Ivy Play Heats Up Saturday When Columbia Hosts Princeton

Saturday, October 13

New York, N.Y.

1:00 PM

Columbia University

Princeton

Ivy Play Heats Up Saturday When Columbia Hosts Princeton

10/11/2018 4:28:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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The Columbia men’s soccer team is aiming for its third straight Ivy League win this Saturday when Princeton comes Rocco B. Commisso Stadium for a 1:00 p.m. match on ESPN+.

NEW YORK – The Columbia men's soccer team is aiming for its third straight Ivy League win this Saturday when Princeton comes Rocco B. Commisso Stadium for a 1:00 p.m. match on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT
Led by goal scorers Dylan Mott and Nike Azuma, Columbia had an impressive outing in a 2-0 win at Penn last Saturday. Mott was able to secure a goal off a rebound in front of net during the 34th minute while only five minutes later Azuma fired a rocket in the upper 90 to make the lead 2-0. Senior goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira put up his third clean sheet of the season and tied Gary Escher for the program record with 23 in his career.

SEASON AT A GLANCE
Columbia comes into this game carrying a record of 5-3-1 with a 2-0 record in the Ivy League. Through two weekends of play, the standings are tight in the Ivy League, with Columbia and Cornell the lone 2-0 squads. Princeton sits in third at 1-0-0, while four-time defending champion Dartmouth has a pair of ties to its name.

The scoring leaders for Columbia this season have been Kynan Rocks, Mott, and Danny Laranetto. Rocks leads the team with three goals while Mott and Laranetto are not far behind with two goals apiece. Castanheira has impressed with his play boasting the second lowest goals against average and third most saves in the Ivy League.

SERIES HISTORY
Columbia boasts a winning record against Princeton standing at 33-22-11 and have not lost to the Tigers since 2013. Columbia is hoping for a little more excitement this time around, with their last meeting with Princeton ending up a 0-0 draw in New Jersey.

ABOUT PRINCETON
Princeton has come out of the gates strong this season and currently holds a record of 6-4-1. They are third in the Ivy league and nipping at Columbia's heels for that second spot.

The Tigers started off the season with two quick losses, but turned it around, going 6-2-1 in their last nine matches. Jeremy Colvin is leading the way with three goals scored this season, followed two each from Sean McSherry and sophomores Kevin O'Toole and Gaby Paniagua. In net, Jacob Schachner has started 10 of 11 contests, going 5-4-1 with a 0.76 goals against average and four shutouts.

UP NEXT
Columbia will stay at home for their next two contests, hosting Dartmouth on Friday, Oct. 19 at 5:00 p.m. on ESPNU, before taking on Rutgers on Tuesday, Oct. 23 on ESPN+.