Roberts Stadium (soccer stadium)

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Roberts Stadium
NCAA
) (2008-present)

Roberts Stadium is a rebuilt 2,356 seat

grass game field, Myslik Field, is named in memory of Robert H. Myslik '90, a soccer alumnus and assistant coach who died in 2003.[1] The team's artificial turf practice field, Plummer Field, was adjacent to the stadium.[1]

The original Roberts Stadium opened September 2, 2008, and was formally dedicated October 4, 2008, following a doubleheader with

, both 1922 graduates.

In May 2010, the

The previous stadium was torn down in 2019 to make way for Yeh College, the seventh residential college at Princeton University. The current iteration of Roberts Stadium was built adjacent to Finney-Campbell Fields, Princeton Softball Stadium at Strubing Field, and the Stadium Drive Garage.

The new Roberts Stadium opened on October 2, 2022 with the Princeton Tigers women's soccer team defeating Dartmouth College 2–0. While similar to the previous Roberts Stadium, this iteration has notable upgrades that include seating that surrounds all four sides of Myslik Field with a grass berm behind one goal for fans to lounge on and dedicated men's and women's locker rooms with entrances that open up to midfield.[8][9]


References

  1. ^ a b c "Roberts Stadium • Home of Princeton Soccer". Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Project List". Anderson Architects. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Gallery". Fitzpatrick & Associates. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Roberts Stadium". Princeton University. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "SportsShorts". Vol. 108. Princeton Alumni Weekly. September 26, 2007.
  6. ^ "THE TIES THAT BIND: THE U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM AND PRINCETON". goprincetontigers.com. May 27, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM'S VISIT, FROM A PLAYER'S VIEW". goprincetontigers.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "MYSLIK FIELD AT ROBERTS STADIUM". Princeton University. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Princeton soccer programs open new Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium". The Terntonian. October 10, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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