Inside Lacrosse magazine has ranked the men's lacrosse team No. 4 in the nation in its preseason poll released yesterday.Last year, Princeton compiled an 11-5 record and reached the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals before being knocked out by Maryland.
Some athletes complain that their seasons last too long. Only runners, however, can claim a season that extends nine months, from early September to June.
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The fencing team starts the new season with a new head coach, Zoltan Dudas. Dudas, who was selected for the job in March, was formerly an assistant coach at Notre Dame for five years.
The honor of being named to an All-Ivy team in any sport takes hours of dedication and sacrifice, as well as a good dose of natural talent.
There is a great lie in college football, but hopefully the events of this past Saturday have brought the truth to light.
When I ? a former tennis player ? walk onto a squash court, I often think, "Hey, it's so much harder to hit the ball out of this little box than it is out of a tennis court, so I'm just going to beat the hell out of the ball every time."Therein lies the failure of so many beginner squash players.But there is hope for all of us recreational and social squash players.
Senior women's basketball captain Casey Lockwood has received plenty of attention because of her achievements on the hardwood, but she has also distinguished herself off the court through her musical talent.This past summer, Lockwood spent several weeks with sophomore forward Whitney Downs ? whose father is a music producer ? recording original music.
Finishing a season strong ? or even competing through the middle of a season with intensity ? can be a daunting task when a team has a zero in the "W" column and a steadily growing number in the "L" column.
Things the men's hockey team should be thankful for: good food, time off from class and an enormously successful weekend.Facing back-to-back away games against Ivy League competitors, the Tigers had a lot to worry about over their Thanksgiving feast on Thursday night, but Princeton (2-6-2 overall, 2-5-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) managed an outstanding showing, tying No.
Thanks to a talented class of 2010, an old rivalry is being rekindled in women's squash. Princeton and Penn, who finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the country a year ago, appear to be on a collision course for the national championship.The action this weekend at the Constable Invitational, an individual championship hosted by Princeton for the top women in the country, confirmed the expectations surrounding the two teams.What began on Saturday as a showcase of the nation's premier talent quickly turned into a showdown between the Tigers and the Quakers, both of whom are ranked in the top-four in the Preseason Coaches Poll.
The women's hockey team hoped to feast on No. 6 Dartmouth and No. 7 Harvard at Baker Rink this weekend but unfortunately found nothing but famine during its Thanksgiving break, falling to both Ivy League rivals.
It is only appropriate that on the day after Thanksgiving, the Princeton women's basketball team beat the stuffing out of Lehigh on Friday night at the Stabler Arena, 56-49.The win evened the Tigers' record at 2-2 after they dropped two games in their opening-weekend tournament in Minnesota.
Princeton is home to one of the nation's most successful swimming and diving programs, laying claim to 19 Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) dual-meet championships, including nine straight from 1984-1993.
For its game against Manhattan College this past Wednesday, the men's basketball team could have ridden "the 1" all the way into the Bronx.
A week and a half ago, there was no time to rest for the men's basketball team as it opened its season at the BCA Classic.
Thousands of people all over the United States will be leaning back in their chairs on Thursday evening, wishing they hadn't had that last forkful of mashed potatoes and wondering how they'll ever squeeze in the pie that's just coming out of the oven.
