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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DURHAM, N.C. ? The 'Cra-zies' collected at Cameron Indoor Stadium last night for the first time this season.
Despite having lost key starters to graduation, the men's and women's fencing teams will not settle for a rebuilding year on the heels of last season's undefeated Ivy League slates.Overall, solid showings at the Penn State Open this past weekend bode well for both squads as they brace to defend their league championships.
John Thompson '88 is the head coach of the men's basketball team. He recently sat down with 'Prince' senior writer Andrew Funk.'Prince': With the graduation of so many players who played major roles last season, what kind of changes will you make to the offensive system?Thompson: We're going to run the same offense we've always run here ? I just think it's the way you should play basketball.
When the final whistle blew, it not only signified the end of the game, but the end of the season for the men's soccer team.The Tigers walked off the field with a feeling of disappointment, having just been handed a 3-1 loss to Yale (9-7-1 overall, 4-3 Ivy League) in New Haven, Conn.
On the court, junior Hillary Reser seems able to do it all. The guard has a threatening three-point shot and, though she notes that she is only 5-feet, 7-inches tall "on a good day," she is still known for her rebounding ability.The only thing she doesn't know how to do is not put everything she has into the game."I'm emotional on the court," Reser said.
When Princeton head coach Kevin Morris is asked who he figures to be the top competitors for the Ivy League title, his answer is swift and decisive ? Harvard and Dartmouth.
After a 1998-99 season in which the Tigers were co-champions of their conference, the women's basketball team finished 9-19 last year, 6-8 in the Ivy League.
Cameron Indoor Stadium. Just the name is intimidating enough. No. 2 Duke has amassed a 603-134 record there since the building opened in 1940, losing only 44 times under current head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Three plays ? one resulting in a broken hand and two ending in fumbles ? not only cost the sprint football team any chance it had for a win against Penn, but were also indicative of the team's entire season.Senior captain and tight end Mike Piazza sustained a broken hand on the Tigers' first play from scrimmage.
Coming off a disappointing seventh-place finish last week at the Heptagonal Championships, the women's cross country team headed into the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships last weekend with hopes of avenging its recent loss and repeating the extraordinary performance it had at last year's meet.The Tigers placed fourth in 1999, narrowly missing an at-large bid to the national championships.
Princeton women's volleyball is now officially the best team in Ivy Tournament history. After winning the championship match in last weekend's Ivy Tournament in Cambridge, Mass., the Tigers ? who have claimed 12 titles in the tournamen's 24-year history, including five championships in the past seven years ? are going down in the books as the most victorious team to date.Going into the tournament with the No.
