Princeton started the game by winning the face, and somehow also convincing the sun to peek through. Kenney came up strong on his first test of the afternoon, gobbling up a weak low stick sider. Gill collected on the tail end of the clear and was immediately stripped by Mollet, who initiated the clear. Upon settling the ball again, the Tigers threw the ball away for an uncharacteristic third time. A couple of quick up and downs, some oohs and ahhs, and some solid netminding by Tierney and Kenney occupied the next couple of minutes. UVA drew first blood on David Bruce's high bouncer from the top right of the box that left Tierney looking over his shoulder. UVA took possession again and looked to be overly conservative -- a handful of phantom dodges and outside passing was the name of the game. Granted, the field was pretty sloppy.

At 7:29, Josh Sims evened it up when he drove Koontz down the left side, bulled in a little, and right as his feet were about to give way on the slick turf, switched from lefty to righty and snuck one by Kenney, who looked to have the pipe covered. The Tigers took the lead when Hartofilis finished a lackluster offensive set by converting an Owen Daly feed from 10 yards out. It was a rip, but not something Kenney should have let up. Court Weisleder drew a flag at around 4:30, but Princteon's shots were wide. At 2:56, Jay Jalbert took a perimeter pass from Gill, and in a replay of Bruce's goal, wound up from the same spot and put an absolute rifle top shelf past Tierney. Soon after, on a Chris Berrier penalty, UVA went up 3-2 when Gill snuck around from behind and pinged the top corner on the man up (the Tigers didn't pressure the wings on it). With just :19 left, Brad Dumont found some garbage on the crease after Kenney took one on the chest protector, and in a nice 9 iron chip shot, put it in the back of the net to tie it at 3-3. The quarter ended on the scramble from the faceoff.

The action in the second started at 12:41 when Ian Shure dumped in a quickstick on the tail end of a beautiful 5-4 break that touched all the bases. Prior to that it had been more of the conservative offense that dominated the first -- any challenges going to the hoop were timid and the D was quick and authoritative on the double. UVA came down again and this time really tested Tierney. He came up huge on some nasty Holcomb rips, and even after some ill-advised clearing passes that came back down his throat, he stoned Gill and an all alone Peter Ragosa to make up for it. The Cavs did manage to break in when, at 8:48, Shannon took a cross crease feed from Gill (his 3rd assist of the day) and got one to trickle by Tierney. It seemed to barely touch the endline and roll back into play with some english on it. UVA went up 6-3 at 4:37 when David Bruce ripped another one from 7 yards off the left post. The Cavs were looking a lot more dominant, and confident, on both sides of the field now -- Koontz, Curtis, and Weisleder were laying their bodies on the line on D, and Holcomb, Jalbert, and Shure were letting 'em fly from up top (Tierney was still solid though). Princeton's Brad Dumont drove down the left wing and threaded a 15 yard pass across Kenney's nose, which Hartofilis buried to get them back within two. McKnight answered right back for UVA just ten seconds later when he took a Jalbert pass seven yards off the left pipe, and with almost no angle, ripped the top right corner for a 7-4 lead. Princeton would not be outdone, and Hartofolis nailed his third of the game on a bullet from the right side after Streibel got Curtis picked when coming around from left behind, pulled a draw and dump, and got the assist. Hartofilis also drew a "giving him the business" on Jay Jalbert, but Curtis was wielding some pretty heavy lumber on the ensuing man down, and he managed to send it the other way for a penalty kill. The half ended that way, with UVA up 7-5.

Tierney remained strong as the half started, blanking a Gill rip that looked like it had top shelf written all over it. Tierney was still making poor decisions outside of the cage though, and it ended up costing him when he turned it over on a clearing attempt. He gave way at 13:35, when Gill delivered a pinpoint feed from the top left to Ian Shure, who was cutting underneath from right to left and had his man shielded. Princeton got a chance when Koontz drew some time in the box for a hold, but they couldn't accomplish much aside from some incredible indian pickups by Sims. The Tigers still held possession for several minutes on some patented hypno-offense, and eventually converted when Streibel fed Sims on the left pipe, who had his back to the goal when he caught it, and stood there for a second or two like an immovable object until he decided he felt like scoring. 8-6 UVA. McKnight pushed it up to 9-6 when he finished a fast break from Jalbert at 3:30. Hartofilis pulled Princeton back within two, right after McKnight's score, when he grabbed a pass on the top left of the box, and ripped an underhand lefty burner low and away. It was one of several shots that Kenney had great looks at, but he just couldn't react to the speed. Meanwhile, on UVA's end, Conor Gill was coming in as a midfielder and running the offense from the top of the box. Although he'd made some great feeds so far from up top, it was definitely not having a disorienting effect on Princeton's defensive sets. The third ended when Ryan Mollett snuck behind the UVA ride and nearly got a gift in front of Tierney. The fourth would start with UVA up 9-7.

Princeton started off the fourth when Kenney ate up a high rip from up top, but when he tried to pull back on his clearing pass, it drifted out of his stick, and unfortunately, right into a certain Josh Sims' stick, who was setting up for the ride. 9-8 UVA. Gill went back to attack and had immediate impact, forcing Mollett to hold him as he was posting up on the left pipe. Gill made good on the man up when he worked a give and go with AJ Shannon and stuck it coming around from behind for a 10-8 lead at 10:42. Princeton was now pulling the flip-flop, putting Sims on attack for at least the last 15 minutes. At 7:50, Ryan Curtis took a cross check when he flattened Harrington after a pass. Harrington got some redemption when he fed Brendan Tierney on a standard "wheel" man up play -- Harrington was on the left wing and Brendan was cutting down through the middle. UVA's Jason Hard notched another one right away when he took another beautiful Gill feed from up top as he was cutting underneath. The Tigers made it 11-10 when Kenney got caught near the restraining line, and after some great riding by Hartofilis and Streibel, Sims picked up the loose ball and finished past an unsettled Kenney, who was still rushing to get back in the net. UVA then took a bench penalty for some jawing.

They paid for it. Streibel fed a bullet across the grain to Harrington on the doorstep for a tying EMO goal. It was now 11-11 with 4:30 to go, and the Tigers were looking like they were in charge. At this point, Princeton was monopolizing possession and UVA's longsticks up top were starting to look worn. Brendan Tierney struck for the lead when Josh White drove down the right side behind goal line extended and fed it back up top to the coach's son. Brendan wound up and put it low and away. You could now hear the "Wow, this could really happen?" throughout the crowd. UVA got a shot when Gill fed underneath to a cutting Shure, but Ryan Mollett flattened him (it was brutal) right as he was about to get it in front of Tierney. Tierney gathered the loose ball, and inexplicably, tried a Gilman without being pressured at all (there was one minute left). Kenney scooped it up, got it over the half, and UVA took the timeout. Some me-versus-the-world attempts from Gill were rebuffed by Mollett and Damien Davis, and at least thirty seconds were eaten up on the groundballs afterwards. With five seconds left, UVA got the ball up at midfield at took their last breath timeout. Gill with ball, Damien Davis with Gill. Both were on an island. Davis held, Gill ripped it over the net with Davis on his elbow, and the Tigers held on for the upset, 12-11.

Princeton vs. Virginia

Princeton

12

Scoring
Sean Hartofilis	(5, 0)
Matt Striebel	(0, 4)
Josh Sims	(3, 0)
Brad Dumont	(1, 1)
Brendan Tierney	(2, 0)
Chris Harrington	(1, 1)
Josh White	(0, 1)
Owen Daly	(0, 1)

Saves
Trevor Tierney	14 (0.560)

Current Record
Princeton	12-2

Virginia

11

Scoring
Conor Gill	(2, 5)
Drew Mcknight	(2, 2)
Jay Jalbert	(1, 2)
Ian Shure	(2, 0)
Aj Shannon	(1, 1)
David Bruce	(2, 0)
Jason Hard	(1, 0)
Chris Rotelli	(0, 1)

Saves
Derek Kenney	5 (0.294)

Current Record
Virginia	13-2