Saturday, October 19
Princeton, N.J.
4:00 P.M.
Columbia University
at
Princeton
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Maryam K. Hassan
Columbia Travels to Defending Champion Princeton Saturday
10/18/2019 11:48:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Lions enter weekend two points back in league standings
NEW YORK — Columbia men's soccer (3-4-3, 1-0-1 Ivy) plays its first road game of the Ivy League season on Saturday when it takes on reigning league champion Princeton (7-3-1, 0-1-1 Ivy). Kickoff from Roberts Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Saturday's action from Princeton can be seen live on ESPN+. Live stats will be provided by GoPrincetonTigers.com. Fans can also keep up with the match on Twitter by following @ColumbiaMSoccer.
5 THINGS TO KNOW
1. IVY LEAGUE TABLE
Columbia enters its third Ivy League match of the season tied for second place in the league standings. The Lions have four points through two matches, defeating Brown in its Ivy opener, 3-2, and drawing Penn on Sunday, 1-1. Yale sits at the top of the table with all six points, earning victories over both Harvard and Dartmouth by scores of 3-1.
2. HISTORICAL RUN OF GOALS
Columbia has run its streak of games with a goal to 18 matches dating back to last season. The Lions have scored 30 goals over those 18 matches, averaging 1.67 goals per match. The current scoring streak ties for the second-longest in program history and is Columbia's longest since an 18-game streak that took place through the 1986 and 1987 campaigns. The Lions put together three separate 18-game streaks through the 1980s. The program record for most consecutive games with a goal is 24, spanning every match of the 1979 Final Four season and the first five matches of 1980.
Longest Goal-Scoring Streaks in Columbia History:
24 Games: 1979-80
18 Games: 1980-81
18 Games: 1983
18 Games: 1986-87
18 Games: 2018-present
3. STATISTICAL TRENDS
4. ZEITZ'S FIRST-MINUTE STRIKES
Columbia has scored twice this season in the first minute of the match and both goals have come by first-year Uri Zeitz. The latest occurrence came on Sunday against Penn as Zeitz sent in his third goal of the season just 38 seconds into the contest. The goal was the fastest by a Lion since Oct. 1, 2005, when John Mulhern scored just 34 seconds into a match against Brown. Zeitz's other first-minute goal came in a 2-0 win over Monmouth, as the first-year scored with only 54 seconds on the clock.
5. THE SERIES
The all-time series between Columbia and Princeton dates back to 1912. Columbia holds a 33-23-11 advantage and has fallen just once in its last five matchups against the Tigers. That loss came last season, when Princeton scored twice in the first 30 minutes and held off a Columbia rally, 2-1. The Lions are 2-1-1 in their last four trips to Princeton.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Princeton entered Ivy League play riding four straight wins before being shut out at Dartmouth, 1-0, on Oct. 5. They bounced back with a 3-0 win against Delaware but were only able to come away with one point last Saturday at Brown. Danny Hampton saved the Tigers from a potential second straight league defeat with an 87th-minute equalizer. Walker Gillespie leads the team with five goals – tied for second-most in the Ivy League – and 11 points. The Tigers have scored a league-best 24 goals on the season and average 2.18 goals per game. Ten different players have found the back of the net, nine of which have scored multiple times.
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For the latest on the Columbia men's soccer program, follow @ColumbiaMSoccer on Twitter and Instagram, on Facebook at Facebook.com/ColumbiaMensSoccer and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
Saturday's action from Princeton can be seen live on ESPN+. Live stats will be provided by GoPrincetonTigers.com. Fans can also keep up with the match on Twitter by following @ColumbiaMSoccer.
5 THINGS TO KNOW
1. IVY LEAGUE TABLE
Columbia enters its third Ivy League match of the season tied for second place in the league standings. The Lions have four points through two matches, defeating Brown in its Ivy opener, 3-2, and drawing Penn on Sunday, 1-1. Yale sits at the top of the table with all six points, earning victories over both Harvard and Dartmouth by scores of 3-1.
| Rk. | Team | Record | Points | GF | GA |
| 1. | Yale | 2-0-0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2. | Columbia | 1-0-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Penn | 1-0-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4. | Cornell | 1-1-0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Dartmouth | 1-1-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6. | Princeton | 0-1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brown | 0-1-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8. | Harvard | 0-2-0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
2. HISTORICAL RUN OF GOALS
Columbia has run its streak of games with a goal to 18 matches dating back to last season. The Lions have scored 30 goals over those 18 matches, averaging 1.67 goals per match. The current scoring streak ties for the second-longest in program history and is Columbia's longest since an 18-game streak that took place through the 1986 and 1987 campaigns. The Lions put together three separate 18-game streaks through the 1980s. The program record for most consecutive games with a goal is 24, spanning every match of the 1979 Final Four season and the first five matches of 1980.
Longest Goal-Scoring Streaks in Columbia History:
24 Games: 1979-80
18 Games: 1980-81
18 Games: 1983
18 Games: 1986-87
18 Games: 2018-present
3. STATISTICAL TRENDS
- First year Uri Zeitz has three goals and an assist over his last six matches.
- Zeitz ranks among the top 10 in the Ivy league in both goals (3), points (8).
- Senior John Denis leads the Ivy League in points (13), ranks second in both goals (5) and shots (25) and is among the top five in assists (3).
- Denis' five points through two Ivy League matches are tied for the league lead.
- Denis ranks inside the NCAA's top 50 in goals per game (0.63) and points per game (1.63).
- Sophomore Sebastian Gunbeyi also has three goals and is one of three Lions in the league's top 10.
4. ZEITZ'S FIRST-MINUTE STRIKES
Columbia has scored twice this season in the first minute of the match and both goals have come by first-year Uri Zeitz. The latest occurrence came on Sunday against Penn as Zeitz sent in his third goal of the season just 38 seconds into the contest. The goal was the fastest by a Lion since Oct. 1, 2005, when John Mulhern scored just 34 seconds into a match against Brown. Zeitz's other first-minute goal came in a 2-0 win over Monmouth, as the first-year scored with only 54 seconds on the clock.
5. THE SERIES
The all-time series between Columbia and Princeton dates back to 1912. Columbia holds a 33-23-11 advantage and has fallen just once in its last five matchups against the Tigers. That loss came last season, when Princeton scored twice in the first 30 minutes and held off a Columbia rally, 2-1. The Lions are 2-1-1 in their last four trips to Princeton.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Princeton entered Ivy League play riding four straight wins before being shut out at Dartmouth, 1-0, on Oct. 5. They bounced back with a 3-0 win against Delaware but were only able to come away with one point last Saturday at Brown. Danny Hampton saved the Tigers from a potential second straight league defeat with an 87th-minute equalizer. Walker Gillespie leads the team with five goals – tied for second-most in the Ivy League – and 11 points. The Tigers have scored a league-best 24 goals on the season and average 2.18 goals per game. Ten different players have found the back of the net, nine of which have scored multiple times.
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For the latest on the Columbia men's soccer program, follow @ColumbiaMSoccer on Twitter and Instagram, on Facebook at Facebook.com/ColumbiaMensSoccer and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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