NEW YORK ? Mike Bechtold leaned back awkwardly and began to fall. The senior forward's body wobbled as he balanced on one, then both feet, clutching the ball as the shot clock ticked down.
The women's lacrosse season opener yesterday at 1952 Stadium against No. 4 Georgetown was a tiebreaker in more ways than one.Not only did the Hoyas break a 13-13 tie in overtime to win, 15-13, but it also broke the 3-3 all-time record in the Georgetown -Princeton series.What distinguished the game was an alternating slew of scoring streaks, as first the No.
A Hollywood screenwriter couldn't have written a more perfect ending to the men's hockey team's season Saturday night.
Last time the men's lacrosse team suited up for a game, it won a national championship. Tomorrow, the Tigers begin their quest to defend that title and claim their seventh crown in eleven years as they travel to Baltimore to take on Johns Hopkins.Though Princeton opens up every season against the Blue Jays, this year's matchup will provide new and interesting challenges to the Tigers' coaches and players.
Who needs a tournament for excitement when a season finale is as exciting as this year's Ivy League race?
"Obey. C. Rob Orr has a posse." This is the message men's swimming and diving wants to send to itsEasterns foes ? all of the Ivy schools, plus Army and Navy ? this weekend at the conference championships which began yesterday and run through Saturday.Under the tutelage of head coach Orr, the Tigers have been preparing for this weekend from the very first day of the season.
June 25, 2001 is a date that Matt Maglione, Princeton's standout sophomore defenseman, will not soon forget.
Recently, Princetonian sports reporter David Omenn sat down with head men's and women's volleyball coach Glenn Nelson.Prince: You've been here forever.
Junior Jamie Leahy of the men's swimming and diving team will step into Crandall Pool today with high hopes and a single goal ? dethroning host Harvard, which has been first to Princeton's second at the Eastern Conference championships every year since 1995.Leahy ? one of the Tigers' consistent top performers in both individual and relay freestyle events ? has a particularly important role on the team as the anchor leg of the 200-yard relay, the first event.
It was a bittersweet ending for both the men's and women's fencing teams this past weekend at their final Ivy meet of the season.
Even though the Tigers were unable to beat the powerful Penn team, for the first time in a while, the Tigers scared the Quakers on the wrestling mat.Entering the meet ranked eighth in the nation, and No.
In 1927, Princeton formed a ski team.Today, that team has developed into the successful Princeton Ski and Snowboard Team, a group of snow-loving men and women who crave glittery white slopes and high speeds.About eight male and eight female skiers and 10 female and 20 male snowboarders compete in league races throughout the season, which lasts from the first week in January until the middle of February.
Men's volleyball faced Rutgers twice in 2001, with each team winning on the road by a score of 3-1.Tuesday's game was much more than a volleyball game; it was a matter of state pride.
The losing streak is over.For the first time since it beat Harvard on Jan. 11, the women's basketball team won, posting a 60-53 win against Brown Saturday night.Twelve minutes into the second half, with the Bears leading 35-34, junior guard Allison Cahill hit a three-pointer to put the Tigers up by two.
As the Olympics draw to a close, a comparison can be drawn between the men's hockey team and a certain Olympic sport.
"Here is the score from the Palestra," the Jadwin gym announcer began, when the band suddenly started blaring music from the stands.
For the second weekend in a row, it was Princeton versus Trinity for the men's squash national championship.Once again, Trinity defeated the Tigers, 8-1, to claim the title.Last weekend at Jadwin, Trinity was able to claim the regular season championship, and on Sunday won the National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association (NISRA) title at Harvard - adding another title to a growing list of national championships.While Princeton solidified its claim of being the second best team in the nation, Trinity once again made an emphatic declaration that it is the best team in college squash, and the rest will have to keep trying.On Sunday, it was junior No.
Offense wins games. Defense wins championships.Cliches can be annoying, but every now and then they illustrate a very important point.This last weekend, the Tigers held two of the strongest offenses in the Ivy League to 93 points in two games.On Saturday, Princeton dominated Brown (15-10 overall, 6-6 Ivy League) en route to a 73-47 victory.On Friday night against then-league leading Yale (17-8, 9-2), Princeton (13-9, 8-2) put forth possibly the best defensive performance of the season on the way to a 59-46 victory.
There's nothing like tradition to inspire motivation.Princeton has a long tradition of excellence in both academia and athletics, and the men's indoor track and field team did its part to uphold those traditions, winning the 2002 Heptagonal Indoor Championships yesterday.The Tigers came into Heps as four-time defending champions, and exited with a fifth year added on to that streak.The field, consisting of all eight Ivy League universities and the Naval Academy, competed over the weekend in Ithaca, NY.Many athletes earned points, contributing to Princeton's final tally of 127.The closest competitors, Harvard and Dartmouth, both had 81 after the 19 events of the competition.Cornell, with home field advantage, led after the first day of the meet, but finished fifth overall.Sophomore Jon Kieliszak won the mile with a time of 4:09:14, and was also part of the winning 4x800 team, joining senior Seamus Whelton, senior Ryan Smith, and junior David Dean.
The best and worst of women's college hockey stopped by Hobey Baker Rink this weekend, both leaving with their respective titles safe and secure.
