Roberts Stadium is a rebuilt 2,356 seat

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located on the

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. It is the home to the Princeton Tigers men's and women's

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teams. The stadium is named in honor of Thomas S. Roberts '85, a former Princeton record-holding

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and lead donor to its construction.Friends of Soccer Raise $8.4 Million for New Stadium
on alumni.princeton.edu, August 1, 2007 The stadium's natural

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game field, "Myslik Field", is named in memory of Robert H. Myslik '90, a soccer alumnus and assistant coach who died in 2003.Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium
by Gregory Koch on ''Stadium Journey'' – Sep 8, 2023 The team's

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practice field, "Plummer Field", was adjacent to the stadium.

History

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

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. The stadium replaced the former Lourie-Love Field, which stood on the same grounds. Lourie-Love Field was named after Princeton

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Donold B. Lourie and George H. Love, both 1922 graduates. In May 2010, the

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held a week-long pre-

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at Roberts Stadium. In June 2012, the

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held a two-week-long training camp at the stadium to prepare for an

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against the Chinese women's national football team at Talen Energy Stadium in

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. The previous stadium was torn down in 2019 to make way for Yeh College, the seventh

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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.

References

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* Princeton Tigers soccer Sports venues in New Jersey Soccer venues in New Jersey 2008 establishments in New Jersey Sports venues completed in 2008 Sports venues demolished in 2019 Sports venues completed in 2022 {{NewJersey-sports-venue-stub