Men's Lacrosse Heads to #3 Princeton for Ivy Matchup

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (3-7, 0-3 Ivy League) return to the road to take on the third-ranked Princeton Tigers (8-2, 2-1 Ivy League) on Saturday in the Garden State. Tomorrow's game is scheduled to begin at noon and will stream on ESPN+.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

The Bears enter the weekend looking to snap a three-game skid and pick up an Ivy win over the Tigers.
Brown's offense averages 8.30 goals per game with Aidan McLane leading the team with 16 goals. McLane and Marcus Wertheim are tied for the team lead in points with 22.
Brown's man-up offense clicks at .280 with seven goals in 25 attempts. Wertheim leads the Bears with three EMO goals.
Defensively, Brown allows 10.60 goals per game to rank fifth in the Ivy League. Connor Foley holds a .560 save percentage and 10.46 goals against average in nine starts.
The man-down defense ranks fifth in the Ivy League at .594 (19-for-32).
Dash Sachs ranks fourth in the Ivy League with a .514 faceoff percentage. He also has a pair of goals this season.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Princeton enters the weekend as the nation's #3 team per the USILA Coaches Poll with an 8-2 overall record and 2-1 Ivy mark.
Princeton holds notable wins over Penn State, Duke, North Carolina, Harvard, and Dartmouth with the lone losses coming to then-#2 Maryland and then-#6 Cornell.
Princeton's offense averages 12.10 goals per game to rank third in the conference and 21st nationally. Coulter Mackesy leads the team with 31 goals and 42 points. Nate Kabiri leads the Tigers with 17 assists and ranks second with 32 points.
Princeton's man-up offense has 11 goals in 17 attempts (.647) to lead the nation.
Princeton's defense allows 10.50 goals per game to rank fourth in the Ivy and 36th nationally.
Ryan Croddick has started all 10 games in goal and holds a .580 save percentage and 10.48 goals against average.
Princeton's faceoff unit ranks sixth in the conference and 67th nationally at .424 (111-262).

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday marks the 63rd meeting between Brown and Princeton dating back to 1964.
Brown holds a 28-34 all-time record in the series with an 11-19 road mark.
The Bears hold a 7-3 record in the last 10 meetings, including a 13-12 home win a season ago over the Tigers.

#1 SCARE

The Bears gave the top-ranked Big Red a scare last weekend on College Hill.
Brady O'Kane recorded his first career hat trick to tie the game at 9-9 with 8:44 remaining in the fourth, but the Big Red pulled away for a 13-9 Ivy win.

McLANE 100

McLane tallied a second quarter goal against Cornell to record his 100th career point.
He became the 36th Bear to record 100 career points and the first since his brother, Devon, cracked the milestone in 2023.
He is 21 goals shy of 100 career goals. Just 13 Bears have reached the century mark in goals.

A FULL SLATE

Eleven of Brown's opponents in 2025 are currently ranked or receiving votes in the USILA Coaches Poll.
Within the Ivy: #1 Cornell, #3 Princeton, #10 Harvard, #20 Dartmouth, and (RV) Yale.
Among the non-cons: #13 Georgetown, #15 Boston U., #17 Fairfield, and #20 UMass, (RV) Villanova, (RV) Bryant.

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Men's Lacrosse Heads to #3 Princeton for Ivy Matchup

Players Mentioned

Connor Foley

Aidan McLane

Brady O'Kane

Dash Sachs

Marcus Wertheim

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