Boxscore

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Cornell field hockey team fell to No. 4 Princeton, 10-1, this evening at the Class of '52 Stadium in Princeton, N.J. With the loss, the Big Red falls to 9-5 on the year and 3-3 in the conference, while the Tigers clinch the Ivy League title while improving to 13-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference.

Cornell's lone goal of the game came from junior Catie De Stio. The goal was De Stio's 10th of the season, moving her into a tie for ninth place in Cornell history for single-season goals.

Princeton was led by Michelle Cesan with three goals and one assist, while Katie Reinprecht had one goal and three helpers.

The Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the first 21 minutes of the game and held the advantage until De Stio's goal at the 32:01 mark. Unfortunately, the home team scored again on a penalty corner with no time remaining in the half to take the 4-1 lead into the intermission. The second half was all Princeton, as the Tigers added six unanswered goals to account for the 10-1 final.

For just the second time this season, Cornell was outshot by an opponent, as Princeton held the 23-4 advantage in shots. The Tigers also held an 11-3 edge in penalty corners.

In goal, sophomore Alex Botte finished the night with eight saves. Cynthia Wray started the game for Princeton and didn't make a save, but allowed De Stio's goal, before Jennifer King came on in relief and made three stops.

The Big Red is back in action next weekend as it travels to New Hampshire to close its season at Dartmouth on Saturday, Nov. 7 at noon.