This is the kind of game Princeton gets excited about.Then again, this is the kind of game Lehigh gets excited about, too.Most teams like Princeton relish the role of underdog.
Two games into the season and the men's soccer team is already setting records ? just not the kind it was hoping for.
Last weekend was possibly one of the best weekends sophomore cross-country runner Austin Smith has had in a while as a student-athlete at Princeton.Not only did he win his race at the Princeton Battlefield last weekend, but his parents and sister were there to watch it happen.
Two games into the season and the men's soccer team is already setting records ? just not the kind it was hoping for.
The field hockey team seems to have found its comfort zone once again. Princeton has reached the level of play at which it finished last year.The Tigers continued their domination of the rest of the Ivy League in their 6-1 crushing win over Columbia (1-2 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) last night in New York.With the win, Princeton improved to 2-1 overall, and 2-0 in the conference.More importantly though, Princeton seems to have overcome their season-opening loss to the Bobcats of Ohio, when the Tigers were missing their three senior co-captains for unspecified, non-injury reasons.Against the Lions, senior attack and co-captain Ilvy Friebe led the offense.
Recently, junior cornerback Blake Perry of the football team sat down for some questions and answers with 'Prince' staff writer Thaddeus Hartmann.'Prince': What are your impressions of the team this year, as compared to last season's 3-6 team that really lost all its games in the fourth quarter?Perry: Well, this year, we're a lot more experienced at every position.
After losing two of the leaders, Wes Stockard '02 and Paul Morrison '02 from last year's team, nobody was very sure what to expect from men's cross country.Sure, the critics admitted, they always did well, but who on this team was going to bring home that first place finish and get the team back atop the Ivy League?One athlete, sophomore Austin Smith, stepped up this weekend, winning the Princeton Invitational 5-miler in the time of 25 minutes, 16 seconds.
You can choose your cliche for the football team.It's time to put up or shut up. The time is now.
The women's soccer team proved once again that it deserves its No. 21 national ranking as the Tigers defeated Lehigh 3-0 last night in Bethlehem, Pa.A balanced attack aided Princeton's offensive efforts as senior midfielder Krista Ariss scored once and added an assist while freshman midfielder Emily Behncke and sophomore forward Esmeralda Negron tallied a goal each for the cause.Junior midfielder Liz Bell also notched an assist, and freshman forward Maura Gallagher recorded a point in her third straight game to start her career.
PRINCETON FOOTBALL 2001 STATISTICS TIGERS OPP. Wins 3 6 Scoring 200 202 Points Per Game 22.2 22.4 First Downs 163 191 Rushing Yardage 1385 1556 Rushing Attempts 346 376 Rush Yards Per Attempt 4.0 4.1 Rushing Per Game 153.9 172.9 Passing Yardage 1718 2023 Att-Comp-Int 240-141-6 268-163-18 Pass Yards Per Game 190.9 224.8 Total Offense 3103 3579 Total Offense Per Game 344.8 397.7 Penalties-Yards 71-638 57-519 Punts-Yards 50-1928 43-1575 3rd-Down Convert Pct 37% 34% Field Goals-Attempts 13-18 4-5
The men's soccer team played host to two in-state rivals this weekend, Farleigh Dickinson and Seton Hall, playing what were then two top-twenty teams to ties.In a season-opening weekend where the Tigers had plenty of opportunities to put away their opponents, the results could have been better.But they also could have been worse."I'm disappointed, because I felt like we could have won both games this weekend," head coach Jim Barlow '91 said.Princeton stormed out to a two-goal lead in its season-opening game against Farleigh Dickinson.
Why Princeton field hockey lost Friday in its first game of the season 3-2 to Ohio is somewhat of a mystery.
Although the women's soccer season has just begun, in a sense the race for the Ivy crown is already in full swing.
With the new season right around the corner for the football team, the Tigers welcome back two players to key positions on the defensive side of the ball.
Freshmen are in and last year's seniors are out, but possibly the most interesting changes for the men's basketball team this season are the transfers.Sophomore Dominick Martin ? a regular player on the Tiger squad a year ago ? and reserve guard Tom McLaughlin have left Princeton for Yale and William and Mary, respectively, this year.
After losing to St. John's last Friday, women's volleyball improved its record against saintly opponents by defeating St.
Who says Princeton reunions only happen once a year?Half a world away and over a month after the P-rade, four Tiger alumni and the reigning Ivy League Player of the Year met up in Perth, Australia to help the United States Men's Lacrosse Team to victory in the World Men's Lacrosse Championships.In the finals, the U.S.
After a strong first day that saw a Princeton freshman climb to the top of the leaderboard, the women's golf team faltered on its way in, finishing three strokes behind Yale in the team competition.Sophomore Avery Kiser posted the low score for the Tigers with an even-par two-day total of 148.Day one was marked by the emergence of another potential star in the making.
The first game of the season is a chance for both teams to work out the kinks left over from preseason practice.
The men's water polo team has shown this weekend that it has all the pieces it needs for an outstanding season.Led by senior co-captains Robert Urquhart and Kevin Foster, the Tigers registered a 15-8 win over U.S.
