It was a bittersweet moment.A resounding cheer of "Princeton seniors!" echoed throughout DeNunzio Pool, and a certain five swimmers couldn't help but revel in the glory.
In the aftermath of the men's basketball team's 71-52 blowout victory over Penn last night, the word kept coming up.Unbelievable.Not the score.
National champions ? or not? Unfortunately, that's one question that's now out of the men's squash team's control.Last night the Tigers (11-1 overall, 5-1 Ivy) defeated top-ranked Trinity, 5-4, at Jadwin Gym.
Experience plus youthful energy was the key last weekend at the Olympics ? at least at fencing's Junior Olympics.Underclassman talent continued to shine for both the men's and women's fencing team as six freshman and sophomore members fenced at the Junior Olympics this past weekend.
The men's basketball team is in the midst of a dream season. Princeton is currently in the top 10 and has yet to be threatened in the Ivy League.But tonight, the Tigers host arch-rival Penn, which can, by beating Princeton, destroy the dream, strip the Tigers of their national ranking and grab a piece of the Ivy League lead.And if there's one Quaker player the Tigers fear, it's sophomore point guard Michael Jordan, the league's leading scorer."He's fast, he's strong, he can make his shot, he can go either way," Princeton assistant coach John Thompson '88 said. Better with ageLast year, Jordan was named Ivy Rookie of the Year after averaging 12.1 points per game.
An open letter to the students of Princeton University:A year ago we published an article in your paper filled with insults and personal attacks against your student body because we knew our team was a year away from being ready to compete with your team.One year later, the Quakers are ready to resume the premier rivalry in all of Ivy League sports.Meanwhile, your pathetic writer is too busy thinking of cliched and tired insults ? his garbage is on this page somewhere.In fact, he highlights exactly why Princeton will not run over Penn tonight as it has every other Ivy opponent.Princeton, and its basketball team, is too interested in its image.Meanwhile, the 1997-98 Quakers are gritty survivors.That Penn even has the chance to tie for the Ivy League lead tonight is a testament to its perseverance through injury and setback.Sophomore Geoff Owens, who was forced to sit out the season after being diagnosed with hypertension, was just the first and most prominent Quaker player to be confined to the pine.
Princeton strung together back-to-back wins with decisive victories over Concordia Friday and NYU last Thursday.
The men's indoor track team did its best impersonation of the men's basketball team last weekend, roaring to an early lead and never looking back in trouncing both Harvard and Yale in Cambridge, Mass.The Tigers won 11 of the day's 16 events, tallying a final score of 105 points.
There were several possible themes for this column about the Princeton-Penn basketball game tonight: 1.
In Baker Rink this weekend it was business as usual for the women's hockey team ? one win, one loss.Princeton's weekend was quite familiar as the Tigers were plagued with slow starts and failed scoring opportunities early in each of the games.After being shut out once more against Dartmouth, 3-0 Saturday, Princeton (11-12-1 overall, 8-10 Eastern College Athletic Conference,) turned it around Sunday and handed Boston College (8-19-1, 3-14-1) another loss, 6-4. Trouble at the startIn the first period Saturday both teams were held scoreless ? Dartmouth (17-7-1, 14-3-1) with only six shots on goal and Princeton with a mere two shots.In addition, the Tigers had trouble clearing the puck from their defensive end, allowing the Big Green ample scoring opportunities."The first period we just didn't show up to play," junior center Ali Coughlin said."We came out really flat in the first period," sophomore center Danya Marshman said.
For the second consecutive weekend, the women's basketball team split its two weekend games. This time, however, there were no wild celebrations, no game-winning steals and no multi-year winning streaks that came to an end.Although Princeton (12-9 overall, 6-3 Ivy League) was able to salvage a 60-42 victory over Yale in New Haven, Conn., Saturday, a Friday defeat at Brown could prove devastating to the Tigers' hopes of winning the regular-season conference title.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ? By yesterday afternoon the question at the finals of the Howe Cup was not which team would win, but just how quickly the women's squash team would claim the Cup and the national title that goes with it.Princeton would not have to wait long.
A silent moment of fear descended on Jadwin Gym less than a minute into men's basketball's game against Yale Sat-urday night.
The women's track team viewed the Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet in Cambridge, Mass. as a tune up for the Heptagonal Championship.
In the 1994-95 season, the men's hockey team defeated Cornell, 4-3, in overtime in the front end of a home Eastern College Athletic Conference weekend.
Two teams. One date. One mission.When the men's and women's track teams travel to Cambridge, Mass.
After a disappointing loss to No. 18 Rutgers-Newark Wednes-day night, the Tigers entered Dillon gym last night looking for a pick-me-up.
Just another weekend, say the men's hockey team. But that's what it's been saying all season. The question for the Tigers is: when will it be more than "just another weekend"?With only four weekends and eight games remaining, time is running out for Princeton (11-6-3 overall, 5-6-3 Eastern College Athletic Conference) to take a solid position in the ECAC standings.
The only thing left for the women's squash team to do this season is bring home the Cup ? the Howe Cup, that is.After a remarkable 8-0 season, Princeton cruises into this weekend's national championship event, the Howe Cup Tournament in New Haven, Conn.
The word is out about "the system."The men's basketball team's unique offensive style has generated a lot of attention in the national news media lately.
