Two combatants, clad in their traditional armor, lie crouched in the middle of a field, with only a small rubber ball and a painted line between them.
When the smallest player on the court makes a block at the net, it can be the kind of play that sparks an underdog to an improbable upset.In the third game of the men's volleyball team's regular season finale against Penn State Saturday, the two teams were tied 1-1 in games.
The softball team's scheduled doubleheader against Hofstra at the Tigers' 1895 Field was cancelled yesterday due to inclement weather.
The 1975 Cup and the Childs Cup are in familiar hands. For the 11th and sixth times, respectively, the women's open and the men's heavyweight boats were able to coast to victory, capturing their respective trophies this weekend.
It seems that at nearly every meet the men's outdoor track team competes in, the Tigers get strong performances from complementary athletes, who manage to individually step up and support the cornerstones of the team.At the Hurricane Invitational, it was freshmen David Gary and Jon Bell.
Danielle Stramandi just smiles ? and with the slightest embarrassment ? explains some of the awards she has earned so far this year.There are a lot.
When senior captain Judd Pritchard of the men's golf team was a freshman, he found victory when he won the individual Ivy League title.
With such a successful record, one would find it hard to believe the women's water polo team (20-3 overall, 8-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association) is composed of 10 freshmen, three sophomores, two juniors and one senior.
Few things are perfect in sports ? Don Larsen's pitching in Game Five of the 1956 World Series; Christian Laettner's 10-for-10 shooting against Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the 1992 NCAA Tournament.As rare as perfection is in the sports world at large, it is just as rare in Princeton sports.
In a quest for a league title that is decided over only seven contests, every match is critical. This weekend was no exception, resulting in important consequences for both the men's and women's tennis teams.
Men's VolleyballThe Tigers finished their season with a 3-1 home loss to EIVA rival Penn State on Saturday.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? In trying to knock off the reigning Ivy League champs, Harvard took a novel approach.
The Round of 16 in the NCAA basketball tournament. A 16th birthday. Sixteen runs for the baseball team in yesterday's nightcap.
Kim Smith was not having fun. The sophomore attack saw Harvard players streaking by, screaming encouragement to their teammates and spinning around stunned, silent Princeton players.The women's lacrosse team was losing to Harvard (4-4 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) 3-0, just four minutes into the first half.
For a team with perennial national championship aspirations, such as men's lacrosse, the progress of other national powerhouses must always be followed.This week saw major developments beyond Old Nassau with the breakdown of the old guard and the introduction of a new disorder in the college lacrosse landscape.In the first half of the season, two teams ? Syracuse and Virginia ? clearly separated themselves from the masses below.
Eight runs and 11 hits: good numbers that usually leave a team satisfied and with a win. Not so for the baseball team yesterday.When the Tigers traveled to Monmouth to take on the Hawks (12-18), they were outdone at the plate in a 10-8 shootout.
When you are one of the top teams in the country, there is no time to relax.Even while compiling a gaudy 10-1 record so far this season, the women's lacrosse team is not satisfied with its play going into tomorrow's contest with Harvard in Cambridge, Mass.After a series of impressive wins over top teams to start the season, Princeton has been inconsistent recently, following up a 17-5 thrashing of Delaware with two sloppy wins over Yale and Temple.
While most students are suffering from spring fever, another bug has been pervading the women's water polo team (18-3 overall, 8-0 Collegiate Water Polo League) ? the entire squad appears to have been infected with an intensity like no other.Hot off an 11-game winning streak, Princeton travels to Villanova this weekend with hopes of claiming its first Mid-Atlantic title.
Men's volleyball has a lot on the line this weekend.Sunday Princeton (8-11 overall, 4-9 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) looks to defend its Ivy League crown.Saturday, the Tigers take on No.
It's already been a week, but I still don't think reality has set in.It's been a week since that shocking phone call from Athletic Director Gary Walters '67.It's been a week since Princeton lost one of its best coaches and most interesting personalities.It's been a week since former men's hockey head coach Don "Toot" Cahoon decided to leave Old Nassau and take over as the new head coach at UMass.For the past seven days, I have tried to picture a Princeton hockey game without "Toot" behind the Tiger bench ? I just can't seem to do it.
