Every Tuesday, Sports and Data writers analyze recent athletic competitions to provide analysis and insight on the happenings of Princeton athletics and individual players across the 38 varsity intercollegiate teams at Princeton. Whether they are record-breaking or day-to-day, statistics deliver information in concise ways and help inform fans who might have missed the action. Read past By the Numbers coverage here.
Princeton Tigers: October 1–7
The Tigers played 18 games and matches across twelve sports and four U.S. states over the past seven days. Of the nine games where only one team came out on top, the Tigers won 56 percent of matches, the same as last edition’s. Multiple-day meets and tournaments are counted individually for each day of the competition. Competitions with more than one event or individual results — such as golf and cross country — are not included in our win percentage analysis.
This week, the Tigers won over half of their games. They took home half their games on the road and tied one. The Tigers held strong onto home field advantage, winning over 70 percent of games at Princeton.
Shipping up to Boston
For the first time in 11 years, the women’s lightweight 4+ boat took home first place in the Head of the Charles in Boston this past weekend. The team of senior coxswain Rachel Bejo, senior Hannah Hoselbarth, sophomore Tory Dana, junior Michaela Sabbag, and first-year Kelly Clarke beat the field by less than two-tenths of a second.
Best in class
In the recent NCAA Selection Committee rankings, men’s soccer came in at number one. The Tigers haven’t lost since their second game of the season against Hofstra, and they came in first in RPI and sixth in the coaches’ poll as well.
Flying high
Women’s volleyball has been led by two standouts so far this season, junior setter Sydney Draper and senior middle blocker Lucia Scalamandre. The two rank in the top five in the nation in assists-per-set and hitting percentage respectively.
Big cat on campus
Field hockey knocked off the then-No.1 Northwestern Wildcats 3–2 on Oct. 13, breaking up the Wildcats’ 15-game win streak. The Tigers triumphed on a game-winning goal from senior midfielder Beth Yeager and two assists from sophomore defender Izzy Morgan.
Nifty One Fifty
With women’s soccer’s 2–0 win over Cornell on Oct. 11, Head Coach Sean Driscoll earned his 150th career win as a head coach at the collegiate level. Driscoll started his head coaching career at Manhattan College, where he won 40 games, before winning 111 games as the Tigers manager since 2015 — second most in Tiger history to Julie Shackford.
Final four
Senior center back Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch and junior goalkeeper Andrew Samuels were both named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List — an honor only given to 31 players nationally. Fravolini Whitchurch and Samuels were each one of only four from their respective positions to make the list, as they lead a stifling Tiger defense that has only allowed four goals all year.
From field hockey to soccer to volleyball the Tigers are shooting up the team and individual rankings nationally. Check back in next week to learn about all things Princeton Athletics — By The Numbers.
Harrison Blank is a head Sports editor at the ‘Prince.’
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