After a few odd bumps here and there, the men’s and women’s squash teams concluded successful seasons over the weekend with decisive wins against Cornell and Columbia.
Throughout the second half of Saturday’s game, the men’s basketball team and No. 25 Harvard exchanged baskets, with neither team leading by more than two possessions. With the score tied at 46 and less than six minutes remaining, the first team to reel off a run would win the game.That team was Princeton, which outscored Harvard 13-3 over the following three minutes to send the visitors to the ropes. With strong free throw shooting at the end of the game, the Tigers earned their first victory over a nationally ranked opponent since 1997, 70-62.
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Several current and former Tigers shared their memories of experiencing a dramatic 63-62 victory over Harvard in the Ivy League playoff last year.
After collecting six points in its last four games, the men’s hockey team has proven its ability on the ice at Baker Rink. The Tigers (7-10-6 overall, 5-8-3 ECAC Hockey), who are currently tied for ninth in the conference standings, now hit the road to take on ECAC foes Clarkson and St. Lawrence. With only six conference games remaining and a close race in the rankings, both games this weekend are extremely important.
The women’s basketball team will attempt to extend its league-best eight-game win streak this weekend, visiting Dartmouth (3-16, 1-4) and Harvard (11-8, 4-1). Princeton has had a successful season thus far, posting a 15-4 record overall and a 5-0 mark in the Ivy League. The Tigers lead the conference in points, points allowed and scoring margin, indicating their dominating in-conference play thus far.
The women’s hockey team is out to avenge two of its losses this weekend. The Tigers fell to both Clarkson and St. Lawrence on the road earlier in the season, but they have certainly turned their play around in the second half. Princeton has won or tied seven of its last nine games, and after one big win and one brutal loss against top-10 teams Dartmouth and Harvard last weekend the team is hoping to turn its home-ice advantage into two more victories this weekend.
For three former members of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, graduation did not mean the end of their organized hoops careers. Kareem Maddox ’11, Dan Mavraides ’11 and Addie Micir ’11 signed professional contracts with European basketball teams over the summer, and all three have now spent several months adjusting to new lifestyles in new countries.
The men’s basketball team has two important matches in the Ivy League this weekend, playing Dartmouth and Harvard in its first home games against conference opponents. Dartmouth has yet to record an Ivy League win, while No. 25 Harvard not only has yet to lose in Ivy League play but is also nationally ranked. Saturday’s game against the Crimson, to be televised on ESPNU, is highly anticipated after Princeton (11-10 overall, 2-3 Ivy League) beat Harvard (20-2, 6-0) in dramatic fashion in last year’s Ivy League playoff, in which senior guard Doug Davis hit a game-winning shot as time expired. Before the rematch, the Tigers will take on Dartmouth (4-18, 0-6) on Friday night.
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Not many 19-year-olds boast as impressive a running history as Joe Benun ’15 who, in his 11 years running so far, ran two marathons, completed two Ironman triathlons and ran over 26 miles six times. He has used all of this running as an opportunity to raise money for charity, and Benun and the groups he has had a hand in forming have managed to raise close to a million dollars for various charitable organizations.And this all started because he didn’t want a slice of pizza.
Late at night on Thursday, Jan. 19, freshman running back Chuck Dibilio and freshman linebacker Mike Zeuli were almost done studying for their calculus final. Zeuli was getting ready to leave, but Dibilio was planning to stay in the room a little while longer.
After training throughout the fall and winter seasons, the women’s water polo team will finally face some competition in the pool. Opening their season by hosting the Princeton Invitational, the Tigers have this weekend to launch their season with strong momentum and show off the skills they have spent so much time perfecting during the offseason.
This weekend, the men’s volleyball team will open up its EIVA season play against Sacred Heart and rival Harvard. The season began last weekend with a road trip to California to play Cal Baptist, Cal State Long Beach, and UC San Diego, where Princeton finished 1-2. To honor the beginning of the new season, the ‘Prince’ spoke to Howard about his love of free clothes, envy of Southern California and role as the “hype man” on the team.
Watching what turned out to be a fairly memorable Super Bowl last Sunday night, I was reminded of the way rivalries in sports come into being.
Despite a slow start to the 2011-12 season, the men’s hockey team has picked up momentum as it heads into its last six regular-season games. Thanks to third-period comebacks and the atmosphere of Baker Rink, Princeton has found its stride down the home stretch.
Circling the steep banks of the New York Armory’s track well into the evening of Jan. 28, senior distance runner Joe Stilin had come a long way. Driving lap after lap at the front of the 3k with teammate Donn Cabral, he clicked off 32-second 200-meter splits, one after the other. Accelerating past the mile, Stilin slowly put the hammer down, pulling away from the field and his previous personal best time. Burning the last lap in 30 seconds flat, Stilin stopped the clock in 7 minutes, 56.28 seconds — a new Princeton record.
The clock read 3 minutes, 31 seconds as junior Peter Callahan charged into the bell lap of the mile in Penn State’s Sykes and Sabock Cup. With only 200 meters to go, Callahan simply needed to do what he does best: close hard. His head dipped and his knees drove up and down as he started to gap the field. Driving down the final straightaway, Callahan stopped the clock in 3 minutes, 58.86 seconds — breaking the revered four-minute mile barrier and notching yet another first-place finish.
The women’s tennis team played two matches over Intersession, winning the first against Temple before losing to Georgia Tech. The men’s team was busier, playing four matches in eight days; after losing the first three, Princeton capped the week with a win over Cleveland State.
As other students were returning to campus, the women’s ice hockey team left Princeton for a difficult road trip. The Tigers opened the trip with an upset, knocking off No. 10 Dartmouth despite a disparaging deficit in shots on goal. But they were completely overwhelmed by No. 8 Harvard in a 10-1 rout.
