Two years ago, the men's soccer team had possibly the best season in Princeton history. The Tigers won the Ivy League title, but lost to Virginia in double overtime in he first round of the NCAA tournament.
Fall break soccer will be anything but relaxing for the men's team ? there is simply too much at stake.Eleven games into the season, the team's fate is still very much up in the air.
In the heavyweight title fight for the Ivy League women's soccer championship, the bell just rang for the beginning of the third round."We kind of see this as phase three of the season ? the last third of the regular season," head coach Julie Shackford said.After wins against major league rivals Dartmouth and Harvard, the Tigers seem to have their conference competition on the ropes.With three important games in the next two weeks, however, this is not the time for Princeton to start looking past its competition."As a head coach, I'm always worried about a letdown after a big game," Shackford said.The first test of how well the Tigers will perform in the driver's seat comes this Saturday when Cornell (3-5-3 overall, 1-2-1 Ivy League) comes to Lourie-Love Field."Cornell will be a tough team ? they beat Yale and are much improved," Shackford said.Improved or not, the Big Red lacks the heavy-hitting offensive muscle of the tougher teams the Tiger defense has contained this season.
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In the span of one week, the football team plays the Ivy League's best and worst teams in two games that may decide if this season is a success or a failure.Tomorrow, struggling Cornell (0-5 overall, 0-3 Ivy League) arrives at Princeton (1-4, 1-2) for a 1 p.m.
Friday's Heptagonal League Championships will be Princeton's toughest challenge of the year.The Tigers are looking to avenge a loss suffered to Dartmouth in this same meet nearly one year ago, a loss that ended a streak of three consecutive Heps Champioships for the Tigers.One major reason for Princeton's downfall last season was the absence of senior Paul Morrison, who was unable to run last year due to a knee injury.
Three players took home Ivy League honors this week, led by field hockey's Ilvy Friebe, who picked up her third Ivy League Player of the Week award of the season.Two other Tigers to pick up Ivy League awards for the week include the women's soccer team's Esmeralda Negron and the women's volleyball team's Alex Brown, each of whom received Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards for this week.Friebe, a junior attack, continued her strong play this season, accumulating six points on the week.
Sure, the regular season is fun, but does it really matter once you get to the postseason?Sure, an 11-4 overall, 6-1 Ivy League record is nice, but does it compare to winning a title?Not if you're on the men's water polo team."Any time you have a chance to win a championship, it's important.
While most Princeton students will be travelling their separate ways next week for fall break, the women's volleyball team will be attempting to reclaim its Ivy footing against Dartmouth and Harvard.After being upset in three consecutive games against Penn, Cornell and Columbia early in the season, the Tigers redeemed themselves this past weekend with triumphs over Brown and Yale.The Tigers are teetering on the edge of falling out of contention with a 2-3 league record.Princeton is not used to this sort of losing.
Women's cross country has set its hopes high for Saturday's Heptagonal Championships."I don't want to suggest a placing," sophomore Emily Kroshus said, "but if we all run to our capabilities, the result will surprise people."Head coach Peter Farrell was more specific."The goal is always to win the Heps," he said, "but my expectation is top three."The Heptagonals will be held at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y., with all eight Ivy League schools plus Navy competing.After a strong 12th-place showing at Pre-Nationals Oct.
Despite the absence of number one player and team leader sophomore Esty Dwek ? who was home for the weekend in Switzerland attending her brother's Bar Mitzvah ? the women's golf team enjoyed a successful weekend at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament, hosted by Bucknell University.Freshman Avery Kiser shot a second round 72 for a total of 147 to take the individual title this weekend.
To be injured is every athlete's worst nightmare ? especially when, for that athlete, to be an NCAA champion is more than just a dreamer's goal, but a definite possibility.For senior Paul Morrison, previously Princeton's top men's cross-country runner, that nightmare came true.Sept.
For some of you, it's midterms week. We, however, have precious little to do.That's not true.For me, Alex, it's the easiest week yet this year.
With a few minutes remaining in the third quarter and Cornell leading 18-6, freshman sprint football quarterback L.T.
Five minutes, 54 seconds into Saturday's women's lacrosse game a familiar sound came out of the public ad-dress system..."Goal scored by Crista Samaras," the announcer boomed.This time, however, Samaras was not wearing orange and black.
Strong defense has been the key to the men's soccer team's success all season, and Saturday's game against American University proved just how important ball control and mistake-free play can be for Princeton.Ranked 17th in the country, and undefeated since Oct.
Senior defensive end Phil Jackman rolls off his blocker as Harvard quarterback Neil Rose drops back.
The score was eight to nothing. In any sport in which the score is tallied one point at a time, that is a blow-out, a sign for the spectators that two uneven teams are on the field.That was the impression that fans at this weekend's Princeton Infiniti Lacrosse Invitational got when Princeton fell behind Towson by the score of eight to nothing at the end of the first quarter.Many were saying that this year's Tigers were simply not going to be as strong as last year's team, which beat Syracuse on Memorial Day to bring home the NCAA Championship.Others accredited the early blow-out to Towson's continuing improvement.
For crew, this time of year is supposed to be the off-season. Autumn days are an opportunity for outdoor training before heading inside for winter workouts.
The Princeton field hockey team (12-2 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) went into this weekend facing two important but very winnable games.
