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Men's Basketball: Maintaining the Tiger legacy

Men's Basketball: Maintaining the Tiger legacy

Luc Cohen

Mitch Henderson ’98 is the centerpiece of a photograph that has been a key part of the identity of Princeton basketball for the last 15 years. Taken immediately after the final buzzer sounded on the Tigers’ 43-41 victory over defending national champion UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the photograph shows a disappointed Bruin Toby Bailey on the left, a shocked Sydney Johnson ’97 on the right and a leaping Henderson, arms stretched high in the air, in between.

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

Column: The worst teams for a ’90s child to support

Brennan Robbins

The New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles so badly last weekend that PETA intervened on an injured Michael Vick’s behalf and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives changed the national bird to the F-16.

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

Lecture: Sports Illustrated’s Wolff ’80 discusses worldwide travels

Jake Brown

It was a bit over a year ago when Sports Illustrated senior writer Alex Wolff ’80 set out on a journey across the world to examine how sports are used for more than just exercise and entertainment. On Wednesday night, Wolff spoke with a group of roughly 30 Princeton students about his journey and how he believes that people can change the world through sports.

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

Fencing: As teammates, former foes become friends

Stephen Wood

If you asked, most people would tell you fencing is an individual sport. But for Ed Kelley and Jonathan Yergler, junior epeeists on the fencing team and roommates for the last two years, it’s a little more complicated than that.“We’re treated as a unit, rather than individuals,” Kelley joked.

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

Men's Basketball: Hummer leads 2nd-half charge

Luc Cohen

With a 43-point second half due to nine Lafayette turnovers, the men’s basketball team overcame a poor shooting performance in the first half to blow out the Leopards 69-54. “We talked about swagger, and it looked like we had it,” head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 said.

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

Live Blog: Women's Basketball vs. No. 24 Delaware

The women's basketball team puts a 26-game home win streak on the line and goes for its first win against a ranked opponent in program history, facing No. 24 Delaware at Jadwin Gymnasium at 7 p.m. Follow the action with our live blog!

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

Column: A Thanksgiving miracle

Alex Moss

Lois Anderson didn’t just run into the history books on Thursday afternoon — she high-stepped into them, scoring, as time expired, to lift her side to a much-needed victory. On a day that saw the third largest family turnout of the century, Lois was the hero, and she knew it.

SPORTS | 11/29/2011

Men's Squash: Voulez-vous jouer au squash?

While many students traveled back home or to various parts of the country on breakout trips during fall break, the men’s squash team traveled to France. In many ways, the trip to France epitomized what it means to play squash — to win and to have fun at the same time.

SPORTS | 11/29/2011

Women's Basketball: Beyond the box score, a ‘winner’ emerges

Kevin Henneck

In the statistics-driven world of modern athletics, skilled players who don’t rack up tons of points often go unnoticed in the shuffle of rosters, depth charts and stat sheets. Junior point guard Lauren Polansky of the women’s basketball team doesn’t score an average of 17.7 points per game, like junior forward Niveen Rasheed has done this year, but Polansky’s team-first attitude, defensive intensity and disciplined leadership on the court are beyond replacement.

SPORTS | 11/29/2011

On Tap with ... Luis Ramos

Stephanie Gati

Two weeks ago, the wrestling team had what head coach Chris Ayres called its best performance since he began coaching the Tigers in 2006. Princeton had the best finish of any Ivy League team at the Keystone Open in Philadelphia, finishing fourth overall. Junior 149-pounder Luis Ramos has been a mainstay on the team for his skill, intensity and humor. The ‘Prince’ sat down with Ramos to learn about growing up in North Carolina, his love of dubstep and cauliflower ear.

SPORTS | 11/29/2011

Football: Running into the record books

Shayan Rakhit

The transition from high school to college is very rarely an easy one. Things that are bigger, faster and more complex now complicate what may have been simple or easy in high school. While this rings true for most college freshmen, rookie tailback Chuck Dibilio had to adapt both on and off the field as he was thrust into a starring role for the football team this season.

SPORTS | 11/28/2011

Column: Sports clubs play hard on and off the field

Andrew Finkelstein

One of Princeton University’s greatest qualities is its diversity of interests among the student body. Even though the majority of Tigers are bound to work on Wall Street, the range in areas of concentration while pursuing a black-and-orange degree truly is remarkable. This quality is mirrored in students’ leisure time — there are more clubs and teams on this campus than blondes in Pi Phi.

SPORTS | 11/28/2011

Track & Field: No offseason for distance racers

Adam Fisch

The competitive collegiate season never stops for distance runners. Rather than enter a long offseason until next fall arrives, members of the men’s and women’s cross country teams head straight into preparations for the indoor track campaign. However, while cross country, as well as winter and spring track, all essentially involve running races, for the Princeton runners, the seasons are distinctly different.

SPORTS | 11/28/2011

Around the ECAC: No. 17 Cornell tops early table

Jake Brown

The men’s hockey team has been in nonstop action this fall, even giving up their Thanksgiving break to travel to Denver, Colo., where they came away with a loss to Denver and a win over Providence. Princeton (3-7-1 overall, 2-5 ECAC), who last won the ECAC in 2008 and also appeared in the 2009 NCAA tournament, currently sits in ninth in the ECAC standings with four points. The ‘Prince’ looks at the conference competitors and how the Tigers stack up under first-year head coach Bob Prier.

SPORTS | 11/28/2011

Women's Hockey: Power-play woes extend losing streak to 6 games

Nick Brement

The women’s ice hockey team traveled to New England over Thanksgiving weekend for two non-conference contests. The Tigers faced stiff competition in their games against the No. 4 Boston College Golden Eagles and the New Hampshire Wildcats. Princeton struggled over the holiday weekend, dropping both games and extending its losing streak to six games.

SPORTS | 11/27/2011

Women's Basketball: Princeton stays perfect

Randolph Brown

The women’s basketball team hardly rested for its Thanksgiving break, as Princeton added two more wins to its collection, improving to 6-0 this season. On Friday, the Tigers rolled over Davidson for a 53-44 victory, which they followed with a devastating 75-55 win over local rival Rider on Sunday.

SPORTS | 11/27/2011

Men's Hockey: Team ends 3-game slide

Ali Goedecke

In its first of two games in the Denver Cup Classic, the men’s hockey team outshot its opponent but ceded the scoreboard in a 3-0 shutout. But Princeton reversed the pattern on Saturday, ending its three-game losing streak with a win over Providence in the event’s second and final game.

SPORTS | 11/27/2011

Men's Basketball: Defense falters late as Tigers drop 2 of 3 at tourney

Vijit Kapoor

The men’s basketball team dropped its first two games before thoroughly dismantling West Alabama in the TicketCity Legends Classic over Thanksgiving weekend. Princeton (2-5) struggled in its opening games against Bucknell (5-2) and Morehead State (3-4), losing 62-56 and 68-56, respectively. The Tigers recovered on Sunday afternoon to pummel Division-II West Alabama (1-6) by 24 points, but they still face many questions after a rough opening stretch.

SPORTS | 11/27/2011

‘Prince’ Picks: Top plays of the fall sports season

After the fall sports seasons came to an end this week, we polled our writers to identify the top plays of autumn. Here are their selections:

SPORTS | 11/22/2011

News & Notes: Dibilio named ROY; Columbia coach axed

In a less-than-surprising announcement, freshman running back Chuck Dibilio was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. Elsewhere in the league, a double-overtime victory spared Columbia from a winless season, but it was not enough to save head coach Norries Wilson's job.

SPORTS | 11/22/2011

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