"I think the defense had its best game as a unit all year," sophomore keeper Peter Albert said. "Communication between them and me was great, and we were able throughout to sort out most of the potential damage before it happened."
Princeton had only three shots on Albers all game, and it wasn't until the final minute that Jamie Adams snatched his first collegiate goal off a corner and ruined Albers' shutout.
"I don't think I've ever played on a worse day for keepers in my life," the California native said after the rainy day's proceedings.
"I can't really fault myself for letting the goal in--though I'm upset I lost my shutout [the goal was his first conceded in Ivy action all year], it's the kind of mistake I'll learn from," he said. "But I guess both goalkeepers had it the same out there."
One might wonder if Reynolds could be so philosophical. By halftime, it was 2-0: freshman Toure McCluskey sprung sophomore dynamo Will Kohler for a one-on-one with Reynolds that Kohler easily slotted home, his 6th goal of the year coming in the 40th minute.
And less than eight minutes into the second half, Silva effectively decided the issue, parlaying a steal of a 50-50 ball into another one-on-one against Reynolds that was easily tucked inside the near post for the decisive 3-0 lead.
High marks go too, though, to McCluskey for his day's performance. Coming in from off the substitutes bench in both halves for most of the season, McCluskey has done consistently well on the Crimson wing, and Sunday he was rewarded with his first collegiate goal, Silva the creator.
"He's been playing well all year," Silva said. "Naturally, he was really excited to get his first goal."
"It's O.K., coming in as a sub," McCluskey said. "I get into the flow of the game watching on the sideline, and it means I've got that much more energy when I do come into the game."
It must be an exciting time of year when everyone on the bench is dying to get into the run of play. Stay tuned--things could get pretty interesting in the next two weeks.