The softball team played its 2011 home opener Sunday afternoon, a doubleheader against Marist (13-15). Princeton (8-10) came from behind to win the first of two games 8-6 before falling 3-2 in the second.
The sub-50 degree weather forced the men’s tennis team indoors and Penn forced them into a 3-3 tie, but freshman Augie Bloom won the final match in a tight third set to secure the victory for Princeton (8-6 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) in their opening Ivy League match on Saturday.
The men’s baseball team (4-13) won one of four games in two doubleheaders against Navy (14-10-1) in Annapolis, Md., this weekend.
Most of Princeton’s track athletes had a break from competition this past weekend after opening the outdoor season earlier this month. The men’s team, however, sent a handful of Tigers to Palo Alto, Calif., to compete in the Stanford Invitational.
In a tournament of busted brackets and unexpected outcomes, my bracket did not make it out of the Sweet Sixteen. That’s right, you are reading a sports column from a columnist whose Final Four did not even make it to the Elite Eight, let alone Houston.
The women’s lacrosse team (4-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) was back on its home turf at Powers Field this weekend to host Georgetown (2-5). The game was expected to be close, with both teams ranked in the back half of the top 20 entering the game.
The men’s and women’s fencing teams have placed fourth at the NCAA Championships at Ohio State University this past weekend, tying for the best finish the teams have had with the current scoring format.
The men’s volleyball team split its games this weekend, losing a hard-fought battle to the Penn State Nittany Lions before rebounding with a victory over St. Francis. The Tigers’ (3-14 overall, 1-8 EIVA Tait Division) loss to No. 10 Penn State (19-5, 9-0) put them in the unenviable position of having to sweep their last two conference games to even have a chance to advance to the postseason.
Once again the men’s lacrosse team had a three-goal lead over their opponent, and once again it was unable to hold off its opponent for the rest of the game. Princeton built a 6-2 lead midway through the third period, but No. 19 Yale closed the frame with a furious scoring rally and tied the game in the fourth quarter, eventually finishing off Princeton in the opening seconds of overtime.
Emerging fresh from the gloomiest days of indoor winter training, the crews put on an impressive show this weekend with three of the four teams racing.
When the men’s lacrosse team hosts No. 19 Yale (4-1 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) this Saturday, the Tigers will find themselves in the unfamiliar position of being underdogs.
Due to the peculiarities of interest group democracy, online fantasy baseball is legal even though online bets on games and futures propositions are not. High-stakes fantasy baseball, however, requires a different set of skills than wagering on games. As the real baseball season approaches and fantasy leagues begin, I want to share some strategies that are useful for “contests” that are fully consistent with internet gambling measures bizarrely inserted into the SAFE Port Act of 2006.
Ivy play gets underway this weekend as the No. 62 men’s tennis team (7-6) will host the No. 60 University of Pennsylvania (10-1) on Saturday. The Tigers are looking to rebound after a tough set of spring break matches.
Earlier this week, the women’s lacrosse team was defeated not by an opponent but by Mother Nature. Princeton (3-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) was ahead of Columbia (1-4, 0-2) 5-4 before play was suspended due to lightning and snow. The league game has already been rescheduled for late April, but for now, the Tigers must switch gears and prepare for a home game against longtime rival Georgetown (1-4).
After a long winter of indoor training and a frustrating spring of practice on a freezing Lake Carnegie, three crews are set to open their season on Saturday. The men’s lightweight and women’s open crews have home races in the morning, while the women’s lightweight squad travels to California for the Pac-10 Invitational.
In high school, senior Ashley Higginson wanted to become a three-season athlete, having already started soccer and basketball when she was younger. Fortunately for Tiger sports fans, she chose to begin track as opposed to softball.
Princeton made it to the NCAA Tournament. That in itself was a feat that corroborated what Princetonians have known since 1746: Princeton is better than Harvard. On a lesser note, it gave my family a reason to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day hours earlier than an Irishman would approve of.
In academics and in athletics, success sometimes comes in pairs. Seniors David Letourneau and Taylor Fedun of the men’s squash and hockey teams, respectively, are both captains of their squads and are working together on their senior theses in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department. Both have plans to go professional in their respective sports and, on top of that, both are international students hailing from the Canadian province of Alberta.
With heavy rain pouring down, the women’s lacrosse team braved all the elements Wednesday night when it hosted Columbia. The Lions (1-4 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) were seeking their first win ever in the all-time series against the Tigers (3-3, 1-0). However, with 24 minutes, 21 seconds remaining in the second half, lightning flashed in the distance and the game was delayed.
Long before junior guard Doug Davis earned the top spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 with his buzzer-beating jump shot, a Princeton alumnus had been playing a crucial role behind the scenes in shaping American basketball into what it is today. After leading the Tigers to two Ivy League Championships and NCAA Tournament appearances, Steve Mills ’81 took his talents to the NBA and helped select the 1992 Dream Team and create the WNBA.
