When they weren't racing out of their weight class, the men's and women's crews were virtually flawless over the weekend.
There wasn't much to celebrate in the world of Princeton basketball this season, so in order to satiate your desire for hardwood self-congratulation, we relive the 15 greatest celebratory gestures in the history of the National Basketball Association.15.
Playing a varsity sport at Princeton is no easy task, as most varsity athletes will admit. The dedication, time commitment and sacrifice needed to play are demanding and require athletes to manage their time efficiently.As if playing one varsity sport weren't tough enough, playing two would be an enormous challenge.
As a freshman, junior pitcher Kristen Schaus surpassed Princeton's single season strikeout record and was universally acknowledged as the second best pitcher in the Ivy League.
The Godfather of Princeton basketball has spoken. But, like every other Tiger fan, he doesn't have any idea as to who will replace Joe Scott '87 as the head coach of the men's basketball team next winter."I've been gone for so long, I don't really know what's going on," said Princeton coaching legend Pete Carril, who led the Tigers from 1967 to 1996.Much like the rest of the college basketball world, Carril has been caught up in the NCAA Tournament.
One ninth-inning comeback and one walk-off home run. Two losses and two wins. It certainly didn't take the Tigers long to get on the Ivy League rollercoaster.Beginning its Ivy schedule this past weekend at Clarke Field, Princeton (6-13 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) dropped two games against Brown (7-13, 2-2) on Saturday but recovered in resounding fashion Sunday, defeating Yale (7-16, 1-3) twice.In their opening Ivy League game, the Tigers struggled offensively against Brown's Jeff Dietz.
LaDainian Tomlinson. Drew Brees. Peyton Manning. These names are familiar to anyone interested in American sports.
The softball team opened Ivy League play in strong fashion this weekend, sweeping doubleheaders against Brown and Yale and surging to a 4-0 conference record."It was great to put together a solid winning streak, but it was even more important to start off our Ivy season on a high note," junior pitcher Kristen Schaus said.Schaus (6-8) notched a pair of wins while allowing only one run and striking out 13 in two games.
Last fall, the men's cross country team captured the Heptagonal championships. This past winter, the Tigers clawed their way to the indoor Heptagonal track and field championships.
After close matches against ranked opponents in California over spring break, both the men's and women's tennis teams were defeated 5-2 by Penn this Saturday in their Ivy League openers.Before visiting the Quakers, the women's team (8-6 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) pulled out a 5-2 win over Temple (12-3) on Thursday in its final non-conference match of the year.Against the Owls, the No.
There are many ways to mark one's territory. For the women's lacrosse team (4-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League), a dominating score was the pick of the day, as the Tigers romped to an 18-9 win against Cornell (2-6, 1-2) in their Ivy League opener Saturday.If the five-hour drive to Ithaca was frustrating, the Tigers certainly found an outlet for their stress in the game.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. ? When asked about the men's lacrosse team's offensive performance Saturday, head coach Bill Tierney worried that his response might be too vulgar to print.
The men's volleyball team took a punishing tour through Pennsylvania this weekend, as No. 6 Penn State (16-5 overall, 9-0 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tait Division) tripped up the Tigers (8-8, 6-5) with a sweep on Friday and East Stroudsburg (8-9, 3-5) kicked them while they were down the next day in a four-game triumph.The losses dropped Princeton from second to fourth in its division with only one conference game remaining and seeding for the EIVA tournament looming just two weeks away.Just as they did when the teams met in Dillon Gym in February, the Nittany Lions made quick work of the Tigers.
If history is any indication, the No. 16 women's water polo team is in great position to win its fourth-consecutive Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Division Championship.
After spending nearly a month on the road, the baseball team has returned home to Clarke Field to defend its turf and its 2006 Ivy League title.
College admissions offices, alarmed at the number of applications from students with bulging, possibly inflated resumes that list more activities than number of hours in a given week, have started to say they are not looking for well-rounded applicants so much as well-lopsided ones ? good students with a particular aptitude or musical interest or proven athletic ability.Back when Craig Masback '77, now CEO of USA Track & Field (USATF), applied to Princeton in 1973, he would have defied any such categorization.