Men's volleyball began its season out west with games against La Verne, University of California-Irvine, University of California-San Diego, and Hope International.
Princeton played two Division III caliber teams over Intersession. One of them was Cornell.During the break, the Tigers (9-7 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) defeated Div.
As has been the case much of this season, this weekend's play for the men's hockey team was a tale of two teams.
The women's basketball team played three discouraging games in New York his past week, losing consecutive matches to Stony Brook, Columbia, and Cornell and dropping its Ivy record to 2-3.On Friday night, Columbia defeated the Tigers 79-61.
After a disappointing beginning to the season, the wrestling team was unable to find a winning recipe, as Princeton lost its first two Ivy League matches of the year.Wrestling Columbia Wednesday and then Cornell Friday, the Tigers had hoped to start strong, but after two close losses, Princeton (3-13, 0-2) now finds itself at the bottom of the Ivy League standings.In a meet with four lead changes, the Columbia meet came down to the last wrestler, and Princeton was not able to hold on, losing 22-19.The Columbia meet began well for the Tigers, taking an early 9-0 lead after a pin by sophomore heavyweight Joe Looke and 125 lbs.
Sometimes a break just comes at the wrong time. For the women's ice hockey team, this appeared to be the case.Princeton had won three of its final four games and had climbed to the top of the ECAC standings before being forced to take a recess for exams.
It has been a good year for Ivy League men's basketball. The conference RPI of .4895 puts it 17th in the nation, a full 10 spots higher than at the end of last year.
The Ivy women's hoops season is underway, and while nothing is decided, the race for the title is starting to shape up.
RowingThe C. Bernard Shea Rowing Center has been honored by Athletics Business Magazine with a Facility of Merit for 2001.It is the second Princeton facility in the past three years to win the award, the other being Princeton Stadium in 1999.The award is a credit to the efforts on the part of University officials, and represents the culmination of meticulous planning.Athletic Business Magazine honors 10 new athletic facilities each year.The Shea Rowing Center was officially dedicated Oct.
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HOAGIE HAVEN ? The Council of Ivy Group Presidents gathered for a press conference here Thursday at the premier Princeton fast food institution to announce that they had voted overwhelmingly to authorize Executive Director Jeff Orleans to begin the process of contracting two Ivy athletic programs prior to the start of next season.The franchises proposed for contraction have not be identified, but speculation is running wild."It makes no sense for Ivy League sports to be in markets that generate insufficient local revenues to justify the investment," Orleans stated.
The men's lacrosse team dominated Yale late last night in a random scrimmage at 1952 Stadium. Pummeling the Elis without release for 60 minutes, the Tigers finally came out on top, 17-0.With the win, Princeton has now manhandled every Ivy League team that has dared to approach it.
Onlookers were flabbergasted Friday night at Dillon Gym when the trio of senior guard Ahmed El Nokali, sophomore center Konrad Wysocki and junior forward Ray Robins fell 62-41 in the finals of the Princeton intramural basketball three-on-three tournament.The other team, led by a tall guy named Chris, a sharpshooting blond guard who looked vaguely familiar to El Nokali and a chem graduate student whose name no one could pronounce, played an effective inside-outside game as Chris repeatedly was able to use his size to smack around the smaller German."I didn't really like playing those guys because they were tall," Wysocki said.
FootballThe athletic department announced today that it will drop the football program in order to allow Princeton stadium's grass to grow."We thought that might help attendance," director of athletics Gary Walters said.
Senior forward Lauren Rigney lay in bed, dreaming of jump shots that swished, drives to the hoop, thunderous dunks and an 8-7 record.She jerked awake with a cry of pain.
Before the men's track team's workout last Thursday, head coach Fred Samara told his team that this weekend's Dinski Memorial Evening Track Meet was only a warm-up.
Weary of the persistent public nudity and general annoyance associated with the men's lightweight crew team, the athletic department today announced its replacement with a men's superheavyweight crew program.The new sport features tremendous athletes who must weight in at no less than 285 pounds the Friday before the event.In order to rid the campus of the pesky lightweights, who might rise in protest against the change, the University plans to feed them to the new superheavyweight rowers."I really think it's the least wasteful alternative," assistant director of athletics Kurt K]ehl said.
Ladies.I know that it is no longer soccer season, but you must not deny me the pleasure of your sustained company.
After a long break, the men's indoor track season resumed last weekend, and the Tigers kicked off the new year with a great performance.
Ivy League Announces Television PackageHDNet, a high-definition television provider came to an agreement with Ivy League officials Jan.
