Just as it did in the 2003-2004 season, the No. 8 women's hockey team split games with Mercyhurst this weekend.
For 44 minutes, senior guard Will Venable did everything he could to keep the men's basketball team (1-2 overall) in the game.
For Princeton's talented runners who often live in the shadow of the cross-country team's top seven, this weekend provided them with a chance to shine.While the women's varsity seven and men's team senior Austin Smith prepared themselves to race at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., the remaining runners took the short trip to New York to compete in the ECAC and IC4A Championships on Saturday.Sophomore Caroline Mullen came up with the Tigers' top finish, covering the five-kilometer course at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, N.Y., in 18 minutes, 52 seconds, which was good for 40th place.Followed by senior Randy Buzzell (46th, 18:57) and sophomore Claire Filloux (50th, 19:00), Mullen led her team to an eighth-place finish out of 15 teams competing.Freshman James O'Toole led the men's team with a 60th-place finish and a time of 26:07 over the five-mile course.
Men's squash played its season-, leagueand home-opener against Cornell (1-0 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) on Sunday.
It came down to one bad period. That 20-minute lapse is all it took to prevent the Princeton men's hockey team from netting its first weekend sweep of the year.A four-goal third period gave Union (6-5 overall, 5-0 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) a 6-4 win Friday night before the Tigers (3-4-1, 3-3) rebounded for a 3-2 win over Rensselaer (6-6-1, 2-4) on Saturday.Everything was going well for the Tigers against the Dutchmen on Friday.
If senior linebacker Zak Keasey winds up playing on Sundays next fall, it will be in large part due to the performance he turned in on the final Saturday of his football career.Keasey played like a man among boys on Saturday, making 22 tackles as the defense carried Princeton (5-5 overall, 3-4 Ivy League) to a 17-10 victory over Dartmouth (1-9, 1-6) in both team's season finales.
Your defense must be airtight when you're 18-0 when scoring a goal. The Tigers (18-2) advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals with their 12th shutout of the season ? a 2-0 win over Boston College (15-7-1) Saturday night in front of 1,822 fans at Lourie-Love Field.Although the 1982 women's soccer team did make it to the quarterfinal round, the tournament was only a 12-team affair that year.
The numbers will tell you that the women's basketball team got out-rebounded 47-40 on Saturday. They'll tell you that the Tigers shot just 35.2 percent from the field for the game, and only 46.4 percent from the free throw line.
The men's basketball team may be making its first ever trip to Wyoming, but head coach Joe Scott '87 is plenty familiar with Laramie, Wyo.Over the previous four seasons at Air Force, Scott coached against the Cowboys nine times, including two victories last year.
The women's volleyball team has had big problems with the Big Red all season long.The Tigers' struggles continued on Saturday, as they were swept 3-0 by Cornell in Schenectady, NY, to end their season just short of the NCAA tournament.Princeton, Cornell, Harvard and Yale finished as Ivy League co-champions after finishing the season with identical 10-4 league records, necessitating a four-way playoff to determine which team would get an automatic NCAA tournament bid. Playoff resultsThe No.
Football is a game of bounces, which in their fickle nature can go for or against you. Fortunately for Princeton (5-5 overall, 3-4 Ivy League), the biggest bounce in Saturday's season finale against Dartmouth (1-9, 1-6) fell into the arms of sophomore holder Colin McDonough.With 9:35 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied at 10, a series of events unfolded that could have buoyed or broken both teams.
Numerologists worldwide rejoiced Friday night after junior forward Emily Behncke and the rest of the Princeton women's soccer team proved that the best things really do come in pairs.With a couple of twos emblazoned on the back of her jersey, Behncke propelled Princeton past Boston College by netting a pair of second-half goals in a span of just under two minutes.
Many of the fans who show up at Baker Rink tonight for the men's hockey matchup between Princeton (2-3-1 overall, 2-2-0 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) and Union College (5-5, 4-0) will be eagerly anticipating the "Skate with the Tigers" promotion that is scheduled to take place after the game.
It is going to be a big two days for the women's hockey team.No. 8 Princeton (3-2-1 overall, 2-2-0 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) travels to Erie, Pa., this weekend to battle No.
Cold weather, early sunsets and winter holidays are either here or fast approaching. It can only mean one thing ? it's basketball time at Princeton.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.Women's soccer came into the tournament with one formation and one focus.
When the football team takes the field tomorrow afternoon at Princeton Stadium for the final game of the 2004 season, the Tigers will tell themselves much is at stake.Princeton (4-5 overall, 2-4 Ivy League) will be playing for pride and for their legacy, players and coaches say.
Senior goalie Peter Sabbatini, Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championship Tournament MVP, was a virtual brick wall in the cage this weekend, as the Tigers dominated the Eastern Championships in Lewisburg, Pa.
In a dramatic turn of events the women's volleyball team claimed a share of the Ivy League title last night, with a dominant 3-0 win over Penn.
Picture this: It is fourth and seven and the Tigers are on the opponent's 25-yard line. It's too long to go for the first down and too close to punt.
