Down 2-1 in the second game of the league quarterfinals with just 15 seconds to play Saturday night, senior center Kirk Lamb attempted to hit senior forward Ethan Doyle with a centering pass in front of the Cornell net.
Princeton had five goals, Virginia had four. It was the beginning of the fourth quarter. Virginia had both the momentum and possession of the ball.The Cavaliers' sizeable contingent among the 4,315 fans at 1952 Stadium at Saturday's men's lacrosse game was on its feet as Virginia mounted an attack.
Coming off a stomping of Rutgers last Wednesday, the women's lacrosse team struggled against No. 6 Loyola yesterday at 1952 Stadium.
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.
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.
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.
After dealing with adversity all year, the men's hockey team has finally righted the ship in time for the conference tournament.
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.
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.
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.
What's the biggest change from last season's baseball team? Pitching. And one pitcher in particular.
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.
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.
Looking at the scoreboard after the first half yesterday, Princeton fans might have been inclined to think that they were watching a football game.
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 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.
