![]() ![]() He'll then continue on to New Haven, for the field hockey game against Yale at 6. TB will be driving Tierney back to Newark Airport after the event. TigerBlog expects to see a legion of them in Jadwin today. To have Tierney come all that way and then turn around and head back out to Denver shows the depth that Carril was valued, and not only by his players. It was through Carril that Tierney met John McPhee, who would become a Princeton Athletic Fellow for the lacrosse program and build a deep connection with Tierney. The audience for that would have been gigantic. ![]() It's too bad that streaming didn't exist back then. Specifically, Tierney and Carril talked about playing 5-on-5 offense above the goal line extended or when the other team chose to shut off his top offensive player and how it compared to basketball offense. When Tierney first came to Princeton in 1988 and as he built the program to its first NCAA title in 1992, he spent a great deal of time with Carril, discussing the similarities in the two sports. Before that, of course, Tierney was the Princeton head coach, where he won six NCAA championships (he's since won another at Denver). The link is HERE.Īmong those who can make it will be another Hall of Fame coach, Bill Tierney, the head men's lacrosse coach at Denver. It can also be viewed through a videostream for those who can't make it. #Statkeeper dice freeThe event is free and open to the public. Today's program will feature speeches and video tributes from some of those who knew him best. Princeton's Hall of Fame men's basketball coach passed away last month at the age of 92. The Jadwin Gym doors open at 10 this morning for the celebration of the life of Pete Carril. ![]()
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