Stat CategoryPrincetonDenverGoals1413Shots4146Shots on Goal2527Possessions4045Groundballs2726Saves1411Save%52%44%Shooting Pct34%28%Faceoffs1120Faceoff %35.5%64.5%Turnovers1015Turnover%25%33%
Nice win for Princeton over their former (and legendary) head coach Bill Tierney and his Denver Pioneers.Princeton overcame a possession deficit with an efficient offense led by some Sowers heroics. That the offense clicked the way it did against a Denver defense that came in ranked #3 nationally makes the win that much sweeter I’m sure.
Advanced Metrics
Stat CategoryPrincetonDenverOff. Efficiency35.0%28.9%T.O.P.46%54%Possession Length40.841.9Time to First Shot38.734.0Shots/Possession1.021.02
Perhaps it is fitting for a game between Princeton and a Tierney-coached squad, but the offensive approach for both teams was remarkably similar.Digging into some of the rate stats shows that the average possession lengths were nearly identical as were the average time-to-first-shot numbers. I’m still trying to figure out whether shots/possession is meaningful, but whether it is or not, this is the first time I’ve seen two teams with the same result.
Season Comparison
Princeton SeasonSeason-To-Datevs. DenverOff. Efficiency29.3%35.0%Shooting Pct27%34%Faceoff %47.1%35.5%Turnover%29%25%T.O.P.50%46%Possession Length38.840.8Time to First Shot32.238.7Shots/Possession1.101.02
For a Princeton team that has had its share of close losses, this one had to feel good.Looking at their season comparison compared to this win, you can see that they didn’t do anything especially different.They were perhaps a bit more patient, but by and large, this was just a case of the offensive approach working a bit better than it has in previous games.Optimistically, this could be the sign of a team that is gelling on offense and starting to see success with the plan laid out by the coaching staff.
Let’s talk about Michael Sowers
Stats: Michael SowersQ1Q2Q3Q4+OTTotalGoals02103Assists00213Shots22217Shots on Goal02215Shooting Pct0%100%50%0%43%Groundballs20103Turnovers11002EGA0.641.912.240.555.34
The close losses have kept Princeton a bit out of the national conversation, which in turn has reduced the spotlight on the season that Michael Sowers is having.Coming in to this game, he was the 36th ranked offensive player, according to our Statistical Tewaaraton tracker. His 5.34 EGA in this one will do nothing to hurt that standing.It was a balanced performance, mixing helpers with goals of his own. But this is the type of well-rounded stat sheet he’s been putting up all year (nay, all career).As a partial observer, a reason to hope for a Princeton run of success is that it would make it more likely that Sowers’ campaign gets the attention it deserves.
PrincetonDenverGoals1413Shots4146Shots on Goal2527Possessions4045Groundballs2726Saves1411Save%52%44%Shooting Pct34%28%Faceoffs1120Faceoff %35.5%64.5%Turnovers1015Turnover%25%33%
Nice win for Princeton over their former (and legendary) head coach Bill Tierney and his Denver Pioneers.Princeton overcame a possession deficit with an efficient offense led by some Sowers heroics. That the offense clicked the way it did against a Denver defense that came in ranked #3 nationally makes the win that much sweeter I’m sure.
Advanced metrics
PrincetonDenverOff. Efficiency35.0%28.9%T.O.P.46%54%Possession Length40.841.9Time to First Shot38.734.0Shots/Possession1.021.02
Perhaps it is fitting for a game between Princeton and a Tierney-coached squad, but the offensive approach for both teams was remarkably similar.Digging into some of the rate stats shows that the average possession lengths were nearly identical as were the average time-to-first-shot numbers. I’m still trying to figure out whether shots/possession is meaningful, but whether it is or not, this is the first time I’ve seen two teams with the same result.
Season Comparison
Season-To-Datevs. DenverOff. Efficiency29.3%35.0%Shooting Pct27%34%Faceoff %47.1%35.5%Turnover%29%25%T.O.P.50%46%Possession Length38.840.8Time to First Shot32.238.7Shots/Possession1.101.02
For a Princeton team that has had its share of close losses, this one had to feel good.Looking at their season comparison compared to this win, you can see that they didn’t do anything especially different.They were perhaps a bit more patient, but by and large, this was just a case of the offensive approach working a bit better than it has in previous games.Optimistically, this could be the sign of a team that is gelling on offense and starting to see success with the plan laid out by the coaching staff.
Let’s talk about Michael Sowers
Q1Q2Q3Q4+OTTotalGoals02103Assists00213Shots22217Shots on Goal02215Shooting Pct0%100%50%0%43%Groundballs20103Turnovers11002EGA0.641.912.240.555.34
The close losses have kept Princeton a bit out of the national conversation, which in turn has reduced the spotlight on the season that Michael Sowers is having.Coming in to this game, he was the 36th ranked offensive player, according to our Statistical Tewaaraton tracker. His 5.34 EGA in this one will do nothing to hurt that standing.It was a balanced performance, mixing helpers with goals of his own. But this is the type of well-rounded stat sheet he’s been putting up all year (nay, all career).As a partial observer, a reason to hope for a Princeton run of success is that it would make it more likely that Sowers’ campaign gets the attention it deserves.
