For the first time in 20 years, Harvard managed to get the better of the men’s lacrosse team, as the Crimson (6-5 overall, 2-3 Ivy League) defeated No. 6 Princeton (9-3, 4-1) 11-8 on Saturday afternoon in Cambridge, Mass.
The women’s water polo team did not have enough in the end against Bucknell. After the Tigers defeated Maryland in the Collegiate Water Polo Association semifinals on Saturday, the Bison beat Princeton 11-9 in DeNunzio Pool on Sunday to claim the Southern CWPA Division Championship.
After every point earned this season, the men’s volleyball team has used a coordinated clap to rally for the next play. But that clap was nowhere in sight in Princeton’s (14-9 overall, 5-5 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) quarterfinal match of the EIVA playoffs against Sacred Heart on Saturday at Dillon Gymnasium.
The men’s and women’s track and field teams had strong showings this weekend at the Penn Relays, which hosts 17,000 athletes and more than 50,000 spectators annually and is the largest, oldest and most prestigious relay meet in the world. With events both on the track and in the field, the Penn Relays attracts the nation’s best runners and throwers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. This weekend, Princeton showed it fits in well at the top.
Just two weeks ago, the men’s volleyball team was on the verge of being eliminated from the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association playoffs. A hard-fought season was coming down to a race to the playoffs in the last two games, and Princeton’s future seemed uncertain.
After winning just two of its previous 11 contests, the baseball team will try to get back on track with four games this weekend against Penn. The Tigers (9-24 overall, 4-8 Ivy League) return to Clarke Field after spending two consecutive weekends on the road to play doubleheaders against the Quakers (16-16, 6-6) today and Saturday. The games were originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, but were pushed forward because of forecasted rain.
Senior mid-distance runner Liz Costello calls the atmosphere at Penn Relays “electric,” and senior thrower George Abyad agrees. The Penn Relays are “like no other meet,” he said. This weekend the men’s and women’s track teams will compete in their sport’s oldest and most prestigious relay meet: the Penn Relays. Despite the name, the Penn Relays will play host to a whole spectrum of track and field events, and Princeton runners, jumpers and throwers alike are set to compete this weekend in Philadelphia.
Despite its recent three-game slide, the women’s lacrosse team still has a chance to secure a berth in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament, the winner of which will secure the league’s bid to the NCAA tournament.
The men’s and women’s golf teams will head to the Ivy League Championship this weekend at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. Both teams’ entire seasons have been preparation for this tournament, and the squads hope to win this weekend and qualify for the NCAA tournament.
The men’s lacrosse team will head to Cambridge, Mass., on Saturday to try and preserve its undefeated Ivy League record as it takes on Harvard. No. 6 Princeton (9-2 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) has only two conference games left this year and is currently the only team to have already clinched a berth in the inaugural Ivy League lacrosse tournament.
Continuing its slate of Ivy League South Division play, the softball team will face Penn (13-20 overall, 7-5 Ivy League) this weekend in a four-game series at Class of 1895 Field. Currently three games behind in the standings, the Tigers (10-26, 4-8) need a clean sweep this weekend to knock off the Quakers for second place in the South Division.
After watching Kobe Bryant hit a ridiculous three-pointer in game two of the Lakers-Thunder series on Tuesday, my friend Breadbasket commented that it was shots like that which made him less interested in the NBA than he otherwise would be. The irony about NBA players, Breadbasket contended, was that they were actually so good that the game wasn’t as interesting. These days, open J’s are all supposed to fall in, and even contested shots are hit with surprising accuracy. Every team’s star takes over the game in the last few minutes, because that’s the optimal strategy when the offensive abilities are so good that players like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant can barely be contained, let alone stopped.
For those students who are passionate about running but don’t want the intensity of playing a varsity sport, the running club is a great outlet. The club welcomes runners of all different levels of talent and intensity and is primarily a way for runners to get together.
Imagine coming back to the University as a 24-year-old. All of your friends graduated four years ago, and the campus you knew as a student in 2003 has changed dramatically. This is the situation that sophomore Neha Uberoi found herself in after returning from life as a professional tennis player. Originally a member of the Class of 2006, she will now graduate in 2012.
The U.S. men’s soccer team will train at Princeton next month in anticipation of this summer’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the United States Soccer Federation announced on Wednesday.
In a rain-soaked game that was more lopsided on the scoreboard than it appeared on the field, the women’s lacrosse team fell to three-time defending Ivy League champion Penn 12-5 last night at home. While Princeton (5-9 overall, 3-3 Ivy League) displayed defensive aggressiveness and skill on attack, the Tigers often lost the ball in transition, and No. 5 Penn (11-3, 6-0) simply had more time with the ball, outshooting Princeton 27-16.
Sophomore Coleman Crutchfield and the men’s tennis team completed their tough season with a 6-1 loss at Columbia on Saturday. The New York City native competed at No. 5 and No. 6 singles for Princeton this year. Crutchfield went 4-3 in his singles matches during Ivy League play.
In the sports world, April is a pretty great month. You’ve got the NCAA basketball Final Four, MLB Opening Day, the start of the NBA and NHL playoffs, and even the Boston Marathon (for the six people outside of Boston who actually care).
For five innings at St. John’s on Tuesday night, everything was going right for the baseball team. Senior righthander Ross Staine was shutting out the Red Storm in his first start of the season, the defense was playing well, and the offense was getting hits. The Tigers, underdogs heading into the game, were well on their way to an upset.
Spinning at Dillon Gymnasium will be more meaningful than usual today, as the gym will be hosting its second annual Spinathon to promote Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for pediatric cancer.
