Both the men's and women's cross-country teams ran in Pre-Nationals last weekend, in one of the last regular meets of the season.
You can't run a solid offense without a solid setter.After the graduation last year of setter Ana Yoerg '02, the Tigers needed someone to fill her shoes.Jenny Senske was up for the challenge.Senske, a freshman from Long Beach, California, didn't take long to prove to the team she was ready to take on the position that controls the pace of the offense.
On a gusty day at Class of 1952 Stadium, Princeton reaffirmed its position as the team to beat in Ivy League field hockey, and sent a message to their rivals up in Cambridge ? get ready.Princeton has looked vulnerable at times this season, and its 6-5 overall record heading into Saturday's contest against Brown was not what was expected of this team at the beginning of the season.The Tigers eliminated any of those doubts with a dominating 9-1 victory over the Bears to give the Tigers a perfect league record.Princeton (7-5 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) outshot Brown (4-7, 1-3) 29-3 and earned 22 penalty corners to Brown's one ? not to mention the difference in goals."Today we showed how we can really play," sophomore attack Natalie Martirosian said.
For the second week in a row, sophomore cornerback Jay McCareins saved the day for the football team.
In a game that boasted the top passing offense in I-AA football, one would expect that the Princeton-Brown game played Saturday would be filled with huge offensive plays in the air.
The sprint football team just cannot catch a break.For the second week in a row Princeton (0-4 overall, 0-2 Collegiate Sprint Football League) was unable to find the end zone, despite edging Cornell (2-2, 1-1) in three major offensive categories."To say that the outcome of this game was disappointing would be an understatement," sophomore wide receiver Adam Farren said.
The women's soccer team must really hate losing, because so far it has avoided it like the plague.
Everybody on the football team knows that the Ivy League season is all that matters.Even though Princeton has had its best non-Ivy record in seven years, it does not mean anything going into Saturday, as it plays Brown in the first of six-straight Ivy games.Princeton (3-1 overall) is currently 1-0 in league play, and Brown, having lost by two points to Harvard, is 0-1.
When the field hockey team returns to Ivy League play against Brown tomorrow at the Class of 1952 Field, one question will be on everyone's mind: Will the Tiger offense be able to turn scoring opportunities into goals?The Tigers (6-5 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) have been playing solid field hockey.They control the ball well, and place constant pressure on opponents on the offensive end of the field.At the same time, however, the Tigers have become notorious for having too few goals to show for their level of play.In last Sunday's 2-0 loss to Boston University, the Tigers dominated the game statistically.
There is only one Div. I women's soccer team in the nation that remains both unbeaten and untied ? Princeton.
It is do or die time for the sprint football team. The Tigers (0-3) have three games remaining on their schedule ? three more chances to save their season.Tonight, the road to redemption begins at Frelinghuysen Field against Cornell (1-2).The added incentive for Princeton is that the Big Red handed the sprint football team its first loss of the season just three weeks ago.The 22-12 score of the first meeting fails to do the Tigers justice, as Princeton played well enough to win that game.
The men's soccer teams at both Princeton and Brown are used to the view from the top.The Tigers and Bears have combined for each of the last five Ivy League championships, with Princeton taking one, Brown taking three and the two sharing the honors last year.Trips to the NCAA tournament, while always exciting, are nothing new to either of these teams.
Recently, senior defender Bob Nye of the men's soccer team sat down with 'Prince' senior writer Ross Mazo.'Prince': What are your hopes for this year's season?Nye: It has been a rough start but if we can come back and win our remaining five games this season, then we might be able to win the Ivy League and qualify for the national tournament.P: What is the difference between last year's team and this year?N: I would say that we are as talented as last year's team, but we just lack maturity.
Many people say that sophomore year is the best year at Princeton. Whether or not that is true, women's soccer's Esmeralda Negron is making the most of it.Saturday, Negron, a sophomore forward, scored in overtime against Penn to give the Tigers a 2-1 win.
There's something new happening at Princeton Stadium this season. The football team is 3-1 overall, including a 14-10 win last Saturday over Colgate, which had not lost to an Ivy League squad since 1997.Head coach Roger Hughes has the Tigers starting games strong ? witness junior quarterback David Splihtoff's 62-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Andy Bryant on the first play from scrimmage against the Raiders.Perhaps the biggest improvement, however, has come at the end of games.
Field hockey's coaches and players should all be thanking their lucky stars that Kathy Miller forced her daughter Claire to give field hockey a shot in the 7th grade.Junior midfielder Claire Miller was rather reluctant to give the sport a try."My older sister played and my mom wanted me to play too," Miller says.
With the rain and wind and low 60s temperatures of the past few days, if you ignored the calendar you could almost convince yourself that it's early spring and not fall.For the women's lacrosse team, the temptation to flip the calendar forward a few pages must be even greater.The defending national champion Tigers will take what they hope to be the first step toward another title this Saturday.
Experiences don't get much more intense than the one that the women's golf team had at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship last weekend.
When Princeton battled Loyola last season to a 0-0 tie, both teams were in the midst of promising seasons.
This Saturday, the football team will play host to Brown, as they enter the heart of the Ivy League schedule and "the only games that matter," according to senior linebacker Drew Babinecz.
