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Softball: Tough leader, young coaches get program back on track

Softball: Tough leader, young coaches get program back on track

?I wanted to go out on top,? senior pitcher Alex Peyton said of her final season with the softball team.This weekend, Peyton did just that, displaying just how important she was to a team that made a major turnaround this season.

SPORTS | 04/30/2013

Baseball: Princeton splits season-ending series with Cornell

It was a four-run third inning that lifted the Cornell baseball team over Princeton at Clarke Field Friday afternoon, ending the Tigers? (14-28 overall, 11-9 Ivy League) playoff hopes and removing the team from contention for the Ivy League championship.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

Photo essay: Men's diving

To view Ben Koger's men's diving photo spread in digital form, click here.Staff Writer Anna Mazarakis contributed reporting.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

Track & Field: McLean wins triple jump at Penn Relays

Competing under the sun in Penn?s packed Franklin Field in the triple jump championship Saturday at the Penn Relays, junior Damon McLean tuned out the screaming and cheering as he focused on each of his attempts.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

On Tap with ... Quinn Prchal

Freshman Quinn Prchal helped Princeton golf win the Ivy League Tournament this past weekend, taking home Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors along the way.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

Softball: Series win caps successful rebuilding season

The softball team ended its season on a high note this weekend, taking three out of four games at Cornell and capping the program?s best season since 2006.The Tigers (27-19 overall, 12-8 Ivy League) finished second in the South Division of the Ivy League, a major accomplishment for a team that went 14-32 overall and 8-12 in the league last year.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

Women's Water Polo: Tigers win 2nd straight Easterns, earn NCAA tournament berth

For the second consecutive year, the No. 11 women's water polo team won the CWPA Eastern Championship, defeating the hosts No.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Men's Lacrosse: Tigers fall to Big Red at MetLife Stadium

The No. 12 men?s lacrosse team suffered its biggest loss of the year, losing 17-11 to No. 4 Cornell in its final game of the regular season.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Catapano

Senior defensive end Mike Catapano, a three-time All-Ivy honoree and last season's Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, became the first Princeton player to be selected in the NFL draft since 2001 on Saturday, when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the first pick of the seventh round.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Updated: Football: Catapano drafted by Chiefs

Senior defensive end Mike Catapano, a three-time All-Ivy honoree and last season's Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, became the first Princeton player to be selected in the NFL draft since 2001 on Saturday, when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the first pick of the seventh round.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Women's Lacrosse: No. 18 Princeton upsets No. 6 Penn State

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in front of a packed stadium, the women?s lacrosse team pulled off an upset of No.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Men's Volleyball: No. 14 Penn State too much for Princeton in EIVA semifinal

The men?s volleyball team fell to EIVA powerhouse No. 14 Penn State 3-0 in State College Thursday night.

SPORTS | 04/25/2013

Women's Water Polo: Tigers seek Eastern Championships repeat

The woman?s water polo team is gearing up to head to Ann Arbor, Mich. for the Eastern Championship for what is surely its biggest weekend of the season.

SPORTS | 04/24/2013

Baseball: Princeton comeback falls short against Rider

In a season in which its offense has been streaky to say the least, the baseball team provided an offensive outburst in yesterday?s game against Rider, as the Tigers (12-26 overall, 9-7 Ivy League) scored more runs than they did during last weekend?s entire four-game series against Columbia.

SPORTS | 04/24/2013

Football: Catapano awaits NFL Draft

In a year when the NFL draft is lacking in top-tier offensive talent, teams will be looking to the defensive side of the ball.

SPORTS | 04/24/2013

Men's Volleyball: Tigers face major challenge in semifinal

The last time the men?s volleyball team played Penn State in the EIVA semifinals was April of last year.

SPORTS | 04/24/2013

Women's Lacrosse: Regular season to wrap up with visit from No. 6 Penn State

The No.18 women's lacrosse team will have one final tune-up before the Ivy League tournament with its last regular season game against No.6 Penn State this weekend.

SPORTS | 04/24/2013

Men's Lacrosse: Princeton to face Cornell in Konica Minolta Big City Classic

The No. 12 men?s lacrosse team (8-4 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) will look to finish their season in style this Saturday, taking on No.

SPORTS | 04/24/2013

Team U raises over $6,500 at Unite Half Marathon

When runners returned to campus after finishing the Unite Half Marathon at Rutgers on Sunday, many Princeton students asked themselves whether they have what it takes to run the 13.1 miles to the finish line.

SPORTS | 04/23/2013

A new frontier for sports analytics: Tempo-free lacrosse

In recent years, sports analysis has been increasingly dominated by new statistics. The movement?s roots come from baseball, in which advanced analytics were being used long before they were popularized by "Moneyball." Quantitative tools have since become widespread at all levels of basketball, and new statistical concepts have even penetrated the notoriously conservative sport of football.

SPORTS | 04/23/2013

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