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.
Glenn Nelson is the head coach of both the men's and the women's volleyball teams. He recently sat down with 'Prince' staff writer Sarah Petry.'Prince': Coach, do you want me to start with my questions, and then we'll go from there?Glenn Nelson: Yeah, Petry, why don't you start with your questions, seeing as it is a Q & A.
The following are excerpts submitted to the 'Prince' by members of club teams. Men's RugbyPrinceton reached the final of the Ivy League championships with two hard fought wins against Yale and Columbia (10-0 and 18-8 respectively), where they met a Dartmouth team that had steamrolled through Penn and Brown.
As the long road of competitive golf comes to an end for senior Peter McWhorter, reflection over the journey proves that competitive team play has made the effort worthwhile.McWhorter's passion for golf began early on.
Training, whether for athletes or dogs, is all about repetition.And rowers, as a breed, are distinctively and incredibly well trained.Their physical training begins and ends on the ergometer ? "ergs" to the educated ? little machines that are about as much fun as their name suggests.
Ranked third in the nation, the women's lacrosse team was not expecting a close game against unranked Temple, but strong play by the Temple keeper and wet conditions almost leveled the field.
