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.
The game begins with one man, smartly dressed in a suit on the sideline, barking out signals towards the floor.
Princeton men's basketball's leading scorer for the game was the first to make a snip. Junior guard Ahmed El Nokali, who scored 14 points and committed only one turnover in 40 minutes of play, was as careful with the scissors as he was with the ball against Penn last night when he made the initial cut to bring down the net.After the rest of the team made their contribution to taking down the net at Jadwin Gym, senior center Nate Walton ? who has been the Tiger's leader this season ? fittingly made the final cut to the twine and placed it around his neck.Just as it took everyone to help take down the net, it was once again a total team effort by Princeton (16-10 overall, 11-3 Ivy Leauge) to resoundingly defeat the Quakers (12-17, 9-5), 68-52.
The 'Prince' will be holding a contest for the best signs at tonight's men's basketball game against Penn.
Seven passes in 16 seconds. Two curls, three hard cuts toward the hoop, one hand-off, two fadeouts to the three-point line.
Going into this weekend's games, the Princeton women's hockey team still had an outside chance at advancing to the playoffs.If the Tigers could win both of their games, and if Providence lost both of its contests, the Tigers would tie the Friars for the eighth and final playoff position with 21 points ? a tie which would still give Princeton a chance to make the Eastern College Athletic Con-ference playoffs.
The trophies traveled all the way up to Boston, only to be brought home to rest on the same mantelpieces.Last weekend at the National Individual Squash Championship, Princeton continued its dominance over the individual aspect of the sport, bringing home both men's and women's titles for the third straight year.In fact, the greatest move that the trophies made was within one family, as sophomore David Yik inherited the crown worn by his brother, Peter Yik '00, for the past two years.In the women's half of the tournament, senior Julia Beaver solidified her position as one of the best collegiate squash players in history, taking home her third straight individual title."I'm just relieved that it's over and it went well," Beaver said.
Compared to less than a week ago, the Ivy League race has been greatly simplified. Before men's basketball defeated Yale and Brown on the road this weekend, scenarios existed where a four-team playoff mini-tournament was possible in which Princeton, Penn, Yale and Brown could all share the Ivy League title.Thanks to Princeton extending its winning streak to four games, however, the league finale is much more succinct.
It was 9:45 p.m., and the women's basketball team had been playing its heart out for close to three hours.The Tigers must have been tired.
Every time the pressure was on the men's basketball team this weekend, Princeton was able to respond.When Yale had cut an eight-point halftime deficit to two midway through the second half, freshman Konrad Wysocki came out of a timeout, banged a three from the top of the key and Princeton regained control.
It was the nadir of the season. As low as the men's hockey team fell during its midseason eight-game losing streak, it seemed even lower after the 7-3 loss to Colgate Feb.
When racing against a formidable opponent, all elements of the race have to work in conjunction, like a well-oiled machine, to pull off the win.
