Life just isn't fair sometimes.Sure, the other Ivy League field hockey teams had a tough go of it last year, taking turns losing to a fearsome Princeton squad that went 7-0 in Ivy matchups on its way to a 12th league championship in 13 seasons.
After impressive 2006 seasons, expectations are high for the men's and women's cross country teams.
After the No. 15 men's water polo team's 5-0 start this season, one would hardly expect the squad was dealing with the graduation of nine seniors and the loss of three other players.
After graduation, many Princetonians find work at least marginally related to their studies. This is what Natalie Martirosian '05 did ? she got a job with a nonprofit in Kazakhstan after earning a degree in Slavic studies and writing a thesis on Russia's influence in Central Asia.But few Princetonians miss the adrenaline of game time enough to return to sports ? and play for the national team in the Olympic qualifiers.That's exactly what Martirosian is doing after a year and a half of working in the NGO and diplomatic world.
Down 30-0, the Kansas City Chiefs' quarterbacks have been entirely ineffective. In their third preseason game, allegedly the truest indication of the quality of an NFL team, the New Orleans Saints have shut down any semblance of a Chiefs offense.Neither second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle nor journeyman Damon Huard has made a successful case for the starting job.
While some Princetonians went abroad this summer for work and others for pleasure, the men's and women's track teams raced over to China for a little of both.A contingent of 51 Tigers, along with over 20 coaches and support staff, left the United States on June 12 for what would be a memorable 13-day stay in the world's most populous nation."If we were going to go somewhere, I thought we should go someplace that would mean something for the athletes, somewhere more exotic," men's head coach Fred Samara said.
The men's soccer team had trouble finding goals in its first three games. It finally netted three Monday night ? but still lost.Princeton (0-4 overall) dropped its fourth straight, 4-3, to Seton Hall (3-3). Freshman forward Brandon Busch, senior forward Dan Cummins and senior forward Kyle McHugh each netted goals for the Tigers.Princeton fell behind 3-1 in the 66th minute but leveled the score by the 84th.
During his five seasons in the National Football League, offensive lineman Ross Tucker '01 crashed his helmet into opposing players and boomed them into the turf.
When junior midfielder Sarah Peteraf practices with the women's soccer team, it is on a spacious grass field with the finest equipment.
TULSA, Okla. ? The worst team in National Hockey League history is the 1974-75 Washington Capitals.
For four quarters and two overtimes, the No. 15 men's water polo team fought No. 12 Bucknell to a standstill last Friday in Lewisburg, Pa.But in the third overtime, a single turnover cost the Tigers the game, as the Bisons quickly attacked and scored to take the sudden death victory.In its first real test of the season, Princeton (6-1 overall, 0-1 Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division) was edged by Bucknell (8-1, 3-0) 13-12, just 40 seconds into the third overtime period.Sometimes, however, it takes a tough loss to really jumpstart a team.Last season, the team lost twice in a row to No.
Though the Tigers put three goals in the back of the net, the women's soccer team was unable to notch its first win.
The men's and women's tennis teams entered the opening weekend of the season with two nationally ranked singles players.
Freshman week isn't just about catching up with friends and moving into dorm rooms. For the men's golf team, it's also about playing 216 holes of golf in 10 days to prepare for its first tournament of the season.The Tigers kicked their season off early with the Gopher Invitational outside Minneapolis, Minn.
Facing a 23-0 deficit at the half, the football team headed into the locker room Saturday evening feeling a sense of deja vu.
The women's volleyball team learned quickly from its mistakes this weekend, using effective hitting to win its final three matches after being swept by Liberty in its first match of the Villanova Tournament.
"It was almost comical," head coach Roger Hughes said.There was no better or more honest description of the brutal first half that left the football team (0-1 overall) trailing 23-0 at intermission against Lehigh (1-1) on Saturday.
Princeton does not lose Ivy League field hockey games often ? a fact Dartmouth learned the hard way Saturday afternoon.The Tigers (2-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) dominated the Big Green (2-3, 1-1) in Hanover, N.H., all the way to a 4-1 victory that was Princeton's third straight over Dartmouth and sixth in the past seven seasons.Things might have gone very differently if the whole game had been played like the first few minutes.Less than three minutes after the opening whistle, the Big Green's Ashley Hines redirected a shot past sophomore goalkeeper Cynthia Wray to give Dartmouth a lead on the first shot of the game.The next five shots came from Tiger sticks as Princeton took control of the game.
