When most people think of Princeton lacrosse, head coach Bill Tierney immediately comes to mind as a key element of the program's success every year.
The sports fan who stops and thinks about it for a moment will realize how much sports are part of his daily regimen.
As that annual sports bonanza ? the tournament known as March Madness that is beloved to each and every hardcore sports fan out there ? comes to a close, another national collegiate sports tournament is just getting started.Complete with Sweet Sixteen and Final Four, this tournament is none other than the women's rugby championships ? and Princeton has a chance to win the national title.Princeton has established a solid pattern of excellence in women's rugby.
When most people think of Princeton lacrosse, head coach Bill Tierney immediately comes to mind as a key element of the program's success every year.
Whenever a head coach hands his team over to a replacement, there are mixed emotions. With the recent naming of Zoltan Dudas to take over for Michel Sebastiani, who is retiring after 25 years at the helm, the men's and women's fencing teams are feeling their excitement for the new leadership overwhelm their regret at seeing their mentor depart.Hungarian native Dudas, who was an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame, is eager to begin building his program and will officially take the reins of the Princeton fencing team July 1.Senior Associate Director of Athletics Michael Cross said the committee choosing the new fencing coach felt that Dudas clearly emerged as the best candidate for the job."There was a very strong feeling that he absolutely had the ability to do the job," Cross said.Looking at Dudas' record as an assistant, it is easy to see why.
As that annual sports bonanza ? the tournament known as March Madness that is beloved to each and every hardcore sports fan out there ? comes to a close, another national collegiate sports tournament is just getting started.Complete with Sweet Sixteen and Final Four, this tournament is none other than the women's rugby championships ? and Princeton has a chance to win the national title.Princeton has established a solid pattern of excellence in women's rugby.
The sports fan who stops and thinks about it for a moment will realize how much sports are part of his daily regimen.
Whenever a head coach hands his team over to a replacement, there are mixed emotions. With the recent naming of Zoltan Dudas to take over for Michel Sebastiani, who is retiring after 25 years at the helm, the men's and women's fencing teams are feeling their excitement for the new leadership overwhelm their regret at seeing their mentor depart.Hungarian native Dudas, who was an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame, is eager to begin building his program and will officially take the reins of the Princeton fencing team July 1.Senior Associate Director of Athletics Michael Cross said the committee choosing the new fencing coach felt that Dudas clearly emerged as the best candidate for the job."There was a very strong feeling that he absolutely had the ability to do the job," Cross said.Looking at Dudas' record as an assistant, it is easy to see why.
Senior starting pitcher Erin Snyder could use a new nickname. Perhaps "The Sheriff" will do ? or something along the lines of "The Long Arm of the Law". After all, she shut down and locked up a veritable murderers' row Saturday when the softball team (16-8 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) opened its Ivy League schedule with a doubleheader against Penn (11-16, 0-2).Snyder pitched a complete-game shutout in the first matchup, a 4-0 victory, and picked up the win in the second, a 5-2 triumph, after coming on in relief.
With a difficult start to Ivy League play last weekend, all the men's baseball team can do is look for the silver lining and prepare for the future."Even though we had a rough first weekend in Ivy League play, I still have a lot of confidence in the team and the direction we're headed in," freshman shortstop Dan Degeorge said.
Lady Luck doesn't seem to be favoring the baseball team these days. After a stormy start to their season, the Tigers hope for clear skies during the rest of league play.Princeton (4-15-1 overall, 0-4 Ivy League) will look for a reversal of fortune on Tuesday when it heads to West Long Beach, N.J., to take on Monmouth (12-10). The Tigers are desperate for a win, but they won't find the Hawks easy targets, especially considering the run Monmouth has been on.
Senior starting pitcher Erin Snyder could use a new nickname. Perhaps "The Sheriff" will do ? or something along the lines of "The Long Arm of the Law". After all, she shut down and locked up a veritable murderers' row Saturday when the softball team (16-8 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) opened its Ivy League schedule with a doubleheader against Penn (11-16, 0-2).Snyder pitched a complete-game shutout in the first matchup, a 4-0 victory, and picked up the win in the second, a 5-2 triumph, after coming on in relief.
It was an inauspicious weekend for Princeton tennis, as both the men's and women's teams dropped their first games of Ivy League play to Penn.
It was an inauspicious weekend for Princeton tennis, as both the men's and women's teams dropped their first games of Ivy League play to Penn.
The women's water polo team claimed its second straight Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships title over the weekend, getting past Villanova and Wagner on Saturday before defeating Bucknell in the finals.Drawing on lessons learned during its tour of California, Princeton (14-5) rebounded from losses the week before against No.
After a slow start to the spring season, the women's golf team got back into the swing of things.
The women's water polo team claimed its second straight Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships title over the weekend, getting past Villanova and Wagner on Saturday before defeating Bucknell in the finals.Drawing on lessons learned during its tour of California, Princeton (14-5) rebounded from losses the week before against No.
The Princeton women's lacrosse team has a tendency to get off to slow starts in its games. The Temple Owls, on the other hand, have repeatedly jumped out to early first-half leads and ridden these sizzling starts to victory.Neither "strategy" has worked all too well for either team thus far.
Lady Luck doesn't seem to be favoring the baseball team these days. After a stormy start to their season, the Tigers hope for clear skies during the rest of league play.Princeton (4-15-1 overall, 0-4 Ivy League) will look for a reversal of fortune on Tuesday when it heads to West Long Beach, N.J., to take on Monmouth (12-10). The Tigers are desperate for a win, but they won't find the Hawks easy targets, especially considering the run Monmouth has been on.
After a slow start to the spring season, the women's golf team got back into the swing of things.
