Much to the dismay of players and fans alike, the men's hockey team maintained several unprized streaks with its pair of losses this weekend.
Lions and Tigers and Quakers . . . oh my! The usual suspects of Ivy League fencing battled it out this weekend for top rankings at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championships at Vassar in Poughkeepsie, New York.
When a coach pulls all six of his starters three minutes into a game, it typically means something has gone drastically wrong.
Not again.For the second time this season, the women's hockey team defeated one of the best teams in the country.
"In this league, any given team on any given night can beat any other team."This phrase seems to be a favorite of men's basketball head coach John Thompson '88.
Maybe next season will see better luck overall.The wrestling team closed its season Wednesday against Rutgers with the same disappointing results that have haunted it all season.
The indoor track season will reach its pinnacle this weekend, as the men's and women's teams travel to Cornell for the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships.The Tigers hope that all the preparation and training will allow them to unseat Cornell, the defending champion for both the men and the women.While Cornell may be the favorite, however, the Tigers feel confident that they have the ability to come home champions."I think Heps is ours to win or lose," sophomore John Basler said.
"I've had just about enough of your Vassar-bashing, young lady."Homer Simpson's words may not echo in the ears of the Princeton men's and women's fencing teams, but both squads certainly want to do a little bashing at Vassar this weekend.
I am an intramural basketball "tweener." The guys I play with, we're all somewhat skilled and smart enough to hold our own on the court, but we're just not ripped.
Amazingly enough my bosses here at the 'Prince' actually expect me to do my job and write my weekly column.
General George Marshall once said, "Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, "Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending." For the men's hockey team this season's start exceeded most observers' expectations and, with five wins prior to this calendar year, perhaps even those held by the Tiger skaters themselves.Princeton, though, has since faltered and fallen to the bottom of the Eastern College Athletic Conference standings by failing to record a single win in 2004.
Only one result will be acceptable for women's softball this season: a third straight Ivy League title.
What was at first anticipated as a rebuilding year for the men's squash team after graduating four All-Americans has turned into a surprisingly successful season for the No.
In the world of sports, revenge can be a beautiful thing. After a tough loss, a second chance to beat a rival is a rare and exciting opportunity.
Freshman forward Kim Pearce has been fire on ice recently for women's hockey.After a chilly start Friday, women's hockey was in a precarious tie with Vermont at the beginning of the third period.
After defeating Columbia on Feb. 6, the women's swimming and diving team solidified its reign over the rest of the Ivy League and finished off the 2003-2004 regular season with a perfect 7-0 Ivy record.
For most people, a 10-day vacation would not be a problem. With 10 days between their last contest and this Thursday's clash with Villanova, however, women's water polo (3-1 overall) may have something to worry about ? keeping the momentum after not playing since a win over George Washington more than a week ago.The Tigers hope to retain their intensity tomorrow as Villanova (1-2) visits DeNunzio Pool and extended it through the weekend as they play four games on Saturday and Sunday, including a showdown with Indiana (5-2), whose Hoosiers are perennially among the East Coast's strongest teams.Tomorrow's Villanova matchup will be the two teams' first of the year, but it will be the visiting Wildcats' second trip to Princeton in as many weeks.
If, as a loyal follower of Princeton lacrosse, you find yourself in the stands for Saturday's matchup with Quinnipiac, stay calm.
The women's hockey team remembers beating powerhouse Harvard earlier this season. The team also remembers losing to Brown the next night.
