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Women's lacrosse begins '98 season on perfect note, 3-0

Women's lacrosse begins '98 season on perfect note, 3-0

It is often said that the posts are a goaltender's best friend. If sophomore netminder Laura Field didn't already believe in this adage, she certainly does now.With time running out in women's lacrosse's 6-5 victory over Georgetown Saturday, Princeton was on its heels.

SPORTS | 03/23/1998

Inconsistent softball loses seven of 12 over South Carolina trip

With the loss of several key players from last season, the softball team headed to South Carolina with several questions to answer.How would the team respond to the loss of arguably the greatest hitter in Princeton history, Mandy Pfeiffer '97.

SPORTS | 03/23/1998

W. water polo challenged, goes 5-2 out west

If conventional wisdom proves right, the women's water polo team should occupy one of the top four spots in the Collegiate Water Polo Association's Mid-Atlantic division.

SPORTS | 03/23/1998

Women's tennis surprises, wins all five matches on California trip

When the women's tennis team entered the break, it was not really worried about winning all five of its matches.

SPORTS | 03/23/1998

Women's hockey toppled by UNH in ECAC semifinals

The glass slipper just didn't fit, as the women's hockey team was unable to pull a second straight upset in its would-be Cin-derella run through the Eastern College Athletic Conference championships.After downing second-seeded Northeastern, 3-2, March 7, the seventh-seeded Tigers (12-16-2 overall, 8-13-1 ECAC) were unable to knock off top-ranked New Hampshire, March 14, falling to the Wildcats, 7-2, in Boston.This time, Princeton was overwhelmed by a very good UNH (29-4-3, 18-1-3) team.

SPORTS | 03/22/1998

Michigan State ends men's basketball's magical season

HARTFORD, Conn. ? Coming off a convincing win over UNLV March 12, the men's basketball team was set to face another big, physical team in Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 03/22/1998

Men's lacrosse rebounds from loss with wins over Penn State, UNC

Just in case you thought that the men's lacrosse team's first loss in two years (to Virginia) March 7, indicated the team was in trouble or the program had taken a step back, you need not worry.

SPORTS | 03/22/1998

Miracle on Ice, Part II

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. ? A season of disappointment, a tournament of impossibility, but in the end, a celebration of the unbelievable ? a championship.In the arena where 18 years ago another underdog hockey team leaped into the national spotlight by winning a game in which no one gave them a chance, the men's hockey team (18-10-7 overall, 7-9-6 Eastern College Athletic Conference) defeated Clarkson (23-8-3, 16-4-2), 5-4, in double overtime to capture the ECAC tournament and earning Princeton an automatic bid to its first-ever NCAA tournament.Just 42 seconds into the second overtime, junior forward Syl Apps scooped up a loose puck in front of the Princeton bench and went on a solo breakaway down the ice with two Golden Knight defenders in pursuit. Game-winnerFrom the left side of the net, Apps flipped a shot over Clarkson goalie Dan Murphy's left shoulder.

SPORTS | 03/22/1998

Baseball wins three of five games during rain-marred spring break

For the baseball team, the spring break training trip is typically a time to work out the kinks and solidify the lineup.

SPORTS | 03/22/1998

Tigers show Rebels out backdoor

HARTFORD, Conn. ? Everyone in the Hartford Civic Center knew it was coming. Princeton knew it.

SPORTS | 03/12/1998

M. hoops advance with 69-57 win

HARTFORD, Conn. ? With eight minutes, 52 seconds to go in the first half of the men's basketball team's 69-57 victory over UNLV last night, the No.

SPORTS | 03/12/1998

Men's lacrosse eyes victory over UNC in must-win game

It is a problem that most nationally prominent Princeton teams face: weak, but mandatory Ivy League schedules.

SPORTS | 03/12/1998

Healthy men's hockey has chance for redemption in ECAC playoffs

With all the excitement focused on men's basketball, and with a dismal record in the second half of its season, the men's hockey team has fallen into relative obscurity.

SPORTS | 03/12/1998

Women's hockey looks for upset over New Hamphsire in ECACs

It is true that big surprises come in small packages.The women's hockey team's victory last week was a surprise.But don't call the Tigers a small package.

SPORTS | 03/12/1998

Don't know much about hoops? Time to cram for the Big Dance

So what if you've been spending all of the men's basketball team's regular season locked in a Firestone carrel doing integral calculus?

SPORTS | 03/11/1998

Talented Henderson will conclude career as one of Princeton's all-time great guards

In recent weeks, Mitch Henderson has been something of a walking advertisement for Blue Cross. His nose was broken in the men's basketball team's victory over Yale Feb.

SPORTS | 03/11/1998

East Regional: A Closer Look

Sure, the men's basketball team is the No. 5 seed in the East and UNLV is the No. 12 seed, but what about the other 14 teams in the Tigers' bracket?

SPORTS | 03/11/1998

Deep pitching staff to lead baseball in defense of Gehrig Division crown

A new coach, a new philosophy?The answer is yes and no as Scott Bradley takes over as head coach of the baseball team following the retirement of 16-year head coach Tom O'Connell after last season.

SPORTS | 03/11/1998

Change your pools now: Prince Sports Editors' Picks

Jeff DinskiNone of Philadelphia's Big Five qualified for the tournament this year, continuing a general trend of horrible Philadelphia sports teams.

SPORTS | 03/11/1998

Tigers eager to compete in young sport of w. water polo

Women's water polo has yet to gain the recognition of women's swimming or basketball in America. Many of us may remember Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken's "Got Milk" commercial or WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes' eponymous shoes.

SPORTS | 03/11/1998

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