Men's basketball head coach Joe Scott '87 knew Princeton would be forced to shoot a large number of three-pointers in the Tigers' matchup against Temple last night at Jadwin Gym.
Sophomore Ariel Rogers is finding her groove ? on and off the court. Known as both a serious offensive threat in the post and the girl who spices up road trips and brings laughter to the locker room, the sophomore forward is settling into the women's basketball program and keeping everyone laughing along the way."Ariel definitely can carry the team's energy sometimes," senior center and co-captain Becky Brown said.
Men's basketball head coach Joe Scott '87 knew Princeton would be forced to shoot a large number of three-pointers in the Tigers' matchup against Temple last night at Jadwin Gym.
The wrestling team opened its season by dominating the competition at the New York University Duals on Saturday, downing Roger Williams, 41-4, Williams, 29-2, Maritime, 53-0, and Western New England College, 43-6, for a perfect 4-0 finish.Though Princeton has competed in a number of unofficial tournaments this season, this weekend was the team's first opportunity to wrestle in dual meets.
Sophomore Ariel Rogers is finding her groove ? on and off the court. Known as both a serious offensive threat in the post and the girl who spices up road trips and brings laughter to the locker room, the sophomore forward is settling into the women's basketball program and keeping everyone laughing along the way."Ariel definitely can carry the team's energy sometimes," senior center and co-captain Becky Brown said.
Even as the numbers on the Jadwin Gym scoreboard increased at a snail's pace last night, there were plenty of fireworks to be enjoyed ? thanks to the two men holding court on the sidelines.For much of the night, in fact, watching men's basketball head coach Joe Scott '87 and Temple head coach John Chaney may have been more interesting than watching the game.One is a spry 40-year-old, the other a creaky 73-year-old.
Special teams proved to be extremely special for the women's hockey team during its 2-1 victory over Quinnipiac last night.
Special teams proved to be extremely special for the women's hockey team during its 2-1 victory over Quinnipiac last night.
The men's basketball team will not face Ivy League rival Penn until February, but tonight's game against Temple (3-2 overall) could give Princeton a flavor of where it will stack up against the Quakers.
The men's swimming and diving team survived many new tests this past weekend, including swimming at its first away conference meet and enduring its first three-day preliminaries-and-finals format swim meet.
The men's swimming and diving team survived many new tests this past weekend, including swimming at its first away conference meet and enduring its first three-day preliminaries-and-finals format swim meet.
In another disappointing trip to upstate New York, the men's hockey team suffered two losses to Cornell, 4-1, and Colgate, 3-2.
Neither an over-chlorinated pool nor a strong Brown team could stop the women's swimming and diving team from acting like sharks among guppies, crushing all competition en route to a first-place finish at the Brown Invitational last weekend.
Junior point guard Max Schafer will not dress for tonight's men's basketball game against Temple after missing practice Sunday and Monday, Schafer told the Daily Princetonian last night.Schafer said he is taking a "few days" off from the team "to sort out personal issues," declining to elaborate on his reasons for his decision."I don't understand where I stand with the basketball program right now," he said.
The men's basketball team will not face Ivy League rival Penn until February, but tonight's game against Temple (3-2 overall) could give Princeton a flavor of where it will stack up against the Quakers.
Junior point guard Max Schafer will not dress for tonight's men's basketball game against Temple after missing practice Sunday and Monday, Schafer told the Daily Princetonian last night.Schafer said he is taking a "few days" off from the team "to sort out personal issues," declining to elaborate on his reasons for his decision."I don't understand where I stand with the basketball program right now," he said.
In another disappointing trip to upstate New York, the men's hockey team suffered two losses to Cornell, 4-1, and Colgate, 3-2.
Neither an over-chlorinated pool nor a strong Brown team could stop the women's swimming and diving team from acting like sharks among guppies, crushing all competition en route to a first-place finish at the Brown Invitational last weekend.
Indicative of the women's squash team's success this weekend, three members of the Tiger squad were able to record wins in which they did not drop a single point.
With five matches and five wins secured by the men's squash team so far this season, the ease with which the Tigers have attacked their opponents leaves no doubt that they are ready for a title run at next week's Five-Man national tournament.
