It's time for the women's hockey team to hit the road again.The Tigers travel to Massachusetts this weekend to play Northeastern on Saturday followed by a match-up against Boston College on Sunday.
On Saturday, men's basketball will face a team that, like Princeton, earned a spot in last season's NCAA tournament.
It is said that good things come in twos, but don't tell that to the men's hockey team. Having yet to win two games in a row in a weekend series and on the heels of a two-loss weekend to two nationally ranked teams, Princeton travels to Massachusetts this weekend for two games in two days against Merrimack of Hockey East.The Tiger team, ranked seventh in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League, looks to get back to its winning ways this Friday and Saturday night after being swept by No.
Though the temperature outside is dropping and most students will be heading home for a wintry holiday this break, the women's basketball court will be heating up as the team looks to add four wins to its record this vacation.The Tigers (2-4) will welcome St.
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Defense and three pointers. That's what this men's basketball team is all about and that's what was in evidence last night as Princeton (4-2) defeated cross-state rival Rutgers (2-3), 53-40, winning for the first time in six years in front of a raucous crowd at the Tigers' home opener in Jadwin Gym.A close-fought game for the first 37 minutes, Princeton showed for the first time this season the ability to shut down an offense and pull away for a decisive victory in the final minutes.
The crucible of college athletics, with its demanding competition, discipline and teamwork, has helped forge many great leaders over the years, one of whom is certainly Maryland Governor Robert "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ? As the No. 20 team in the nation, Rutgers has quite a few strengths on the basketball court.
Yasser El Halaby is one of Princeton's premier athletes. For those of you living in a hole the last couple of years, El Halaby has made headlines by treading where no other squash player has before during his time in one of the nation's oldest and most elite squash programs.But one thing that has not been told about this extraordinarily talented player ? at least not outside the squash community ? is El Halaby's contribution to the sport of squash itself, a contribution that has nothing to do with the championships and honors he has won.El Halaby has been playing squash since he was eight years old.
The rivalry between Princeton and Rutgers dates back to Nov. 6, 1869, when the two teams met in the first intercollegiate football game ever played.
"Welcome to the jungle, watch it bring you to your knees."That message from Axl Rose is one that men's basketball hopes to send Rutgers (2-2) as Princeton (3-2) finally gets its first home game of the year tonight, at 7:30 in Jadwin Gym in a contest that will be broadcast nationally on CSTV (WPRB 103.3 FM).Princeton is coming off a narrow 56-53 defeat of Holy Cross and will be playing yet again without two of its starters, sophomore forward Luke Owings and senior forward Andre Logan.
Audrey Pang is boldly going where no Princeton woman has gone before. This season she will be the first female in school history to have a permanent spot on the dual-meet lineup of a men's wrestling squad, and one of the few women in NCAA history to have this opportunity.For the past three years Pang has competed on the Princeton wrestling team, but her competition has largely been independent, consisting of tournaments on a women's national freestyle wrestling circuit.
The shot clock gives a women's basketball team 30 seconds to get off a shot. The women's basketball team intends to use every one of them every time down the floor.The Tigers (2-3 overall) travel to Piscataway, N.J., tonight to take on No.
Recently, 'Prince' staff writer Karl Micka-Foos spoke with junior goaltender Roxanne Gaudiel of women's hockey about reaction balls, pre-game rituals, "The Mighty Ducks" and the song.The 'Prince': So, to begin with, how exactly did you discover hockey growing up?Roxanne Gaudiel: A rink opened up near my house, and my mom signed my brother, sister and I up.
The wrestling team started off its dual-meet season on the right foot at the Williams Duals held in Williamstown, Mass.
New Year's came early for the men's and women's track teams as the Tigers kicked off their seasons by hosting the New Year's Invitational on Sunday.In a meet that featured local rivals, including Ivy foe Penn, Princeton took first place in several events on both the men's and women's sides.The Tigers got a win from junior Ray Lenihan, who flew through the 60-meter hurdles in 8.23 seconds.
Three years ago senior Stephanie Hsiao and junior Chrissy Macaulay were just freshmen, but the two standout swimmers immediately contributed to the history of the Princeton swimming and diving team when they swam on the record-breaking 200-yard freestyle relay.
Princeton's fencers matched their pointed weapons with a sharp performance in North Carolina this past weekend.The men's squad turned in a strong performance, losing a close match to fencing powerhouse Penn State by a score of 14-13 and then coming back to thrash North Carolina, 19-8.Junior
CARY, N.C. ? The women's soccer program did not just take a step in the right direction this year.
CARY, N.C. ? For the first time this season, women's soccer got beat. It wasn't their first defeat of the season, but Princeton (19-3 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) was overmatched for the first time in its 2-0 loss in the national semifinals ?the College Cup ? against UCLA (18-6) on Friday.
