[Senior Ben Young returns to the midfield with experience and leadership qualities.] Young is good at getting by defenders and getting crosses in, ... In the spring, he showed he had the ability to set up goals and was very dangerous in making his plays count. |
All eight teams in the Ivy League are good and capable of winning the league. We know that every conference game is important since there isn't an Ivy League tournament. There is a lot on the line in every game, both in and out of the league. |
All four starters return to the back position. We are confident in the experience that will be represented there. |
All three of these guys are talented players that could all wind up in the midfield. They would be a great combination of athleticism and would be an engine to keep the team moving and connected since they can make things happen with the ball. |
Bobby has continued to become more comfortable communicating with the guys in front of him, sorting out problems quickly and leading the defense. All of his teammates have a great amount of respect for him and listen to him when he has something to say. |
Darren is a great guy to have leading the team this season. Not only does he produce on the field, but he is a great role model off the field. He is a hard-working guy who never makes excuses and accepts responsibility. The team looks up to him. |
Darren is hard-working person on and off the field who had a great career at Princeton. He did very well at the combine and we are excited that he has gotten this opportunity. |
Guelich has confidence and experience. He has played well in the games he saw time in the past few years and is great in commanding the box. |
He looked nervous and tentative in the first couple of games, but since then he has settled in and done a great job for us in the goal. His last two [double overtime] games in particular have been really solid. |
Melville is very good at getting at the end of crosses, especially in dangerous places around the goal. |
We are excited and optimistic going into the season. We had a good year in 2004 and return the majority of players from that team. These upperclassmen have provided strong leadership and the team continued to improve in the spring. Add in some talented freshmen and we think we could have a special squad this fall. |
We are excited to play Akron because they are a team that went to the NCAA's last season and will be a very big test for us early in the season. FDU is a team that we play every year. They knocked us out of the NCAA tournament three years ago. |
We feel like there is talent and depth in each part of the field. Now we have to figure out how it all comes together. |
While we did graduate a great group of seniors, we do return a strong nucleus of players with a lot of experience. This group demonstrated a great work ethic and unique chemistry in the offseason, and they are hungry to get back to the top of the league. |