Down two games to one with the end in sight, the women's volleyball team knew it needed a win to stay in the match Friday night in Dillon Gym.
PHILADELPHIA ? For the second straight weekend, sprint football failed to score a point. The Tigers (0-2 overall) did, however, cut the number of points their opponent scored nearly in half, losing 42-0 to Penn (2-0) on Friday night.The Quakers scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and registered three more scores in the final three quarters.
In the football team's first two games of the season, the Tigers found ways to win. But on Saturday, the team didn't have to do much searching at all.Princeton easily discovered the formula for a blowout win: keep your offense on the field for 40 minutes and 12 seconds, more than ample time to establish some dominating and devastating rhythm."I had confidence, and I felt like I could carry on the rhythm early on [after the first drive]," junior quarterback Jeff Terrell said.And while Terrell played a solid game, a confluence of factors allowed the Tigers to utterly frustrate Columbia en route to a 43-3 win.As both Terrell and head coach Roger Hughes agreed, the ultimate key to Saturday's win was the strong play of Princeton's all-senior offensive line, led by offensive captain and senior outside lineman Ben Brielmaier. "When our offensive line plays well, we have a chance to move the football," Hughes said.
Despite a 2-1 weekend record, the men's water polo team returned disappointed after its 14-game league win streak was snapped by a feisty Bucknell squad.
As head coach Roger Hughes addressed the media following the football team's 43-3 dismantling of Columbia on Saturday, the three Tigers seated to his right shared a laugh while pointing at their printouts of the game's statistics.Junior tailback Cleo Kirkland later explained the cause of their amusement.
After the final whistle blew in Sunday's game against Villanova, the field hockey team felt quite different than it had a mere 48 hours before.
Wearing her orange jersey and cleats, eight-year-old Jessica Bush spent Saturday night bouncing around like a jumping bean.From her vantage point in the bleachers behind the south goal at Lourie-Love Field, Jessica screamed "Princeton!" at the top of her lungs and cheered wildly for her favorite players.She was one of a bevy of young girls at the game, all watching and learning from their heroes on the women's soccer team.
When senior attack Lauren Ehrlichman departed from New Jersey in mid-September for a trip to Chile with the U.S.
Sprint football visits PennThe sprint football teams fielded by Princeton and Penn could not have enjoyed more disparate results in their respective season-opening games.
Fresh off an inspiring victory last week against San Diego, the football team will take on an equally energized Columbia team this Saturday at Palmer Stadium.For the first time since 1996, the Lions (2-0 overall, 0-0 Ivy League) have an undefeated record after the first two games of their season.
In a Sept. 21 contest against UMass, Dartmouth forward Sarah Johnson lined up to take a free kick just outside the penalty box during the second overtime.
After weeks of practice, several close games against nationally-ranked opponents and an exhausting overtime tie versus instate rival Rutgers on Wednesday, the men's soccer team (3-3-1 overall) will start from scratch this weekend.On Sunday, the Tigers travel to Hanover, N.H., to take on Dartmouth (3-1-3) in what will be both teams' first Ivy League matchup of the season.Though the Tigers have proven that they can be competitive against the country's most elite collegiate programs, those accomplishments will count for little in the team's quest for a league championship.Ivy League soccer does not have a playoff or ranking system to determine the league champion.
When the field hockey team returned to campus in August 2003, none of the Tigers knew what to expect.Their All-Ivy League goalie, Kelly Baril '03, had graduated, leaving behind a gaping hole in the cage.
It's really quite simple.Pier DeRoo and Ana DeRoo grew up as particularly close siblings. Both began rowing as freshmen in high school and developed into elite rowers.
The thought of his Junior Project loomed large in the back of junior Mike Jorgensen's head this summer as he took classes in Los Angeles.
One clean touch of the ball was all Rutgers (2-6-1) needed to take away the trophy the men's soccer team (3-3-1) so longed for ? an overdue victory over the Scarlet Knights.Trailing by a goal for much of the second half last night at Lourie-Love Field, Rutgers was thirsty for a score as the game ticked toward its conclusion.
Six-iron in hand, junior Sharla Cloutier stood at the 13th hole Saturday, ready to drive her ball toward the uphill green 156 yards away.
Over the past decade, the men's soccer team has had its share of successes. Princeton has won two Ivy League titles, received three bids to the NCAA tournament and seen several players advance into the professional and national team ranks.
For senior Cack Ferrell, this weekend's meet was just like old times ? competing in her hometown in front of family, friends and old coaches.
Showing the patience and confidence it had been lacking, and led by the young offensive players who had lain dormant so far this season, women's soccer (2-4-2 overall) defeated La Salle (3-6-1), 4-0, last night at Lourie-Love Field.After more than 70 minutes of scoreless play, the Tigers exploded with four goals ? while their leading scorer sat on the bench ? to earn the blowout win they had been searching for all season.The odds finally caught up with La Salle with just over 18 minutes to play.
