i had the pleasure of sitting with chrissy d for the entire game, just behind the bench. a nice day for lax (a little cold) but a great crowd and an intense game. huge win for SB, probably the biggest since 9-7 over denver in 2010.
of course, princeton has 6 national titles in the last 20 years or so, and i dont think SB has that many top 20 wins! maybe we have 5 or 6 i dunno. so that's great for us. something to build on.
princeton of course lost their best player for the season; SB played without its goalie and faceoff mid. fortunately, depth pays off.
from the first whistle, the intensity was on full throttle, especially princeton. they pressed the gloves and chased ball carriers out of the box, held long possessions, and attacked the cage. SB looked in trouble in the first quarter. they couldnt get a 50-50 ground ball, couldnt get a call, no luck.
but then some faceoffs started to come about and some flags and some good clears and in the 2nd, SB rattled off six goals. but then, every time SB tried break the tie, princeton shut the door.
then SB started to open it up by 2, and every time they had a great look to put the game out of reach, PU shut the door. shanschagrin was great in cage, just like in the brown game.
oddly enough, PU went to their second mids during desperation time (maybe 5-6min left), possibly to get better shooters while down 3??? SB helped by throwing the ball away during crunch time. but the padding was enough and they got it done.
congratulations to nagle & staff; they obviously worked hard on the defensive plan, and it worked. this is a nice big win and hopefully they roll this into nice victories in the next month.