Women’s Soccer Hosts Princeton in Battle for Ivy League Crown

Saturday, November 2

New York, N.Y.

2:00 PM

Columbia University

Princeton

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.

Women’s Soccer Hosts Princeton in Battle for Ivy League Crown

11/1/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Columbia will claim the Ivy League title with a win or draw against Princeton Saturday

By: Garret Sulak

NEW YORK – The Columbia women's soccer team will host Princeton in the final Ivy League game of the regular season Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium to determine the Ivy League champion.

Columbia (7-3-4, 5-0-1 Ivy) sits atop the Ivy League standings and is ahead of Princeton (11-4-0, 5-1-0 Ivy) by one point. A win or draw Saturday would give Columbia its first Ivy League title since 2006 and just its second conference crown in program history. Hosting rights for the Ivy League Tournament starting on November 8 are also on the line Saturday. The top seed at the end of the regular season earns hosting rights in the four-team tournament that determines the league's automatic qualifier in the NCAA Tournament.

GAME COVERAGE
Saturday's game will be streamed live on ESPN+. Fans can also track live stats courtesy of GoColumbiaLions.com. In-game updates will also be provided on the @CULionsWSOC social media accounts.

SENIOR DAY
Columbia will recognize its 10 seniors with a pre-game ceremony starting at 12:45 p.m. on the soccer field. This year's senior class has helped Columbia win 34 games so far, including 14 Ivy League contests and 20 home victories. The seniors also helped Columbia advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 18 years, culminating in a win over Rutgers to secure the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.

This year's senior class includes Sam Cohn, Sophia Cavaliere, Stephanie Jung, Marcia Ojo, Claire Pinnie, Ania Prussak, Nata Ramirez, Courtney Ruedt, Spencer Robbins and Lauren Rodriguez.

LAST TIME OUT
Columbia rallied from a two-goal deficit at Yale last weekend to stay unbeaten in Ivy League play. The Lions stormed back to score three goals in the final 26 minutes to earn a 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs. Maia Tabion scored twice in the win and earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors earlier this week. Sam Cohn also scored in the win.

The Lions are unbeaten through the last seven games with a 6-0-1 record. Nata Ramirez leads the Lions in scoring with six goals, while Tabion follows with four goals this season. Ramirez also leads the team with eight assists and ranks eighth nationally in assists per game at 0.57. She ranks 19^th in total assists with eight. In total, 11 Lions have scored at least one goal this season. Columbia has outscored opponents, 11-1 in home games this season as the Lions are unbeaten in seven straight home contests since falling to Brown during the 2023 season.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Princeton's Pietra Tordin leads the team with six goals this season, all coming in the past five games. Overall, 14 Tigers have scored a goal this season. Tyler McCarney has been the primary goalkeeper for Princeton as she has played in 13 games this season. McCarney has allowed just three goals during Ivy League play to hold opponents to a 0.50 goals against average.

THE SERIES
Columbia defeated Princeton, 1-0 in the most recent meeting last season. The Lions earned a road victory to help lock up a spot in the Ivy League Tournament. Columbia will be looking for back-to-back wins over Princeton for the first time since the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Princeton leads the overall series, 22-9-6.

FOLLOWING THE LIONS
For the latest on the Columbia women's soccer program, follow @CULionsWSOC on X, Instagram, Facebook at Facebook.com/ColumbiaWSoccer and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.