W. golf takes second, m. golf prepares for tourney

Success was the story of the women's golf team this weekend. The team came from behind to take second place at the William and Mary Invitational. Leading the way was freshman Avery Kiser who grabbed medalist honors.

The women's team finished the first round with a score of 312, which knotted it with James Madison in third place and placed it behind both William and Mary and Yale.

The top Tigers finished the first day in a pack. Sophomore Esty Dwek led the way with a 76. Freshman Meg Nakamura followed with a 77 and Kiser was another stroke behind with a 78.

Junior Vanessa Redman contributed an 81 while freshman Taryn Haladay chipped in with an 82. Junior Megan Milam led the non-team competition with a score of 75.

The second day the Tigers pushed past both Yale and William and Mary, outplayed only by the Dukes, to claim second place with a score of 615. James Madison finished only two strokes ahead of the Tigers, at 613. William and Mary ended the tournament in third place with a score of 623. Yale ended one stroke behind the Tribe with a 624.

Kiser outdid her previous day's performance, surging to the front of the Tiger pack by shooting a one-under-par 70 to end the weekend with a score of 148 and capture medalist honors for the tournament.

Nakamura shot a 72 on the second day to finish right on Kiser's heels, finishing in a tie for second place with a 149 overall. Dwek finished with a 153 overall, which was good enough to tie for ninth place.

Redman finished the weekend with a 165 while Haladay rounded out the Tiger's effort with a 169. Milam finished first among non-team individuals by shooting a 75 and an 82 to finish the weekend at 157.

Coming off a disappointing 11th place finish at the Pepsi Intercollegiate in Pottsboro, Texas, men's golf will look to rebound this coming weekend at the Navy Spring Intercollegiate in Annapolis, Maryland. The Tigers opened up their spring campaign two weekends ago at the Tanglewood Resort in Texas.

Although finishing out of the top ten, Princeton got strong performances from senior James Milam, freshman David Huestis, and freshman Creighton Page. Milam led the Tigers with a three-round total of 230, giving him a tie for 25th. Huestis finished with a 233 and earned a tie for 35th, and Page ended up with a 234 and a tie for 38th.

Princeton's slow start to the spring season is nothing to get worried about. The Tigers got off to a slow start in the fall as well with a 10th-place finish at the James Madison Invitational in Harrisburg, Virginia on Sep. 21. Led by Milam, Princeton was able to regroup and come away with a fourth place finish at the Temple Golf Invitational, a second place finish at the Stabler Invitational, and a third place finish at the Georgetown Invitational. The Tigers will try to rebound once again this spring as they did in the fall in hopes to defend their Ivy League Championship.

Princeton has excellent depth this year with the addition of freshmen Huestis, Page and Skip Perry. For Princeton to defend its Ivy League Championship it needs contributions from these freshmen and consistency from the upperclassmen, specifically juniors Cassidy Traub and Nat Hoopes. Milam will lead the way in what the Tigers hope will be an exciting and successful season.