The comments about PU's decline center around its methodical offense, recruiting woes and improved caliber of competition. All of these have value.

I've been folowing PU lax ( at the home games and a few away games ) since they ended Cornell's 21 game winning streak against the Tigers and see the critical factor to be the talent of the players and therefore, the recruiting process.

Princeton doesn't do the following things even moderately well: clear, hold the ball once in the attack zone, get a majority of faceoffs.

The championship teams rarely had turnovers and the current performance in that regard is disappointing to say the least.

While Coach Tierney adheres to a patterned offensive style I doubt that the Tigers could create any consistent unsettled situations which have always been the hallmark of a successful program.

Princeton's Admissions Dean has put significant effort into the women's programs and mens lax has been a victim of that process, along with basketball and football.