The men's water polo team had its most important victory of the season Saturday against Navy. The 7-6 overtime win was a step in the right direction, though much work remains to be done.
It may not have been a perfect game, but the women's soccer team did what it needed to do. Junior forward Esmeralda Negron extended her streak of scoring in every game this season as Princeton (5-0-1) defeated visiting Hartford, 3-1, on Lourie Love Field.Negron tallied twice in the second half amidst countless other offensive opportunities for the Tigers.
The women's golf team will be host this weekend, looking to spoil the party at its annual Princeton Invitational played at Springdale Golf Club.After an impressive first tournament, in which the Tigers placed first and junior Avery Kiser took medallist honors, this weekend's tournament is for the Tigers taking, if they so desire.Princeton fell 14 strokes short of the title last season, with Brown winning the Invitational.
Extraordinarily good at sinking Navy in the final moments of a game seems to be the specialty of Dan McKenna, senior two-meter co-captain of the men's water polo team.
"Fall seven times, stand up eight" ? Japanese proverbSince the beginning of its season two weeks ago, the women's volleyball team has had to overcome a host of difficulties, problems which have resulted in a 3-3 record that does not accurately reflect the potential of this squad.
The scenario seems stolen straight from every coach's worst nightmare ? a team must rely on a platoon of two freshmen goalies.Yet field hockey head coach Kristen Holmes-Winn doesn't wake up screaming every morning.
Recently 'Prince' senior writer Sarah Kiernan sat down with men's soccer's Gianfranco Tripicchio, a senior midfielder, and teammate Doug Hare (who acted as his consultant) for a session of questions and answers.'Prince': So how do you pronounce your name?Tripicchio: Jon-franco Tri-pi-kio.
Lakeview Golf Course almost seemed like a misnomer as the men's golf team waded through the Harrisonburg, Va., links for this weekend's James Madison Invitational.
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003 ? a date which will live famously ? the women's soccer world was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the offensive and defensive forces of the Empire of Julie Shackford.Collegiate women's soccer was at peace with Princeton, content to let the Tigers and their head coach hold onto their No.
Ask junior Austin Smith what he enjoys most about being a part of the Princeton cross country team, and he'll give you a straight answer."The chicks are skinny and fine," he confided.Smith has been an exciting figure for cross country in his three years here.
A tidal wave hit Annapolis, Md. this past weekend, but chances are you didn't hear about it. The only witnesses to this awesome spectacle were the fans and athletes present at the Naval Academy's pool.
The men's soccer team finally found a way to score game-winning goals this weekend.But the storyline for the offensively-challenged Tigers remained the same because the scoring charge was led by the defense.In the final game of the Princeton Invitational on Sunday afternoon, freshman midfielder Jame Wunsch netted the game's only goal on a run from the back line to give the Tigers a 1-0 victory over Towson.
It's not about wins and losses this early in the season. It's about fine-tuning your game.That may be true.
A combination of inexperience, rustiness, and a more talented opponent spoiled the football team's debut Saturday night against Lehigh.
The field hockey team took another small step towards success, improving upon a marginal win last week against Yale.The Tigers (4-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) maintained their course for a tenth consecutive Ivy League title by beating Dartmouth (0-3, 0-2), 5-1, on Saturday in Hanover, N.H.The win was an important one, sending a message to the rest of the Ivy League that last week's near-collapse against Yale, where the Tigers escaped with a 5-4 overtime win only after allowing the Elis to storm back, was a fluke.This time, Princeton once again gained a large lead, but never let the Big Green come back.It was the Tigers' first Ivy League game away from home, and things started out a bit slowly on the offensive end, despite the fact that they were in full control of the game.Although Dartmouth did not even muster a shot in the first half, it took the Tigers a lengthy 24 minutes to score their first goal.
The football team lost, 28-13, Saturday night against Lehigh. Much of what happened in the game was expected.
Talented. Energetic. Passionate.Time and again, everyone asked to describe field hockey head coach Kristen Holmes-Winn repeats the same words.
After winning nine straight Ivy League titles, it's hard not to have high expectations for this year's field hockey team.The experts at STX/NFHCA (National Field Hockey Coaches Association) seem to share this view, ranking the Tigers at No.
"Finally we play."So said head football coach Roger Hughes in eager anticipation of this Saturday's match-up with Lehigh (2-0), broadcast on WPRB 103.3 FM.All of Princeton's game experience so far this year has been in two scrimmages ? against Yale and against itself.On the other hand, the Mountain Hawks will be playing their third game of the year.There are two schools of thought about the advantage in such a situation.
Having traveled to Philadelphia to open its season with the Penn/Kappa Classic, the men's soccer team will take its turn to roll out the red carpet this weekend in the Princeton Invitational at Lourie-Love Field.The Tigers will first play Loyola (3-2), hosting the Greyhounds at 7:00 pm on Friday.
