Twenty minutes after six last night, there was an air of merriment in the Chancellor Green Rotunda.
Friday, March 9 Baseball at Southeast Missouri State (11:30 a.m. CT in Stillwater, Okla.) Baseball at Oklahoma State (3 p.m.
This past weekend was a very successful one for Princeton athletics, and several individuals reaped rewards for their efforts during it.The women's hockey team led the way, as junior forward Andrea Kilbourne received ECAC Player of the Week honors, and freshman forward Gretchen Anderson was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week.In the Tigers' 5-2 win Saturday over Cornell, Kil-bourne scored two goals, including the game winner, and had an assist.
The fans, for better or for worse, asked for it.In the closing minutes of the men's basketball game against Penn Tuesday night, the Tiger faithful chanted, "We want Stanford!"Depending upon where you look and whom you ask, Princeton (16-10 overall, 11-3 Ivy League) just might be headed to San Diego to play the Cardinal.
After dealing with adversity all year, the men's hockey team has finally righted the ship in time for the conference tournament.
The first two weeks of March last year went as follows for the Princeton and Virginia men's lacrosse teams ? the Tigers started off with a win over Johns Hopkins, and the Cavaliers began by falling to Syracuse.
Even after the dominating 16-3 win over Rutgers, the women's lacrosse team is all business with Loyola coming to 1952 Stadium Sunday.This attitude is not only because Princeton is interested in picking up another important early-season victory at the expense of a strong opponent.The Tigers also want revenge.While Princeton is ranked second in the nation and Loyola is sixth, the Tigers remember last year all too well when the Greyhounds beat Princeton, 6-5.
Baseball players are known for their superstitious habits.For example, every time senior Andrew Hanson steps up to the plate, he takes a bit of a Balance bar.
After suffering through a 1-3 performance against some of the nation's top teams at the USCB Tournament, women's water polo went into the Collegiate Water Polo Association League Weekend looking to get back on track and play like the team that was ranked No.
Looking at the scoreboard after the first half yesterday, Princeton fans might have been inclined to think that they were watching a football game.
Going into last night's contest at the Palestra it seemed like Penn's women's basketball team would have all of the momentum.The Quakers had won 20 straight games going into the contest, had already clinched the Ivy League championship and were riding a wave of emotion as senior All-American Diana Caramanico took the floor for her final home game.No one told this to the Tigers, however.Princeton jumped on top early, but eventually fell 78-69 to the Quakers in the final game of the Tigers' season.Led by sophomore forward Maureen Lane's 20 points, Princeton jumped out to an early 24-14 lead in the first half and looked in control, going into halftime with a 37-30 lead.
Three consecutive national championships.It is a dynasty. Granted, it is a dynasty with necessary bounds, but one with unquestionable legacy.Julia Beaver must leave the women's squash team after this year, because that is what seniors do.
What's the biggest change from last season's baseball team? Pitching. And one pitcher in particular.
After beating Yevgeni Niyzov of Rutgers, last year's champion, he was most of the way there. But down three touches against Doron Levit of St.
The men's and women's track teams sent their best to take on the best of the East coast this weekend in Boston, Mass.
The men's volleyball team traveled to Newark Friday to take on Rutgers-Newark. The Tigers prevailed against the weaker Scarlet Raiders, pulling themselves into fifth place and knocking their opponents to sixth in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
As the third period ended, the score remained tied at 11-11. After a long struggle, all that was left between Juan Venturi and an EIWA championship was sudden-death overtime.With almost 1,000 people cheering for him, Venturi was attempting to do what no other Tiger has done in over ten years.
The game begins with one man, smartly dressed in a suit on the sideline, barking out signals towards the floor.
Princeton men's basketball's leading scorer for the game was the first to make a snip. Junior guard Ahmed El Nokali, who scored 14 points and committed only one turnover in 40 minutes of play, was as careful with the scissors as he was with the ball against Penn last night when he made the initial cut to bring down the net.After the rest of the team made their contribution to taking down the net at Jadwin Gym, senior center Nate Walton ? who has been the Tiger's leader this season ? fittingly made the final cut to the twine and placed it around his neck.Just as it took everyone to help take down the net, it was once again a total team effort by Princeton (16-10 overall, 11-3 Ivy Leauge) to resoundingly defeat the Quakers (12-17, 9-5), 68-52.
The 'Prince' will be holding a contest for the best signs at tonight's men's basketball game against Penn.
