Question: what annual event features 64 of the top teams in college athletics, eliminated one-by-one as they compete for a national championship?Okay, so it's not March Madness.
Since she started coaching in 1979, the NCAA has limited recruiting, the students have become more diverse, and the green balls they use may not be the same brand or bounce the same way, but women's tennis head coach Louise Gengler's '75 goal for each season has not changed a bit:"Every year, we have wanted to win the Ivy League title."But she went on to add that winning the Ivy League does not mean the same thing it used to."It's a little tricky what they call an Ivy Title," Gengler said.
When the men's soccer team's game against Yale in New Haven hit its 90th minute this weekend, another Princeton men's soccer season came to a close.
Having taken on two nationally-ranked competitors in its first two games of the season ? against No.
All of the thousands of miles that have been logged by the men's cross country team come down to one thing: The Mid-Atlantic regional NCAA championship qualifying race Saturday morning in Davis, W.
If water polo players wore shoes, Peter Sabbatini would have had some large ones to fill.With the graduation of John Pharris '02, last year's College Water Polo Association Southern Division MVP, Sabbatini was thrust into the starting goalie position this year."We've been fortunate to have a great string of goalies here," coach Luis Nicolao said.
You have not lived until you have been called for obstruction-hooking.Yes, it is hockey season again, and hat tricks and one-timers are afoot in Baker Rink as women's hockey has turned Princeton's cozy little ice rink into its personal slaughterhouse, outscoring their first four opponents of the season 17-1 en route to a 4-0 start in the friendly confines.Already riding high after a pair of non-conference shutout wins a week ago, the Tigers (4-0-0 overall, 2-0-0 Eastern College Athletic Conference) greeted their first two ECAC opponents rudely this weekend, topping Colgate (4-4-0, 1-1-0) 4-1 on Friday and ripping Cornell (0-2-0, 0-2-0) 6-0 Saturday.A pair of new faces sparked the attack on Colgate.
Notice a change?This year the Princeton women's cross country team took a giant step closer to its long term goal of winning the Heps crown.
In a football game, in order to win, a team must control three things ? the ball, the offensive line of scrimmage, and the defensive line of scrimmage.
Recently, Daily Princetonian Senior Writer Ross Mazo sat down with junior Nate Rawlings of the men's rugby team.
The women's soccer team tied Colorado College (8-7-1) 1-1 on Saturday in a well-played battle between two packs of Tigers.
With five matches in nine days, the volleyball team did not have much of a fall break.The Tigers faced Dartmouth, Harvard, Villanova, Columbia, and Cornell this past week in a test of their endurance.Despite tough losses to Har-vard and Villa-nova, Princeton (13-5 overall, 6-3 Ivy League) steadily improved its play over the course of the week.
Last Friday, the field hockey team won the outright Ivy League championship for the eighth time in nine years.Although not as dominant as their other Ivy League victories, the Tigers' 3-0 win over Penn (6-11 overall, 2-5 Ivy League) was enough to close out their third-straight perfect Ivy League season.During this year's Ivy League campaign, the Tigers (11-6 overall) posted a 7-0 record, and led the league in goals scored (43) and the fewest goals allowed (six). On offense, senior tri-captain and attack Ilvy Friebe has been outstanding for the Tigers, leading the league in two key scoring categories with 22 goals and nine assists.Senior goalkeeper Kelly Baril recorded another impressive season in goal.
It is strange that a scoreless tie might be the highlight of the men's soccer team's season, but with the undefeated Penn team playing for the Ivy League championship, the Tigers chose a good game to play their best soccer.Normally a Penn vs.
The football team continued its streak of impressive fourth quarter performances Saturday against Penn.The rest of the game, though, was one of the most one-sided games ever at Princeton Stadium, as Penn (7-1 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) took a 30-0 lead into the fourth quarter to win by the final of 44-13.During the first half the Quakers dominated the Tigers, outgaining Princeton (5-3, 3-2) 202 yards to 29.
Two weeks ago, the football team, at 2-0, sat atop the Ivy League with two other teams ? Harvard and Penn.
Year after year, men's and women's heavyweight crew are among the nation's best. Given this rich tradition of Princeton rowing, expectations are always lofty.This year is no different.As always, the Tigers have their sights set high, mindful of the legacy they must defend."We see alumni on the national team every day," junior Tyson White said.
Head coach Beth Bozman and her field hockey team needed to win at least a share of the Ivy League title to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
0 ? Times the football team has beaten rival Harvard since 1995, not incidentally the last time Princeton won the Ivy League title.1 ? Actual victories by the Tigers since 1993 against the Quakers, this week's opponent.
The color of the leaves on the trees are changing and there is a chill in the air. To some this would indicate one thing only: the onset of a winter that will undoubtedly last way too long.For avid sports fans, however, the changing season indicates something completely different and much more exciting ? hockey time.And, for the men's ice hockey team, this season started with a bang.At the beginning of fall break, the Tigers took to the ice for their two preseason exhibition games.
