As hundreds of students fled the snowstorm at the start of spring break to find haven in warmer climates, junior Stuart Malcolm did just the opposite.
The men's volleyball team defended Dillon Gym against league rivals St. Francis and Juniata to sweep its last conference home stand of the regular season over spring break.Princeton (8-6 overall, 6-3 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tait Division) went into the week tied for second place in the division with just a month left in the season to separate itself from the pack and earn coveted postseason byes over closely trailing foes St.
The softball team (9-16 overall) was busy over break, with 16 games over the past 10 days in Tampa, Gainesville and DeLand, Fla.
When the news broke on ESPN.com late Tuesday night that Joe Scott '87 was resigning his position as the head coach of the men's basketball program, only a few people ? including Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67 ? knew about Scott's decision.Unfortunately for the members of Scott's former team, they were not among those previously informed.
In the end, Joe Scott never found his guys.From the moment in Scott's debut season when a clear gap developed between the talent on the men's basketball team's roster and the results on the court, optimists began to urge patience until Scott '87 had stocked the Tigers full of "his guys."These were the kind of players with whom Scott had managed to surround himself at Air Force over his four years as head coach there.
It was a frustrating spring break for the women's lacrosse team, with only a midweek thrashing of lowly Loyola to provide relief from a pair of tight losses to higher-ranked opponents.The first Saturday of break, No.
Over spring break, news of Joe Scott '87's exodus to the University of Denver spread through the Princeton athletic community like a shot heard 'round the world.
Third time's the charm. As trite as this old adage may sound, the men's lacrosse team (4-2) proved it to be true during last Sunday's thrilling, 5-4 victory over Hofstra (1-3). After suffering two heartbreaking 7-6 losses to Johns Hopkins and Virginia in the preceding weeks, the Tigers refused to lose a third one-goal game.
It was a tale of two teams this spring break, as the men and women's golf squads were both in action but finished with very different results.
Tuesday night, the men's lacrosse team exorcised its demons. After losing two straight games by one goal ? falling in a double-overtime thriller at Johns Hopkins by a score of 7-6 and losing on a last-minute goal to Virginia a week later ? the team notched a much-needed 15-8 victory over Rutgers.Now, No.
Heading into every season for the past 10 years, head coach Scott Bradley has made sure that his baseball players know two essential truths: one, that they would be a serious contender for the Ivy League title; and two, that the tough early part of the season, though not meaningless, is just preparation for those crucial Ivy League contests."The goal is for this team to hit its stride at the start of league play," Bradley said before the season started.
Joe Scott '87 has unexpectedly stepped down as head coach of the men's basketball team following a 2-12 Ivy League season that represented a low point in the storied history of the program.
"No rest for the weary" is a cliche that the Princeton softball team will certainly believe by the end of next week.
The Prince brings you the latest on the departure of former men's basketball head coach Joe Scott '87, who has accepted the head coaching job at the University of Denver.
The return of Joe Scott '87 to campus three seasons ago as the head coach of the men's basketball team was greeted with eager anticipation by everyone from alums to students to Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67.After building a long-struggling Air Force program up to the NCAA Tournament, Scott's arrival triggered speculation as to just how far he could take the senior-laden squad that had won an Ivy League championship the year before under current Georgetown head coach John Thompson III '88.But Scott's three-year tenure has been anything but expected.
The first half of the semester is winding down, but for the women's lacrosse team, the season is just getting underway.Unlike its most recent opponent, fourth-ranked Duke (5-1), Princeton (2-1) has only played three games to date and will look to spur itself on in the next three games, all to be played in the next week.
Quoting F. Scott Fitzgerald is a cliche move, especially in a Princeton publication. But I'll do it anyway, citing the facetious notion that we Princetonians have a special connection with his ideas.