Weekend in sports

Just call them the cardiac cats. For the third-0straight game, the women’s soccer team (6-1-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) used a combination of stingy defense, lights-out goalkeeping and offensive opportunism to pull out a hard-fought 1-0 victory against a talented opponent.“It’s a heart attack for me, but they’re finding ways ...

“This game is there for the taking. How bad do you want it?”That was the question posed to the football team’s offense by head coach Roger Hughes as it took the field down three points with 10 minutes left in Saturday’s 27-24 victory over Columbia.After a touchdown proved that the ...

After the women’s soccer team defeated Dartmouth 1-0 on Saturday afternoon, it left the men with a perfect setting for their matchup: beautiful weather, more than 2,000 fans and momentum in the home team’s favor. Despite these advantages, Princeton (2-6-1 overall, 0-0-1 Ivy League) drew 1-1 with Dartmouth (5-2-1, 0-0-1) ...

Last year, the women’s volleyball team clawed its way to a win during a tense five-game Ivy League opener against Penn. This year, the Tigers (7-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) beat Penn without breaking a sweat. “They didn’t put up much of a fight,” senior middle blocker Lindsey Ensign said. ...

The first time the football team allowed 40 points in consecutive games, America was listening to the fireside chats of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the early stages of World War II. The Tigers ended the 1942 season with a 40-7 loss at Army and then opened the next year’s campaign with a 47-9 loss at Penn. Two generations later, Princeton achieved that dubious distinction a second time, following up a 42-14 drubbing at Columbia with Saturday’s 44-10 defeat to Colgate.

Football teams are often derided for their deep depth charts and large squads, with backup after non-playing backup taking up space on the bench without ever stepping onto the field. On Saturday, Princeton (1-3 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) — beset with injuries to some of its key players — found itself calling on young, untested reserves to fill gaps in its offensive and defensive lines as it took on Colgate (3-2). The inexperience took its toll, as the Tigers made numerous errors on both sides of the ball and allowed Colgate to secure a lopsided 44-10 victory.

After experiencing its first loss of the season last Sunday against American, the field hockey team looked to rebound this weekend against No. 4 Virginia and No. 8 Louisville. The No. 3 Tigers (9-2 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) achieved mixed results in their midseason gauntlet of ranked teams.

With a 1-0 win against Brown, the women’s soccer team clinched first place in the Ivy League. The lone goal came from junior forward Kalie Bartholomew in the 42nd minute.

In just 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon, the men’s soccer team was able to do what a combined nine teams could not do in more than 13 hours: score multiple goals against Brown. With a dominant 3-0 victory, the Tigers (6-3-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) capped off a five-game home stand with their fifth consecutive victory and moved into sole possession of first place in the Ivy League.

One comeback might have been a fluke. Maybe the second tough match could have been written off to an easier opponent. But with three straight wins over top Ivy League teams, the women’s volleyball team has silenced the doubters and catapulted to the top of the Ivy League totem pole.

The Daily Princetonian gives Tiger fans an in-depth look at the 2008 Princeton football team. From overviews of the offense and defense to a look at what makes the D-line such a force to be reckoned with, look no further than our special football preview.

Hailed as one of the finest college soccer facilities in the country, Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium was christened by the men’s and women’s soccer teams on Sept. 4 after 16 months of construction on the $13.4 million complex.Head women’s soccer coach Julie Shackford admitted that the weekend ended weeks ...