So much for the dirty South.This past weekend the men's Water polo team swept clean the Southern Division Championships at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Penn.
The women's volleyball team had its most important victory of the season on the first Friday of Fall Break and followed that performance up a week later with a convincing win against Brown.But in between these two impressive wins the Tigers (13-6 overall, 6-2 Ivy League) faced Yale, this time with a result less positive than their other two.
Despite tremendous individual performances, Princeton's men's and women's cross country teams were apparently beset by a Halloween curse on Friday and failed to perform as they had hoped at the Heptagonal Championships in New York City.Senior Emily Kroshus and sophomore Cack Ferrell were the top two overall finishers in the women's race, though Columbia edged the Tigers out by five points.On the men's side, a third-place finish from senior Tristan Colangelo couldn't save the team from a disappointing fifth-place result.The women's team came into Friday's race with high hopes after what had proven to be a remarkable fall season to that point.
With the women's soccer season winding down, a 2-0-1 Fall Break is something to be proud of.True, but Princeton's target of the Ivy League title remains elusive.At the beginning of the break, Harvard, Syracuse and Cornell each looked to spoil a successful Tiger season.Princeton first faced the Crimson (5-5-5 overall, 1-2-3 Ivy League) in a tough league match in Cambridge, Mass.
For the field hockey team, Fall Break was a tale of two weekends.Ranked eighth in the country heading into the break, the Tigers (11-5 overall, 6-0 Ivy League) would embark on two road trips.
Five years of frustration could have come to an end, but on a play that lasted only four seconds, Harvard's Garrett Schires hit Rodney Byrnes in the back of the endzone and propelled the Crimson (6-1 overall, 3-1 Ivy League) to a 43-40 overtime victory over Princeton at Harvard Stadium on Oct.
The football team (2-5 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) nearly shut out Cornell (1-6, 0-4) on Saturday at Princeton Stadium, 28-6.
Five consecutive graduating classes have left Princeton without having experienced a bonfire on Cannon Green, which signifies football victories over both Harvard and Yale in one season.This year's senior class is hoping to avoid avoid another bad streak ? becoming the fifth straight graduating class to have never beaten Harvard.The first step towards ending both of those streaks will be getting a win tomorrow afternoon at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Mass.Two years ago, Princeton (1-4 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) was within a 48-yard field goal attempt by Taylor Northrop '02 of beating Harvard, the eventual Ivy League champions.
Last year the women's soccer team won the Ivy League title outright for the first time since 1982.
It is tournament time for the men's water polo team. Finishing off its regular season with an impressive 16-3 record, Princeton has performed well all year.Most recently, the squad finished 2-1 in last weekend's Inter-Regional Competition.
The men's golf team heads to Virginia this weekend for the Georgetown Hoya Invitational, coming off its best showing of the year at last weekend's Penn/Big Five Invitational.The Tigers, who had led the tournament after Saturday, fell to second on Sunday after a final round rally by Georgetown.
Four tournaments played, one cancelled due to a hurricane, the fall season coming to a close - but there is no rest for the weary on the women's tennis team.This weekend four players will represent the Tigers at the ITA Regionals Tournament, the biggest and most competitive event of fall play.
Pinned in its own endzone, the football team found a hero in an unlikely place: the unsure hands of junior wide receiver Clint Wu.Wu took a pass from junior quarterback Matt Verbit on a slant pattern and found a seam in the defense.
Even when a Princeton team has surpassed most of its competition in the Ivy League and is a national contender, it still provides a sense of excitement to meet the challenge of conference foes.
Field hockey's Nemeth racks up awards for weekend performaceThe freshman phenom goalie Allison Nemeth was named both Ivy League Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for her outstanding play in the field hockey team's upset win over Old Dominion on Sunday and shutout of Brown on Saturday.Nemeth posted 12 saves, allowing only one goal, against the Lady Monarchs, while chipping in four saves against the Bears.
Who's next?It almost doesn't matter. The women's volleyball team is ready for anyone after sweeping its second consecutive weekend doubleheader last Friday and Saturday, running its winning streak to an impressive five matches, four of which were conference games."We continue to make progress," head coach Glenn Nelson said.
This past weekend was undoubtedly one of the most important and successful weekends the women's volleyball team has had this year.
Optimism was high for the sprint football team heading into Friday's game against Cornell (2-2 overall). Buoyed by the implementation of four new plays and the fact that every player made weight and was therefore available to add offensive and defensive depth, the team was primed to end its 26-game losing streak.
The Princeton offense sputtered in the first half of last week's win over Brown (1-4 overall, 0-2 Ivy League). What really got Princeton (1-4, 1-1) going in the second half was getting the ball to its star wide receiver, junior B.J.
Heading into last weekend, the women's cross country team was simply hoping to position itself for an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships.
