Contender or pretender?This is the question the softball team will attempt to answer over spring break.
Men's and women's tennis will finally escape the confines of Jadwin Gymnasium to compete in the southern California sunshine over spring break.
The women's basketball team, playing in its final game of the season last night at Penn, found itself up nine points midway through the first half.
What the men's volleyball team did this past weekend goes beyond what any typical sports terminology is equipped to handle.
Regardless of what their records may be, the Penn-Princeton game that closes the season is always the big deal.
A quick glance at the score table revealed a three-point deficit and a measly 40 ticks of the clock remaining in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association wrestling career of senior captain Greg Parker (23-4 overall). Last year's 174-pound champion surged forward, pushing the action and looking for an opening in his opponent's seemingly impregnable defenses.He shot in low on a single leg takedown and flipped his surprised and flailing opponent, driving his inverted shoulders into the mat.
After playing most of its season in a daze, the men's hockey team finally woke up in the past few weeks to see if it could make something of its berth in the Eastern College Athletic Association tournament.
Even though they missed out on this weekend's better-than-average weather, the members of the women's water polo team were not that disappointed.
The results of the women's basketball team's two games this weekend illustrate the unpredictable nature of Ivy League women's hoops.First, on Friday, the Tigers (9-18 overall, 4-9 Ivy League) fell at Cornell, 64-50, even though they had narrowly defeated the Big Red on Feb.
"The boys are back in town." This quote adorns the cover of the 2002-2003 Penn men's basketball media guide.
After splitting the season series with Yale, women's hockey played the Eastern College Athletic Conference quarterfinals like it had something to prove.Princeton more than proved it, blowing out the Bulldogs, 6-2, Friday and 8-0 Saturday to sweep the best-of-three series and advance to the conference semifinals.Trying to make amends for an upset loss on their home ice to Harvard a year ago, the Tigers (20-8-2) got two goals from senior forward Andrea Kilbourne as they cruised to a 6-2 win in game one.Third-seeded Princeton dominated play early, not allowing sixth-seeded Yale (9-20-2) to get a shot on goal until five minutes, 33 seconds had elapsed in the first period.Kilbourne scored her first at 11:59 in the opening period.
"My back," "my foot," "my French horn" ? these were Princeton fencing's real opponents at this weekend's Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals.
Yale women's hockey would have been better off staying on the bus this weekend. The Bulldogs stopped by Baker Rink for their Eastern College Athletic Conference quarterfinal series with the Tigers, and the Orange and Black promptly booted them from contention with degrading 6-2 and 8-0 wins.Senior forward Andrea Kilbourne led the way for Princeton with two goals and two assists in the 6-2 win Friday.
Men's swimming saved its best for last. But for the first time this year, its fastest wasn't enough.For the Tigers, it was a heartbreaking end to an outstanding season.
Every season, the men's lacrosse team opens by playing Johns Hopkins, Virginia, and Syracuse in the opening weeks before the Ivy season gets under way.Seeing as these teams are always among the elite in the nation, these games are an important measuring stick for how much improvement is needed.Tierney was not able to test his best lineup Saturday as the Tigers faced No.
When a team wins 20 games in a row, that team is undeniably beyond good. A winning streak leads this team to forget what it is to lose.But winning streaks, like all good things, must end.This sad fact was the case for the women's lacrosse team Sunday afternoon.
At the beginning of the weekend, there was hope. Though a long shot at best, the men's basketball team clung to the possibility of a share in the Ivy League regular season title.With three games left for both the Tigers and conference-leading Penn, and a three game spread in the standings, Princeton needed to win out its last three contests and pray that the Quakers would lose both games this weekend before the season finale at Jadwin Gym this Tuesday.Friday night, the Tigers (16-10 overall, 10-3 Ivy League) held up their end of the bargain with a gutsy 71-61 victory over visiting Cornell (9-18, 4-10).Penn did not cooperate with Princeton's hopes, beating winless Columbia 63-39, and mathematically eliminating the Tigers from the Ivy League race.The Quakers' triumph over Cornell the following night knocked Brown out of contention and, in the process, secured Penn's second straight NCAA Tournament appearance.On Friday, when Princeton was still fighting for its postseason life, the squad played hard and played well.
The women's lacrosse season is 16 games long. Princeton lacrosse fans will not have to wait that long to forecast their team's chances to repeat as national champions, however.
Six national championships in eleven seasons. Three straight championship game appearances. Thirteen returning seniors, seven of whom are starters.
The season is not over. Contrary to what many Princetonians have been saying, the men's basketball season is still going, and the Tigers will do battle against Cornell tonight and Columbia tomorrow night, both at home.Yes, an Ivy title and NCAA tournament berth are unlikely, but there is still a lot of basketball left to be played.In order for Princeton (13-10 overall, 8-3 Ivy League) to earn a share of the Ivy title, they need Penn (19-5, 11-0) to lose out and for Brown (15-11, 10-2) to lose at least one of their final two games.
