Combine the arm of a baseball player, the aquatic speed of a varsity swimmer, the endurance of a rower and the teamwork of a basketball player, and what do you get?
Winer Academic All-Ivy Selections AnnouncedAfter months spent celebrating their athletic prowess, the Ivy League has recognized 80 student-athletes for their academic excellence ? announcing its Winter All-Ivy Academic selections.
For fans of Princeton men's volleyball, the beginning of Saturday's match against Penn State was a live-action version of the classic David and Goliath tale.Taking on the No.
Coming into the season, the question for the baseball team was not offense. With seniors Max Krance and Andrew Hanson returning, the Tigers were sure to score runs at a fast pace.The pitching staff, however, was lacking a defined ace.
Coming from Princeton, it always feels good to beat Harvard. Something about its obnoxious New England accents and even its meaningless mascot is just annoying.
There is one thing that is guaranteed for the women's tennis team ? regardless of whether they win or lose ? they are going to do it with a fight.Princeton has battled through a number of close matches this season.
Continuing its string of impressive early-season performances, the men's track team posted strong showing at two meets over the weekend.
Crew is a pretty old sport. As old, in fact, as the pyramids. A few thousand years ago, teams of Egyptian rowers competed on the Nile River for the favor of the pharoah.
Just as they were beginning to seem invincible, the men's tennis team was re-minded just how human it is.The Tigers have been riding a five-match winning streak that began with a March 24 victory over Loyola Marymount.
Coming into the back nine of this weekend's Princeton Invitational, sophomore Nat Hoopes was looking to take home an individual title for the second week in a row.After winning last week's Navy Invitational in a playoff, Hoopes came into the back nine two-under par and amongst the top players at his home course."I'm beginning to think I can win every week," Hoopes said.
An aura of inevitability about the outcome surrounded the men's lacrosse team's game against Harvard Saturday at 1952 Stadium.The Tigers (8-1 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) dominated the Crimson (6-4, 1-3) in every facet of the game, from faceoffs to time of possession, in a 15-1 rout.
It started out low, a chant meant to rally the visiting Columbia baseball team."Baseball's fun."But once Lion designated hitter Nickolas Solaro blasted a three-run home run to deep left field, it grew louder and louder.
Taking a large lead in the first 10 minutes of the game, the women's lacrosse team once again proved why it is ranked third in the nation, as it controlled the game and managed to answer every Harvard comeback.Led by junior attack Kim Smith with six points, three goals and three assists, the Tigers maintained their lead in the Ivy League, and extended their win streak to nine games with a 14-9 defeat of the Crimson Saturday at 1952 Stadium.Holding first place in the Ivy League, Princeton (10-1, 4-0) has swept through all of their games since the Loyola loss on March 11.
League Standings Men's Lacrosse Ivy Overall T1. Princeton 4-0 10-1 T1.
Taking a road trip to New England this weekend to battle against Ivy League foes Brown and Yale, the softball team split both doubleheaders, bringing its Ivy League record to 3-5 and further narrowing its chances for an Ivy League championship.Friday afternoon the Tigers won the opening game against Yale in New Haven, Conn., 4-1, but lost the second, 6-3.
In case anyone has not heard already, the women's lacrosse team has been destroying most of their competition this year.
The men's lacrosse team, coming off a 15-2 victory over Brown, is exactly where it wants to be ? ranked No.
When Maureen Davies '97 stepped off the field in her final softball game in the late spring of 1997, she knew she had unfinished business.
If the baseball team is on an amusement park ride, it's been a smooth one for the most part, more appropriate for Disneyland than as a main attraction at Six Flags or Cedar Point.
Friday, April 13 Baseball vs. Columbia (DH) (1 p.m. at Clarke Field) Men's golf hosts Princeton Invitational (all day at Springdale Golf Club) Softball at Yale (DH) (3 p.m.
