As senior co-captain Ali Smith approaches her last season on the women's basketball team, her goal is simple: "To leave knowing I gave it my all; to leave with no regrets."The concept of hard work is not new for Smith.
Have you ever seen two players, one old and one young, coming off the squash courts in Dillon with the younger player looking ready for a walker and the retiree ready for another match?
Set up a triangle. Or maybe draw out an umbrella. Feeling particularly creative? A reverse combination of the two might draw a defender into the corner and then leave the low slot wide open.
Ask Patrick Ekeruo, junior center for the men's basketball team, where he would like to see his game progress, and you might think, at first, that he is selling himself short.You'll hear no aspirations to be like former teammate Judson Wallace '05, who graduated last year as a three-time all-Ivy honoree at center and a member of Princeton's elite 1,000-point club.There certainly won't be any mention of Hakeem Olajuwon, the two-time NBA champion and 12-time all-star who, like Ekeruo (pronounced e-CARE-oh), hails from Nigeria.Instead, you can expect a response befitting Ekeruo's grounded nature and his desire to apply himself in whatever way he sees as best for his team."I need to become what Mike Stephens was in the post last year," Ekeruo says, referring to Wallace's classmate and backup, who emerged last year as a stabilizing presence for the Tigers during an otherwise turbulent senior season."I just want to be that center [about whom] everyone can say, 'He has no turnovers, he gets his teammates shots, and he controls the offense,'" Ekeruo says.
Set up a triangle. Or maybe draw out an umbrella. Feeling particularly creative? A reverse combination of the two might draw a defender into the corner and then leave the low slot wide open.
Daily Princetonian senior writer Tim Petrella recently sat down with junior twins Caroline and Catha Mullen of the women's cross country and track teams to discuss the facebook.com, freckles and fights.
Daily Princetonian senior writer Tim Petrella recently sat down with junior twins Caroline and Catha Mullen of the women's cross country and track teams to discuss the facebook.com, freckles and fights.
Ask Patrick Ekeruo, junior center for the men's basketball team, where he would like to see his game progress, and you might think, at first, that he is selling himself short.You'll hear no aspirations to be like former teammate Judson Wallace '05, who graduated last year as a three-time all-Ivy honoree at center and a member of Princeton's elite 1,000-point club.There certainly won't be any mention of Hakeem Olajuwon, the two-time NBA champion and 12-time all-star who, like Ekeruo (pronounced e-CARE-oh), hails from Nigeria.Instead, you can expect a response befitting Ekeruo's grounded nature and his desire to apply himself in whatever way he sees as best for his team."I need to become what Mike Stephens was in the post last year," Ekeruo says, referring to Wallace's classmate and backup, who emerged last year as a stabilizing presence for the Tigers during an otherwise turbulent senior season."I just want to be that center [about whom] everyone can say, 'He has no turnovers, he gets his teammates shots, and he controls the offense,'" Ekeruo says.
Have you ever seen two players, one old and one young, coming off the squash courts in Dillon with the younger player looking ready for a walker and the retiree ready for another match?
With the women's basketball team down by six in the dying seconds of the first game of Thanksgiving break, senior guard Katy O'Brien hit a three-pointer, which was quickly followed by a pair of free throws by freshman point guard Jessica Berry.
With the women's basketball team down by six in the dying seconds of the first game of Thanksgiving break, senior guard Katy O'Brien hit a three-pointer, which was quickly followed by a pair of free throws by freshman point guard Jessica Berry.
On Friday night, Princeton (5-3-2 overall, 2-1-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) seemed content to play for an overtime period.
For the first 25 minutes of the men's basketball team's game Sunday afternoon at Jadwin Gym, the Tigers might as well have been wearing blindfolds.Shooting five-of-22 from the field and turning the ball over 15 times, Princeton scored just 13 points and spotted visiting Lafayette a 19-point lead.Senior point guard Scott Greenman and sophomore forward Noah Savage combined for 27 points over the final 14 minutes, 18 seconds of play, but the Tigers (1-2 overall) sprang to life far too late to pose a serious threat to the Leopards (2-2), falling 57-46."Our sense of urgency was missing today.
On Friday night, Princeton (5-3-2 overall, 2-1-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) seemed content to play for an overtime period.
The major problem that has plagued the men's hockey team so far this season has been their struggle to convert scoring opportunities into scores.
For the first 25 minutes of the men's basketball team's game Sunday afternoon at Jadwin Gym, the Tigers might as well have been wearing blindfolds.Shooting five-of-22 from the field and turning the ball over 15 times, Princeton scored just 13 points and spotted visiting Lafayette a 19-point lead.Senior point guard Scott Greenman and sophomore forward Noah Savage combined for 27 points over the final 14 minutes, 18 seconds of play, but the Tigers (1-2 overall) sprang to life far too late to pose a serious threat to the Leopards (2-2), falling 57-46."Our sense of urgency was missing today.
The major problem that has plagued the men's hockey team so far this season has been their struggle to convert scoring opportunities into scores.
During crucial moments in sports, there are those who perform and those who choke. In the most important race of the season, the women's cross country team proved to be the former, exceeding the expectations of many in the running community by finishing a higher-than-predicted 11th.Led by three-time All-American senior Cack Ferrell, Princeton took 11th after being ranked 13th at the NCAA Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.Ferrell finished the six-kilometer course in 20 minutes and four seconds, good for 10th place overall.
During crucial moments in sports, there are those who perform and those who choke. In the most important race of the season, the women's cross country team proved to be the former, exceeding the expectations of many in the running community by finishing a higher-than-predicted 11th.Led by three-time All-American senior Cack Ferrell, Princeton took 11th after being ranked 13th at the NCAA Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.Ferrell finished the six-kilometer course in 20 minutes and four seconds, good for 10th place overall.
The men's hockey team played nearly mistake free hockey for at least 59 minutes, 50 seconds Tuesday night.
