W. Soccer ends season with an Ivy win

Penn ended its disappointing season with a win over arch-rival Princeton. Both Callaghan twins scored goals. and Daniel Tenenblatt As the referee's whistle blew at the end of Saturday's Penn women's soccer game, the Quakers (11-5, 1-5-1 Ivy League) charged the Lourie-Love Field in jubilation after a 2-0 road victory over arch-rival Princeton (9-8, 3-4) for their first Ivy League victory of the year. Unfortunately, it was also Penn's last game of the season, and the two goals almost doubled its previous Ivy League output of three. Despite Saturday's impressive win in Old Nassau, Penn finished the season with unfulfilled expectations. It is difficult to gather how much of the team's post-game field storming was based on the satisfaction of victory, and how much was relief after finally winning an Ivy game. Penn junior goalie Ann Kleutmeierwas perfect in net, earning the shutout. The Callaghan twins -- Jill and Andrea -- each netted a second-half goal en route to victory. "It was a very competitive [game]," Princeton coach Julie Shackford said. "I think that they were definitely more dynamic up front, and we had talked about that previously. I think that was the difference in the game." The loss denied the Tigers their second straight 10-win season, as they went 10-6-1 in 1997. It was also the sixth straight loss for Princeton, and their third straight in the Ivies. But Penn had been expected to meet this performance level all season, after several members of the Red and Blue viewed themselves as Ivy favorites. "As the game ended, [my feelings] were mixed," Penn coach Patrick Baker said. "I was happy we finally won, that we beat Princeton, for our four seniors, and that we won at an Ivy sight. "But at the same time, there was disappointment because looking at who Princeton beat, we think we could have beat those teams too." After Princeton sophomore Amee Reyes missed a break-away wide left in the first half, the game became a midfield battle, and the teams went into halftime with bagels on the scoreboard. Penn junior Jill Callaghan broke the scoring drought at the 76:15 mark when she dribbled down the left wing and fired a shot past Princeton goalie Jonna Iacona. The other twin sensation, Andrea, finished the scoring when she stole the ball from the Tigers' sweeper and smashed one past Iacona with two seconds remaining on the clock. "The second half, they definitely exposed us a little bit wide with [Angela] Konstantaras, who played wide on the left midfield," Shackford said. "Between her and the two Callaghans, I think they definitely got the better of us in the second half, but it was a competitive game."

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