Women's hockey seems to be stuck in a rut.Like it has in previous games this season, Princeton struggled to light up the scoreboard while on the road this weekend, losing two eerily similar games.
A tight start can sometimes be converted into enough sweat and determination to pull out a win. Close games can lead to dramatic and memorable finishes.
It's not supposed to work this way. In man-down situations, the team is supposed to dig into the trenches behind the blueline and just try to survive the barrage of pucks flying at the goal until the POW steps out of the penalty box and back onto the ice.
When you get knocked down, you need to just get back up, dust yourself off and hit back.After a tough 3-1 loss at Yale last Saturday, the women's hockey team rebounded to defeat the Elis the very next day, 2-0, at Baker Rink.
Princeton men's basketball fans were more than a bit concerned about their team's future entering this year after such a destructive offseason.
The plan for the day didn't involve any Xs, Os, charts, maps or war room strategies for recounts.
Senior quarterback Jon Blevins rescued the football team in two of its three wins this year. Entering in the second half against both Columbia and Yale, Blevins orchestrated improbable comebacks from under center.With Dartmouth leading the Tigers 42-31 Saturday, the senior once again set to work.
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.
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.
