Less than a week into October, an Ivy League championship is already at stake for the men’s soccer team on Saturday, when the Tigers (2-5) travel to New Hampshire to take on Dartmouth.
When the men’s soccer team and its coaching staff took the practice field this preseason, the squad was joined by many new faces.
For the men’s soccer team, one defensive slipup in overtime erased an entire half of momentum and caused Princeton (2-5 overall, 0-0 Ivy League) to suffer a difficult defeat to Florida Gulf Coast University (2-5-1, 0-0 ASC) on Sunday afternoon.
Despite losing four of its first five games this season, the men’s soccer team will look to stay undefeated at home this weekend as it hosts a pair of teams from the Sunshine State.
Sophomore forward Nico Hurtado picked up Sunday afternoon where he left off in his last match, scoring the first goal of the contest to put the Tigers up 1-0.
Coming off a strong performance Wednesday night, albeit a narrow 2-1 loss to undefeated Loyola, the men’s soccer team looks to keep building momentum when it hits the road again this weekend.
The men’s soccer team put up a strong performance against an undefeated Loyola squad but left the game disappointed after the Greyhounds (5-0-1) overcame an early Princeton (1-3) goal to leave the match with a 2-1 victory.
Even having lost Mark Linnville ’13, a superstar center back who graduated with four first-team all-Ivy selections, and two-time first-team all-league selection Matt Sanner ’13, the men’s soccer team has fixed its sights on an Ivy League championship in 2013 and, with the addition of a promising class of freshmen, the squad looks to return to the NCAA Tournament after a two-year absence. Head coach Jim Barlow welcomes seven freshmen to the program: one goalkeeper, two defenders and four midfielders. “Everyone we recruit is a person who we think has the ability to make an impact and compete for a spot right away,” Barlow said. Each freshman is accomplished at the high school and club level.
The men’s soccer team finished the weekend on a high note,beatingSeton Hall on Sundayafter a tough losson Fridayevening to Rutgers. “Our guys are eager to get their first win,” head coach Jim Barlow ’91 said before the win.
The men’s soccer team will look to establish a winning record by the end of this weekend, as it prepares to take on in-state rivals Rutgers and Seton Hall.
The school year is just getting started, but every men’s soccer team in the Ancient Eight has already seen action this fall.
Women’s Soccer: Tigers start season off strong with two victories The women’s soccer team has had a strong start to its season, winning its first two games at home against Richmond and Army.
