For the women's ice hockey team, this weekend's home games will be a chance to prove that last year's success was not a fluke.
It's Yale.Let's face it ? next to the game against Harvard, Saturday's contest with the Elis is the biggest of the year.Regardless of who is winning the Ivy League (which is Penn, in case you haven't figured it out yet), or what team in Division I-AA football is playing stellar this season, no other football game is as big as this one for Princeton fans.It is no coincidence that this weekend is Homecoming.This means that not only will Tiger fans and alumni be able to watch the game on the Yankees Entertainment Sports (YES) Network, but a whole lot of them will be in town to see the game.While the Tigers (2-6 overall, 2-3 Ivy League) are out of the running for the H-Y-P championship ? and hence the bonfire ? because of the loss to Harvard three weeks ago, and nearly mathematically eliminated from Ivy League championship contention, they still have pride to play for.
With all the established confidence of a Vanderbilt at the Waldorf, the women's swim team will cavalcade into Boston this weekend and launch its long awaited winter season with just one phrase on their lips: 41-0.Surging in off several seasons full of more success than a post-World War I Wall Street, the Tigers will use their four consecutive Ivy League titles as well as an amazing 41-meet winning streak to provide the momentum to launch them into what could be their most dazzling season to date."Most people dream of having an undefeated season, and we've had five in a row," head coach Susan Teeter said.The crown jewel of this opening weekend, however, will not simply be an extension of the Tigers impressively resilient string of victories, but the prospect of breaking a heavily coveted Princeton sports record: most consecutive wins for any Princeton team.The record, now at 43-0, was set by the men's tennis team in the late seventies and has been left untouched for over 25 years.
Known to many as "Killer Kilpatrick," Gary Kilpatrick came to Princeton in 1971 as coach of the men's freshman lightweight crew team.
You should definitely be scared of the Princeton women's rugby team ? if you are another women's rugby team, that is.Over the weekend of Nov.
When a team comes off its best season in history, expectations are always high. Women's hockey, which has those expectations, may be able to back them up.Head coach Jeff Kampersal '92, who led Princeton to its first 20-win season in team history a year ago, heads back to the ice for another season.
Like an oven slowly leaking gas, the men's hockey team has demonstrated that it is one spark away from doing some serious damage.Signs of an imminent explosion have been seen in the Tigers' first four games this season which, though all losses, have gone a long way to proving that Princeton is back in action.The Tigers' (0-4 overall, 0-2 in the Eastern College Athletic Conference) first four losses may seem contradictory to this premise that they are a force to be reckoned with, but let the competition beware ? three out of the four games have been barn-burners, two of them having been decided in overtime play."It's been a lot of bad luck, bad breaks," senior co-captain and defender Steve Slaton said.
Head football coach Roger Hughes entertained questions at a press conference last Wednesday, expressing optimism about his team's chances against Penn that weekend.
When dreaming up destinations to spend their weekends, most Princeton students would not readily think of Northeastern's Matthews Arena.
For a youthful men's hockey team aspiring to be a contender in the Eastern College Athletic Conference, this weekend was not an auspicious start.
Losing streaks are the biggest test of a team's character. How athletes respond when the chips are down and wins are few and far between stands as testament to their toughness.
Another disappointing season ended for the sprint football team Friday, as Penn (3-3) defeated the Tigers, 37-15, at Frelinghuysen Field, leaving Princeton (0-6) with yet another winless season.The Tigers' loss was not without a silver lining, however, as their play in the second half showed a glimpse of what has the chance to become a solid team next year.Unfortunately, the game was already decided by halftime, when the Quakers had built a commanding 30-7 lead.
Another year, another perfect Ivy League season for the field hockey team.With a 3-1 win over Penn (10-7 overall, 3-4 Ivy League) on Friday night, the Tigers (12-5, 7-0) secured their fourth straight undefeated Ivy League season.Scoring was scarce for most of the game, although the Tigers controlled the ball well and created ample opportunities.
On one side of Franklin Field it was sunbaked and calm, somewhere above 60 degrees. On the other side it was shadowed and windy, somewhere below 40.
Penn's Katie Cross, the Ivy League's leading scorer, netted three goals against women's soccer to lead the Quakers to a 3-2 victory Saturday.While the Tigers' defense has been stellar all season, it was rendered powerless by Penn's determined junior."We've never had anyone score three goals on us," junior midfielder Catherine Byrd said.
The women's volleyball team took a big step in its quest for an Ivy League title this weekend by winning back to back road games against Columbia and Cornell.The victory over the Big Red (9-3 Ivy League, 19-4 overall) on Saturday was truly one for the ages, as the match's intensity reached a height previously unseen for the Tigers."It was by far the most exciting game of the season," sophomore outside hitter Lauren Grumet said, "We showed more pride than we ever have before, and that's why we won."The cause of all the intensity and excitement was the fact that Cornell was coming off a victory Friday night against league-leader Penn.
This Saturday the women's volleyball team will travel to Cornell to play what should be one of the most important matches of the season.
Georgia vs. Rice. Pit those two I-A college football programs against each other, and anyone who knows football knows the winner.
Mud on the fields, a nip in the air and a jeer in the stands. It must be time for another Princeton-Penn late-season match-up.The men's soccer team plays its part in this weekend's athletic onslaught against the Quakers tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The women's soccer team will not win the outright Ivy League championship this year. Nor will the Tigers receive the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament that comes with winning the crown.
