For the past two weeks, the men's soccer team has focused on not letting a sudden momentum change ruin the game for it.
Junior Tristan Colangelo of the men's cross country team is among a handful of truly elite athletes at Princeton University in both his approach to training and realistic athletic ambitions.A high school All-American who qualified for the Footlocker Cross Country nationals with a second place finish in the northeast region his senior year and later that year won the prestigious Milrose mile, Colangelo was one of the most sought-after recruits of the class of 2000.In selecting Princeton over numerous running powerhouses, Colangelo cited the competency and affability of Coach Mike Brady, and the balance of high-level academics and athletics.This Olympic aspirant's start into running, however, was anything but auspicious.
What makes an athlete excel?Some would argue size, or training, or natural ability. And indeed, while such qualities invariably help, they don't entirely explain the incredible success that freshman cross-country runner Meredith Lambert has found at Princeton University.True, she has a lot of natural talent.
This season was supposed to be one of hope for the sprint football team. And three games into the season is certainly too early to write off the Tigers (0-3 overall, 0-1 Collegiate Sprint Football League).Having said that, the trend doesn't offer much support to a Princeton squad searching for its first win since 1999.On Friday, the Tigers traveled to West Point, hoping to end that winless streak against one of the perennial powers in the CSFL, the Black Knights of Army (2-0, 1-0).In the first half, it looked as though the overmatched Princeton team might pull out an improbable road win.Each side was held scoreless in the first quarter, and Army only managed to scratch out a 3-0 lead going into the end of the first half.It was in the second half that the Black Knights rode roughshod over the outclassed Tigers.Spurred on by a strong defensive effort ? including six sacks of Princeton sophomore quarterback Dennis Bakke and two interceptions ? Army jumped on Princeton for 16 points in the third quarter.The Blacks Knights added 13 more points in the fourth to coast to an easy win, 29-0.For the Tigers, there were few bright spots, particularly on the offensive side of the ball.Bakke was pressured heavily all game long, completing only five of his 20 attempts and throwing two interceptions.
After a loss to defending conference champion Penn on Oct. 4, the women's volleyball team needed to prove that it is still a major presence in the Ivy League.A pair of road wins against Cornell and Columbia this weekend confirmed that the team is as strong as ever.On Friday, the Tigers (9-2 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) rose to the occasion to defeat a solid Cornell team.Senior outside hitter Michelle Buffum claimed that it was the team's "confident, no-nonsense attitude out on the court" that carried the team past the Big Red.Junior outside hitter Kellie Cramm agreed.
On a cold, wet Saturday night, sophomore forward Esmeralda Negron followed up into the net junior midfielder Liz Bell's shot off the crossbar seven minutes, 53 seconds into overtime to give the women's soccer team a gritty 2-1 win over rival Penn.The goal was Negron's team-leading seventh of the season.
Football's game against Colgate this Saturday was tailor-made for SportsCenter.The story could be told with 30 seconds of highlights, and no one would miss a beat.
In one of the biggest wins in three years for Tiger football, the biggest play of the game decided everything.With three minutes, 25 seconds left in the game, trailing 10-7 and a sprinkle coming down, Princeton started with the ball on its own 13.
Ilvy Friebe is the field hockey team's Barry Bonds. Opposing teams know that she is a threat and do all they can to stop her ? at times assigning two or three defenders to guard her.
2-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League.Under head coach Roger Hughes, the football team has never had as good a start.Under head coach Roger Hughes, Princeton has never defeated Saturday's home opponent, Colgate.
Take advantage of your time at Princeton. Take a class taught by Toni Morrison. Go hear one of the world-renowned guest speakers that the university brings in.
The spirit following Wednesday night's 3-2 victory over No. 11-ranked American was one of optimism."Last night was a huge win," freshman forward Darren Spicer said after scoring the game-winning goal with five seconds remaining on the clock.
So far this season, the field hockey team has had some great highs and then some bad lows. Four losses in its first nine games is not what anyone was expecting.
Last night against Delaware, the field hockey team broke out of a recent scoring slump, proving its ability to capitalize on scoring opportunities.Led by senior captain attack Ilvy Friebe, the offense surged in the second half, scoring four goals to lift the Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Blue Hens at the Class of 1952 stadium.The Tigers came out strong in the first half, controlling the ball and keeping the action on the Blue Hen's side of the field.
While it's still early in football's season, there are some indicators of how Princeton will do during the heart of the Ivy League slate.
If sports teams were graded, the women's soccer team would be earning a midterm grade of A+.With their 10-0-0 record (3-0-0 Ivy), the No.
As the seconds bled off the clock at the end of the men's soccer team's game against American, a feeling of deja vu crept over the Tigers.
The men's water polo team spent the weekend in sunny California, but the trip was by no means an easy vacation to the beach.
The women's cross country team finished second last weekend at the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet in Cambridge, Mass.
The men's soccer team's last four games tell the whole story: 3-2, 1-0, 3-2, 1-0. Although the four games were each very different in nature, each, on its simplest level, was the same.
