New hockey coach Prier seeks fundamentals, competition

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

Twelve years ago, men’s hockey coach Bob Prier was playing his third professional game with the minor-league Pee Dee Pride in South Carolina when he took a hard check from an opposing defenseman. He was left with a spinal bruise and learned that he had a...Read more

Men’s water polo places third in NCAAs

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

Men’s water polo took third place in the NCAA Championships for the second time in three years, playing in Berkeley, Calif. After falling in a lopsided semifinal game to eventual national champion USC Dec. 3, Princeton rebounded with a 9–7 upset of the...Read more

Extra Point: Balancing ‘athlete’ and ‘student’

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

The child sexual-abuse scandal at Penn State seems a long way from Princeton: It’s hard to imagine Princeton students rioting to protest the firing of a coach. But the affair should remind us of just how much can go terribly wrong when a team and its...Read more

Sports Shorts

Published in the Jan. 18, 2012, issue

Running back Chuck Dibilio ’15 was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year, the first Princeton FOOTBALL player to win the honor since 1983. He rushed for 1,068 yards this season, but the Tigers finished the year 1–9 for the second straight season — and 1–6 in...Read more