Sports

Terrell impresses with poise in first career start

EASTON, Pa. ? There's an old adage that though a team with a star player is a good team, a team without a star is a great team.If it's true, then perhaps the football team (1-0 overall) is already in danger of crossing that line to the latter.In his first varsity start, junior quarterback Jeff Terrell put on an impressive performance that would have reflected well on even a veteran, leading his team to a 23-21 victory over Lafayette.

Terrell drives Tigers to win

EASTON, Pa. ? By the time the Princeton offense took the field in the fourth quarter of its 23-21 win over Lafayette on Saturday, it was clear that the number of points the Tigers put on the board would be less important than the amount of time they took off of it.With the Leopards' own offense rejuvenated and scoring at will after being shut out in the first half, Princeton (1-0 overall) engineered a pair of prolonged fourth-quarter drives ? which ate up nearly 13 minutes of the final period? to keep Lafayette (2-1) at bay.Leading the marches downfield was junior quarterback Jeff Terrell, who shook off the pressures of starting his first collegiate game and the relentless blitzes of the Leopard linebackers.

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Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of postcards that Daily Princetonian sports staff writers wrote about their experiences in the wide world of sports this summer.

All-American senior Ferrell leads women's cross country

During her three years at Princeton, senior captain Cack Ferrell has established herself as one of the top women's cross-country runners in the nation while leading the Tigers to two top-20 national team rankings.Now, with one season left in her career, Ferrell and her teammates ? who open the season ranked No.

All but Sabbatini return for men's water polo

The men's water polo team enters its season with one major goal in mind: to make it back to the NCAA Final Four by winning the Eastern Championships.

Tough act to folllow for women's soccer

Just one season after completing the most impressive run in Princeton women's soccer history ? a 19-3 overall record, more wins than any other Ivy League women's soccer team ever and a trip to the NCAA semifinals ? the Tigers must pull off an even more improbable run if they are to equal or eclipse that mark this season.Princeton immediately faces the annual setback of graduation, losing its leading scorer and offensive leader, forward Esmeralda Negron.

Football opens season at Lafayette

As if starting a quarterback taking his first varsity snap wasn't enough of a challenge, the Princeton football team will begin its 2005 campaign on the road Saturday in Easton, Pa., against an experienced Lafayette team with two games already under its belt this season.It's enough to make a coach cringe."This is going to be a severe test," head coach Roger Hughes said.

Mix of seniors and frosh lead women's volleyball

Though sports fans may normally focus on six-packs, fans of the women's volleyball team (2-1 overall, 0-0 Ivy League) should be excited about a pack of seven ? seven freshmen, that is.

Golf uses fall to warm up for spring

Though continuing its domination over Ivy League opponents motivates men's golf, the Tigers have the additional impetus of striving to gain a national ranking.

Sprint football's goal is simple: a victory

With each fall comes a renewed hope for the sprint football team ? the hope for a win. Over the past six seasons, the team has amassed an improbable 35-game losing streak.

Melville, Spicer lead men's soccer attack

For the Princeton men's soccer team, the number three is ubiquitous. Three is the number of goals scored by senior forward Adrian Melville, accounting for all of the Tigers' scores thus far.

Field Hockey loses two All-Americans, gains 10 freshmen

The field hockey team is starting nearly from scratch this year. Its eight seniors from last year, including two All-Americans, are gone.

Making Music

Walking through the A level of Frist, it's not uncommon to hear the sound of piano music coming from the grand piano that sits in the far corner of the building.

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Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of postcards that Daily Princetonian sports staff writers wrote about their experiences in the wide world of sports this summer.

Princeton's Depth Chart

First day on the job

LANDOVER, Md. ? When it was over, when the deafening roars of 90,000 fans had been replaced by the gleeful hoots and hollers of a winning locker room, Zak Keasey '05 stood quietly in front of his locker and slowly pulled on khaki cargo shorts and a gray polo shirt.Two feet to his left, standing in the very next locker, LaVar Arrington jabbered away to the horde of writers surrounding him.

Harvard, Penn still best in Ivy League

The football team will face the same 10 teams in 2005 as it did in 2004. Here's a rundown of what the Tigers can expect from each foe, along with the score of last season's contest. Lafayette2004: Princeton 35, Lafayette 18In the first two contests of their 2005 campaign, the Leopards demonstrated their ability to dominate on both offense and defense, emerging with a 2-0 record after facing Marist and Richmond.Against the Red Foxes on Sept.

Execution, not talent, is the Tigers' problem

A few days ago, while bemoaning the now 10-year long bonfire drought, a friend asked me why the football team couldn't recruit better players.

Quite frankly, that's all I need

It is the sports photographer's dream, the equivalent of making it to the "show," the "league," the "big time." Working the sidelines of an NFL game this past Sunday was, and always will be, the highlight of my Princeton photography career.From hearing the roar of the 90,000 fans at kickoff to the privilege and honor of roaming the same battleground as these tremendous athletes, it was an experience that simply cannot be captured by words or photographs ? and one that I will treasure for the rest of my life.

Stull, McCareins lead veteran Tiger 'D'

For the past two seasons, the New England Patriots have won the NFL title without a single star holding the limelight, instead relying on a team of workmanlike football players.