 (Photo by Bill Allen/NJ SportAction) GOOD CALL: Princeton University sophomore defender Chris Peyser, right, thwarts an opponent in a game earlier this season. With Peyser excelling in his role of calling the defensive signals on the field, the Tigers have been an immovable object in 2007, giving up just six goals a game. |
Chris Peyser may be just a sophomore but he has emerged as the vocal leader of the defense on the Princeton University men's lacrosse team.
"I try to communicate as much as I can," said Peyser. "The way it works out with Danny [Cocoziello] and Zach [Jungers] as two of the best cover guys in the country, I try to communicate who is in the middle. I try to talk everybody through everything."
It seemed like business as usual when the Princeton University men's basketball team gathered for a post-season meeting before the recent spring break.
Princeton head coach Joe Scott detailed what he wanted from his charges in the off-season, laying things out in his no-nonsense, detailed manner.
But just days later with the players scattered around the country for break, the offseason took a surprising turn as the news broke on March 20 that Scott had resigned his Princeton post to take the head coaching job at the University of Denver.
The University of Maryland swimming team's meet against Duke and North Carolina State last November was notable mainly for the fact that it was the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opener for the three teams.
But for Nina Rossi, former Princeton High superstar and Maryland freshman, the meet represented a dream come true.
Scott Goldsmith gained some valuable lessons on the Princeton High playing fields during the mid-1990s.
Now, Goldsmith is getting to impart what he learned to current athletes at his alma mater as the new head coach of the PHS baseball team.
The lineup is a little unsettled for the Princeton Day School boys' tennis team as it gets ready to start regular season play later this week.
But longtime PDS head coach Rome Campbell will tell you that's a good thing. "We have depth in talent from No. 1 to No. 7," said Campbell, who has guided the Panthers to the state prep B team title the last two seasons. "The biggest transition will be to fit some singles players into doubles roles."