Offense wins games, but defense wins championships.Most sports fans have heard this clich
After finally tasting success last year, it seems that the wrestling team is ready for the full serving this season.Returning only four starters from last year's lineup, the Tigers still have a great deal of confidence in their lineup.
Playing the role of the underdog, Princeton shocked No. 5 Iowa by taking an early lead in the meet, and almost winning four matches against one of the nation's most historic wrestling programs.In the fourth meet of the season for Princeton (1-3), the Tigers traveled to Blair Academy, in Blairstown, NJ, to face the Hawkeyes.With six of the 10 wrestlers in the lineup for Iowa ranked in the top 15 in the nation, Princeton knew it had a difficult task.
The women's fencing team went into this weekend's meet against Penn State at Rutgers with the goal of seeing where it stands competitively with one of the top teams in the country.
Everything that starts well ends well. The proverb seems to be in Princeton's side in every way possible.
After emerging from last weekend's competition with a win and a tie, the women's hockey team was less than pleased.
Although it took a break from dual meets and EISL competition, men's swimming and diving had a long, busy and productive weekend.
Fifteen minutes. That was how long it took junior co-captain David Yik to defeat Bradley Corona on Saturday in the men's squash match against Brown.This win exemplified the Tigers near-perfect match against the Bears and propelled the Tigers to a 9-0 win.
A major problem for the men's ice hockey team this season has been scoring goals at moments in the game when it really counts.
WASHINGTON, D.C.? Against No. 4 Maryland (5-1) in the seventh annual BT&T Classic, Princeton (1-4) showed what everyone hoped and knew it could do ? play top Division I basketball.
The women's squash team (3-0 overall, 2-0 Ivy) continued its winning ways on Saturday, taking down Brown, 6-3, before steamrolling Franklin & Marshall, 8-1, to remain undefeated on the season.Princeton took on Brown (0-2) first, in the first-official meeting between the teams this season.
Most teams do not have the chance to go into their fifth game of the season with an opportunity to double the previous season's win total, but that is exactly where the women's basketball team found itself last weekend.
As men's hockey returns to Eastern College Athletic Conference action this weekend against Cornell and Colgate at Baker Rink, the Tigers have their work cut out for them.The most commonly mentioned problem on the team this season has been the lack of scoring.With the young team struggling on offense, much of the scoring burden has been carried by seniors David Schneider and Dave Del Monte.Missed opportunities have haunted the Tigers throughout the first few games, a fact lamented by Schneider after Tuesday's loss to Northeastern."We're getting our chances," Schneider said.
Maryland.The team is currently ranked No. 4 in the country by ESPN and should move up a spot in the ranking after a 13-point victory over No.
Going into the women's swimming team's meet against Brown Thursday afternoon in Providence, R.I., the Tigers knew they would have to dominate the backstroke and the long-distance freestyle events to stay undefeated this season in dual meets.No.
As the fall season comes to a close and the winter starts up, we at the 'Prince' wanted to give a chance to all of the club sports teams to give a brief roundup of what's happening. Women's soccerThe women's club soccer team reached the semifinals in its first appearance in the open national tournament in Tuscaloosa, Ala., before losing to Ohio State, 1-0, in a close game.
A rising tide lifts all ships, so the saying goes.This season, men's basketball better hope it's true.Last year, the Tigers were not a great team.
Three members of the football team were honored as first team All-Ivy players this week. Senior linebacker Chris Roser-Jones, senior kicker Taylor Northrop and junior safety Kevin Kongslie were each named to the team.Northrop was also named to the second team as a punter. *Steve Goodrich '98 was signed to a contract by the New Jersey Nets Tuesday after being cut by the team coming out of training camp.The six-foot, 11-inch center will join one of the NBA's biggest surprises this year and will hope to make a contribution off the bench for the Nets.Goodrich played for the Chicago Bulls briefly at the end of last season before not being re-signed.
Basketball is dynamic. Strategies change quickly and the coaches are paid to make adjustments throughout the game.Such was the case last night, as Princeton went into the game planning on dominating Rider with its forte -the back-door pass.
Warm climates are supposed to help sick patients return to health.For the malaise-ridden men's basketball team, however, a return to New Jersey was just what the doctor ordered.Princeton beat intrastate rival Rider, 69-57, last night at Jadwin Gym for its first victory of the season.
