The following are excerpts submitted to the 'Prince' by members of club teams.
Men's Rugby
Princeton reached the final of the Ivy League championships with two hard fought wins against Yale and Columbia (10-0 and 18-8 respectively), where they met a Dartmouth team that had steamrolled through Penn and Brown. Princeton started off flat, and down 7-0 without anyone even breaking a sweat. The forwards, however, secured good ball for the backs, and a wonderful backline play saw Princeton draw level at seven points apiece. Dartmouth struck back however, and at the end of the first half, Princeton was down 17-7, and Dartmouth looked ready to completely dominate. The Princeton team refused to lie down and came out strong in the second half. The Princeton men attacked Dartmouth repeatedly, and managed to tie the game at 20-20, with only 10 minutes left to play. However, some lack of discipline and questionable calls by the referee handed Dartmouth an easy penalty kick, which they converted to take a 3- point lead heading into the final minutes. Princeton kept on fighting, but it was not to be. After a very close game, Dartmouth emerged victorious, 23-20.
Cycling
The cycling team is currently ranked No. 1 in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference in Division II. Princeton is No. 1 in the Ivy league standings as well. Sophomore co-captain Tyler Wren is ranked No. 1 overall (Division I and Division II) in the men's individual ECCC standings. Freshman Hallie McClave is ranked No. 1 in the ECCC Division II women's standings. Princeton will attend the ECCC championships in Vermont hosted by UVM on April 28-29, and nationals in Colorado Springs on May 19-21.
Women's Soccer
Women's club soccer won two tournaments to start the spring season. The first was in Philadelphia April 1, where freshman Linda Crites moved forward from her usual sweeper position to score a team-high five goals on the day out of the team's total of eight. Sophomore goalie and tri-captain Kristina Alemany allowed only one goal all day. Wharton, UPenn and Rutgers also played in the tournament. Last weekend, Princeton hosted Yale, Rutgers, BC and Lehigh, and won the two-day tournament, scoring two goals — one from freshman Tracy Gertler, the other from sophomore Jenny Liddell, both outside midfielders — and allowing only one. Princeton won the final on penalty shots, 3-1, with goals coming from junior midfielder and tri-captain Becca Jones, freshman fullback Katie Smith, and junior stopper Gillian Baine; sophomore Kristina Alemany made two saves in the shoot-out. Goalkeepers Alemany and sophomore Cristina Brosio combined to allow only one goal during regulation play all weekend.
Karate
The Princeton Karate Club is holding a self-defense class the Tuesday after Easter, April 17, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose room of Dillon Gym. This class is FREE and is open to anyone. Wear regular workout attire and come early to warm up and stretch.
Cricket
The Princeton University Cricket Club, after spending most of the year waiting for a real spring to arrive, is now active and plays regularly every weekend. The club consists largely of a dedicated group of cricketing enthusiasts from the US and around the world, although many people also come to learn more about the 'curious' British sport of cricket, which was started in the United Kingdom as a sport for blue bloods but quickly spread through the kingdom, and remains popular in the U.K. and the Commonwealth today. This year, the club, in addition to its weekly matches, plans to join a local league and compete against other east coast universities.
Tennis
Club tennis is becoming more active and competitive with a new USTA sponsorship and the formation of a new league with three other schools in the works. The team is co-ed and practices four times a week: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., Fridays at 2:15 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Matches with UPenn and Harvard are still ahead for this spring.
Figure Skating
Princeton's team of 17 attended the Synchronized Skating National Championships in Colorado Springs on March 17. This was their second year at Nationals. Princeton is currently 10th in the collegiate division. Earlier in the year, the Tigers attended the MIT Intercollegiate Competition February 17, where they placed sixth overall. Freshman Christine Chang and seniors Lindsay Karfeld and Lindsay Warner all placed first in their events. The maneuvers team of freshman Erica Gralla, senior Maria Maguire and senior Lindsay Warner came in second. Princeton will be concluding the season April 12 and 13 with its annual show.
Sailing
Princeton has had a successful season so far, having attended regattas at Princeton, Charleston, St. Mary's College, Georgetown, and SUNY Maritime. In March the women's team was ranked by Sailing World No. 14 in the nation. Princeton has several new, enthusiastic sailors, and hopes to end the season on a good note over the next three weekends, with regattas at Kings Point, Coast Guard, and again at SUNY Maritime, where the women's team will work hard for a strong finish.
Ultimate Frisbee
Clockwork Orange, the Princeton men's ultimate frisbee team, is looking to defend its Metro East regional championship this year. So far this spring Princeton has been to tournaments in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Savannah, GA, Wilmington, N.C., and Annapolis, MD. This weekend Princeton finishes the regular season with a trip to New Haven, Conn. For the fourth straight year Princeton will be hosting sectionals and regionals. Sectionals will be held Saturday, April 28, and regionals Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6. Both tournaments will take place on the West Windsor fields on Washington Road just past the canal path.
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