This weekend, the men's hockey team is looking to "make a brand new start of it" in New York, a place that has not been a kind host to Princeton in the past.
The undefeated men's and women's squash teams are going into this weekend's home matches against Williams and Brown hoping to keep their perfect records intact.The women's team (1-0 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) will receive an unprecedented boon this weekend.
Everyone talks about the so-called "Princeton Offense." It's this. It's that. But for this year's men's basketball team, what's most important is what the offense isn't."Our offense isn't three-point shooting," head coach Joe Scott '87 said.But you could be forgiven for making that mistake after watching this season's first three games.
It has been 27 years since the women's basketball team has faced instate rival Monmouth in hostile territory.
What does one of Princeton's best divers say to herself as she stands three meters above the water, about to perform a series of airborne somersaults and twists which she hopes will culminate in a plank-straight body, a little splash and a dive that prompts all the onlookers to say "wow"?"It's a little clichéd, but I usually take a deep breath and say, 'You only live once,' " diver Charlotte Jones said.It is a motto the sophomore from Bedford, Texas, learned from her old coach, but for a sport that is so dependent on one crucial moment, it is very pertinent.Jones is one of the best in Princeton's talented group of women divers.
When people think of wrestling, most of the time they think of two people trying to trap one another on the ground while twisting them into uncomfortable pretzel-like shapes.
Everyone talks about the so-called "Princeton Offense." It's this. It's that. But for this year's men's basketball team, what's most important is what the offense isn't."Our offense isn't three-point shooting," head coach Joe Scott '87 said.But you could be forgiven for making that mistake after watching this season's first three games.
It has been 27 years since the women's basketball team has faced instate rival Monmouth in hostile territory.
When people think of wrestling, most of the time they think of two people trying to trap one another on the ground while twisting them into uncomfortable pretzel-like shapes.
What does one of Princeton's best divers say to herself as she stands three meters above the water, about to perform a series of airborne somersaults and twists which she hopes will culminate in a plank-straight body, a little splash and a dive that prompts all the onlookers to say "wow"?"It's a little clichéd, but I usually take a deep breath and say, 'You only live once,' " diver Charlotte Jones said.It is a motto the sophomore from Bedford, Texas, learned from her old coach, but for a sport that is so dependent on one crucial moment, it is very pertinent.Jones is one of the best in Princeton's talented group of women divers.
Two weeks into the 2005-06 men's basketball season, the Tigers (1-2 overall) have shown flashes of brilliance in beating Lehigh on the road, but they have also struggled in home losses to Drexel and Lafayette.
At six feet, 10 inches tall, Alan Fishman cuts an imposing figure. But ask men's swimming head coach C.
Two weeks into the 2005-06 men's basketball season, the Tigers (1-2 overall) have shown flashes of brilliance in beating Lehigh on the road, but they have also struggled in home losses to Drexel and Lafayette.
As senior co-captain Ali Smith approaches her last season on the women's basketball team, her goal is simple: "To leave knowing I gave it my all; to leave with no regrets."The concept of hard work is not new for Smith.
At six feet, 10 inches tall, Alan Fishman cuts an imposing figure. But ask men's swimming head coach C.
Children do it with wrapping paper tubes during the holidays. A dreadlocked Johnny Depp did it in "Pirates of the Caribbean." Romantic nobleman once did it to defend their honor.And then there's the Princeton fencing team, which brings a modern version of it ? swordplay, if you haven't yet guessed ? to the 'C' Floor of Jadwin Gym each winter.A descendant of the gory warfare of medieval knights, modern fencing is an artful sport, requiring a combination of both physical and mental quickness.
Children do it with wrapping paper tubes during the holidays. A dreadlocked Johnny Depp did it in "Pirates of the Caribbean." Romantic nobleman once did it to defend their honor.And then there's the Princeton fencing team, which brings a modern version of it ? swordplay, if you haven't yet guessed ? to the 'C' Floor of Jadwin Gym each winter.A descendant of the gory warfare of medieval knights, modern fencing is an artful sport, requiring a combination of both physical and mental quickness.
As senior co-captain Ali Smith approaches her last season on the women's basketball team, her goal is simple: "To leave knowing I gave it my all; to leave with no regrets."The concept of hard work is not new for Smith.
Have you ever seen two players, one old and one young, coming off the squash courts in Dillon with the younger player looking ready for a walker and the retiree ready for another match?
Set up a triangle. Or maybe draw out an umbrella. Feeling particularly creative? A reverse combination of the two might draw a defender into the corner and then leave the low slot wide open.
