On Tap with ... Sean Lynch

Q: What was your “welcome to college” moment?

A: My “welcome to college” moment had to be my first career start as a freshman at Stanford, in front of fairly large home crowd. I was pretty nervous.

Q: What is the greatest highlight of your sports career?

A: My greatest highlight of my Princeton sports career so far would have to be our double-overtime, come-from-behind win over No. 9 Harvard at Harvard this past Saturday.

Q: What is the funniest story you have about a coach?

A: Head coach Jim Barlow ’91 and assistant coach Tom Moffat are constantly arguing over who is a better athlete. One of the funniest and most outrageous comments from one of these arguments was the claim that Coach Moffat, well past his athletic prime, could beat MLB player Ryan Howard down the first-base line.

Q: Who is your quirkiest teammate? Why?

A: Fellow junior goalkeeper Tommy Gaspirini is by far my quirkiest teammate. Tommy spends most of his downtime perfecting foreign accents. He breaks these impressions out randomly throughout practice.

Q: What’s the best part about being an athlete on campus?

A: The best part of being an athlete has been the opportunity to travel. I’ve made two trips to California and one to Chicago in the past three years.

Q: What’s the worst part about being an athlete on campus?

A: The hardest part about being a Princeton athlete is having to study for midterms while in season. Practicing, going to class and studying for multiple exams can be quite the task.

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Q: What would you do if you were coach for a day?

A; If I were a coach for the day, I would make Coach Barlow play goalie in my favorite game, the “three-goal game.” It requires the goalie to cover three goals spread out across the width of the field. I think Coach Barlow would enjoy it.

Q: Who gets the most girls on the team? (Who has the most game off the field?)

A: It’s close, but I would have to give it to the smooth-talking Pete Callahan.

Q: Do you have a particular pre-game ritual?

A: I’m pretty superstitious, so my pre-game rituals change throughout the season according to how things are going. In the beginning of the season, I was shaving before every game because I thought it was good luck, but when we hit a little skid I dropped that and started only shaving after wins.

Q: What’s the most embarrassing song on your iPod?

A: “You Make My Dreams Come True” by Hall and Oates — it’s a team favorite.