For a team looking to define itself and prove that it can still do battle with the best in the nation, men's soccer had a frustrating weekend.
In anchoring the back line for the women's soccer team, Kelly Sosa has had to make a lot of tough decisions.As the last field player in front of the goalkeeper, any misstep or slight hesitation could cost her team a goal.
Similar to any other Princeton athlete, senior goalkeeper Jason White is hard working, intelligent and dedicated to his team.
The men's soccer team opens its 2002 season against Farleigh Dickinson, the school that ousted the Tigers in the second round of last year's NCAA tournament.
Women's soccer coach Julie Shackford has the sort of problem that most coaches would love to have.This year's team "is more talented than last year's," she said, "but because of our level of depth, our biggest challenge is finding the right people at the right times and getting the right chemistry on the field."With eight returning starters from last year's 14-3-2 Ivy champion team, and one of the nation's top recruiting classes, the Tigers are gunning for a third-straight Ivy title and a fourth-straight NCAA tournament bid ? which would be a program first.Their main objectives this year include winning the Ivy League outright, as opposed to sharing the title like they did last year with Penn and Dartmouth, and making at least the final sixteen ? the third round ? in the national tournament.
Coming off a 3-6 season, the football team is expected to improve, especially on offense. Tight end and place kicker will be sources of concern in the upcoming season, but nearly all other offensive positions have gained experience, while not losing major contributors. QuarterbackAt the beginning of every play this season, the ball should come into the hands of a reliable quarterback with the threat of a big play.
Harvard is the team to beat in Ivy football this year, but the team most often picked to come in right behind the Crimson is Princeton.Following a 3-6 2001 campaign, the Tigers return all skilled positions and will be in contention for the upcoming season title.
Last season was wildly successful for Princeton field hockey. The team finished third in the country and had a 2-1 second half lead over eventual champion Michigan in the national semi-final game.
Coming off an incredible season that ended in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament last year, senior goalkeeper Kelly Baril will look to lead the Tigers to a national championship this year.
Although the football team went 3-6 last season, several games were lost in the fourth quarter. Those losses can be attributed to several factors, but one of the key elements was the breakdown of defensive play.
Basketball saw two different dream teams taking on international competition this summer. One team did dreadfully poor.
"I'm not going to lose this race!" These words came from the lips of the women's lightweight crew coxswain Jennifer Carter with only a few hundred meters remaining in the season, and they rang true as the boat was able to pull out the national championship.This summer, while most of Princeton was taking a well-deserved break after spring finals, the rowers were still stroking towards their championship goals.
Once upon a time, the seventh-inning stretch meant something different. With two outs in the top of the inning, a strange energy would take over the crowd.Children began squirming in their seats, itching for the home team to retire that last batter and give way to one of baseball's most hallowed traditions.As the trademark lyrics of Take Me Out to the Ballgame blared over the stadium P.A.
While the world stopped and stared in horror at the events of Sept. 11, the student-athletes at Princeton were not given all the time to grieve and reflect that most found so important.They took President Shirley Tilghman's words to heart, returning to their normal daily practice schedule within days of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Sept. 11, 2001 began as any other day would during freshman week. I was in bed recovering from yet another . . . interesting . . . night.But it was when my girlfriend Jessica came in early from tennis practice yelling, "We're being bombed!
PISCATAWAY ? All good things eventually come to an end.This year, the men's lacrosse team lost its first Ivy game since 1995.
Two years ago, to say that the women's basketball team had a rough season would have been an understatement.Left to dangle vulnerably under interim head coach Kevin Morris, the Tigers lost 25 games ? and won two.This year was rebuilding time.With a vibrant new head coach, promising freshmen, and some determined returning players, the Tigers achieved their highest win total since the 1998-1999 season.
While on May 19 most Princeton students were finishing up their final exams or wondering what to take back home with them for the summer, the women's lacrosse team was finishing off Georgetown, taking home the coveted title of NCAA champion.The 2002 season could be seen as a palindrome in two ways.
There is no swagger in Greg Parker's voice as he tells the story of his triumph in the semifinals of this year's NCAA tournament.
The softball team completed its most successful season since 1996 as it won its 13th Ivy League title in the 22 years Princeton has competed in the sport.The Tigers finished with a 13-1 record in league play, one game better than second place Harvard.
