After Dartmouth knocked the women's field hockey team out of contention for the Ivy League title last year, the first time the Big Green had defeated the Tigers in 15 games, the returning Princeton players have marked Sept.
Gaining experience and fitness, but not a win or a loss, women's soccer (1-3-2 overall) tied a pair of road games this past weekend against No.
The men's water polo team added two more notches in the win column this weekend as they traveled to Salem, W.Va.
Senior goalkeeper Bobby Guelich knew he was in for a challenge against No. 9 Akron (8-0) on Sunday.
The women's volleyball team blocked, set and spiked their way to the title at the Rider Classic Tournament this weekend.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The field hockey team is starting nearly from scratch this year. Its eight seniors from last year, including two All-Americans, are gone.
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.
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.
