Van Kempen Stroke Picks Up Road Win

Friday, September 12

Princeton, N.J.

5 p.m.

Syracuse University

(5-0)

Princeton

(1-2)

Syracuse

Princeton

9/12/2025 7:21:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score Highlights

PRINCETON, N.J. – A second-straight overtime game for No. 5 Syracuse University field hockey led to another ranked win on the road as Bo van Kempen buried a penalty stroke goal in overtime for a 1-0 win over No. 11 Princeton Friday afternoon at Bedford Field.

Syracuse (5-0) picked up its fifth-straight win to open the season, equaling the best mark in the Lynn Farquhar Era and the 5-0 start in 2023. Van Kempen put away her 11th goal of the year in the 66th minute while notching her third penalty stroke goal of the year.

Princeton (1-2) was called for a penalty corner in the 66th minute as Orange freshman Taylor Bigbie drove into the Tiger defensive circle.,A review upgraded the foul to the penalty stroke to set up the van Kempen game-winner.

How it Happened

The opening quarter was a feeling out period, as the Tigers registered the lone shot of the period but the chance went wide.
Syracuse applied the pressure in the second quarter, putting up three attempts but could not get any chances on target. Orange netminder Jesse Eiselin was not charged to make a save in the first 30 minutes of the game.
Both teams combined for four penalty corners in the first half, each side picking up two attempts.
Aubrey Turner drove through the Tiger defense and took a shot that went wide of the goal. Princeton countered 90 seconds later but it too went wide.
It wasn't until the 44th minute that any player got a shot on goal as Princeton's Lilly Wojcik aimed a chance goalward but Tane King was equal to the attempt.
The same pair combined for the next shot on goal and once again Tane kept the sheet clean. Princeton had a last gasp corner in the 57th minute but Caitlin Thompson's tip fell wide of the goal for a 0-0 game after 60 minutes.
Princeton held possession early in the half of overtime before Bigbie controlled the ball inside the 25 yard line and drove towards the scoring area. Her defender was called for a foul that was just inside the circle. A review upgraded it to a penalty stroke to set up van Kempen's third game-winner of the season.

Up Next for Syracuse

The fifth-ranked Orange continue on the road as they wrap up a four-game road swing in the early portion of the schedule.
Syracuse heads for Rappolt Field for a noon clash against Lafayette (3-2). Sunday's showdown will be carried on ESPN+.