Imagine that it is 4 a.m. on a Saturday morning ? it's cold, windy and raining. In a matter of hours, you will be riding on a horse that you have never seen before in a sport that you only started this year.
In a sport in which the athletes spend most of their time rolling around the floor, struggling to overpower their opponents, bruises, bumps and strains are the norm rather than the exception.
Imagine that it is 4 a.m. on a Saturday morning ? it's cold, windy and raining. In a matter of hours, you will be riding on a horse that you have never seen before in a sport that you only started this year.
Schmidt honoredAfter leading the field hockey team with 11 goals and 29 points, playing in each of the Tigers' 18 games and topping the Ivy League scoring chart this season, sophomore forward Paige Schmidt was recognized by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association for her efforts.
Dillon Gym was in an uproar at 5:30 p.m. Saturday night after a controversial side-out call nearly jeopardized the women's volleyball team's chance of sweeping the weekend action.Princeton's senior outside hitter Lauren Grumet was furious over a miscall of her kill, which a Cornell player deflected out of bounds undetected.
For freshman men's heavyweight crew, the last two months can only be described as the survival of the fittest.
In a sport in which the athletes spend most of their time rolling around the floor, struggling to overpower their opponents, bruises, bumps and strains are the norm rather than the exception.
Schmidt honoredAfter leading the field hockey team with 11 goals and 29 points, playing in each of the Tigers' 18 games and topping the Ivy League scoring chart this season, sophomore forward Paige Schmidt was recognized by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association for her efforts.
Missing the fun-loving character who once charmed his peers, the men's swimming and diving team memorialized Alan Ebersole '07 this past weekend by hosting the first Big Al Invitational, a scrimmage dedicated to Ebersole.
If the men's basketball teams plans to live and die by the three point shot this winter, its season opener Monday night against Drexel didn't give a very promising outlook.The Tigers (0-1 overall) took 65 percent of their shots from behind the line, yet made only 10 of 30 attempts from that distance, accounting for 30 of Princeton's 41 points.
The No. 9 women's hockey team took on No. 10 Ohio State this weekend in a two-game series. Only thing was, the team didn't quite show up for the second game.Princeton (3-2-1, 1-1-0 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Hockey League) made a split of the weekend, playing a superb first game but turning in a sloppy performance in its second contest.
If the men's basketball teams plans to live and die by the three point shot this winter, its season opener Monday night against Drexel didn't give a very promising outlook.The Tigers (0-1 overall) took 65 percent of their shots from behind the line, yet made only 10 of 30 attempts from that distance, accounting for 30 of Princeton's 41 points.
In the first annual Big Al Invitational Swim Meet, the women's swimming and diving team honored the memory of fallen comrade Alan Ebersole '07 with a number of strong performances.The meet, named after a late swimmer on the men's team, is essentially an exhibition match with no overall team scoring.
Coming off a second-place finish at Southerns two weekends ago, the No. 15 men's water polo team (21-10 overall) went into the Eastern Championships this past weekend, hosted by Harvard, hoping for a repeat performance of last year's first-place finish.
Joe Scott '87 knew it might not be pretty. But he didn't imagine it would be this ugly.Speaking to the members of the Jadwin Jungle a few minutes before the men's basketball team tipped off its season against Drexel last night, Scott essentially told the white shirt-clad masses that they would have to be patient this winter."We're a young team," he said over and over, reminding them that the young Tigers would go through growing pains early on.
Coming off a second-place finish at Southerns two weekends ago, the No. 15 men's water polo team (21-10 overall) went into the Eastern Championships this past weekend, hosted by Harvard, hoping for a repeat performance of last year's first-place finish.
The power play was not the only thing that gave the men's hockey team difficulty this weekend. Princeton contended with an uncharacteristic display of lethargy in upstate New York, as it was swept by Union and Rensselaer.
Missing the fun-loving character who once charmed his peers, the men's swimming and diving team memorialized Alan Ebersole '07 this past weekend by hosting the first Big Al Invitational, a scrimmage dedicated to Ebersole.
The power play was not the only thing that gave the men's hockey team difficulty this weekend. Princeton contended with an uncharacteristic display of lethargy in upstate New York, as it was swept by Union and Rensselaer.
The No. 9 women's hockey team took on No. 10 Ohio State this weekend in a two-game series. Only thing was, the team didn't quite show up for the second game.Princeton (3-2-1, 1-1-0 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Hockey League) made a split of the weekend, playing a superb first game but turning in a sloppy performance in its second contest.
