Q: What was your first welcome-to-college moment in track? A: When I was introduced to the Alex Pessala ?09 - Tim Lanni ?09 turf war.
After months of discussion, the men’s club rugby team has decided to forgo its spring season to focus on fundraising. The move comes in spite of objections from alumni and concerns from Princeton’s athletic department.
After months of speculation to the contrary, junior sports writer Joseph Broseph admitted today that he doesn’t believe women’s soccer standout Sarah Peteraf ’09 is returning for the team’s 2009 campaign.
At the start of the year, lots of people had questions about the women?s basketball team, wondering if it would be talented enough to overcome its youth and lack of experience.
On Nov. 23, Princeton football players woke up without a head coach for the first time in 10 years.
While most students were frantically working on Dean?s Date assignments and studying for exams, three members of the women?s squash team traveled to Haverford, Pa., to take part in the annual William White Tournament.
The men?s hockey team?s four-game unbeaten streak came to a halt this weekend at Hobey Baker Rink.
Having lost five of its last six games, the women?s hockey team seems to have found its stride in the new year, opening 2010 with a 2-1-1 record.
Despite going nearly a month without a meet, the men?s and women?s track and field teams recorded a series of inspired performances this past weekend at their respective events.
After going through a mid-season funk that saw the men?s hockey team lose six straight games on the road, Princeton (6-8-1 overall, 3-6-1 ECAC Hockey) appears to have found its groove.
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.
