The men's and women's outdoor track and field teams got off to a slow, but promising, start this year at the Sam Howell Invitational at Weaver Track.
The Huskies couldn't have asked for a better game.But what about the fans?Sure, we expect the No.
Women's water polo had little trouble dispatching George Washington (15-9) in its last game of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships this weekend.Ahead 5-1 at the half, Princeton (19-7) wasn't expecting any difficulty as it trounced the Colonials' defense and held their offense scoreless for two quarters of the game.And no one was particularly surprised when the Tigers extended their lead to 11-3 in the third quarter.
While the Major League teams all opened their seasons last week, the Princeton baseball team waited until last weekend to start its conference schedule.Given the wait, this was not the start that the Tigers had in mind.The team went 1-3 in last weekend's conference openers, splitting a doubleheader against Dartmouth on Saturday before being swept by Harvard on Sunday at the friendly confines of Clarke Field."We didn't want to start off like that," senior catcher Tim Lahey said.
As the weather on Saturday slowly improved, the quality of the play from the women's lacrosse team followed suit.
As the men's volleyball season winds down, every game has a little extra meaning to it. Last Thursday, Princeton (12-8 overall, 6-6 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) played host to Sacred Heart (15-7, 9-3) in the Tigers' final regular-season home match, and possibly the final match to be played at Dillon Gym this season.Princeton knew that it was battling to extend its home season into the playoffs.
Playing a doubleheader at Penn, the softball team was just looking for two wins to start their Ivy League season.
Picture Class of 1952 Stadium. Now picture Yale fans jumping for joy with the thrill of a big victory.
The men's and women's crew teams hosted races on Lake Carnegie this weekend and went two for three, getting wins in men's heavyweight and women's open but losing in men's lightweight.Saturday morning, men's heavyweight crew maintained possession of the Logg Cup by running Rutgers out of the waters of Carnegie in Princeton's home opener.The Tigers (3-1) won four of five heavyweight races against the Scarlet Knights, winning in all eight-man races and losing the four-man.Princeton dominated in the top race of the day, winning in the varsity eight with a time of five minutes, 56.4 seconds to claim the cup.
Teenagers are taking over professional sports. LeBron James, Michelle Wie, Freddy Adu, Rick Nash ? all are teenagers who are stars in their sports.I'm sick of people complaining that these kids are losing out because they are going pro so young.
The Ivy League opener treated the men's and women's tennis teams in vastly different ways Saturday.
The men's golf team will travel to Annapolis, Md. this weekend for two days on the links in the Navy Spring Invitational.
After several weeks of tough preparation and a few out-of-state meets, the men's and women's outdoor track and field teams will begin their seasons in earnest this weekend at home in the Sam Howell Memorial Invitational.This weekend's competition is an annual event hosted by the Tigers which features individuals from several area schools.
Coming off a successful run last weekend, the women's water polo team will look ahead to the ECAC Championships this weekend.
1994. That's the last time Princeton failed to win the Ivy League men's lacrosse championship. The struggle to win its 10th straight title begins tomorrow when Princeton's Ivy League season kicks off as the No.
The Ivy League duels begin this Saturday for the men's and women's tennis teams, as both will take on Penn.
Saturday's forecast ? high 52, overcast, scattered showers and some of the nation's most exciting races between the elite crew programs.Rain or shine, Lake Carnegie will be pounded by the oars of Princeton, Rutgers, Columbia and Georgetown this weekend as the lightweight and heavyweight men's teams will fight for the first victories of their young spring seasons.No.
More than two months removed from the Patriots' thrilling overtime win in January's Super Bowl and still two months away from players reporting to mini-camps, the NFL has made several headlines over the last few weeks.
Ivy League honors El HalabySophomore Yasser El Halaby has been named the 2004 Ivy League Player of the Year.
The conference schedule for the baseball team will begin this weekend, as Princeton looks to get a head start in the Ivy League standings.
