After nearly a month off from competition, the men?s and women?s track and field teams will be back in action this weekend.
New football head coach Bob Surace ?90 may still be an assistant coach with the Cincinnati Bengals, but he has wasted no time in putting together his Princeton staff.
The hiring of Bob Surace ?90 as head coach of the football team came earlier than many expected, but in the end his coaching credentials and leadership capabilities made the decision straightforward enough for the athletics department to pull the trigger before Christmas. Two factors played into the decision to hire Surace quickly: the need to have a coach in place for recruiting purposes and Surace?s outstanding qualifications. ?We had a great candidate and an opportunity to get a jump start on recruiting and piecing together a new coaching staff,? Director of Athletics Gary Walters ?67 said.
Monday night’s 52-50 loss to Maine left a bad taste in the men’s basketball team’s mouth.
At the end of its non-conference schedule, the women’s basketball team is feeling good.
The women’s hockey team returned as a stronger team after having a productive winter break on campus, posting a 2-2 tie and a 1-0 win in a home-and-home series against Quinnipiac last weekend before falling to No. 9 Northeastern, 4-0.
The women’s basketball team will be counting on that momentum, as it is currently the hottest team in the Ivy League and one of the hottest in the nation.
It was a trying winter break for the wrestling team: It finished third in a tri-meet with No. 3 Bucknell and Drexel on Dec. 18 at Lewisburg, Pa., and then placed 29th in the 33-team Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., a week and a half later. The Tigers (3-5) were disappointed with both results, having performed well during the first half of December.
Aside from the men’s basketball team’s consistent ability to win in incredibly low-scoring games, one noticeable characteristic the Tigers (7-5 overall) have displayed throughout the season is a reliance on the starting lineup. Though the players from the bench have played exceptionally at times, in dire times, the team has normally depended on the starting lineup to turn things around.
Bob Surace ’90 will be the new head coach of Princeton’s football team, replacing Roger Hughes, who was fired on Nov. 22.
The men’s hockey team capped a successful winter break with a thrilling overtime victory over conference-leading Quinnipiac at Baker Rink last night.
Bob Surace ’90 has been named the 22nd head coach of Princeton's football team. He has served as the Cincinnati Bengals’ assistant offensive line coach for the past six years.The announcement came just more than four weeks after former head coach Roger Hughes was fired following the football team's third consecutive 4-6 season. Hughes came to Princeton in 2000 and went 47-52 during his 10 seasons at the helm of the football program.
Be it winning or losing, the men?s basketball team seems to like its streaks. After all, what would a Tiger be without its stripes? After fighting to a scrappy 46-42 win against Monmouth on Wednesday, Princeton (5-4 overall) is now on a three-game winning streak, its longest since the seven-game run that carried it from 2-8 to 9-8 last season.
The women’s basketball team posted its third straight victory, topping Drexel, 66-49. The win was highlighted by the stellar play of freshman guard Niveen Rasheed, who had 27 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
It will be an early end to winter break for the women?s ice hockey team, when the Tigers will return to campus on Dec.
Though things seemed bleak in recent weeks for the men’s hockey team, there is some hope following its recent 3-2 win over UMass Lowell.
They don?t score often or quickly, but at least the men?s basketball team wins games, and the Tigers aren?t going to apologize for that.
What if Tiger Woods used human growth hormone (HGH) to improve his golf game? On Dec. 15, The New York Times revealed that a joint U.S.-Canadian investigation into the Canadian doctor Anthony Galea is underway.
Standing at least four inches taller than the other starters on the men?s basketball team at 6?11?, senior center Pawel Buczak is a force to be reckoned with.
Nate Sulat ?11 is an epeeist for the men?s fencing team. He placed fifth at the 2008 NCAA Regional tournament and 19th in the 2009 NCAA Regional tournament.
