Penn.The Princeton tennis teams had different expectations for the big Ivy opener. The teams ended their matches as far from parallel as possible.
The spring crew season started off on March 30th for the women's open crew team. The varsity teams picked up second places, while the novices won their races.In a race against Brown and Michigan State, the first varsity eight team finished a distant second (6:47.58) to Brown (6:35.58), while the Spartans rounded out the race in third place (6:51.09). Against the same teams, the second varsity eight squeezed into second (6:57.87) in a much tighter race, which saw another victory for the Bears (6:55.02) and a Michigan State loss (6:59.65).Princeton's varsity fours (A and B) finished second (7:41.02), just edging out Brown by .21 seconds, and fourth (7:44.23) respectively, while the Spartans notched their only win, by just under three seconds.The Tiger novices, racing only against the Bears, faired better, winning both their races.
The baseball team was a frustrated nomad this weekend, roaming a desert of early-season losses thirsty for victories to set its 4-11 record straight.
Princeton softball has dominated Penn more than it has dominated any other program.In 1983, in just the second meting ever between Princeton and Penn in softball, the Tigers beat up on the Quakers in a 20-0 romp.Moreover, in nearly 40 meetings between the two schools, Penn has won just twice.In the past two seasons alone, senior pitcher and reigning Ivy League Player of the Year Brie Galicinao has thrown two perfect games against this conference foe.So it wasn't much of a surprise when Princeton swept Penn this weekend in Philadelphia, defeating the Quakers, 2-0 and 4-2, in games that only continued Princeton's 20-year domination.Princeton's pair of two-run victories were a departure from the blowouts the Tigers have dealt Penn in the past, but nevertheless reflected a domination seen time and time again."I think we're just a better team than they are," junior outfielder Jen Neil said of the recent domination.In the first game of the doubleheader, a duo of seniors teamed up for the win.Senior shortstop Kim Veenstra gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead ? a lead which they would not relinquish ? in the third inning when she belted a home run over the left field fence.Galicinao, on first after reaching on a fielder's choice, crossed home off of Veenstra's hit.Galicinao, who has dominated Penn from atop the mound in the past, continued the trend by holding the Quakers to four hits and no runs.Galicinao struck out eight, and preserved the win despite Penn putting runners on first and second with one out in the game's final inning."I'm always confident with Brie on the mound," Neil said."There were some pretty intense moments, but Brie's great under pressure.
Two more wins ? that's all the men's lacrosse team needed to match Cornell's record, set between 1972-1979, of 39 Ivy League wins in a row.Going into its first Ivy League game of the season on Saturday against Yale, it was logical to expect that the Tigers would emerge one game closer to the record.As of Monday, Princeton (2-4 overall, 0-1 Ivy) was ranked No.
For a team that has won each of its past three matches by an average margin of 11 goals, Princeton's 16-12 victory over Cornell at 1952 Stadium Satur-day afternoon was the closest game it has had in a while."Cornell never gave up.
Perfect weather and straight wins across the board. The women's tennis team couldn't have asked for a better precursor to its Ivy season.
The spring non-conference schedule is over and the meaningful Ivy League season is about to start for the men's baseball team.After going just 4-11 on its annual spring trip to start the season, the Tiger baseball team will kick off its Ivy League schedule this weekend with two games against Penn.Last year, Princeton beat the Quakers three out of four.
Sometimes, things just do not go the way you want them to.For Yale men's lacrosse, this was supposed to be senior Brian Hunt's year.
After more than four weeks of traveling around the country and playing some of the toughest teams in the nation, the softball team is ready to settle down to what really counts ? the Ivy Title.Princeton begins its Ivy Title hopes this Saturday against Penn (8-14) down in Philadelphia.Princeton (10-12) hopes to continue on the success it had against the Quakers last season.
The women's lacrosse team will ride a wave of victory into Saturday's home game against Cornell.On Wednesday afternoon, Princeton, currently ranked second in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Top 20 poll, mauled the Lions in a 17-1 win at Columbia.
Kristin Del Calvo was not always a softball player.The sophomore first baseman began her career on the diamond in the pressure cooker of boys tee ball at a young age."My little brothers played baseball," Del Calvo said.
On a chilly day at Class of 1895 Field, Princeton's softball team warmed things up with their solid pitching and hitting.Princeton swept inter-state rival Rutgers in a double-header yesterday afternoon, winning 1-0 and 9-1 in its first two home games of the season.In the first game, Princeton (10-12) relied on the strong arm of senior pitcher Brie Galicinao.
About two months ago, I started reading Sports Illustrated every week. Not just skimming, reading.
The Columbia women's lacrosse team had a lot to worry about going into yesterday's match against Princeton in New York.The two teams have had a lop-sided history; Princeton has won every game between them by an average margin of 16 points.Before yesterday's match-up, Princeton had already won five straight games, including a solid 13-5 victory over Duke ? which had originally been ranked No.
As the Ivy League season draws ever nearer, and the road-weary Tigers look forward to a nice stretch of games in New Jersey, the baseball team will start its season with one of its two key starting pitchers?junior right-hander David Boehle.
Wrestling junior Greg Parker was not the only Tiger to garner national attention over this past weekend.While Parker was wrestling his way through a rib injury in the NCAA championship tournament, sophomore Soren Thompson also competing for a national championship.Unfortunately for Thompson and the men's fencing team, he ? like Parker ? came up just short of the national title.The good news, however, was that Thompson did manage to win second place and a silver medal at the 2002 NCAA Fencing Champ-ionship held at nearby Drew University.The Tigers finished eighth as a team in the national competition.Thompson lost out in the championship bout of men's epee to Arpad Horvath of St.
"Well, I guess there's only one thing left to do.""What's that?""Win the whole [darned] thing."Though it 's cleaned up slightly for publication purposes, this classic scene from one of the great baseball movies of all-time, Major League, will soon become the mantra for eight Ivy League teams looking to share in the glory of Jake Taylor, Willie Mays Hayes, and Rick Vaughn.
The men's and women's golf teams opened their spring seasons with some fun in the sun, as they both headed south for weekend invitational tournaments.The men traveled to Pottsboro, Tex.
College students love to travel, and women's lacrosse is hoping to take a long ride this year ? as far as they can go through the national tournament.But you don't get a ticket to ride unless you first take a successful trip through your conference.The Tigers began their season with a little sight-seeing.
