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Men's volleyball faces ups and downs in west coast trip

Men's volleyball faces ups and downs in west coast trip

Mark Goldstein

While Winter Storm Juno dumped feet upon feet of snow across the Northeast last week, the Princeton men’s volleyball team (2-4) travelled for the second time this month to sunny California to take on three strong opponents. Sixth year head coach Sam Shweisky has challenged his squad from the get-go this season, with all six matches thus far taking place across the country against powerhouses from California, including five consecutive matches against top-15 nationally-ranked teams.

SPORTS | 02/01/2015

Men's basketball falls to Harvard, defeats Dartmouth in weekend homestand

Miles Hinson

You certainly can’t say Princeton men’s basketball team didn’t have its fair share of excitement this weekend. The Tigers (9-10 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) completed their first full weekend of league play, falling to Harvard on Friday and taking down Dartmouth on Saturday.

NEWS | 02/01/2015

Women's basketball continues dominance, hammers Harvard and Dartmouth

Sydney Mandelbaum

A three-week hiatus after final exams did nothing to stop the momentum of thePrinceton women’s basketball teamas it cruised through games against Harvard and Dartmouth to remain undefeated.

SPORTS | 02/01/2015

Bob Callahan, Princeton's famed men's squash coach, dies at 59

Miles Hinson

Former Princeton men’s squash coach Bob Callahan diedon Tuesday. He was 59. Callahan passed awaythis Tuesdayafter a long battle with brain cancer.

SPORTS | 01/29/2015

Two Tigers taken in Major League Lacrosse draft

Andrew Steele

Major League Lacrosse will gain some offensive firepower next season, following the selections of Princeton senior captain and midfielder Kip Orban and senior attackman Mike MacDonald in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft last Friday.

SPORTS | 01/25/2015

Women's basketball routs Quakers in Ivy League opener

Sydney Mandelbaum

Senior guard Blake Dietrick scored a game-high 25 points and her 1,000thcareer pointon Saturdayas the Tigers upset defending Ivy League champion Penn in the opening game of Ivy League play.

SPORTS | 01/11/2015

Princeton edges Penn in offensive showcase

Miles Hinson

If you see sophomore wing Henry Caruso around in the next few days, give him a hug and buy him a drink. Caruso scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 6 rebounds to boost the Tigers to a victory over rivals Penn Quakers.

SPORTS | 01/11/2015

Ivy League duo falls to Tigers at Baker Rink

Christine Kong

Despite the many Dean’s Date assignments and finals the Tigers had to prepare for next week, Princeton had a very successful weekend in athletics.

SPORTS | 01/11/2015

Wrestling splits pair of home matches

Jack Rogers

The wrestling team split a pair of conference matches in its first home outing of the New Year, as the Tigers (5-4, 2-3 Eastern Intercollegiate Western Association) defeated Sacred Heart University and fell short in its comeback against Hofstra University on Friday evening. The Tigers started off against Sacred Heart at 174 pounds, where junior Judd Ziegler got things going with a strong 8-4 decision to put Princeton on the board first.

SPORTS | 01/11/2015

Tigers outmatched by ECAC visitors

Andrew Steele

In the final series before their final period break, men’s hockey (2-14-1 overall, 1-10-0 Eastern Conference Athletic Conference) was unable to break a conference-play loss streak stretching back to its home-opening 2-1 victory over Cornell.

SPORTS | 01/11/2015

Around the Ivies: men's basketball

Miles Hinson

Harvard Crimson: The league title is theirs for the taking. Following a thrilling 2013-14 campaign that culminated in a trip to the Big Dance, the Crimson has re-established itself as the team to beat.

SPORTS | 01/10/2015

Ratcliffe contracted by New Zealand space program*

Daily Princetonian Staff

According to a July article by the New Zealand Herald, the Kiwi nation will have its own space program by the end of 2015.

SPORTS | 01/08/2015

Cagers hold opponents to single digits in rout*

Daily Princetonian Staff

It was announced this week that the Princeton women’s basketball team was the first Ivy League squad in history to crack the top 25 of both the USA Today coaches and the Associated Press polls.

SPORTS | 01/08/2015

Rex Ryan evidently resides in Princeton Stadium*

Daily Princetonian Staff

After being fired following a tumultuous and unsuccessful tenure as head coach of the New York Jets, Rex Ryan has pretty obviously been holing up at Princeton Stadium, about an hour south of his former team’s home stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. “I feel bad kicking him out, especially because he seems to think nobody’s noticed he’s there,” said Princeton football head coach Bob Surace ’90, who is arguably more likely to receive a head coaching position in the NFL than Ryan. Groundskeepers said they first became suspicious when they discovered a banner reading “Reappoint Ryan!” hanging from a flagpole in the stadium.

SPORTS | 01/08/2015

Vitamin quotas lifted from Princeton squash*

Daily Princetonian Staff

Princeton men’s and women’s squash, formally Cucurbita princetoniensis, enter the 2015 season as one of the ripest bunches in the College Squash Association.

SPORTS | 01/08/2015

Gov. Christie shows true colors: Crimson*

Daily Princetonian Staff

The crowd was mostly silent throughout the men's basketball team's ghastly loss to the No.

SPORTS | 01/08/2015

Men’s track and field, swimming and diving avenge last season’s losses at Navy

Andrew Steele

Early tests for track and field yield success Last season, the Tigers travelled to Annapolis, Md.

SPORTS | 01/06/2015

Freshman DiSilva earns first career shutout during winter break split

Christine Kong

As most of us recovered from New Year’s festivities, the Tigers (8-8-1, 6-5 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) were hard at work again taking on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (4-13-2, 2-6-0 ECAC) in their fist game of 2015.

SPORTS | 01/04/2015

Mixed results for men's basketball over winter break

Andrew Steele

Men’s basketball (5-9 overall) split a quartet of non-conference matchups over winter break. Pairs of away losses bracketed a couple of home wins against opponents relatively unfamiliar to the program.

SPORTS | 01/04/2015

Tigers burning bright with best-ever start

Tigers burning bright with best-ever start

Sydney Mandelbaum

Women’s basketball remains on fire, extending its season-long winning streak to 15 games over winter break as head coach Courtney Banghart passed her 150th career win.

SPORTS | 01/04/2015

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