The 2006-07 men's basketball pre-season poll has declared that Penn is this year's team to beat. The poll, which is comprised of 16 media members from the eight Ivy League universities, registered the Quakers with 15 first-place ballots.
Go to Yale. Seriously. Unless you've been hiding in front of CNN recently, you know that the football team is heading to Yale on Saturday to play for a shot at the Ivy League championship, as well as the rights to hold a certain celebratory conflagration.
The women's volleyball team is out for an Ivy League title. Despite a pair of unexpected conference losses, the Tigers (19-2 overall, 9-2 Ivy League) have picked up momentum in the last few games and stand only a half-game out of first place.
For most teams, a victory in the league championship would serve as a fitting end to the season. Princeton's cross country squads are not most teams.
A few weeks ago before Princeton defeated Harvard in football, the Tigers' eventual victory could have been predicted by comparing the bands.
Senior forward Meghan Farrell was an offensive force on the women's soccer team this year, scoring three goals, including one game-winner.
Crew is always a hard sport ? just ask the countless freshmen who quit every fall. But on a windy day, rowing can become even harder.Princeton, a perennial powerhouse, garnered several top finishes at the Princeton Chase, battling strong headwinds and an even stronger field of competitors that included rivals Yale and Virginia.
There are few moments in sports that warrent as much anticipation and heart-palpitation as the final minutes of a tied game.
On Friday, Nov. 3, the sprint football team fell to Penn, 35-12, despite a heartfelt effort at Franklin Field.The game capped off a winless season for Princeton (0-6 overall), a team that saw much change and improvement this year.The Quakers finished the season 2-4, with their only two wins coming against the Tigers."As usual, the team was tough and fought hard," head coach Thomas Cocuzza said.
It may be difficult for the men's and women's swimming and diving teams to top last year's dramatic sweep at the Ivy League championships, but that doesn't mean the Tigers won't give it their best shot.Back from a Fall Break training trip in Puerto Rico, the Orange and Black is ready to begin its season looking for a repeat performance.An upset over league favorite Harvard at the Ivy League championships ended the women's season with a burst of positive momentum that has caused many to set high expectations for the team this year.
While most Princeton students spent last week sleeping in and recovering from midterms, the men's and women's fencing teams allowed themselves no such luxury.
Upon arriving home last week, I was devastated to find that while my family and friends were all happy and healthy, the cable was out.I eventually moved through the five stages of grief ? everyone particularly enjoyed the anger phase ? and came to understand that I would have to find other forms of entertainment over the next four to five business days.Not wanting to leave the couch, my options were limited.
For the women's tennis team, this fall has been a series of small fireworks ? a top finish in one tournament, a clutch doubles victory in another ? and a quiet preparation for the grand finale: spring season.Individually, the Tigers have strung together an impressive record thus far in the fall season, which officially comes to a close this weekend with the Kitty Harrison Invitation in Chapel Hill, N.C.In her first season freshman Melissa Saiontz came away with top honors in the USTA Women's Collegiate Invitational and fought her way to the semifinals of both the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Regional Tournament and Penn's Cissie Leary Invitational.
While most Princeton students spent fall break off campus serving their community, exploring the world or sitting at home watching reruns of "Cops", the men's hockey team plunged headfirst into its 104th season with four games over a nine-day stretch.
For the men, it crowned a meteoric rise after a sixth-place finish two years ago. For the women, it was redemption after three straight years of runner-up finishes.
World Anti-Doping Agency chair Richard Pound denounced the use of steroids in a lecture last night, arguing that the pervasiveness of the drug creates a dilemma for athletes who wish to stay clean but also hope to remain competitive."It's important for you to know that there are people that are trying to make sure that you don't have to get caught in that ethical dilemma," Pound told an audience in Dodds Auditorium.Pound, a member of the International Olympic Committee, said he first witnessed steroid abuse as an Olympic swimmer in 1960.
If you glance at the men's tennis team's schedule, this past weekend seemed pretty busy ? the Big Green Invitational at Dartmouth and the ITA National Indoors in Columbus, Ohio ? were both scheduled for the same three days.
The Tigers made it to the finals of the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division Tournament last weekend only to get cut down again by an old rival.
The women's hockey team has reason to feel pretty good. With six games under its belt and no losses and a win streak of two games, Princeton (4-0-2 overall, 4-0-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) has climbed above Dartmouth and St.
