Late goal from Lussi results in draw with Big Green

Princeton women’s soccer (2-3-3 overall, 1-0-1 Ivy League) tied Dartmouth 2-2 on Saturday night at Roberts Stadium. The chilly night did not stop the Tigers from scoring two goals against the Big Green (3-3-3, 0-0-2).

The starting lineup for Princeton included sophomore defender Jesse McDonough, junior midfielder Izzy Byers, junior defender Catherine Hartigan, senior forward/midfielder Jessica Haley, senior forward Liana Cornacchio, sophomore forward/midfielder Sarah Mendenhall, freshman forward Mikaela Symanovich, sophomore midfielder/defender Haley Chow, sophomore defender Gianna Geil, junior midfielder Stephanie Paloscio, and sophomore goalkeeper Hannah Winner.

After the match took off at 7 p.m., Dartmouth scored the first goal of the game 13 minutes into the first half, and the scoreboard read 0-1 to the guests until sophomore forward Tyler Lussi tied up the game 1-1 after scoring a goal 23 minutes into the game. A penalty-kick was awarded to Lussi after senior forward Liana Cornacchio was tripped by Dartmouth in the box during the first half.

With nine minutes left in the first half, Dartmouth managed to score their second goal of the game. The Tigers later evened the score at two goals apiece during the 62nd minute of the game when Symanovich sent the ball to freshman defender Natalie Larkin, whose pass to Lussi allowed her to score her second goal of the match. This goal tied her season total with senior defender Lauren Lazo at four.

The game remained tied for the rest of the second half, and the two teams moved into overtime and eventually double overtime. As the clock added on extra minutes, the temperature only continued to drop, but it did not affect the Tigers' tenacity in defending their goal from Dartmouth during either of the overtimes.

During the final 13 minutes of overtime, Princeton had to finish off the match with only 10 players after senior forward Gabrielle Ragazzo received her second yellow card of the night. The card was issued after a foul outside the 18-yard box during the 97th minute of the game. Dartmouth received a free kick in response, and the ball hit the wall, leaving the Tigers able to hold out the remainder of the overtime in a draw.

The Princeton vs. Dartmouth match was the third Ivy League soccer match of the day to end in a tie. Now the Tigers will head to Bethlehem, Pa., on Wednesday for a match against Lehigh University (4-2-3, 2-0-2 Patriot League) at 7 p.m. Dartmouth was the second Ivy League team the Tigers have played so far this season, and in terms of future competition, Princeton has not yet lost to another Ivy team after defeating Yale 1-0 last weekend. Princeton will take on Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Cornell and Penn in the coming weeks among other schools, and their victorious streak will continue as long as they continue to implement their strategies of excellent teamwork and working off of each other’s strengths.