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{ www.dailyprincetonian.com } MEN’S SOCCER
Undefeated Loyola comes back to beat Tigers By Damir Golac Associate Sports Editor
The men’s soccer team put up a strong performance against an undefeated Loyola squad but left the game disappointed after the Greyhounds (5-0-1) overcame an early Princeton (1-3) goal to leave the match with a 2-1 victory. The Tigers were coming off their first victory of the season over Seton Hall but had a tough matchup as Loyola had won four straight after tying its first game of the season. The impressive start to the season for the Greyhounds earned them votes in the NSCAA coach’s poll, and they barely missed the top 25. The first half started off well for the Tigers, as they controlled the ball well and created a few more chances than the Greyhounds. The Tigers put up the only two shots of the first 10 minutes and had three of the first four shots of the game. The Greyhounds found their groove in the 27th minute however, going on a sev-
en-minute stretch where they dominated play. The stretch began with the first shot-on-goal for the Greyhounds, which was handled easily by senior goalkeeper Seth MacMillan. The Greyhounds then put up four straight shots that failed to reach the goal. The Greyhounds came within inches of getting on the board first when a header from Ryan Tuck hit the post. The strong offensive stretch for Loyola ended after MacMillan recorded his second save of the game on a shot from the middle. Princeton responded to end the half however, putting up three of the last four shots of the period and scoring on a goal from 12 yards out by sophomore forward Nico Hurtado on an assist from sophomore midfielder Brendan McSherry. The goal and assist were the first of both Hurtdao and McSherry’s careers. Hurtado got his first assist earlier in the season but had yet to score a goal. The goal came less than a
MONICA CHON :: FILE PHOTO
Junior defender/midfielder Myles McGinley and the Tigers were in control for much of the game but eventually fell to the Greyhounds.
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BASEBALL
Q & A with Zak Hermans ’13 By Jay Dessy staff writer
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After being named 2012 Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, Zak Hermans ’13 was drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
Zak Hermans ’13 found himself on a plane to join the Chicago Cubs’ Arizona League affiliate team just one week after graduating from Princeton last spring. Hermans, the 2012 Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, posted a 2.40 ERA for the 2013 season with a team-best 55 strikeouts. The lanky
and strong righty threw 8.2 innings with the Rookie Arizona League Cubs, ending the season with a 3.12 ERA and 10 strikeouts. The ‘Prince’ caught up with the Texas native to check in on how he was feeling after his first season of professional baseball. Q: How did the scouting, signing and drafting process unfold this past spring?
A: Throughout the course of the spring, scouts started to come to games. Some teams were very direct and approached me, while some stayed under the radar. A week leading up to the draft, it was clear that there were about five or six teams interested. When draft day finally rolled around, I had scouts telling me that I was expected to go on Saturday, See Q&A page 7
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The Ivy League gets a late start every year, but each women’s soccer team has now played enough games to give us some idea of how this season will shape up. Here’s how they look so far: Cornell (4-1-1) The Big Red’s two wins and one tie last week were due in large part to freshman Elizabeth Crowell, who most recently earned both Ivy League Player and Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors. Her seven points on two goals and three assists have breathed life into a sometimes slow offense.
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Penn (4-0) Penn is the only Ivy League team without a loss in non-conference play this season (so far). If the Quakers want to ensure that their conference play will go as well as their non-conference games have, they will need to start putting more balls in the back of the net — Penn won each of its last two games by just one goal each.
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Princeton (3-1-1): The Tigers, led by rookie striker Tyler Lussi, currently stand with their best record through five games since 2008. Lussi and junior midfielder/forward Lauren Lazo have powered the Princeton offense, having scored all seven of the Tigers’ goals so far this season.
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Yale (4-1) The Bulldogs’ record may look pretty, but at least one of the results has been frightening. Yale lost its Sept. 13 road game to Georgetown in an 8-0 shutout, having been limited to just three shots throughout the entire game. The Bulldogs will need to prove to the Ivy League that going forward, they can do better against high-powered squads.
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Columbia (2-2-1) The Lions opened their season in a dramatic fashion, as senior midfielder Natalie Melo netted the game-winning goal in double-overtime against cross-town rival Manhattan. Since then, they have not fared as well, losing one and tying North Florida in a recent tournament in the Sunshine State. Midfielders Beverly Leon and Alexa Yow have combined four goals and two assists, leading the team.
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Brown (2-2) Despite having been outscored 7-3, Brown is at .500. The Bears have a few more chances to figure out how to score goals before opening Ivy League play, in which they went 1-3-1 in 2012.
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Harvard (1-3-1) The Crimson finally got in the win column against LIU Brooklyn on Sunday after beginning the season with three losses and a tie. All-Ivy midfielder Meg Casscellis-Hamby will return and is joined by freshman forward Margaret Purce, who has two goals good for half the Crimson’s total so far. Dartmouth (1-3) After a season-opening shootout ended in Purdue’s favor, Dartmouth has shut out Fordham and has been shut out twice. The Big Green have made scoring goals look easy at times — Emma Brush and Lucielle Kozlov have two goals and an assist each — but will need to spread them out more if they hope to come close to last year’s 13-4 record.
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