FencingIt was a tremendous Saturday for both the men's and women's fencing teams at Jadwin Gym.
Considering who was sitting in the stands Saturday night, all the backdoor cuts, the fluid passes and the three-point baskets were especially appropriate in the men's basketball team's home victory over Dartmouth.In front of 74 former Princeton basketball players and coaches, the Tigers (13-10 overall, 8-3 Ivy League) completed a weekend sweep, finishing off the Big Green (7-18, 2-10), 68-52, Saturday and putting away Harvard (12-12, 5-7), 62-48, Friday.
Schools have track teams. They don't have track and field teams, or even field teams. If you put the shot, you're on the track team.
After the obligatory celebrating steps, the Princeton women's swimming and diving squad felt unsatisfied.
It was a scene rarely seen in hockey. Football, yes. The gridiron has the 'Bob and Weave' and 'Eatin' at the the Table.' Soccer, yes.
Friday, Feb. 23 Men's basketball vs. Harvard (7:30 p.m. at Jadwin Gym) Women's basketball at Harvard (6 p.m.
Like a runner that bolts out of the starting gate and stays out in front, the Princeton women's swimming team has set its own pace this season.
There are a lot of over-used and tired cliches that can be used to describe the rest of the season for the women's basketball team.
Jadwin Gym ? the men's basketball team vaguely remembers the place.It certainly has been a while.
When the men's hockey team encounters Vermont on Saturday, two very even teams will take the ice.
For the first time in years, the pressure was off women's squash at the Howe Cup. At least that's the way it appeared."We weren't supposed to win, so it was a lower-pressure situation," senior No.
Last Friday Princeton notched three goals while playing its first of two games against Niagara. The Tigers, however, lost 3-1 to the Purple Eagles partly because they hit a shot into their own net.The weekend was just one of many in which the women's hockey team struggled with several offensive problems.
As men's volleyball's coach ambled off the court following his team's 3-1 victory over New York University at Dillon Gym last night, he was muttering under his breath.Though the Tigers had come back to win after dropping the first set, he was irritated that his team needed an embarrassing first-set loss to start playing with emotion."It's sad we had to hand them the first game before we were ready to play," Nelson grumbled.
Conor Neu is a junior forward for the men's basketball team. He recently sat down with 'Prince' senior writer David Mordkoff.'Prince': During the games I look over sometimes and see you and [sophomore guard] Pete Hegseth talking to each other.
FencingSeveral members of the men's and women's fencing teams attended the Junior Olympics over the weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Three weeks ago, I remembered why I love being a fan of college sports. A few friends wanted to go to the final day of the H-Y-P swim meet and I went along.As the afternoon progressed, and the men's team was getting closer to closing out Harvard for the championship, the atmosphere surrounding DeNunzio Pool was electric.
Whenever senior point guard Jessica Munson is on the floor, people notice.Her team notices every time she controls the court by calling a play, or during one of the frequent occasions when she motivates her teammates by pushing herself even harder.The opposing team, because of Munson's stifling defense, is forced to pay even more attention to her.
I think that if you look closely, you might see John Thompson '88 crying on senior night.Because if there's one thing you can say about Thompson, it's that he depends on his senior captain, Nate Walton.It's no accident that he put Walton on the cover of the media guide.
You're at a banquet somewhere, hungry and ready to eat. When the hosts finally break out the food, everyone in the room rushes to get it, disregarding any pleas for order, and trampling any bystanders who happen to be in the way.To date, men's hockey in the Eastern College Athletic Conference has resembled such a confusing scene.
In searching for a topic for the first "Sports Department" lecture, one sport quickly sprang to mind as the most commonly misunderstood.
