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Women's Water Polo: Flawless Tigers maintain perfect mark in blowouts

Women's Water Polo: Flawless Tigers maintain perfect mark in blowouts

The undefeated No. 19 women’s water polo team headed down to Lewisburg, Pa., this weekend for the Bucknell Invitational and left with its head held high. Princeton defeated Marist 11-7 and Wagner 14-6 on Saturday and followed those performances with victories over Gannon 13-8 and Siena 14-5 on Sunday.

SPORTS | 02/20/2012

Men's Basketball: Offense shines in Princeton’s home sweep

In its most dominant Ivy League performance this season, the men’s basketball team ripped through Cornell’s defense on Saturday night for a 75-57 win. With four straight wins, the Tigers have come alive in their quest for Ivy League stardom, although Harvard remains the runaway favorite for the crown. The Big Red slipped to .500 after the blowout loss. The dismantling of Cornell came a day after Princeton dropped Columbia in front of a national audience on ESPNU cameras.

SPORTS | 02/19/2012

Wrestling: Sophomore phenom Krop injures ACL in season-ending doubleheader

As many expected, the wrestling team put up strong performances at 141, 157 and 174 pounds in both of their matches on Saturday but failed to come up with a team victory, falling to two strong opponents in its doubleheader. Princeton wrestled tough against Penn in a 24-10 loss at Dillon Gymnasium before traveling to Bethlehem, Pa. where they were ousted 38-4 by No. 15 Lehigh.

SPORTS | 02/19/2012

Men's Squash: Princeton wins national championship

The men’s squash team won the national championship on Sunday afternoon. As straightforward as that statement may seem, it doesn’t begin to describe the magnitude of the victory the Tigers achieved.

SPORTS | 02/19/2012

Women's Basketball: Tigers stay unbeaten with New York sweep

The women’s basketball team improved to 19-4 overall and 9-0 in the Ivy League this weekend with wins over conference foes Columbia and Cornell. Princeton overwhelmed Columbia on Friday night, defeating the Lions 86-46 in New York City. The Tigers then went on to defeat a stiffer conference opponent in the same dominating way the following night, defeating Cornell by a score of 75-39.

SPORTS | 02/19/2012

Live Blog: Men's squash wins national championship

The men's squash team broke Trinity's 13-year streak of national championships with a thrilling, come-from-behind 5-4 victory. Replay our live blog to see the action!

SPORTS | 02/18/2012

Men's Squash: Nation's best visit Jadwin for championship tournament

It has been three years since the men’s squash team made it to the finals of the national championship. In 2009 — the last time the national championship was held at Jadwin Gymnasium — this year’s current seniors were freshmen. After defeating Rochester in the semifinals, the Tigers ultimately fell 5-4 to Trinity in one of the most thrilling squash championships in history.

SPORTS | 02/16/2012

Men's Hockey: Teams battle for seeding on penultimate weekend

Entering the penultimate weekend of regular-season play, the men’s hockey team remains much in the hunt for a top-eight seed and resulting home-ice advantage in the first round of the ECAC Hockey Tournament.

SPORTS | 02/16/2012

Live Blog: Men's Basketball vs. Columbia

The men's basketball team plays a second straight game in front of the ESPNU cameras tonight, trying to move back into the top half of the Ivy League standings against Columbia. Follow the action, starting at 7 p.m., with our live blog!

SPORTS | 02/16/2012

Women's Basketball: Tigers test perfect Ivy League record in N.Y.

The women’s basketball team came into this season with high expectations, having won the Ivy League two years in a row. The Tigers have more than met those expectations this season, posting 17-4 overall and 7-0 Ivy League records at the halfway point in the conference season. After winning 10 straight games, including last Saturday’s 84-56 demolition of Harvard, the Tigers will look to build on their recent success as they visit conference foes Columbia and Cornell.

SPORTS | 02/16/2012

Men's Basketball: Cagers take momentum into 1st rematches

Only one Ivy League men’s basketball team in the last nine seasons has won the league despite copping three losses. Cornell managed the somewhat dubious feat in a strange, feisty 2008-09 season, which saw second-placed Princeton beat the 0.500 mark by a single win. To emulate Cornell, the Tigers will have to win every remaining game and hope other results go their way.

SPORTS | 02/16/2012

Men's Basketball: Darrow leads hosts to 3rd straight victory

The men’s basketball team extended its win streak to three games, dropping Columbia 77-66 in front of a national audience and the ESPNU cameras on Friday night. Just as in three of their first four Ivy League victories, the Tigers broke open a tight game in the second half, scoring 50 points after the break.

SPORTS | 02/16/2012

Women's Hockey: Seniors honored in final games

The women’s hockey team will close out the regular season this weekend on its home ice as it hosts conference rivals Rensselaer and Union. The Tigers’ senior weekend schedule includes a 7 p.m. start against RPI on Friday followed by a 4 p.m. faceoff with Union on Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/16/2012

Lacrosse: New FieldTurf marks renamed Sherrerd Field

For the past 15 years the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams have played on the turf field at the Class of 1952 Stadium. During their tenure, along with the field hockey team, the Tigers have amassed six NCAA championships and taken home 34 Ivy League titles.

SPORTS | 02/15/2012

Men's Basketball: Princeton immune to ‘Linsanity’

In the last Ivy League game of Jeremy Lin’s career, the Harvard graduate and now-NBA star faced a one-point deficit with under a minute to go against the men’s basketball team. Lin had just failed on the defensive end and fouled guard Marcus Schroeder ’11, who netted two free throws to give Princeton a 52-51 lead.

SPORTS | 02/15/2012

Around the Ivies: Women's Basketball

Check out our revamped Around the Ivies design as we take a look at the women's basketball teams around the Ancient Eight.

SPORTS | 02/15/2012

Men's Hockey: Climbing the coaching ladder

Both competing on the ice and coaching from the sidelines, Bob Prier is very familiar with the world of ECAC hockey. Currently in his first year as head coach of the men’s hockey team, he joined the Tigers staff with the mission of helping Princeton remain among the elite teams in the ECAC. Former head coach Guy Gadowsky, who retired last year to lead the charge at Penn State, developed and improved the Princeton hockey program that entered this season with the best five-year run in team history.

SPORTS | 02/15/2012

On Tap with ... Blake Dietrick

Freshman guard Blake Dietrick of the women’s basketball team is known by her teammates for her energy, contagious enthusiasm and kindheartedness. A native of Wellesley, Mass., she went to all of Wellesley College’s basketball games and quickly fell in love with the sport.

SPORTS | 02/14/2012

Column: ‘Linsanity’ goes mainstream

Jeremy Lin was discussed on CNN last Saturday morning. As an analyst in a blazer and jeans gave a 45-second reprise of the Jeremy Lin story, the network rolled Lin highlights from Friday night’s game against the Lakers in Madison Square Garden. As Lin put a devastating spin move on Derek Fisher and finished at the rim, the text below him read A NEW STAR IN SPORTS. A few moments later, as Lin drove past a backpedaling Matt Barnes and went reverse off glass around the outstretched hand of Pau Gasol, the headline had switched to LIN-SANITY IN NEW YORK.

SPORTS | 02/14/2012

Tennis: Women defeat No. 41 Maryland; teams prepare for ECACs

The women’s tennis team posted big results this weekend at home, taking down No. 41 Maryland 5-2 on Saturday and sweeping Rutgers 7-0 on Sunday. Meanwhile, the men’s team traveled to North Carolina, falling to No. 46 UNC Wilmington on Saturday but taking down Elon on Sunday. Both teams have a big weekend ahead, as they are playing in the ECAC Indoor Tennis Championship.

SPORTS | 02/14/2012

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