October 24, 2008

Season Preview: Veteran Defense Looks to Lead as Season Begins

The following article appeared in the October 24 issue of the Daily Princetonian.

 

By Eben Novy-Williams
Senior Writer

Defense wins championships. At least, the women’s ice hockey team hopes the old adage holds true when it opens its regular season tonight at 7 against No. 10 UConn.

The Tigers lost a talented group of seniors from last season, but the defense and goaltending corps were untouched by graduation and have been bolstered by incoming freshmen, making Princeton a very dangerous squad this season.

“We are going to be a grinding team with a lot of low-scoring victories,” senior forward and assistant captain Christine Foster said.

Complete article can be accessed via the Princetonian Web site by clicking here.