Field hockey's Nemeth racks up awards for weekend performace
The freshman phenom goalie Allison Nemeth was named both Ivy League Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for her outstanding play in the field hockey team's upset win over Old Dominion on Sunday and shutout of Brown on Saturday.
Nemeth posted 12 saves, allowing only one goal, against the Lady Monarchs, while chipping in four saves against the Bears. With those two wins under her pads, she furthers her undefeated record to 7-0.
Under the power of those two wins, the field hockey team has shot its way back into the Top 10 with this week's National Field Hockey Coaches' Asssociation Division I-A, poll placing them at No. 8.
Two Tigers honored in weekly football awards
Sophomore linebacker Justin Stull posted 15 tackles (nine solo), while freshman cornerback Tim Strickland picked his first career interception in the football team's win over Brown, 34-14, on Saturday. For their efforts, both players were honored, Stull as the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, and Strickland as Rookie of the Week.
Men's hockey returns to the rink Saturday night
The men's hockey team is the first winter sports team to begin action this fall, as the squad plays three games — one exhibition and two regular season, non-conference matches — over fall break.
The Tigers host Guelph, a Canadian college located in the province of Ontario, this Saturday. Princeton then travels to St. Cloud, Minn., to play St. Cloud State to open up its regular season on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. As the contest against Guleph is purely exhibition, the Tigers will be given a good chance to test the waters, so to speak. The team started practicing on ice only last week (Oct. 15), so there are naturally kinks to work out before the team begins the grueling and unforgiving four month long Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) schedule.
Most likely the team's three goaltenders — junior Trevor Clay, sophomore Eric Leroux, and freshman B.J. Sklapsky — will each see action in this contest and be given a chance to prove themselves.
Head coach Len Quesnelle '88, in his fourth season as head coach of the Tigers, will also utilize the exhibition to experiment with both offensive and defensive pairings. While certain players from last year's squad will remain together, Quesnelle will also look to create new pairings and to integrate the six freshman forwards and three defensemen into the mix.
After a disappointing 2002-03 season, the men's hockey team has much to prove this season. Though these early games are non-conference in nature, a good start will be essential in giving the Tigers the confidence and poise they'll need heading into league action, which begins Nov. 7, when Princeton hosts Colgate.
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