This weekend, the men's golf team hosted the Princeton Invitational at the Springdale Golf Club, a 6,390-yard par-71 course with three par-fives and four par-threes.
The concept of rest is foreign to the men's and women's track and field teams. After two consecutive seasons of intense competition ? from fall cross country to winter indoor events ? the Tigers continue to achieve top performances early in the outdoor track season.The performance of junior Dave Nightingale highlighted a weekend where the Tiger teams were scattered across the country.
After a slow and disappointing start to the season, the women's lacrosse team continued to step on the accelerator this weekend, as it throttled Harvard (2-9 overall, 0-3 Ivy League) on Saturday at Princeton's Class of 1952 Stadium in a crushing 19-5 win.It was a lopsided match, with Princeton (6-4, 2-1) dominating the visitors throughout the game.
The men's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to George Mason, securing fourth place in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and a quarterfinal playoff matchup at home.
Apparently no one told John Baumann about one of the recent innovations in baseball: the bullpen.Unfortunately for the baseball team (8-8 overall, 4-6 Ivy League), Columbia (12-19, 7-7) never needed its relief pitchers in its second game against Princeton.
All four crews were in action on the road this weekend, representing Princeton in five different events and four different states.
Pre-frosh weekend 2007 showed off Princeton's most talented feet. DiSiac wowed audiences in "Disclosure," BodyHype took over the runway at the fashion show and the dance groups that performed at "This Side of Princeton" enthralled likely members of the Class of 2011.
In a matchup that coincides with April's annual matriculation battles, the No. 13 women's lacrosse team (5-4 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) will face Harvard (2-8, 0-2) at Class of 1952 stadium at noon tomorrow.The Tigers have had a roller-coaster season.
After slumping early this season with back-to-back losses against Johns Hopkins and Virginia, the men's lacrosse team pledged to be 8-2 by the time its showdown with Ivy League powerhouse Cornell rolled around April 21.
If the mark of a good team is one that can handle lesser squads with relative ease and mastery, this weekend will be a telling one for the Princeton baseball team (8-16-0 Overall, 4-4 Ivy League). Currently sitting at fifth in the Ivy League and third in the Lou Gehrig Division, the Tigers have an opportunity to make up ground on Saturday and Sunday with two consecutive home doubleheaders against Columbia (10-19-1, 5-7).This is not to say, however, that this weekend's four games should be taken lightly.
Midway through the season, the softball team can already sense the hunger for a championship setting in.
"I've gotten ledes in the shower. In the middle of the night. While playing pickup basketball.
As darkness and rain began to fall Wednesday evening on the Class of 1895 Field, the softball team (16-21 overall, 6-2 Ivy League) looked satisfied with its win against Patriot League powerhouse Lehigh (20-15-1) and relieved to be able to escape the cold.Princeton fell 10-2 to the Mountain Hawks in first game of yesterday's doubleheader but was victorious in the second match-up of the afternoon, 3-2.
Entering Princeton, freshmen anticipate four years of being students. They expect to be engaged intellectually by great scholars.
The difference between good and great teams is determined by consistency, but even the greats sometimes suffer from a lack of focus following a big win.
It was autograph night for the women's lacrosse team, and fans and friends alike swarmed the members of the team.
As promised, The Daily Princetonian presents the second installment in its countdown of the 15 greatest celebratory gestures in NBA history, taking you from No.
