Is this the beginning of the restoration of King Tierney?The men's lacrosse team has returned virtually all of its key players from last season.
It's rare to see a group of young players who can have a tremendous impact on a team ? much less for three of them to rack up 44 goals in a season.Needless to say, the Class of 2009 last year was an integral part of the men's lacrosse team.This year's sophomore class of the men's lacrosse team, known for their remarkable skill as the top recruiting class in the country, includes players who are slated to be at the core of the Tigers' game.The nine members of the class of '09 describe themselves as close and cohesive both on and off the playing field.
Though at Princeton it often seems as if only the very best are rewarded, losing sight of the Ivy League title has not stripped the women's basketball team of its drive heading into the last weekend of conference play.The Tigers (11-14 overall, 5-6 Ivy League) head out on the road to face Brown (5-21, 3-9) tonight at 7 p.m.
Game planning. Ultimately, that's what you try to do to your opponents. Whether it's shutting down a key spot-up shooter in a basketball game or stifling the big, bruising running back in football, there's always a gameplan ? a way to play to one's strengths while shutting down the other team's fortes.The challenge for the women's lacrosse team's opponents this year will be to decide which strength to cover.Last year, Princeton was a defensive stalwart that relied upon timely scoring from a couple of key sources.
The men's and women's fencing teams will both look to wrap up solid seasons this weekend at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association (IFA) Championships in nearby Lawrenceville, N.J.It will be the last tournament for Princeton as a team, before qualified individual fencers continue on to the NCAA Regionals and Championships later this month.Starting Saturday at the IFAs, the Tigers will go up against Ivy League opponents such as Cornell and Brown, as well as Eastern College Athletic Conference foes Vassar, NYU, Boston College and Brandeis.The men's team (9-5 overall) has had a successful year up to this point, beginning the season with a few disappointing losses but quickly rallying to finish with a winning record.In early February, the Tigers managed a couple of exciting wins over Brandeis and Harvard, the defending NCAA champion.
Even though there's more snow on the ground this week than last week and winter coats still pile up in eating-club coatrooms, it's time for spring.As winter teams transition into their postseasons and off-seasons, their endings mark other Tigers' beginnings.
According to legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, good recruiting is the key to success for any program.If that is the case, then women's basketball head coach Richard Barron should be very excited about the future of Tiger basketball.Barron took advantage of Old Nassau's final year of Early Decision by signing guard Krystal Hill of Houston, Tex., guard Shelbie Pool of Hoschton, Georgia and guard/forward Addie Micir of Newtown, Penn."I think that they are talented players, and they're excited about coming to Princeton," Barron said.Hill is a prolific scorer at North Shore High School, accumulating over 1,400 points in her four years there.She was recently recognized as the best female free-throw shooter in the Houston area, and she is an explosive player on both ends of the court, averaging 4.1 steals and 4.9 assists.At five-foot, seven inches, Hill will be one of the smallest players on the team.
Truly acting "in the nation's service," women's soccer head coach Julie Shackford traveled to Mexico last week to help coach the U.S.
Last year, the men's baseball team upset heavily favored Harvard in the Ivy League Championship Series, earned a spot in the NCAA tournament and ran with some of the best teams in the nation.In the Fayetteville Regionals of the NCAAs, the Tigers came a few key hits away from upsetting No.
Of all the major sports, hockey's terminology is probably the most nuanced and foreign to mainstream observers, in large part due to the preponderance of Canadian-born skaters.To help bridge the gap, The Daily Princetonian sat down with some of the members of the men's hockey team to put together a two-part compendium of terms every fan should know.
Most college students do not spend what precious little free time they have playing laser tag and pond hockey with fourth and fifth graders, but Ian McNally and Colin Koch are not most college students.
This weekend was all tennis all the time for the Tigers, as the men's and women's teams took on two opponents each.
Sophomore Greg Seaman, a midfielder on the men's lacrosse team, sat down with The Daily Princetonian to discuss his life beyond the playing field.
The men's and women's track and field teams ran out of their shoes this weekend ? literally, in one case.
There's nothing like the emotional high of defeating a close rival. Mimicking the women's win over Harvard for the Ivy League title one week prior, the men's swimming and diving team continued its league dominance by capturing its second consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) title over Harvard, 1405 to 1220.5, a feat that hadn't been repeated since the 1990-1992 seasons.Entering the meet, the Tigers understood the challenge they faced.
This past weekend, crowds of people in Boston, Mass., were entertained for a couple of hours by weapons and bodies flying through the air.
