7, improving their record to 3-1.