Brown defense comes up big

Bears stifle Tigers’ running attack, score 17 straight points in second half

Published in the Nov. 5, 2008, issue

Junior tailback Jordan Culbreath entered Princeton’s game against Brown Oct. 18 as the Ivy League’s leading rusher. But he was limited to just 67 yards and scored no touchdowns for the first time all season in the Tigers’ 31–10 loss to the first-place Bears...Read more

100 and counting

Princeton’s Nov. 7 football game against Penn will be the 100th meeting in a rivalry that has provided its share of memorable moments.

Published in the Nov. 5, 2008, issue

Princeton won 28 of its first 30 contests against Penn, and most games weren’t even close. So when the Quakers prevailed over captain Thomas Trenchard 1895, above, and the Tigers  at the New Jersey State Fairgrounds in Trenton, the win announced their arrival...Read more

Rewind, play, improve

For coaches, video is an indispensable tool

Published in the Nov. 5, 2008, issue

Women’s soccer coach Julie Shackford uses video sparingly when scouting opponents or checking out recruits. But when she flips open her laptop to look at recent games, she sees a trove of instructional material for her players. The emphasis changes from year...Read more

Sports Shorts

Published in the Nov. 5, 2008, issue

Holly McGarvie ’09 and Kraftin Schreyer ’09 scored one goal each as FIELD HOCKEY shut out Providence, 2¬–0, Oct. 5 win its sixth consecutive game. Princeton, which has ranked as high as No. 12 in the national coaches’ poll, dropped its next contest, 5–0,...Read more