Going into the year, one of the field hockey team's unanswered questions was the play of its inexperienced defense.
Sixteen years ago, Harvard women's soccer coach Tim Wheaton had just completed a great soccer career at Drew University and was looking for a coaching position.When he was offered a job as an assistant for Princeton's women's team, Wheaton jumped at the chance."My wife and my father both went to Princeton, and I have the greatest respect for the place," Wheaton said.The young coach took up residence in an apartment in the Dillon Gym tower and spent a year learning the ropes of coaching.After one year with the Tigers, Wheaton moved up to Massachusetts and became an assistant with the Crimson.Two years later he became head coach and in his 14 years at the helm, Wheaton has led Harvard to a 122-61-19 record and four of the last five Ivy League Championships.Tonight, Wheaton returns to the field on which his career started to take on the Tigers in a contest between the two top teams in the Ivy League."We're just approaching this as another game," Princeton head coach Julie Shackford said.
The Ivy League men's soccer picture is barely recognizable from a year ago.Dartmouth, which finished second to last in the league last year, now rests at the top with also-undefeated Brown.
You don't need a program to know this is a rivalry. Harvard and Princeton compete for students, professors and rankings.
Early yesterday morning, the men's soccer team's game at Loyola was moved from 4 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
With seven minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the first half, and the field hockey team still tied with Delaware (7-9 overall, 4-1 America East) at 0-0, Princeton fans began to worry as they watched the Tigers' leading scorer, senior attack Hilary Matson, limp off the field.The No.
Outside Sabrina King and middle Emily Brown are both senior captains on the women's volleyball team.
As the 36th annual Head of the Charles regatta convenes once again in Boston this weekend, it would be easy for Princeton's crews to be overwhelmed by the spectacle.One of the largest regattas in the world, this year's competition boasts 20 events, 300 clubs, 6,000 rowers and an expected 300,000 spectators.But the Tiger crews have seen the spectacle before, and they know what to expect.
Post-game stat sheets feature offensive and defensive numbers prominently at the top of the page.
To come back. To respond. To answer. This past weekend, the men's and women's golf teams had this concept down cold.In its second to last competition of the fall season, the men's golf team traveled to the Stabler Invitational Championship in Bethlehem, Pa., where it looked to improve upon last weekend's frustrating seventh place finish at the Temple Invitational."We kind of focused on winning this tournament," junior James Milam said.
Will Rodgers stood on the sidelines and watched his coach coming closer. The junior men's soccer midfielder knew what the question would be.
Kicking off the first of a series of three consecutive home games, the field hockey team (7-3 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) hosts Delaware (7-8) tonight at Class of 1952 Stadium at 7 p.m.After two weekend victories over Brown and Duke, the No.
As the favorite coming into this past weekend's ECAC championships, the women's tennis team was squarely in Penn's sights.
Julie Shaner had not scored in an Ivy league game.Brown's Mary Jo Markle had not been scored upon in any game.So when the senior midfielder slammed a shot by the Brown goalkeeper, powering Princeton to a 1-0 win, it was an unusual experience for both of them.For her game-winning goal, Shaner was named Co-Ivy Player of the Week.
Breaking completely with Princeton tradition, the football coaching staff decided to go out on a limb and start freshman quarterback David Splithoff Saturday, the first freshman to start under center in 132 years.What the staff found was that it was not such a large leap of faith.Splithoff emerged as a potent offensive force in the Tigers' 55-28 victory over Brown.
The men's and women's cross country teams had opposite experiences this past weekend. While the men dominated a small local invitational, the women got a taste of reality against the best in the nation at the pre-NCAA meet at Iowa State University.The men grabbed the first six spots in the five-mile race, shutting out every team at the Leopard Invitational at Lafayette University in Easton, Pa.
George W. Bush and Al Gore have been debating the state of the military in this country since before their respective party conventions.
Think of a cat on the prowl, toying with its poor, defenseless prey. Cunningly, it takes its time, batting the mouse around for a while between its paws, waiting to go in for the kill.And so it was for the women's volleyball team last weekend at Dillon Gym ? though in this case, the cat moved up the food chain and preyed not on little mice, but upon Bulldogs and Bears.
Many people believe that, despite one's ethical beliefs, there are necessary evils that occasionally must be followed to achieve a desired outcome.This was the rule of thumb for the Princeton men's water polo team this past Saturday, as the Tigers (17-6 overall, 7-1 Collegiate Water Polo Association) were able to slip past a physical Queens squad with a 7-6 victory."We just knew that it was going to be a physical game and, therefore, we needed to adjust and play more physical," senior driver Jimmy Orozco said.The Knights have built a reputation as an aggressive, physical team, which has perfected all those underwater pushes and kicks that can distract an opposing team into losing its composure.
It was Friday the 13th.The moon was full.At Lourie-Love Field, bodies were flying. But it wasn't a cheap horror film ? it was the women's soccer team defeating Brown in a very physical Ivy League game.In a battle of conference undefeated teams, both knew it was going to be a low-scoring game.The defenses of the league rivals had given up only five goals between them, and three of the nation's top goalkeepers were scheduled to play in the net.It was the Tigers (10-2 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) who came out victorious, 1-0, sending them to the top of the Ivy League.In the second game of the weekend, Princeton took on Boston University (9-5) in an ugly brawl, but came out with another 1-0 win.In Friday's fight for Ivy League dominance, the Tiger offense came out strong in the first half.Several times during the first half, Princeton attackers were able to get past the Bear goalkeeper, but each time a Brown defender was able to save the ball off of the goal line. BreakthroughAfter several close scoring opportunities, the Tiger attack came through on a Brown goal kick.Senior forward Tanya Kalivas headed the ball back into the box, where senior midfielder Julie Shaner was perfectly positioned.
