Soccer is often described as a beautiful, free-flowing game, with great players who are more artists than athletes.
So let me set the scene for you.It's a warm Saturday morning, and I'm heading out to the stadium for the tailgates prior to the football game.
For both the men's and women's tennis teams, the real season starts in the spring, when Ivy League competition heats up and matches become intense battles of team versus team.
Nate Walton '01, former first-team All-Ivy basketball star at Princeton, has caught the media's eye recently ? but not for his jump shots or passing ability.
Because football seasons are comprised of so few games its very difficult to determine exactly when to start looking forward to next year.
For the last two seasons, Avery Kiser has consistently been the top finisher for the women's golf team.
Women's volleyball played four matches over the weekend, each with a final score of 3-0. In an improvement over the last two tournaments, three of those four sweeps were in the Tigers' favor.Princeton (6-4) traveled to Huntington, Pa., to take on four East Coast teams for the Juniata Tournament.This weekend, the Tigers faced their biggest challenge of the season against the hosting Eagles.
Hartwick College is a small institution of higher learning nestled in bucolic Oneonta, N.Y. With an enrollment of only 1400 students, Hartwick's diminutive size keeps it off the radar screens of most Princeton students.In the world of men's soccer, however, Hartwick is a giant.The Hawks, ranked No.
Princeton football had a chance on Lafayette's first possession Saturday to put all the struggles from last week's Lehigh game behind them.
So fresh and so clean. Just as skillfully as Outkast can lay down a beat, so can the Princeton men's water polo team lay down a beating, which it proved during last weekend's play.
Junior captain Avery Kiser is facing some tough competition this year. While no school in the Ivy League has previously been able to produce a player to challenge Kiser's dominance on the links, it seems that this year she may have met her match.Which school has provided such a dominating player?
The football team lost, 28-13, on Saturday. A late-game comeback from the Tigers fell short, and a missed extra point accounted for the strange score.
For a moment, there was hope. The sprint football team was again on the move, as the offense charged forcefully across midfield into Cornell territory.
On Friday night, the field hockey team showed that it can hang with the best.The Tigers (5-2 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) lost a heartbreaking 3-2 game in overtime to No.
Princeton's men's and women's cross country teams took to the road this weekend in their first away meets of the season.
Women's golfFour Tigers finished in the top 15 golfers at the Princeton Invitational this weekend, good enough to keep the first-place trophy at home.The Tigers were led by freshman Sharla Cloutier, who took first place individual honors after shooting a final-round 77 to finish with a seven-over 151 for the tournament.Senior Avery Kiser, Princeton's customary top finisher, shot even par on the first day of the two-day event, but struggled yesterday with an eight-over 80.
On Saturday night the women's soccer team defeated Yale in Princeton Stadium, 4-2, in the Ivy League opener for both teams.
Sports fans love upsets. Whether it is the Patriots over the Rams, Princeton over UCLA, or anyone over the Yankees, the sports world rejoices whenever an underdog comes through and shocks a more powerful foe.
The women's soccer team kicks off the Ivy League season this weekend against Yale (4-2) following a successful trip to California.
It was like Clark Kent played the first and third quarters and Superman played the other two, or so it seemed.
