ANNAPOLIS, MD. — The No. 14-ranked Princeton University Tigers registered 33 combined goals, earning victories over Mount St. Mary’s University, 21-10, and George Washington University, 12-5, to start the 2021 season at the Navy Open hosted by the United States Naval Academy.
Facing Mount St. Mary’s, the Tigers registered three of the first four goals and led 5-1 after eight minutes of action. Princeton put the game away with a 10-0 push between the first and second quarters, not allowing Mt. St. Mary’s to score for 11 minutes and 26 seconds.
In the late game versus George Washington, Antonio Knez tied a single-game record with 22 saves in the victory. His 22 stops equals Ryan Melosini‘s mark from a win over Salem University in September 2017.
Similar to the Tigers’ previous contest versus the Mountaineers, Princeton scored three of the first four tallies and led 3-1 after the first stanza. The Tigers expanded their advantage to five (6-1) before three straight from the Colonials set the contest at 6-4. This time, it was head coach Dustin Litvak‘s squad to go on a run, registering three straight goals to hold a 9-4 lead at the break. The Tigers’ defense was impressive in the second half, allowing just one tally from the Colonials as 13 of Knez’s saves came in the final 16 minutes.
Release courtesy Princeton University Athletics Communications
