Tournament Trend 6 Derek Raabe
Key Game The Bulldogs ended
Prineton’s season in the Ivy League tournament. With both teams sporting loaded offensive units but some questions on the defensive end, New Haven could be in for fireworks.
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Enemy Lines WHAT RIVAL COACHES SAY
“As good a first six on offense as there is… Schreiber’s vision is unmatched and he has the speed to match, both in his legs and his shot. And how about the transformation of Mike MacDonald from serving solely as a finisher to putting pressure on a defense as an accomplished dodger?… This team has a ton of seniors (15). That cannot be overlooked for leadership purposes.”
Princeton TIGERS
2012 RECORD: 9-6 (3-3 IVY LEAGUE) COACH: CHRIS BATES (5TH YEAR) • RECORD AT PRINCETON: 35-26
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Schedule Feb 22 Feb 26 Mar 1 Mar 7
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at Manhattan Johns Hopkins North Carolina Penn
at Villanova at Yale
at Brown Rutgers Lehigh
Dartmouth at Harvard Cornell*
* at Bethpage (N.Y.) High
Projected Starters A Mike MacDonald (Jr.)* G: 43
eam building can be a lot like baking. Great ingredients are a part of the process, but if they’re not mixed in
the right order, the entire thing comes out slightly off. That’s what happened to Princeton’s
defense last year. A dearth of natural close defensemen forced short-stick defensive midfielder Nick Fernandez and long-stick midfielder Derek Raabe to play out of position. The Tigers ended the year in the middle of Division I in scoring defense (29th out of 63 teams), but suffered on man-down (48th) and were near the bottom for caused turnovers (58th), symptoms of not having the right people in the right positions. Fortunately for
coach Chris Bates and new defensive coordinator John Walker, the component parts
look more like the right mix in 2014, at least on paper. Touted freshman Will Reynolds should step right into a starting role on defense, joining returning starter Mark Strabo and Alex Beatty. That trio will allow Raabe and Fernandez to return to roaming between the lines. Jack Strabo and Hunter deButts also were strong
A Publication of US Lacrosse
Top Returner M TOM SCHREIBER (SR.)
Tewaaraton finalist is 40 points shy of 200. Only Jesse Hubbard, Jon Hess, Ryan Boyle and Kevin Lowe have done that at Princeton.
members of the short-stick corps. “It just makes our depth so much
better,” Bates said. “There will be some growing pains, sure, but the pieces fit more naturally together. Having guys in their natural spots, we’re confident that we’ll hit the right fit and the right mix on defense.” While there are no guarantees the
pieces will gel right away, the Tigers look to be a lot stronger defensively this spring in front of sophomore goalie Matt O’Connor, who was challenged for time in the fall by Eric Sanschagrin. If a better defensive fit and improved
goalie play — O’Connor and Sanschagrin each hovered around 50 percent in 2013 — provide support behind a top- end offense, look for Princeton to win the Ivy League. “We have a senior-laden team, one
that is hungry,” said Bates, now working with his first full group of players that he recruited after replacing Bill Tierney before the 2010 season. “These kids come to Princeton wanting to play big games in May, so there’s no doubt that
the motivation to get back to that is here.” — Sean Burns
February 2014 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 37
A Ryan Ambler (So.)* G: 11
A Will Rotatori (Jr.) G: 2
M Kip Orban (Jr.)* G: 27
A: 16 A: 17 A: 3
M Tom Schreiber (Sr.)* G: 28
A: 32 A: 7
M Jake Froccaro (So.)* G: 24
FO Justin Murphy (Jr.) * FO%: 51.0
A: 10 Pts:1
LSM Derek Raabe (Sr.)* GB: 73
D Mark Strabo (So.)* GB: 14
D Alex Beatty (Jr.) GB: 5
CT: 10 CT: 5 CT: 9
D Will Reynolds (Fr.) GB: 25
* returning starters X-Factor FO JUSTIN MURPHY (SR.)
Princeton’s faceoff woes (47 percent) started with Murphy, who took the lion’s share (111- for-218). He needs to take pressure off the untested defense and feed an offense that averaged more than 12 goals per game.
Power Ratings (SCALE OF 1-5)
5 4 2 2 OFFENSE DEFENSE GOALIE FACEOFF
G Matt O’Connor (So.)* GAA: 9.38
A: 1 (at Delbarton) SV%: 51.7
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