A lot has changed for men's basketball since its 44-42 loss at Yale Feb. 5. Both Princeton and the Elis have headed in opposite directions since their last meeting.
There may be only one weekend left in the regular season, but don't tell that to the women's hockey team.Even though the Eastern College Athletic Conference calendar says that the league playoffs officially begin next weekend on the higher seeds' home ice, Princeton's playoff run unofficially begins tomorrow night and Saturday afternoon at Baker Rink.The math is simple.
Jason Morrow is a senior center for the men's volleyball team. He recently sat down with staff writer Matt Simmons.Prince: When did you start playing volleyball?
With the true spring season underway for both the men's and women's tennis teams, both sets of Tigers played host at Jadwin Gym this weekend, and both emerged with solid victories.As the men's team cruised to a dominating 6-1 win over the visiting Wolfpack from North Carolina State, the women's team struggled at the top of its lineup, but defeated Old Dominion, 6-3.Led by junior No.
Senior defenseman Darren Yopyk will be out for the remainder of the season after breaking his fibia ? the bone in his lower leg ? late in the third period of men's hockey's 4-1 loss to Harvard Friday.
You would think, that after all these years of being trashed by college coaches, players and fans alike, the NCAA would finally try to end its continuing series of PR nightmares.You would think, that after alienating everybody in sight with its arcane eligibility restrictions and suspension policies, the NCAA would at least have the common sense to leave well enough alone regarding its trademark event.The NCAA men's basketball tournament.
The clock at DeNunzio pool was nearing the final seconds of the game.The scoreboard was even at 4-4.Time was running out.It was the final meet of the Princeton Invitational, and after Friday's 8-4 win against Indiana (4-3 overall) and Saturday's easy victories over Brown and Queens ? 13-7 and 13-6 respectively ? the women's water polo team (5-0) wanted to end on a strong note.Thanks to sophomore driver Cassie Nichols, that note came with 28 seconds left in the game.Nichols' game-winning goal gave Princeton a critical 5-4 victory over UMass (2-1). The win stands as an important feat for the No.
The reaction of women's swimming head coach Susan Teeter was priceless.As sophomore Jenny Macaulay powered into the wall, barely touching out her opponent for first in the 200-yard breaststroke and junior Kristen Szumera, positioned in Lane 1 with a seventh-place seeding, propelled herself miraculously to a third-place finish, the usually subdued and quiet Teeter couldn't hold herself back.She raised her fists in exultation and let out a jubilant yell.
They're not in yet, but they're not out yet, either.The women's hockey team kept its hopes of making the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament alive this weekend by nabbing a much needed win.
Most of this season has been a struggle for the women's basketball team, as it has worked its way to a disappointing 7-18 record.
The 7 a.m. starting time began to sink in. The men's fencing team had just defeated Yale, 17-10, all but securing Princeton's second outright Ivy League championship in four years.
Two weeks ago ? with the Ivy League championship on the line ? the men's squash team pulled off a stunning win over Harvard on the Crimson's home court.
Consistency.The one adjective most often used to describe championship teams is the one attribute the men's volleyball team has struggled with all season."Consistency is what we need to establish," head coach Glenn Nelson said.
It was the kind of thing featured on one of those inspirational posters. Senior defender Darren Yopyk had just scored a goal for the men's hockey team, piercing a crowd of players in front of Harvard goalkeeper J.R.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? The out-of-town scoreboard at men's basketball games exists only in the form of faxed score sheets.
Two down, one to go.Both the men's and women's indoor track teams competed in the Heptagonal Championships this weekend at Leverone Field House in Hanover, N.H.
Maybe it was the pregame presentation for the seniors. Maybe it was the frustration of having lost four straight to Dartmouth.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? Two minutes into the first half last night, freshman guard Spencer Gloger knocked down one of three free throws to put the men's basketball team ahead of Harvard, 11-1.
It was the kind of thing featured on one of those inspirational posters. Senior defender Darren Yopyk had just scored a goal for the men's hockey team, piercing a crowd of players in front of Harvard goalkeeper J.R.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ? Seniors Blair Irwin and Liz Kelly hoped that when they graduated they would be able to join an elite group of Princeton graduates ? one that has been populated most recently by former members of the men's lacrosse team.
