Former men's basketball coach John Thompson '88 often said that while his teams played many games from October to March, the real season took place within the walls of the Ancient Eight.
It's almost as if they were trying to get it wrong. And this one was so easy to get right.Late last month, the NCAA made its latest misstep when it denied Mike Williams athletic eligibility for the upcoming football season.
The women's golf team will kick off its 2004 campaign with not only a great deal of confidence, but also the weight of lofty expectations on its shoulders.
From the 1986-1987 season to the 2002-2003 season, a team from Princeton won a national championship.
Men's and women's cross country both started their seasons this weekend with a spring in their steps.
Men's golf opened its fall season this weekend at the Navy Fall Invitational. Junior Jason Gerken paced the Tigers, finishing tied for second overall as Princeton finished sixth as a team.The Tigers led the tournament after the first of two rounds at the U.S.
While the majority of Princeton's student population know that its school once again resides at the pinnacle of the U.S.
Winning games is not the only trend the men's water polo team (5-0) is starting this year; they are also adding mustaches to their "To Do" list with mixed reviews."We decided to go with team mustaches this year.
When Villanova and Vanderbilt showed up on the women's soccer's team's schedule, the only 'V' Princeton could think about was victory.After defeating Villanova on Friday in Philadelphia, 1-0, the Tigers set their claws on Vanderbilt in a 3-0 route starring junior forward Emily Behncke."They were coming into the game 0-3, so they had nothing to lose," head coach Julie Shackford said.
Losing is bad enough, but being blown out of the water by the opposition is even worse. Men's soccer learned that lesson the hard way on Friday night, suffering a humiliating 6-0 loss against No.
After a strong season last fall, women's volleyball returns to the court this year with high expectations and lofty goals.
For the fourth time in the last five years, members of the men's golf team will begin the season with an Ivy League bullseye affixed to their orange and black polo shirts.
It will be a hunt for blood this fall as Princeton women's volleyball looks to capture this season's Ivy League title after a frustrating finish last year that left them trailing Penn in the Ivy League rankings.Rebounding off a forfeit by Columbia, the Tigers had a chance to win a share of the Ivy League crown from the Quakers, a team that has dominated the sport for the past few years.Princeton had been the league's favourite throughout the Nineties, having won the Ivy title five times between 1994 and 2000, but has struggled through a recent rebuilding period, one in which at times the team possessed only one senior.In a devastating 3-1 loss, however, the Tigers were unable to capitalize on the fortunate hand dealt them, and ended the season in second place, allowing Penn to be crowned champions for the third consecutive year.The season definitely had its upsides, however, as Princeton ended the year with an 11-3 Ivy League record and an 18-7 all around record.In addition, both then-junior Alex Brown and then-sophomore Lauren Grumet were named to the All-Ivy conference team.
For the 2004 women's soccer team, expectations ? its own and those of outsiders and coaches ? are high.
When a team consistently achieves tremendous success it is almost certain that their successes will be met with even loftier expectations for the upcoming season.
What sport is like running a marathon, playing a game of chess, and trying to survive a mugging all in 10 feet of water?
2003 was a banner year for women's cross country, when in less than three months the program went from being virtually unknown at the national level to a top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships.On the men's side, however, a new coach, new lead runners, and new talent will be put to the test this year after a disappointing 2003.The women, led by returning All-American junior Cack Ferrell, now hope to prove that last season was no fluke.
Five of the players on the men's soccer team (1-0) remember when Princeton won the Ivy League title and went to the NCAA tournament in 2001.
In the face of continued adversity and disappointment, "maybe this year" becomes a perennial invocation for the members of the sprint football team while preparing for the fall season.Consistently outmatched by the five other schools that compete in the Collegiate Sprint Football League, the Tigers (0-6 in 2003) have the daunting task of rebuilding a program that has endured 31 straight losses over the past five years.
After 15 months of intense training to prepare for the Summer Olympics in Athens, men's epée fencer Soren Thompson '05 had nine minutes to prove himself.Standing across the strip, readying himself for the Round of 16, was Alfredo Rota of Italy, the No.
