Men's squashOver a successful break, men's squash routed each of its first four opponents, going 34-2 against Cornell, Brown, Franklin & Marshall and Western Ontario.The best news for the Tigers after their early-season dominance was the play of their rookies.
Before Winter Break even started, everyone knew that the men's basketball team would not be able to judge its five-game performance on record alone.
The women's hockey team just can't get enough of each other.The Princeton icesters headed into Winter Break 9-5-0 after a two-game sweep of Findlay in Ohio, then spent only 12 days apart before hopping on a plane for Europe for an eight-day tour of Germany and Prague that ended up being more about culture than hockey.The Tigers left on a jet plane and touched down in Munich on Dec.
The holiday schedule for the Princeton men's hockey team could best be described as one memorable, hard-earned, gilt-wrapped present bracketed by a number of sacks of coal.
Men's basketball played five games over break, going 1-4, but that includes losses to two of the best teams in the country and only one loss by more than three points. RutgersPrinceton (5-5) took to the road Dec.
For the women's basketball team, Winter Break was a busy ? and often frustrating ? three weeks.With seven games over three weeks, Princeton (3-9 overall) approached its break schedule as a chance to find its rhythm before the begining of league play this Friday.
Stop studying. Don't read or write. For the next 23 days, sit on the couch and watch TV. You'll more than likely be able to catch the men's basketball team playing some of the nation's best if you stick to that plan.Three of Princeton's five games over Winter Break will be televised ? two of them nationally. RutgersTomorrow night, the Tigers (4-1) make the short trip up the road to Piscataway, N.J.
With the first half of its season winding to a close, the Renaissance era of Princeton swimming ? characterized by the diversified talent, constantly improving skill and ever loftier goals for the team ? still appears to have the wind in its sails as it heads into the new year with enthusiasm and uncertainty.
As any diehard fan will tell you, winter is not about bitter cold, snowmen and hot chocolate. It is all about basketball.For the Princeton women's basketball team (1-4), that maxim rings true.First on the Tigers' agenda this upcoming Winter Break is Hofstra (2-4 overall), a team coming off a 66-61 upset victory against Rhode Island on Tuesday.To kick off their season, the Pride challenged nationally-ranked North Carolina.
Judson Wallace had another big weekend for the men's basketball team. On Friday, the Georgia native netted 16 points, while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists in the Tigers' 57-55 loss to UC-Irvine.On Saturday, Princeton came back with some fire after its first loss of the season, and so did Wallace.
"I'll be home for Christmas, you can count on me."In addition to well-loved crooner Bing Crosby, members of the women's hockey team can probably claim the above lyric to be true of themselves.
Compared to most students, whose holiday break means a return to home cooking and, for lucky ones, mistletoe, the members of the men's hockey team get Harvard and Minnesota.
The other day, I had the privilege of catching one of Reebok's "Terry Tate: Office Linebacker" episodes, and it got me thinking.
Here at the 'Prince' the tendency is to focus solely on our men's basketball team and forget about the rest of the Ivy League.
On the most basic level, basketball is the same game it was fifty years ago, and probably not too far from the game envisioned by Dr. James Naismith over 100 years ago.
Soren Thompson is by no means your average Princeton student. While most of us have spent the last couple of days registering for spring courses and preparing for the relaxation that Winter Break will offer, Thompson ? the No.
In a battle of the preppies versus the hippies, women's squash defeated Brown on Saturday in its first home match and last before Winter Break.
It is not part of a formula for success when a team puts up nearly double its average number of turnovers.The 31 turnovers on the part of Princeton (1-4 overall) played a large role in its 71-47 loss to Sacred Heart (5-1) on Saturday afternoon.
Not since Gabe Lewullis '99 and Brian Earl '99 has men's basketball had goto guys that can compare to junior center Judson Wallace.Wallace showed once again this weekend that he is ready to take on the responsibility of leading the Tigers, pushing Princeton (4-1 overall) to a split in California.On Friday night the Tigers fell to University of California-Irvine, 57-55, but rebounded on Saturday to earn a 72-67 win over host Fresno St.
Most fans present at DeNunzio Pool this weekend were there to cheer on the women's and men's swimming teams as both competed in the Princeton Invitational.
