As the women's soccer season heads into the final straightaway, each game can mean the difference between a postseason berth and an early Thanksgiving vacation.
Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't the only one causing a sensation in the state of California this past weekend as the men's water polo team rocked the West Coast, bringing home three victories.The Tigers (14-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) faced off against their toughest contender last Friday, taking on top-ranked University of California-Berkeley.
With the fall season of play drawing to a close, the women's tennis team participated in the Ivy Invitational over this past weekend at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, NY.Sixteen teams took part in the tournament, including all the Ivies aside from Yale as well as such tough competitors as Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and Washington.
"We finally met our match," junior Avery Kiser said of the women's golf team's fifth-place finish at the Penn State Invitational this weekend.
Frustration seemed to be the main theme for field hockey this weekend.Princeton (7-3 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) had trouble turning scoring opportunities into goals, and wound up splitting its games this weekend.
"Well, what you witnessed there, fellas, was a good old-fashioned butt kicking," head football coach Roger Hughes said, summing up Saturday's loss to Colgate (6-0 overall, 2-0 Patriot League). He was right.The 30-3 loss marks the first time Princeton (0-4, 0-1 Ivy League) has lost its first four games ever.
What's even more satisfying than a Wawa hoagie at 3 a.m. after a long night on the Street? For women's soccer, a golden goal ? especially one with so much riding on it.Maybe it is a little early in the season to be talking about the league championship, but it is already on the Tigers' minds.
The Yale Bulldogs, women's volleyball's second opponent in two days, were essentially helpless Saturday afternoon against Princeton's balanced hitting, solid passing and typically excellent digging.
Men's soccer stumbled in its second Ivy League game of the season, falling 3-1 to No. 22 Brown over the weekend.The game got off to a less than auspicious start for Princeton (4-3-2 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) as Brown (6-3, 2-0) was able to net a goal early in the first half.
Women's golfThe women's golf team has won its first three tournaments this spring ? the Dartmouth Invitational, the Princeton Invitational, and the Yale Invitational.The Tigers play in their first fall tournament not hosted by an Ivy League school when they compete in the Penn State Invitational at State College, Pa., this weekend.Besides host Penn State, the Tigers can expect to compete against James Madison University, William & Mary, and Rollins, the Division II champion.
For a team that just wants to win a game, Tiger football sure has its work cut out for it. Colgate (5-0 overall, 2-0 Patriot League) visits Princeton Stadium as the 17th-ranked team in Division I-AA football, riding an 11-game winning streak.Princeton (0-3 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) comes into the game just aching for a win after its heartbreaking 33-27 loss to Columbia in its Ivy League opener last weekend, a loss that came on a last-second Hail Mary play for the Lions.This week the Raiders will try to hand the Tigers their third-straight loss on home turf, and they have the offensive weapons to do it.Junior tailback Jamaal Branch leads the charge for the toothpaste team, averaging 157.4 yards per game on the ground.
The field hockey team spent the majority of last season ranked in the Top 10, bulldozing their opponents out of the way to the NCAA quarterfinals.
The men's soccer team has been making its living lately on last-second thrills. Last weekend a pair of late goals from freshman Kyle McHugh, including the game-winner in overtime, gave the Tigers a win over Dartmouth.
After Sunday's disappointing loss to Dartmouth, the women's soccer team needs this Saturday's game at Brown to boost morale and to give the team a shot at staying on top of the Ivy League.The Bears (7-2-2 overall, 1-1-0 Ivy League), however, have different plans.
One game after the men's soccer team snatched victory from Dartmouth on the strength of freshman forward Kyle McHugh's overtime goal, a rookie once again came up big for the Tigers.
Under head coach Roger Hughes' tenure, the football team has improved each season, with seven losses in 2000, six two years ago, and a winning record (6-4) last season.The most important reason for that improvement was the play of senior quarterback/safety and co-captain David Splithoff.In a word, Splithoff could be described as a playmaker.
Recently, 'Prince' senior writer Nick Wimbush sat down with men's soccer's Jeff Hare to discuss the finer points of something Hare is particularly good at ? the header.'Prince': If you were trying to teach someone how to hit a header in soccer, what would you say?Jeff Hare: Well basically the first thing I would tell them is that they should not be afraid of the ball.
The women's volleyball team's season has only just begun, but this weekend will go a long way towards determining Princeton's fate.After a win last night against St.
Last night the women's volleyball team dominated in a way that often made it seem as if the Tigers were playing nearby Princeton High School, not visiting St.
Just get the job done. That's what winning in sports is all about.That mantra seems to be the guiding principle of this year's field hockey offense, which has helped boost the Tigers to a 6-2 overall record but has often times managed to produce just enough goals to squeak out the win.One thing is for certain ? this year's offense looks almost nothing like the hard-hitting powerhouse it was last season.In the first three Ivy League contests last year, Princeton routed Yale, Columbia and Dartmouth by the scores of 7-0, 6-1 and 9-1, respectively.This year, the Tigers' Ivy League games have been closer.
