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Men's Basketball: No looking back as Henderson ’98 takes charge

Men's Basketball: No looking back as Henderson ’98 takes charge

Kevin Whitaker

How do you follow a historic season?Coming off a 25-7 campaign that included the program’s first Ivy League title in seven years, two comeback victories in the final week of the season, a buzzer-beating playoff victory and a last-second loss in the NCAA Tournament, it seems almost impossible for the men's basketball team to match last year's excitement. The 2011-12 Tigers, led by new head coach Mitch Henderson ’98, will instead form their own identity in an increasingly competitive conference.

SPORTS | 11/08/2011

Women's Basketball: Ivy favorites to benefit from Rasheed’s return

Luc Cohen

When a team goes 24-5 overall and 13-1 in its league for a full season, it might seem that the most logical strategy would be to continue doing the same things. But the women’s basketball team acknowledges that its composition has changed significantly over the offseason, and the Tigers have spent the first few weeks of practice adjusting their style of play accordingly.

SPORTS | 11/08/2011

On Tap with ... Colin Cordes

Kevin Henneck

Senior tri-captain Colin Cordes of the men’s swimming team is a school record- holder and two-time Ivy League conference champion in the 200-meter backstroke. Cordes, an economics major, calls a spot 36 miles north of Chicago home. The ‘Prince’ recently sat down with Colin to learn more about the swimmer’s “Orange Team,” a hypothetical Cloister Inn gang battle and the fallout from the team’s hit video, “Get Better, Hasler.”

SPORTS | 11/08/2011

Tennis: Spindler, Siow win consolation title at USTA/ITA nationals

Daily Princetonian Staff

For the first time in 10 years, the men’s tennis team sent representatives to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship. Determined to hold their own against the top players in the nation, juniors Matt Siow and Matt Spindler battled back from an early defeat to beat numerous top-ranked doubles pairings to win the Consolation Doubles title.

SPORTS | 11/07/2011

Men's Soccer: Draw dashes hopes of Princeton repeat

Luc Cohen

On each of the past two weekends, the men’s soccer team took a very early lead against a league opponent, reviving their hopes of finishing the season on a positive note and possibly even finishing the league season with a winning record.

SPORTS | 11/07/2011

Field Hockey: Tigers win in double OT, draw UConn in NCAA Tournament

Stephen Wood and Beth Garcia

Seventy minutes of regulation and 15 minutes of overtime were not enough to decide the NCAA Play-In Game on Tuesday afternoon, as the field hockey team and Rider remained in a scoreless tie. Four minutes into the second overtime period, however, senior midfielder Alyssa Pyros sent a penalty corner in toward the top of the circle, where freshman midfielder Sydney Kirby was waiting. Kirby sent a hard shot into the cage, clinching an NCAA Tournament bid for the Tigers with a 1-0 sudden-death victory at Class of 1952 Stadium.

SPORTS | 11/07/2011

Women's Volleyball: Bulldogs drop Tigers in Ivy League showdown

Every athlete knows the distinct advantage of playing at home. The familiarity of the atmosphere and even the support of cheering fans both contribute to the success of the home team. Being on the road therefore proved to be quite the challenge for the women’s volleyball team this fall break.

SPORTS | 11/07/2011

Men's Water Polo: Navy gets revenge in Southern final

Emi Alexander

The best way to describe East Coast water polo is inconsistent, and this year has been no exception. Despite ending the regular season atop the league standings, the men’s water polo team finished the season in second place after losing 16-5 to Brown at the Ivy League Championships. The Tigers then went 2-1 this weekend at Southern Championships, No. 15 Princeton will enter Eastern Championships as the Southern Division’s No. 2 seed.

SPORTS | 11/07/2011

Women's Soccer: 3-1 defeat at Penn brings season’s end

Randolph Brown

Last week, the women’s soccer team finished the season with split games between Ivy League leaders Cornell and Penn. The Tigers hosted Cornell for a 1-0 shutout victory in their final home game of the season. Princeton then traveled to Penn, where they fell to the Quakers 3-1 to cap a tough Ivy League campaign.

SPORTS | 11/07/2011

Field Hockey: Princeton beats Penn, wins 7th Ivy League title

Stephen Wood

For a seventh consecutive season, the field hockey team is atop the Ivy League. The offense, which has been streaky this year, came alive at the right time, giving Princeton an impressive 3-0 win and a berth in the NCAA Play-In Game.

SPORTS | 11/06/2011

Cross Country: Men beat weather, repeat at Heps

Adam Fisch

Competing in one of the most intense Heptagonal Championships in history, the men’s cross-country team ran away with the Ivy League title on Oct. 29 at the West Windsor fields. Powering through some of the worst weather conditions imaginable, the Tigers displayed their toughness, persevering over the 8K distance to repeat as team champions.

SPORTS | 11/06/2011

Men's Hockey: Prier nets 1st win amid opening-week struggles

Jeff Epstein

After a tough weekend at the Ivy Shootout, the men’s hockey team opened up ECAC Hockey conference play last week with middling results. The Tigers lost their conference opener to No. 19 Quinnipiac before bouncing back and securing their first win of the season at Harvard. On Saturday, the Tigers finished a busy week with a 5-3 loss to conference-leading Dartmouth. Despite a sub-.500 record, Princeton has seen its underclassmen contributing in droves and its special teams play heating up.

SPORTS | 11/06/2011

Women's Hockey: Sophomores lead team to undefeated ECAC start

Tory Roberts

The sophomore trio is at it again. Led by sophomore forwards Olivia Mucha, Sally Butler and Denna Laing, the women’s hockey team swept two Ivy League opponents last weekend at Baker Rink to remain undefeated in ECAC Hockey play.

SPORTS | 11/06/2011

Football: 3rd-quarter flurry dooms Tigers in Philly

Shayan Rakhit

PHILADELPHIA - The football team’s first series on Saturday could not have been scripted any better. At the onset of the game against Penn, the two-time defending league champions, Princeton had an energy that could have foretold a memorable road upset.

SPORTS | 11/06/2011

Live Blog: Football at Penn

The football team travels to Franklin Field to take on two-time defending Ivy League champion Penn. Join us for live coverage of the game at 1 p.m.

SPORTS | 11/04/2011

Crew: Men's heavyweights take 1st at Princeton Chase

In the aftermath of a substantial winter storm that left a blanket of ice over the Shea Rowing Center and most of campus, the annual Princeton Chase was held on Lake Carnegie on Oct. 30. The Tiger crews were mostly unfazed by the unseasonable cold, as the heavyweight men took first in the varsity eight division, and the lightweight men and open women each took second.

SPORTS | 10/30/2011

Live Blog: Football vs. Cornell

Off campus for fall break? Follow the football team's game against Cornell with our live blog from Princeton Stadium, starting at 1 p.m.

SPORTS | 10/28/2011

Football: Snow steals the show as Tigers lose 24-7

In the sport of football, perhaps nothing is more romanticized than a game played in snow. Since the Ivy League season ends in mid-November, the nation’s oldest football program rarely gets to have that experience, save for possibly a few flurries during a year-ending game in Hanover, N.H. But when the Tigers lined up to kick off on Saturday afternoon, two inches of snow covered Powers Field and much more swirled around Princeton Stadium, instantly providing a scene that was as memorable as it was bizarre.

SPORTS | 10/28/2011

Men's Soccer: Red-hot Cornell to challenge hosts

The Cornell men’s soccer team is good this year — really good. In fact, the Big Red has had its most successful season in recent memory. Cornell has not lost in its last 12 games, and the team cracked the top 25 last week for the first time in 10 years. The Big Red in position to wrest the Ivy League title from the team it visits this week, Princeton.

SPORTS | 10/27/2011

Women's Volleyball: Team tests Ivy’s top record on the road

The women’s volleyball team still has a great chance of winning the Ivy League title, but it must perform at its best in the upcoming matches to stay atop the group. The Tigers (14-6 overall, 7-1 Ivy League) are currently tied for first place in the league standings with Yale. With their only Ivy loss being a 3-0 sweep at Columbia, currently ranked third in the league, the Tigers have an advantage in the second half of their league season, having already defeated five of the six teams left.

SPORTS | 10/27/2011

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