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Men's Soccer Weekly Release - Week 6
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- The opening weekend of Ivy League play featured two tightly contested one-goal games and two 3-0 wins, with the home teams posting a 3-1-0 record. Harvard edged Yale, 1-0, to snap a two-game losing streak and even its record at 3-3-3 on the year. Princeton was able to put three goals on the board against Dartmouth en route to its third consecutive win. Brown extended its unbeaten streak to start the year (now 6-0-2) with a 3-0 win against Columbia. Penn earned the only road win in League play when it used a Travis Cantrell goal in the 89th minute to defeat Cornell, 1-0.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior Josh Walburn had a hand in all three of
Princeton’s goals as the Tigers opened the Ivy League portion
of their schedule with a 3-0 shutout over Dartmouth. The
Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award candidate had a five-point game,
the best offensive output of his career, scoring the first two
goals and setting up the Tigers’ third goal.
Walburn tallied his first goal of the night in the 35th minute
when he picked up an Antoine Hoppenot cross from
the far side of the box. Walburn had an open net to score in as
Dartmouth’s goalkeeper Sean Donovan had been
anticipating a shot from Hoppenot. Walburn then made it 2-0 less
than a minute into the second half, taking the wind out of
Dartmouth’s sails when he sent a header off a throw in into
the back of the net. In the 71st minute, Walburn nearly recorded a
hat trick when his shot off of a Dylan Bowman
cross was saved by Donovan. But the rebound fell to the feet of
Manny Sardinha, who was able to put it away for
good.
Walburn had four shots, all of which were on goal, as he was moved
in the middle of the game from midfield to forward. The win marked
the first over Dartmouth for Walburn and his fellow seniors as they
ended the Big Green’s three-game unbeaten streak in the
series. Wallburn becomes the second Tiger in a row to earn Ivy
League Player of the Week honors, as Hoppenot earned the award last
week.
Walburn’s Weekly
Stats
1-1 GP/GS, 2 G, 1 A, 5 Pts., 4 Shots, 4 SOG, 1 GWG, Team:
1-0-0
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman midfielder Henning Sauerbier helped
Columbia to its first three-match winning streak since 2003, as his
goal and assist helped propel the Lions to a 3-0 win over Delaware
on Tuesday. Sauerbier came off the bench to set up the first goal
against Delaware in the 34th minute and he added an insurance tally
just six minutes into the second half. He then got the starting nod
at Brown, playing 76 minutes in the Columbia midfield while getting
off one shot.
The first-year currently leads the team with three goals and eight
points, while ranking third in assists. He is the second Lion in as
many weeks to earn Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors, as fellow
midfielder David Najem won the award last week. It
also marks Sauerbier’s second Rookie of the Week honor of the
season, having previously shared the award on Sept. 13.
Sauerbier’s Weekly
Stats
2-1 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 3 Pts., 3 Shots, 1 SOG, 0 GWG, Team:
1-1-0
HONOR ROLL
Travis Cantrell, Penn, So., M (Downingtown,
Pa.)
1-1 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 2 Pts., 1 Shot, 1 SOG, 1 GWG, Team: 1-0-0
Andy Hackbarth, Yale, Jr., M (Bend, Ore.)
2-2 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 2 Pts., 6 Shots, 3 SOG, 0 GWG, Team:
0-2-0
Jon Okafor, Brown, Sr., F (Verona, N.J.)
1-1 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 3 Pts., 5 Shots, 1 SOG, 1 GWG, Team:
1-0-0
Andrew Olsen, Dartmouth, Sr., F (Norwell,
Mass.)
2-2 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 2 Pts., 7 Shot, 3 SOG, 0 GWG, Team: 0-1-1
Scott Prozeller, Harvard, So., M (Sudbury,
Mass.)
2-2 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 2 Pts., 2 Shots, 1 SOG, 1 GWG, Team:
1-1-0
THE UPCOMING WEEK
The week of Ivy League men’s soccer kicks off on Tuesday
night with Princeton and Brown looking to extend winning streaks
when they play host to a pair of BIG EAST foes. The Tigers put
their three game winning streak on the line versus Seton Hall,
while Brown, winners of four straight and unbeaten on the year,
hosts St. John’s.
On Wednesday, Harvard will play at Holy Cross and Dartmouth
travels to Vermont before Saturday’s full slate of Ivy League
action.
On Saturday, two of the four winners from the first weekend of
League play will square off when Brown travels to Princeton.
Harvard will be looking to make it two Ivy wins in a row as it
hosts Cornell, who is looking to rebound from a narrow 1-0 loss to
Penn. Yale and Dartmouth will each be looking for their first
League win of the year when they play on Saturday night, with
Columbia travelling to Penn in Saturday’s other night
contest.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, October 5
Seton Hall at Princeton -- 7 pm
No. 17 St. John’s at No. 16 Brown -- 7:30 pm
Wednesday, October 6
Dartmouth at Vermont -- 3 pm
Harvard at Holy Cross -- 7 pm
Saturday, October 9
Cornell at Harvard* -- 1:30 pm
No. 16 Brown at Princeton* -- 4 pm
Yale at Dartmouth* -- 7 pm
Columbia at Penn* -- 7 pm
* - denotes Ivy League contest
