In a relentless effort, the Tigers stun No. 10 Georgetown and scrape by with a 3-2 win. With no sign of last week’s loss to Penn State (0-3), Princeton came out hungry with six shots in the first half, a high-pressing mentality, and wingers threading dangerous balls into the box. In a post-game interview, the game-winning goal scorer Pietra Tordin harped on the team’s competitive mindset going up against the top-10 ranked opponent.
“We can compete with anybody and just because they have a ranked number doesn’t mean anything, we can compete with anybody,” Tordin said.
And compete they did. The scoring started in the 18th minute when a Princeton slotted ball into the six combined with a slashing run caused confusion in the Hoya box and resulted in a Georgetown own-goal. A few minutes later, it happened again. This time, off a driven cross from Princeton’s left winger that found a Georgetown shin, sending a second own-goal into the back of the net. The Hoya’s corrected their mistakes in the second half, slipping two goals by Princeton goalkeeper Tyler McCamey…
