This year's men's lacrosse season hasn't exactly been as epic as some past years, but it certainly ended in poetic fashion.The Tigers (5-7 overall, 4-2 Ivy League) defeated Brown (6-6, 2-4) on Saturday at Class of 1952 Stadium by a score of 13-4.
The 2004 men's soccer team missed a share of the Ivy League title by just one loss, a fate that the six members of the Class of 2009 who will join the squad next season are determined not to repeat."We think it's a really strong class," head coach Jim Barlow said.
His adrenaline pumping, Brian Elbogen hustles down the court at Dillon Gym, shouting instructions to teammates.
Wondering what a difference one new class of freshmen can make? Look no further than the women's basketball team's last season.With the help of a stellar freshman class ? including the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, forward Meagan Cowher ? the Tigers pushed their record from 7-20 in 2003-04 to 13-14 in 2004-05.
The future is looking bright for Princeton's tennis teams, as both squads add promising freshmen in the Class of 2009.After playing to a 3-4 Ivy League record this past season, the men's team will need immediate contributions from its four new players if it is to improve next year.The first new player is Alex Krueger-Wyman of Pasadena, Calif.
For senior catcher Ty Ries and senior centerfielder Melissa Finley, yesterday's doubleheader against Rider was bittersweet.
After missing a chance to play for an Ivy League championship by a single game, the baseball team's season came to an end Wednesday with a solid 5-1 win over Rider.Princeton (17-24 overall, 10-10 Ivy League) used a strong outing by sophomore pitcher Wills Sweney and a three-hit effort from sophomore third baseman Sal Iacono to overcome the Broncos (12-26). Though the Tigers had hoped to use the game as a warmup for the Ivy League Championship series, a weekend split against Cornell relegated Princeton to second place in the Gehrig Division, leaving the team without a post-season.Sweney allowed only four hits and one unearned run over five innings to improve to 2-5 on the year.Rider's lone run came in the top of the second, when centerfielder Mike Poalise reached on a throwing error by junior shortstop Matthew Becker.
For the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall, men's lacrosse already knows when its season will end.
Whether causing the pitching rubber to shake by sending shivers down the spines of opposing hurlers or by the impact of her own deadly windup, Erin Snyder, junior pitcher and first baseman for the NCAA tournament-bound softball team (35-18 overall, 12-2 Ivy League), raises the expectations for a two-way player in every game she plays.Far from a novelty act, Snyder's ability to consistently secure victories with both her arm and her bat has been the driving force behind the Tigers' successful season.
As Maryland's Brooke Richards emerged from behind the net and scored against senior goaltender Sarah Kolodner in the second sudden-death overtime session, the horn sounded on Princeton's regular season.
All too often, the only time a goalie receives any attention is when he does something wrong. This year, however, senior Peter Sabbatini rightfully gained notoriety for doing something ? many things, in fact ? right.Sabbatini had already amassed an impressive record before this fall's men's water polo season even began.
As the final seconds of the first half expired, freshman goalie Natalie Kim hurled the ball toward Brown's cage.
For twelve straight years, at least one of the women's lacrosse powerhouses of Maryland and Princeton has played in the NCAA final.
In its 111th year, the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia is heralded as America's largest track meet and the world's first relay meet.
A postseason isn't in the cards for the baseball team this year, as it split a four-game weekend series with Cornell.
On a cold and windy day in late November on Lourie-Love Field, senior forward Esmeralda Negron and her teammates on the women's soccer team did the unthinkable.
After finishing 19th out of 21 teams at last year's NCAA Central Regionals, the women's golf team hopes that a change of region will bring it better results this year.
The bricks in front of the far stands at Class of 1952 Stadium weren't the only brick wall there on Saturday.Freshman goalie Alex Hewit had an incredible 16 saves, leading Princeton's men's lacrosse team (4-7 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) to a 10-8 win over league rival Dartmouth (6-4 overall, 3-2 Ivy).The win wiped away some of the bitterness left over from last weekend's ugly 17-4 loss to Cornell, which ended the Tigers' hopes of playing in the NCAA Tournament later in May.
In their entire careers at Princeton, the seniors on the women's lacrosse team have lost just two Ivy League games, tallying an overall record of 26-2.
After going undefeated in the Ivy League regular season, the women's open team had one more race to win if they were going to have a perfect season overall.
