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.
After returning its entire starting defense and senior goalie Trevor Tierney from last year's national runner-up team, men's lacrosse expected to have one of the country's stingiest defensive lineups.But shutting out Johns Hopkins ? the fourth-ranked team in the country and a NCAA seminfinalist last year ? for a half and holding it to one goal through three quarters Saturday at 1952 Stadium, Princeton's defense and goaltending weren't stingy, they were suffocating.The Tigers (1-0) beat the Blue Jays (0-1), 8-4, in the traditional season opener for both teams ? a game that was not as close as the score indicates.
Last year, the Princeton men's lacrosse team made it to the only national championship game that it has ever lost.
Scanning the field during last year's NCAA lacrosse championship, No. 12, the then sophomore attack B.J.
Goalies are the great levelers in hockey. When a netminder is hot, his team is competitive in every game ? but when the quality of goalkeeping is low, it is tough to get a win no matter how the offense performs.Luckily for the men's hockey team, junior goalie Dave Stathos has improved his play for the drive to the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament.In the last four games, the junior has given up just five goals, and Princeton (9-14-4 overall, 8-9-3 ECAC) has earned five crucial points and now stands at eighth in a league where the top 10 teams advance to the posteseason.
As the women's lacrosse team walked off the field last season after losing the National Championship game to No.
Yale only tallied 31 points. That's it. The number put them in dead last, just behind Brown.But the Elis have surprised everyone in and out of the league ever since they received those 31 votes to finish in eighth place by the pre-season Ivy League Media Poll.
Swimming upsets are not very common. The underdog never overcomes the Goliath by some divinely-inspired Herculean effort; the favorite team never has an 'off' day.
After its loss to Concordia Feb. 13, the men's volleyball team was certain that it would right itself to reel off a string of league victories over the next few weeks.After winning their next two games, the Tigers seemed headed in that direction just a week ago.
It's not exactly what head coach Mike New and the rest of the wrestling team had in mind at the beginning of the season ? 12-9 overall, 2-3 in the Ivies, and a fourth place finish in the league.
Hillary Reser is a junior guard for the women's basketball team. She recently sat down with 'Prince' staff writer Shani Moore.Prince: What do you like most about playing basketball at Princeton?Hillary Reser: Definitely the team.
This column is about the late Dale Earnhardt.Most people in this country, NASCAR fans or not, sports fans or not, saw replays of the man's death two weekends ago.
