You should definitely be scared of the Princeton women's rugby team ? if you are another women's rugby team, that is.Over the weekend of Nov.
When a team comes off its best season in history, expectations are always high. Women's hockey, which has those expectations, may be able to back them up.Head coach Jeff Kampersal '92, who led Princeton to its first 20-win season in team history a year ago, heads back to the ice for another season.
Like an oven slowly leaking gas, the men's hockey team has demonstrated that it is one spark away from doing some serious damage.Signs of an imminent explosion have been seen in the Tigers' first four games this season which, though all losses, have gone a long way to proving that Princeton is back in action.The Tigers' (0-4 overall, 0-2 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference) first four losses may seem contradictory to this premise that they are a force to be reckoned with, but let the competition beware ? three out of the four games have been barn-burners, two of them having been decided in overtime play."It's been a lot of bad luck, bad breaks," senior co-captain and defender Steve Slaton said.
Head football coach Roger Hughes entertained questions at a press conference last Wednesday, expressing optimism about his team's chances against Penn that weekend.
When dreaming up destinations to spend their weekends, most Princeton students would not readily think of Northeastern's Matthews Arena.
For a youthful men's hockey team aspiring to be a contender in the Eastern College Athletic Conference, this weekend was not an auspicious start.
Losing streaks are the biggest test of a team's character. How athletes respond when the chips are down and wins are few and far between stands as testament to their toughness.
Another disappointing season ended for the sprint football team Friday, as Penn (3-3) defeated the Tigers, 37-15, at Frelinghuysen Field, leaving Princeton (0-6) with yet another winless season.The Tigers' loss was not without a silver lining, however, as their play in the second half showed a glimpse of what has the chance to become a solid team next year.Unfortunately, the game was already decided by halftime, when the Quakers had built a commanding 30-7 lead.
Another year, another perfect Ivy League season for the field hockey team.With a 3-1 win over Penn (10-7 overall, 3-4 Ivy League) on Friday night, the Tigers (12-5, 7-0) secured their fourth straight undefeated Ivy League season.Scoring was scarce for most of the game, although the Tigers controlled the ball well and created ample opportunities.
On one side of Franklin Field it was sunbaked and calm, somewhere above 60 degrees. On the other side it was shadowed and windy, somewhere below 40.
Penn's Katie Cross, the Ivy League's leading scorer, netted three goals against women's soccer to lead the Quakers to a 3-2 victory Saturday.While the Tigers' defense has been stellar all season, it was rendered powerless by Penn's determined junior."We've never had anyone score three goals on us," junior midfielder Catherine Byrd said.
The women's volleyball team took a big step in its quest for an Ivy League title this weekend by winning back to back road games against Columbia and Cornell.The victory over the Big Red (9-3 Ivy League, 19-4 overall) on Saturday was truly one for the ages, as the match's intensity reached a height previously unseen for the Tigers."It was by far the most exciting game of the season," sophomore outside hitter Lauren Grumet said, "We showed more pride than we ever have before, and that's why we won."The cause of all the intensity and excitement was the fact that Cornell was coming off a victory Friday night against league-leader Penn.
This Saturday the women's volleyball team will travel to Cornell to play what should be one of the most important matches of the season.
Georgia vs. Rice. Pit those two I-A college football programs against each other, and anyone who knows football knows the winner.
Mud on the fields, a nip in the air and a jeer in the stands. It must be time for another Princeton-Penn late-season match-up.The men's soccer team plays its part in this weekend's athletic onslaught against the Quakers tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The women's soccer team will not win the outright Ivy League championship this year. Nor will the Tigers receive the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament that comes with winning the crown.
The field hockey team ends its regular season this Friday at Penn. In a season which ominously began with a new head coach and was initially marked by the absence of seven players lost to graduation, this final game seems somewhat anticlimactic.The Tigers (11-5 overall, 6-0 Ivy League) clinched their 10th consecutive Ivy League championship last week, so there is not as much on the line in tonight's game against Penn (10-6, 3-3).On Oct.
"What are you going to do today?"For the members of the men's ice hockey team, this question has become a mantra of challenge and inspiration.
"You'll turn left at this little boathouse," a campus guide directs first time visitors.
Not once, but twice, the Princeton men's rugby team was seconds away from winning its semifinal game against West Chester University and qualifying for the Mid Atlantic Rugby Football Union (MARFU) Championship.
