Always within sight but just barely beyond reach, the first win of the season continues to evade the women's basketball team.
The men's hockey team was Sisyphus, rolling the unyielding boulder up the mountain of nationally-ranked opponents.
NEW YORK - As St. Nick prepared for his long journey, the men's basketball team began an arduous trip of its own.
Josh Sims '00 stared as Chris Massey's shot rebounded off the goal, then he streaked forward. The game was in overtime against perennial lacrosse power Johns Hopkins, the score knotted at 6-6.
It may be Christmastime, and this may be the season when wishes come true, but the women's basketball team is not just sitting around imagining its own version of dancing sugar plums ? that tantalizing first win."We've been practicing more intensely and working harder," sophomore forward Lee Culp said.
With 4.3 seconds remaining, Ed Persia took the pass, lost his footing momentarily, then dashed upcourt before firing a desperation shot that boomed off the backboard as time expired.
Fifteen feet. Five yards. A distance shorter than the length of a Butler double. Two VW Beetles. One quarter the distance from the mound to home plate.
In ice hockey, the position of goalie is different from any other. The goalkeeper does not serve penalty time, nor does she change lines with the rest of the team.
Anyone that has read espn.com or watch SportsCenter has seen the staggering numbers:$25.2 million per year.$155,555 per game.$17,284 per inning.$3,000 per out.$520 per pitch.That's right ? a $252 million contract spread out over the course of ten years.That's enough money to buy six different major league franchises ? the Cubs, the Giants, the Cardinals, the Tigers, the Phillies and the Twins.That's enough money to purchase most of the stadiums used by Major League Baseball and the National Football League.That's more than the GNP of many small countries, and guess what ? it's all going to be deposited into the bank account of one single person, Alex Rodriguez.Don't get me wrong, I'm not about to question the abilities of the most well-rounded player in baseball.
PHILADELPHIA? It is a scene that most Philadelphia basketball fans have seen before. Bill Carmody sits at the end of the bench, legs crossed, intently watching the action on the floor of a modest college basketball arena.On the far side of the court, his team executes the vaunted Princeton offensive system.
Men's Cross Country All-Ivy Second Team Ryan Teising, Fr. Field Hockey Division I All-Americans First Team Hilary Matson, Sr., Attack Melanie Meerschwam, Sr., Attack Second Team Emily Townsend, So., Defense Kelly Baril, So., Goalie Division I North/South Senior All-Stars Hilary Matson, Sr., Attack Melanie Meerschwam, Sr., Attack Mid-Atlantic Regional All-Americans First Team Kelly Baril, So., Goalie Hilary Matson, Sr., Attack Melanie Meerschwam, Sr., Midfield Emily Townsend, So., Defense Second Team Ilvy Friebe, So., Midfield Kellie Maul, Sr., Midfield Claire Miller, Fr., Attack Anastasia Nowacki, Sr., Defense Cory Picketts, Fr., Defense All-Ivy League First Team Hilary Matson, Sr., Attack Melanie Meerschwam,Sr., Midfield Emily Townsend, So., Defense Kelly Baril, So., Goalie Second Team Claire Miller, Fr., Attack Kellie Maul, Sr., Midfield Honorable Mention Cory Picketts, Fr., Midfield Player of the Year Hilary Matson, Sr., Attack Women's Volleyball All-Ivy League First Team Sabrina King, Sr., OH Second Team Emily Brown, Sr., MB Rookie of the Year Kellie Cramm, Fr., OH Men's Water Polo CWPA Southern Division First Team Kevin Foster, So., 2M Chris Gratian, Sr., U Jon Pharris, Jr., G Eastern Championship All-East Team Kevin Foster, So., 2M Football All-Ivy League First Team Dennis Norman, Sr., OL Marty Cheatham, Sr., FB Second Team Ross Tucker, Sr., OL Taylor Northrop, Jr., PK Nathan Podsakoff , Sr., DL Michael Higgins , Sr., LB Chris Roser-Jones , Jr., LB Taylor Northrop , Jr., P Honorable Mention John Raveche , Sr., OL Kevin Kongslie , So., DB Men's Soccer Mid-Atlantic Regional All-Americans First Team Matt Behncke, Jr., Midfield Mike Nugent, Jr., Forward Second Team Jason White, So., Goalie All-Ivy League First Team Matt Behncke, Jr., Midfield Second Team Mike Nugent, Jr., Forward Graeme Rein, So., Defense Bob Nye, So., Defense Honorable Mention Matt Striebel, Sr., Forward Jeff Hare, Fr., Defense Jason White, So., Goalie Women's Soccer Mid-Atlantic Regional All-Americans First Team Heather Deerin, So., Defense Julie Shaner, Sr., Midfield Second Team Jordan Rettig, Sr., Goalie Jenny Lankford, Sr., Defense All-Ivy League First Team Heather Deerin, So., Defense Jennifer Lankford, Sr., Defense Second Team Julie Shaner, Sr., Midfield Kelly Sosa, Jr., Defense Jordan Rettig, Sr., Goalie Honorable Mention Theresa Sherry, Fr., Forward Liz Bell, Fr., Midfield Sprint Football All-CSFL First Team Brian Mickus, So., DE Brett Otteson, Sr., LB Jeremy Green, Sr., FS Mike Piazza, Sr., TE Sean Moore, So., OL Robin Clarke, Sr., RB Second Team Geoff Gasperini, Sr., QB Ryan Bonfiglio, Sr., DT Christian Gomez, So., LB Jeremy Sturchio, Jr., SS Honorable Mention David Mordkoff, Sr., CB Ike Himowitz, Sr., OL Mark Holveck, Sr., DT Matt Thomas, Sr., DE Dave Liu, Sr., WR Ki Moon, Sr., WR
We should hope that the admissions department didn't waste too much time on Andre Logan.Logan has all of the avenues to Princeton admission covered.
It was clear from the national anthem which team was more focused and better prepared.The Army women's basketball team (8-1) stood at attention in a straight line, backs to the bleachers, all in the same black warmups.The Tigers, too, stood tall, honoring the flag.
Ryan Bonfiglio is a senior on the wrestling team in the 165-lb. weight class. He recently sat down with Princetonian contributor Ross Mazo.Prince: What did you think of the [45-0] Minnesota match [this weekend]?Ryan Bonfiglio: It was a great experience to wrestle the best team in the country, but on the other hand, it was a tough experience.
His fencing accomplishments speak for themselves. He was named the best athlete in California at the State Games, was the winner of the epee event at the Cleveland Open North American Cup, a member of three world championship fencing teams as well as the world university games team.
Princeton freshman goaltender Megan Van Beu-sekom was named ECAC Rookie of the Week in women's hockey last week.
Early in the winter track season, men's head coach Fred Samara said the team was counting on underclassmen to step up and fill the gaps left by graduating seniors and injured upperclassmen.
The men's and women's indoor track teams came into this past weekend's New Year Invitational hoping to establish momentum to carry them through Winter Break and help get them ready for racing in the new calendar year.
The regular season dual meets prior to H-Y-Ps are almost an after-thought for the men's swimming team.The squad's energy and training have to be concentrated around H-Y-Ps if the Tigers are to have a truly 'successful' season.
LAKEWOOD ? Shocking the crowd, sophomore Greg Parker of Princeton slipped out of Damion Hahn's grip and performed a two-point reversal on the Minnesota wrestling star ? a former Lakewood, N.J.
