We often think of leaders as being loud and brash. It may come as a surprise to some, then, that the only junior captain of the women’s lacrosse team is quiet, calm and composed — and can deliver when it counts.
When the men’s lacrosse team takes the field at Class of 1952 Stadium against Hofstra on Saturday, a new era in Princeton lacrosse will begin under the leadership of head coach Chris Bates. Bates, the Tigers’ 10th head coach, comes to Princeton after spending 10 years leading the Drexel lacrosse program. Bates built the team to become Top 20 regulars, most recently winning two Colonial Athletic Association championships in the last three years.
The women’s lacrosse team generally plays one of the toughest schedules in the country, and this season will be no different. No. 9 Princeton faces three of the nation’s top-five teams based on the preseason rankings. Boasting their youngest squad in years, the Tigers will have some on-the-job learning to do in games against traditional powerhouses like No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Penn and No. 5 Duke.
With nine significant players gone from last year, the women’s lacrosse team will begin its season against Johns Hopkins on Saturday with a much younger group of players than in years past.
The pressure is building this weekend for the women’s swimming and diving team to continue their season-long winning streak.
The women’s basketball team is enjoying its best season in program history, as the Tigers are off to a 21-2 start and have won all nine of their Ivy League contests by double digits. Since the conference season is past its halfway point, each team has played each other at least once. This provides an excellent opportunity to compare how each team has performed to this point and to find out how exactly Princeton has been dominating its opponents.
Senior utility and co-captain Helen Meigs of the women’s water polo team keeps breaking her own records. Meigs set Princeton’s single-season record for assists as a freshman, smashed that as a sophomore and then broke it again during her junior year.
Anyone who claims that hockey is boring did not watch Sunday’s Olympic game between the United States and Canada. This matchup exemplified the great qualities of hockey, as the back-and-forth contest was both hard-hitting and full of finesse. Featuring several amazing goals and one hugely impressive performance by American goalie Ryan Miller, the game stayed exciting until the end, with the American team upsetting the Canadians 5-3.
While most track and field athletes competing at the indoor Heptagonal Championships this weekend will approach their respective events with apprehension or quiet optimism as they face the best competition in the Ivy League, senior Justin Frick is taking a different outlook.
The women’s tennis team bounced back from two disappointing losses at the ECAC Championships with two strong victories, including a 4-3 battle against No. 20 Vanderbilt. The No. 63 Tigers (6-3) also beat Syracuse in a decisive 6-1 match on Sunday. On the men’s side, the Tigers knocked off St. John’s.
Men’s volleyball head coach Sam Shweisky got the kind of birthday present that every coach dreams of when Princeton defeated Rutgers-Newark 3-1 on Friday night in Dillon Gymnasium. The win is Shweisky’s fourth as a Tiger and moves the team to the .500 mark for the first time this season.
The men’s and women’s fencing teams began their two-weekend-long Ivy League tournament in the best way possible, with both teams remaining undefeated.
After the first round of matches in Saturday’s national semifinal hosted by Yale, the men’s squash team held a 2-1 lead over No. 1 Trinity. If only the No. 4 Tigers (12-4 overall, 5-1 Ivy League) could split the remaining six matches, they would break Trinity’s 222-game win streak and prevent the Bantams (22-0) from winning their 12th consecutive national title.
The No. 20 women’s water polo team kicked off its spring season with an outstanding showing at the Princeton Invitational. Princeton (3-1) picked up three big wins over Gannon, Colorado State and No. 18 Brown.
The wrestling team’s incredible run through the Ivy League finally came to an end against Penn on Saturday in Dillon Gymnasium with a 23-11 loss. It was a disappointing end to such a successful season, but there is plenty to look forward to in the coming seasons.
In a topsy-turvy weekend, the men’s hockey team blanked Rensselaer 7-0 in Troy, N.Y., this Saturday after losing 4-1 to No. 14 Union just a day earlier. The win snapped a three-game winless streak for the Tigers and was senior goaltender Zane Kalemba’s second shutout of the season.
Two nights, one incredible high and one agonizing low. That’s one way to describe the weekend the men’s basketball team just had.
Though no points were put on the board, the men’s and women’s track and field teams made their point on Saturday: They’re ready. The teams hosted the Princeton Invitational at the Lawrenceville School as a final “tune-up” meet before both teams compete at the Heptagonal Championships next weekend in Hanover, N.H. The meet came on the heels of a remarkable performance at the Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet last weekend, with both teams crushing their Harvard and Yale counterparts.
The women’s basketball team began its second round of Ivy League play last weekend, traveling to New England for rematches with Yale and Brown. Thanks to a pair of spectacular defensive performances, the Tigers were able to complete the sweep with two more 20-point victories, remaining undefeated in conference play.
The women’s hockey team came back fighting after falling 4-3 in overtime to Brown on Friday to silence Yale on Saturday in a 4-0 shutout win. After the defeat to Brown (3-20-4 overall, 1-17-3 ECAC Hockey) denied Princeton (13-12-4, 11-7-4) a chance to contest the quarterfinals on home ice, the team rallied to wrap up its home season in style, with an impressive victory over Yale (10-16-3, 8-13-1) to finish sixth in the ECAC standings.
