Huskies season ends with 3-1 loss to Princeton in Elite Eight
November 29, 2004
The Washington women's soccer team fell one win shy of the College Cup, losing to Princeton 3-1 last Friday in Princeton, N.J.
Emily Behncke and Esmeralda Negron each had a goal and an assist for Tigers as Princeton ended the Huskies' (17-5-1) best postseason performance in program history.
"My hat's off to Princeton," coach Lesle Gallimore said. "We all knew that they were going to be tough on their home field."
Princeton now has won 18 consecutive victories at home, including four in the tournament. The Tigers move on to face UCLA in the national semifinals Friday.
The Huskies were without several key players due to illness or injury, including junior Kim Taylor, who was out with mono.
The squad traveled across the country again for the second time in three weeks, logging 11,000 miles during its tournament run.
"There were all kinds of built-in excuses," Gallimore said. "Injuries, illnesses, travel. But we have no excuses. By the second half, Princeton was the dominant team."
Behncke opened scoring at 8:05 as she collected her fourth goal of the postseason, with Diana Matheson collecting the assist. The score was the first allowed by the Huskies in the tournament.
Senior Tina Frimpong tied the match in the 32nd minute, beating Tiger goalkeeper Emily Vogelzang for her fourth of the NCAAs. Senior Nikki Gamble was credited with the assist.
After going into halftime tied at one, Princeton quickly regained the lead at 50:32 when Behncke found Negron, whose low shot went past sophomore goalkeeper Kelsey Rasmussen.
Five minutes later, Kristin Fontanez gave the Tigers a 3-1 lead when she scored off a Nelson cross to put the game out of reach.
Washington's season ends with the second-highest win total in program history. The Huskies totaled 17 wins, one short of tying the 2000 squad's 18.
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