The fencing team hopes that a mixture of old and new talent will help it succeed in the Ivy League and beyond this season.
The glimmer of the recently replastered courts in Jadwin Gymnasium constitutes only a small part of the potential brilliance this season holds for both the men’s and women’s squash teams. This season, both teams are looking to renew their play in their quest for the national title.
The men’s hockey team found mixed results in its role as host at Baker Rink to division opponents St. Lawrence and Clarkson this past weekend. In spite of a late two-goal third period rally, the Tigers (2-4-1 overall, 2-3 ECAC Hockey) failed to overcome St. Lawrence 3-2 on Friday night, but dropped Clarkson in a 3-0 shutout on Saturday afternoon.
The women’s hockey team had a rough time in northern New York this weekend, dropping both of its games to conference opponents. The Tigers (4-3-1 overall, 3-2-1 ECAC Hockey) struggled to get the puck into the net as they managed only one goal between the two contests.
In the silver lining of the men’s soccer team’s disappointing 2-1 loss to Yale on Saturday, senior forward Paolo Iaccarino scored his first career goal with junior goalkeeper Max Gallin notching the assist.
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened their seasons with the Princeton Fall Invitational at Denunzio Pool this weekend and had a strong showing to set the tone for the upcoming seasons. The Tigers competed against Georgetown, Lehigh and The College of New Jersey.
The women’s basketball team handled the Lafayette Leopards in an impressive 87-47 rout on Monday night. This was Princeton’s second win in as many games this season, and, so far, it appears Princeton’s success from the last two seasons has carried over.
Saturday’s homecoming football game featured two offenses that were as different as possible. Led by running back Chuck Dibilio, who became the first Ivy League freshman ever to run for 1,000 yards, Princeton (1-8 overall, 1-5 Ivy League) wore down the Yale defense with a relentless rushing attack. But Patrick Witt and the visitors’ passing assault trumped the Tigers’ ground game, giving the Bulldogs (5-4, 4-2) a 33-24 victory.
“Fuel for the fire,” is how senior co-captain Donn Cabral of the men’s cross-country team described the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional this past weekend. After a long few weeks of training and smaller competitions for the men’s cross-country team, the bigger race served as a sharp motivational reawakening.
The field hockey team saw its season come to a close on Saturday afternoon, when the Tigers fell 3-2 to No. 4-seed Connecticut in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies took an early lead and never let go, though the Tigers kept the game competitive throughout.
Seniors Cathryn Quinn, Hillary Ford and Michaela Venuti of the women’s volleyball team ended their Princeton careers in impressive fashion Saturday evening, recording a thrilling five-game win over Columbia a night after sweeping Cornell. By going undefeated in the final weekend of the season, the Tigers (18-8 overall, 11-3 Ivy League) finished the season alone in second place, behind Yale, which clinched the title with a sweep over Harvard on Friday night.
In a fast-paced game that turned into a blowout in the final stages, the women’s basketball team opened its season with a 79-62 victory over St. Joseph’s. The Tigers suffered a tough overtime loss to the Hawks last year but got revenge thanks to a full-court press that forced 28 turnovers, paired with strong offensive performances from junior forwards Niveen Rasheed and Kate Miller.
This was not how new men’s basketball head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 envisioned starting off his coaching career. Princeton slopped through a mistake-filled game Saturday evening at Jadwin Gymnasium, a 73-57 loss to Wagner in the opening matchup of the season.
After eight long months, the men's basketball team opens its 2011-12 season at Jadwin Gymnasium against Wagner. Follow the new-look Tigers' first game with our live blog!
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The women’s volleyball team will close out its 2011 season this weekend with home matches against Cornell and Columbia. Princeton (16-8 overall, 9-3 Ivy League) is currently tied with the Lions (15-8, 9-3) for second place in league play heading into the final weekend. The Tigers still have a shot at winning the Ivy League title, but they will need to not only win both matches this weekend, but also have Yale lose both of its final contests.
In a fast-paced game that turned into a blowout in the final stages, the women?s basketball team opened its season with a 79-62 victory over St.
The men’s soccer team will host Yale in the final game of the season at Roberts Stadium this Saturday. The Tigers will seek a strong finish to the campaign after a disappointing season that currently places them at a lowly seventh in the conference, a major drop from their title-winning efforts last fall.
The football team will play its last home game of the season against Yale this Saturday. As Senior Day, as well as the annual homecoming game of the Big-Three rivalry, this game is one that the team’s veterans have been looking forward to for a long time.
With a thrilling double-overtime victory against Rider on Tuesday, the field hockey team earned its fourth straight berth in the NCAA tournament. The Tigers will face No. 4 Connecticut this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in Storrs, Conn.
