PROVIDENCE, R.I. ? The perfect weather for the men's lacrosse team's game against Brown on Saturday provided the ideal setting for a picnic.
At a mediocre 11-17 before the start of Saturday's games, Princeton softball needed a jolt of excitement and intensity ? something to jump-start the Tigers' confidence and their chances at Ivy League glory.So when sophomore centerfielder Lori Volker scored from third after a bobbled ball by Brown second baseman Julia Iudicello, the Tigers' bolted out from the dugout to celebrate their second exciting final at-bat victory of the day versus Brown (5-17 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) in its first Ivy doubleheader of the season.Cheering wildly at home plate, Princeton (13-17, 2-0) was then given another reason to celebrate.
One was the prize recruit in two sports. The other made the team as a walk-on. Both are members of the Class of 2002.
There was a fumble, and the Princeton midfield scrambled, stunned. It was two minutes into the first half against Yale, and the women's lacrosse team was being sloppy, bungling passes and botching ground balls under a beating sun.Bulldog Kate Flately slipped in, scooped up the ball and darted downfield, dishing off to Clarissa Clarke, who dumped it into the goal.
In the last three games, their opponents have scored a total of 14 goals. During that same stretch, they have averaged 14 goals per game.
Youthful. Deep. Hungry. These are the adjectives that describe Princeton crew this season. Though the crew programs have undergone changes in their lineups, they are all hoping to win national titles.The men's heavyweight team has endured the most drastic revamping.
In the top of the eighth inning yesterday, the baseball team needed an arm. In the bottom of that inning, it needed a bat.Facing Monmouth at Clarke Field, the Tigers got both from junior Casey Hildreth.Hildreth, who started yesterday's game as the designated hitter, singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth after pitching in the top half of the inning, earning the victory in baseball's 7-4 win over Monmouth.Depleted by two injured pitchers, sophomore Tommy Crenshaw and freshman Scott Hindman, the Princeton pitching staff had to call on someone else.
With the physique of a tall, athletic-looking woman, senior Kristen Bartges was lured to women's open crew at Dillon gym her freshman year.Originally, she thought she'd just check things out.
"Though she be but little, she is fierce." Helena's description of Hermia in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is meant as an insult, but with regards to softball's Lauren Poniatowski, it would be nothing but the highest of praise.At five feet, two inches, the starting third baseman for the Tigers is the shortest player on the team.
Around 10:30 yesterday morning, members of the men's hockey team received what most considered an unexpected phone call.
Whitney Miller went shopping Tuesday and bought an Oven Roaster chicken. The next night, before the women's lacrosse team left the locker room to confront No.
Sophomore James Milam and freshman Megan Milam play for the men's and women's golf teams. They recently sat down with senior writer Peyton Bowman.'Prince': How long have you all been playing?Megan Milam: Forever.
Knocking things down is beginning to become a habit for the women's water polo team. Last weekend it was the goal post, this weekend it was the competition.
Two completely different styles of hitting have led the way for the baseball team so far this season.The Tigers (7-12 overall, 1-3 Ivy League) knew there would be a hitting void after the graduation of Matt Evans '99 ? they just weren't sure who exactly would step up to fill that gaping hole or in what manner it would get done.So far this season, two juniors ? Jon Watterson and Max Krance ? have proven to be the most consistent at the plate for the Tigers, with batting averages of .395 and .381, respectively.
A four-match losing streak came to a stop last night at Dillon Gym, as men's volleyball rebounded to defeat visiting Rutgers-Newark, 3-1.The Tigers (8-11 overall, 4-9 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) defeated the Scarlet Knights, 15-10, in the first two games, dropped the third game 15-9, and then smoked the visitors in the fourth and final game, 15-5.Princeton used a balanced attack to defeat Rutgers (7-16), with four Tigers registering kills in double digits.
Seven separate players scored in the last two games for the women's lacrosse team. This depth on the offensive half of the field has been a key aspect of Princeton's early-season success.But at probably the most important position on the field ? goalie ? such depth is almost nonexistent.Having only one returning goalie with any experience in lacrosse, the Tigers are placing all their expectations on senior Laura Field.
A dropped ball, an errant pass, a poor shot ? there are several ways to lose possession in a lacrosse game.
One team raced the defending champions. Another was able to jet past the leading boat of the race, which had caught a crab and came to a standstill.
When we last left the women's lacrosse team last season, things weren't exactly looking up for the Tiger program.
In Jamestown, Va., in 1612, John Rolfe produced the first Virginia tobacco crop, the taste of which the English actually enjoyed.
