Midshipmen ship up to Princeton for reverse fixture
Men’s water polo (10-1 overall, 6-1 Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern), currently ranked No. 10 in the CWPA, looks to renew one of its greatest rivalries against conference opponent the Naval Academy (10-7, 1-1). The all-time series record between the Tigers and the Midshipmen stands at 25-35.
Despite the overall disadvantage, Princeton has gotten the best of Navy of late. The Orange and Black picked up a dominant 12-7 away win earlier this season in Annapolis. In 2013, the sides matched up on four separate occasions. Princeton took both regular season contests by a combined 28-18 margin. During the semifinals of the CWPA Southern Division Championships, Navy bounced the Tigers in with a 12-10 decision. However, Princeton managed revenge in the following tournament, taking down the Midshipmen in the CWPA Championship semifinals by a score of 9-8.
In 2013’s iteration of this matchup, then-freshman utility Jovan Jeremic tallied eight goals, good for second best on the Princeton all-time single-game goal tally. In his sophomore year, the California native (not an uncommon designation among the Tigers) has slowed his scoring pace slightly. His 13 scores rank fifth on the team.
Tiger goalkeepers have been remarkable thus far. Junior Alex Gow and freshman Vojislav Mitrovic have slip time between the posts through 11 games. Gow, whose 19 saves against Bucknell University last weekend ranked second all-time for Princeton, has managed a .618 save percentage. Mitrovic, a native of Serbia, has compiled a mark of .645 during his six appearances.
Navy attackman Thomas Patterson currently leads the Midshipmen in goals with a prolific 35.
On the other side of the pool, the Navy goalkeeping has left something to be desired. Garret Sabesky has split time with Tyler Barker. The former’s save percentage is an abysmal .440, while the latter has compiled a slightly more respectable mark of .521.
Women's volleyball faces pair of New York opponents
League play could hardly have gotten off to a better start for women’s volleyball (6-5 overall, 1-0 Ivy League). After some rocky performances against non-conference opponents, the Tigers seem to have righted the ship with an imposing 3-0 victory over Penn. This weekend, they will take on the Ancient Eight’s two least competent sides. Dillon Gymnasium will play host to Cornell (3-8, 0-1) and Columbia (5-5, 0-1) on Friday and Saturday evenings.
During the 2013 campaign, Cornell took down Princeton 3-1 in Ithaca. The set score, with the exception of the first frame, was a remarkably tight 25-16, 25-22, 25-23 and 26-24. In the reverse fixture later in the year, the Tigers blanked the Big Red with a strong 3-0 win. The Orange and Black picked up a pair of victories over Columbia, both wins by scores of 3-1.
Princeton’s hitters have been showing great ability on attack and defense. In last Friday’s matchup with Penn, junior right side hitter Kendall Peterkin and senior Nicole Kincade combined for 27 kills and 15 blocks.
Cornell, who fell to Columbia 3-1 in its Ivy opener, has somewhat of an unbalanced roster. After a number of upperclassmen dropped their commitment, the Big Red is left with one senior, four sophomores and seven freshmen. This lack of experience is likely to render the team uncompetitive during the course of Ivy League competition.
The Lions’ outside hitter Bailey Springer ranks third in the Ancient Eight with 3.12 kills per set. Otherwise, Columbia hasn’t been particularly remarkable in early season play.
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