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.
It was the women's basketball team's best performance of the season. Princeton forced a high-scoring Harvard squad into a deliberate, slow-paced game.
Everyone has something nice to say about new head football coach Roger Hughes ? former players, coaches, associates and now current ones, too.
Men's hockey head coach Don Cahoon lives by and preaches only one mantra: the regular season does not matter as long as the team is peaking for the playoffs.
When the women's hockey team travels to Providence and Northeastern for a pair of critical conference games this weekend, the big question will be which Tiger team shows up ? the one that convincingly defeated then-No.
Prior to last season, trips up to Cambridge, Mass., for the men's basketball team had been relatively easy.
Football has the Super Bowl, baseball the World Series, sailing the America's Cup. To find indoor track's ultimate event for Princeton's men and women, look no further than the Heptagonal Championships, which are being held this weekend at Dartmouth's Leverone Field House in Hanover, N.H.Nine teams ? the eight Ivy League schools plus Navy ? compete at Heps, but on the men's side, the Tigers are the team to beat.
Coming off a disappointing homestand, the men's volleyball team hit the road last night and came away with a solid four-game victory over New York University.
Football head coach Roger Hughes will have to do a lot to turn around a program that finished 1-6 in Ivy League play, tied for last place in the conference.First, he has to decide who's going to help him try.While the process of hiring and firing is far from over, some decisions have been made.
In only its third season as a varsity sport at Princeton, the women's water polo team is aiming high.
Peter Yik is the senior No.1 for the men's squash team. David Yik is the freshman No.2 for men's squash.
Ten years after leaving Princeton for a winding professional football career, Jason Garrett '89 is on his way back to New Jersey as a backup quarterback for the New York Giants.
Some athletes stand around talking to themselves. Some eat the same pregame lunch. Some meditate in solitude.However, for Cassie Nichols, women's water polo's sophomore sensation, getting psyched for a game involves warming up to music ? with her team."She is the ultimate team player," head coach Luis Nicolao said.
Both the men's and women's indoor track teams competed in the Princeton Invitational this Saturday at Jadwin Gym.
Lauren Rigney is not the women's basketball team's leading scorer. Nor is she the team's best rebounder.
A Princeton men's ice hockey record was broken Feb. 11 at Union. The occasion was not met with a ceremony or an ovation from the crowd, however.Senior forward Benoit Morin broke the unofficial school mark for career penalty minutes with a roughing call late in the first period against the Dutchmen's Alex Todd.
