Wearing the white jersey of the American national soccer team while surrounded by a crush of green, the color of the Mexican squad ? I felt particularly alone.
After a tough loss to Yale in its Ivy League opener, the women’s soccer team got back on track Tuesday night against Fairfield (6-5) winning its first road game of the season, 1-0, off a goal from senior defender and tri-captain Melissa Seitz.
Most athletes have superstitious habits, and women’s soccer senior defender Melissa Seitz is no exception.
The 2009 princeton men?s lacrosse season seemed so promising for so long. But it ended in a pile of a dust with a 6-4 loss to Cornell in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Then, coming off a 13-3 season that marked something of a renaissance for Princeton lacrosse, head coach Bill Tierney departed for the University of Denver.
Entering the season, the men’s tennis team wondered who would replace the three mainstays of the previous four years: recently graduated Peter Capkovic ’09, Alex Krueger-Wyman ’09 and Alex Vuckovic ’09.
After starting its season 4-0, the men’s soccer team has dropped its past three games, including two this last weekend against No. 23 UC-Irvine (6-2-0) and San Diego State (6-2-2).
While its play might not have been pretty, the men’s rugby team improved to 1-2 with a 33-22 victory over Cornell on Saturday.
The AARP-eligible Dillon Gymnasium may not be the most glamorous venue for a varsity team, but for the women’s volleyball team, there is no place like home.
On Saturday afternoon, in front of a home crowd at Class of 1952 Stadium, the No. 7 field hockey team knocked out a talented Yale squad with a decisive 5-2 victory. The Bulldogs (4-3 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) were off to their strongest start in 11 seasons before Princeton (7-1, 2-0) handed them their first Ivy League loss.
The sprint football team had a slow start Friday night and was never able to develop the positive momentum necessary to overcome its early deficit in its last game before its College Sprint Football League season begins.
After an impressive showing at last week’s ECAC Championship, the No. 17 men’s water polo team was left only with questions at the end of their two-game stint over the weekend.
While the football team’s home loss against The Citadel turned into a blowout, its Saturday victory in the windy hills of Pennsylvania came down to the wire. But the Tigers did emerge victorious, 17-14, over Lehigh.
The women’s soccer team appeared to be the more poised, determined and talented team at Roberts Stadium on Saturday. But Yale (5-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League), unlike Princeton (2-5-1, 0-1), made the most of its limited opportunities on the way to dealing the Tigers a deflating 2-0 loss.
The women?s soccer team just put together its most complete performance of the season. A good thing, too, because Princeton (2-4-1 overall) will formally begin its title defense this Saturday when a talented Yale (4-3) team visits Roberts Stadium. The Tigers soundly drubbed Hartford (3-5-1) in just about every way Wednesday night.
Despite a 38-7 loss to The Citadel in the team’s season-opener, Princeton (0-1 overall) remains optimistic about the season heading into its first road game of the year against Lehigh (0-2) on Saturday.
In the mid-19th century, thousands of Americans traveled westward in search of greater fortune. This weekend, the men?s soccer team (4-1-0) will travel to California on a similar quest.
The four-time defending champions kick off their league schedule Saturday against a Yale team that will be aiming for a considerable upset.
The No. 17 men?s water polo team will take on its second and third regular season games this weekend with a match against Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pa., on Saturday afternoon and a home game against George Washington on Sunday morning at DeNunzio Pool.
As I am sure you all know, the H1N1 virus is just like another flu bug that goes away in a week or so. So why does it matter? As some have feared, it appears as if swine flu might have a serious impact on the NCAA.
After a disappointing start to the season and only one win in the first five games, the women’s soccer team (2-4-1) earned a 3-0 shutout victory and a boost in confidence playing Hartford (3-5-1) in Roberts Stadium last night.
