Saturday, May 5 Men's track hosts Heptagonal Championships (all day at Weaver Stadium) Women's track hosts Heptagonal Championships (all day at Weaver Stadium) Baseball at Dartmouth for Ivy Championship, DH (noon in Hanover, N.H.) Men's lacrosse vs.
With no more home games left on this season's slate, the softball team traveled down the Jersey Turnpike to South Orange to take on Seton Hall in its second-to-last matchup of the season.Junior pitcher Brie Galicinao, who, as of Wednesday, ranked No.
Princeton did not make it to the NCAA Lacrosse Championships until 1990. Since then, though, the Tigers have been there each of the past 11 years ? compiling the best post-season record, 21-6 ? of any team in the nation, and coming away with five national championships.This Sunday, the NCAA tournament selection committee will meet and announce that Princeton, with its automatic bid from winning the Ivy League, will be going to its 12th straight tournament.
If the excitement of No. 3 Georgetown versus No. 5 Princeton wasn't enough, this high stakes game for the Tigers will be determinant of their seeding for the upcoming NCAA Tourn-ament.Princeton and Dartmouth tied for the Ivy League championship.
"This is probably the best four classes we've ever had in a row," men's lacrosse head coach Bill Tierney said in an interview earlier in the year with regards to Princeton's past recruiting.Usually, one would think that a statement such as this could mean only positive things ? high national rankings and championships.
Playing softball against Princeton must not be very fun for Penn. The umpires shout, "Play ball!" and the first Quaker batter walks to the batter's box.
When high jumper Tora Harris decided to take a year off halfway through his Princeton career he didn't go gallavanting through Europe or out west to "find himself." His idea of a "year off" involved training for the Olympic Trials while continuing as a part-time student at Texas A&M.Harris' hopes for success at the Trials were kindled by his freshman and sophomore years at Princeton, which were marked by tremendous sucesses.
Some athletes seem born for the limelight, destined from birth to lead groups of equally talented people to monumental achievments.
After two rounds, there was no reason for great optimism for the men's golf team. After scores of 304 and 303 in the first two rounds of the Rutherford Invitational, Princeton stood 28 strokes behind leader and host Penn State.Then the Tigers came alive.Led by sophomore Cassidy Traub's final-round 66, Princeton fired off a team-record score of 281 to charge up the leaderboard and finish alone in third place behind the Nittany Lions and James Madison.
Qualifying for NCAAs is certainly something to be proud of. Receiving All-America honors is an even greater accomplishment.
The problem with serving souffle for dinner is that it does not always rise. Rumor has it that even the legendary Julia Child refused to tackle the souffle challenge on her cooking show, lest her hard-earned reputation be tarnished by a series of runny failures.Racing in extremely fast conditions in Derby, Conn., this weekend, men's heavyweight crew accomplished a feat commensurate to cooking up a short-order souffle in front of a live television audience.
7-6, 6-3. Princeton point.6-1, 6-3. Princeton point.6-4, 6-0. Princeton point.Noticing a trend?
Since 1995, Ivy League men's lacrosse has been Princeton and then everyone else. The Tigers had won 36 conference games going into Saturday's matchup with Dartmouth.
A late run by Brown tied the game in the final minutes of regulation, and a goal in the second overtime period avenged an 8-6 loss to Princeton earlier this season in the ECAC championship game....The loss ends women's water polo's season.
After two gut-wrenching losses in the last week to league-rival Dartmouth and No. 1 Maryland, the women's lacrosse team finished its Ivy League season with a win against Brown, 12-6, Saturday at 1952 Stadium.....The win moves Princeton (12-3 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) into a tie for a share of the Ivy championship with the Big Green, who, after beating the Tigers last weekend, also moved to 6-1 in the league.
When freshman Rob Hulick was knocked over and nearly knocked unconscious Saturday at the Penn Relays, it was only the conclusion of a weekend of headaches for the men's track team.Holding back its best efforts for this weekend's Heptagonals, Princeton entered five relays in men's competition, none of which fared well.
Some things ? like trying to convince Martha Stewart to sleep in and order Chinese food for dinner ? are just not going to happen.
In the history of major league baseball, only 16 pitchers have thrown perfect games ? that is, hitless, errorless, runner-less games ? and certainly no one's ever done it twice.
The women's lightweight crew knows what it is like to be the favorite. They know the pressure of high expectations, they know how it feels to be a target and they know that getting to the top does not mean anything if you cannot stay there.
Men's lacrosse players honored by Ivy LeagueSenior defenseman Ryan Mollett was named Ivy League Player of the Week, and freshman attackman Ryan Boyle took home Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors for their work in Princeton's 7-4 win over Cornell last Saturday.
