Few things can salvage a losing season like a last-second, come-from-behind road victory against a bitter rival.
It had been seven games and almost a month since the men’s soccer team won its last game — a 2-1 defeat of Farleigh Dickinson back on Sept. 18. The team had followed up its perfect 4-0 start with five losses and two draws, and it was starting to wonder when it would get its season back on track.
Despite its youth and relative inexperience, the women’s volleyball team had no trouble rebounding from a heartbreaking loss on Friday, pulling through to finish the weekend with a commanding victory 24 hours later.
The women’s soccer team ran its shutout streak to its 403rd minute on Saturday afternoon at Roberts Stadium. Unfortunately for Princeton (5-6-3 overall, 1-2-1 Ivy League), it also ran its ongoing scoreless streak to 220 minutes. The end result was another scoreless tie for the Tigers, this time against Columbia (6-5-3, 2-1-1).
Last Saturday, the No. 4 field hockey team beat Brown, 5-1, at Warner Roof behind a total team effort.
The Tigers (1-4 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) and the Bears (3-2, 1-1) put up a combined 37 points in the first half before the game turned into a defensive battle that didn’t see an offensive touchdown scored until the 1:32 mark of the fourth quarter.
Late last Thursday night, as the football team attempted to stop Colgate’s attack in the first overtime at Princeton Stadium, things were looking up for the Tigers. Princeton held a 14-7 lead and seemed to have a chance at building serious momentum heading into the heart of its Ivy League season. Then the Red Raiders scored twice, dashing the Tigers’ hopes and confirming one of the team’s worries. That success this season would certainly not come easily to them.
With nearly two thirds of its season already completed, the men’s soccer team has reached an important crossroads. After a stunning opening set of four consecutive victories, which pushed it into consideration for a national ranking, Princeton (4-5-2 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) has now gone seven games without a win. But coming off several encouraging performances, the Tigers’ luck may just be about to turn.
After a weekend of bumps and bruises, the No. 17 men’s water polo team will have little time to recover before it enters its final weekend of regular-season matches.
The women’s soccer team will look to extend its 292-minute-long shutout streak when it hosts Columbia in a crucial Ivy League contest Saturday.
The women’s volleyball team’s first Ivy League win over Brown kindled a spark of hope in the hearts of its fans. This weekend, the Tigers hit the road to face another division rival. The question is whether Princeton will be able to keep the fire burning.
When you dream big, it’s easy to let the details slip. But the No. 4 field hockey team isn’t letting its bid for the NCAA championship overshadow another goal: the Ivy League title.
Both the American and National League Championship Series begin later this week, and the West Coast and East Coast powerhouses of each league will square off. And of the four teams remaining in the playoffs, only the Philadelphia Phillies lost a game in their divisional series.
Last night, the men’s soccer team (4-5-2 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) hosted St. John’s (3-2-7) at Roberts Stadium in a game that was televised on ESPNU, and the nation was treated to a 1-1 double-overtime tie. With the draw, Princeton extended its winless streak to seven, and St. John’s recorded its seventh tie of the season.
Unfortunately for Princeton (5-6-2), goals have been almost as scarce as for its offense as well. The result of the latest shutdown defensive performance was a scoreless double-overtime tie with Lehigh (7-3-4) on Wednesday in Bethlehem, Pa.
Last season, Princeton was hopeful about its running game. An offensive line that returned all of its starters was ready to block for then-junior running back Jordan Culbreath, who had broken out in a game on ESPNU against Cornell as a sophomore in 2007. With fullback Rob Toresco ’09 graduated and running back R.C. Lagomarsino ’09 out for the season, Culbreath was ready to take over.
This Saturday, Princeton students will have a great opportunity to cheer on their own as the men’s and women’s cross country teams host the third annual Princeton Invitational. On top of participating in the Princeton Invitational, the women’s team will send its top seven runners to the Pre-Nationals meet at Terre Haute, Ind., the site of the national championship meet later this season.
Sarah, Katie and Julia Reinprecht love to compete against each other. But it’s the nature of their competition that sets them apart from other sets of siblings and has made them an asset to the Princeton field hockey program.
It’s been a thrilling past few weeks in sports. Baseball playoffs are getting interesting, the college football season has been scintillating, and the NFL’s first month has produced some memorable games. But not everything is as it should be. These are just a few things that have been bothering me recently about sports, both in the professional world and here on campus.
Q: What was your welcome to college moment?A: When I realized I would have to spend the next four years [here].
