The plan for the day didn't involve any Xs, Os, charts, maps or war room strategies for recounts.
The men's and women's cross country teams capped their seasons Saturday with solid performances at Van Cortlandt Park.
Carried mostly by younger performers, a weakened Princeton wrestling team placed third at the highly competitive Bloomsburg Invitational Saturday.With injuries to seniors Joe Rybacki, Scott Pasquini and Brian Foran, the Tigers relied on the strong performances of their sophomore and freshman classes to compete in the tournament.
With one minute left in men's water polo's first-round match against Queens at Eastern Championships on Saturday, Princeton was not on cruise control toward the next round as many had expected.
The women's basketball team does not want to repeat its past.With a new coach and a crowd of fresh faces, Princeton has already taken steps to break away from the look that has plagued its disappointing recent history.Tonight, the Tigers attempt to take their first step in the right direction and break out of the mold that Princeton teams of the past have set.For the third straight year, the Tigers will be taking on Lehigh in their season opener.This year, Princeton hopes to come away with a win and erase the memories of their past two disappointing openers tonight in Bethlehem, Pa."We're not looking for revenge," senior point guard and captain Jessica Munson said.
The ball stood on Dartmouth's 33-yard line ? third down and seven yards to go. Princeton's last chance rested on forcing the Big Green offense to punt, for only the second time that afternoon.
Sometimes it takes an entire team effort to earn a win.Other times it just takes an outstanding individual effort.Sophomore goaltender Nate Nomeland stopped 40 Dartmouth shots to earn the first shutout for men's hockey since March 6, 1999, as the Tigers cruised past the Big Green 6-0.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.This common adage became all too familiar for the women's hockey team (2-3-1 overall, 2-3-1 Eastern College Ath-letic Confer-ence) as it faced Yale twice this weekend.After suffering an unexpected 3-1 loss at Yale Saturday, Princeton returned home to Baker Rink yesterday where it topped the Elis 2-0."We did a really good job today with the power plays," head coach Jeff Kampersal '92 said.
The men's water polo team, which had maintained high hopes for Easterns this past weekend, suffered a devastating loss to Queens in the first round of the tournament, before winning its final two games of the weekend to capture a fifth-place finish.In the first round, the Tigers came out slowly and could never fully recover from an early deficit, finishing with a disappointing 12-11 loss.
A conflicted women's hockey team will enter the locker room this weekend torn in two directions.Last Saturday, Princeton (1-1-2 Eastern College Athletic Confer-ence) suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss to No.
Through the first few weekends of the men's hockey season in the Eastern College Athletic Confer-ence, nothing seems to be working according to plan.Perennial league doormat Union College is leading the ECAC with six points and debuted in the national polls for the first time this week on the strength of Brandon Snee's spectacular goaltending.Yale, a team that usually finishes in the middle of the ECAC pack, has already knocked off two of the top three teams in the country ? Boston College and New Hamp-shire....These two teams, however, are not the only surprises in the early weeks of the season.Princeton is also making its mark ? through today, the Tigers are the only team in the country that has not yet suffered a loss.Princeton has compiled a 1-0-3 record (0-0-2 ECAC) through its first two weekends, including a pair of 4-4 ties last weekend against Clarkson ? the team that knocked the Tigers out of last year's ECAC tournament ? and preseason favorite St.
When the lights go out at Princeton Stadium tomorrow following the game against Dartmouth, the 132nd season of Tiger football will come to a close, and with it the careers of Princeton's seniors.
The lineup looks identical to the one during the regular season ? Queens, St. Francis and then either UMass or Navy, barring any upsets.But this is not a simple matchup for division bragging rights or even an ECAC Championship.
Preseason rankings mean nothing. The women's squash team has decided that it is going to pay attention to one thing: results.Last weekend, when the Tigers traveled to Cornell to play in the preseason Ivy League Scrimmage, they were more encouraged by the games than where they were placed on any list."I think we realized from this weekend how well we can do this year," senior captain Julia Beaver said.
Missy Holmes sat in the stands during the women's lacrosse national championship between Princeton and Maryland and screamed support ? for the Terrapins.The 1997 Maryland graduate watched tensely as the Tigers danced off the field at halftime, daring to dream with a slim 4-3 edge.
The men's squash team did something last season it hadn't done in 17 years: It won the Ivy League championship.The Tigers ended Harvard's 10-year stranglehold on the crown, defeating the Crimson in regular season play, 5-4, to get back to the top of the league.Now, Princeton returns to try to repeat as Ivy League champs with almost all of its top nine back, except for one key player."We're in a post-Peter Yik era," head coach Bob Callahan '77 said.The Tigers lost to graduation one of the most successful players in the squash program's history, Peter Yik '00.
Filled with experience, the 2000-2001 Princeton wrestling team is prepared to avenge its poor record from last year.With veterans throughout the lineup, the Tigers have an excellent competitor in each weight class.
Considering most people's knowledge of martial arts comes from Billy Blanks' "Tae Bo Basics" video, it may be difficult for them to picture intense taekwondo competition.
You've probably read this column before.Every year, no matter how much we promise not to, one columnist uses this page to extol the virtues of Ivy League football.
The football team was in a familiar position: down in the fourth quarter, one score needed, one drive left.
