Sports

Baseball: Tigers drop No. 7 LSU

Last season, the baseball team needed seven games to notch its first victory. This year, it took only three, and it came in an unexpected place. The Tigers capped its season-opening series at No. 7 Louisiana State University with an 8-7 victory on Sunday, handing the hosts their first loss of the season.

On the Prowl: March 6, 2011

Men's Lacrosse: Schreiber stars as Princeton roars over Hopkins

The task facing the men’s lacrosse team on Saturday was simple, if a bit daunting: bounce back from last weekend’s loss to No. 6 Hofstra with a win on the road against No. 8 Johns Hopkins, and do so with senior attackman and 2010 leading goal-scorer Jack McBride hampered by a groin injury.

Women's Lacrosse: Drumm nets 6 in defeat

The No. 19 women’s lacrosse team knew it would have its hands full when it traveled to No. 3 Duke on Saturday. The last time these teams met one year ago the Tigers fell 13-6. Though the score was higher Saturday, the margin remained the same, as the Blue Devils (4-1) handed the Tigers (2-1) their first loss, 19-12.

Men's Basketball: Cagers fail to snag league title at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As the final horn sounded at Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday night, hundreds of Crimson fans in white shirts stormed the court from the student section. The Harvard men’s basketball team had earned a share of the Ivy League title for the first time in program history with a 79-67 season-ending win. Across the court, the Princeton team sat on its bench, watching its opponents celebrate and focusing on the possibility of a rematch.

Women's Basketball: Squad clinches 2nd straight tourney trip

After a 68-59 victory over third-place Harvard on Saturday night, the women’s basketball team cut the net off the rim at Jadwin Gymnasium for the second year in a row. After clinching a share of the Ivy League title with an 81-42 blowout over Dartmouth on Friday, Princeton held off a resilient Crimson offense and went on some runs of its own to win the championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

Men's Swimming & Diving: Princeton grabs close victory over Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Going into the last event, the 400-yard freestyle relay, the men’s swimming and diving team was ahead of the Crimson by 7.5 points. Swimmers, coaches, staff members and spectators were on their feet with bated breath. The meet could end in two ways, and everything depended on the placement of Harvard (9-0 overall, 7-0 Ivy League), Princeton (5-2, 5-1) and Columbia (6-4, 4-3) in the relay.

Squash: Harrity rolls to first national title of career

The outer squash courts at Jadwin Gymnasium are decorated with orange banners that provide a crash course in the sport’s history at Princeton. Next year, another name will grace the banner honoring the University’s men’s individual national champions, a list that stretches from William Foulke ’34 to Yasser El Halaby ’06. On Sunday afternoon, sophomore Todd Harrity defeated Cornell’s Nick Sachvie 3-0 in the finals of the College Squash Association individual tournament.

Men's Basketball: Cagers fail to snag league title at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As the final horn sounded at Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday night, hundreds of Crimson fans in white shirts stormed the court from the student section. The Harvard men’s basketball team had earned a share of the Ivy League title for the first time in program history with a 79-67 season-ending win. Across the court, the Princeton team sat on its bench, watching its opponents celebrate and focusing on the possibility of a rematch.

Men's Hockey: Tigers fall to St. Lawrence to end season

The first three meetings between the men’s hockey team and St. Lawrence this season were not close. In scoreline after scoreline, the Tigers asserted their offensive dominance over the Saints with scores of 5-1, 5-3 and 4-1.

Live Blog: Men's Basketball at Penn

The men's basketball team goes for a share of the Ivy League title against archrival Penn at The Palestra on Tuesday night. Follow the action with our live blog!

Men's Basketball: Princeton on doorstep of Big Dance

Following victories against Cornell and Columbia last weekend to finish off an undefeated 12-0 season at Jadwin Gymnasium, the men’s basketball team found itself in sole possession of first place honors atop the Ivy League. With a three-game road trip left to close out the season, Princeton (22-5 overall, 10-1 Ivy League) is firmly in control of its postseason destiny, looking for its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2004. It would also be the Tigers’ first appearance in the tournament during the tenure of head coach Sydney Johnson ’97.

Women's Basketball: Weekend holds promise of repeat championship

If all goes well for the women’s basketball team this weekend, the squad will cut the nets off the baskets at Jadwin Gymnasium for the second year in a row on Saturday night. The first-place Tigers (21-4 overall, 10-1 Ivy League) will have a chance to complete their campaign to defend their Ivy League title with home games against Dartmouth (7-18, 3-8) on Friday and Harvard (16-9, 8-3) on Saturday.

Live Blog: Men's Basketball at Harvard

Saturday night, the men's basketball team will take on Harvard in what many have dubbed the Ivy League's biggest game in nearly a decade. Princeton (23-5, 11-1) can clinch the Ivy League championship and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003 with a victory, while Harvard (24-5, 11-2) would earn at least a share of first place with a win. Follow the action live from Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, Mass., with our live blog!

Men's Hockey: Team to open ECAC playoff run against tough St. Lawrence side

Last weekend, fans at Baker Rink watched the women’s hockey team lose in a first-round playoff series. Tonight, the men’s hockey team will try to defend their home ice as they host a first-round ECAC Hockey playoff game against St. Lawrence in a best-of-three series.

Men's Lacrosse: Hopkins will be tough test for Tiger squad

The annual battle between men’s lacrosse powerhouses Princeton and Johns Hopkins has turned into one of the great collegiate rivalries — one that will be renewed on Saturday. The teams first battled in 1890, and even though the No. 8 Blue Jays (3-0) lead the series 54-26, two of the last four matches have ended in overtime. Princeton has won the series for the last two years.

Softball: Tigers hope to rebound

If the softball team’s weakness last season could be summarized in one word, it would likely be “injuries.” The Tigers failed to reach their full potential throughout most of the season at the plate, on the mound and in the field due to the sheer number of players out of commission.

Column: Supplements help athletes get bigger, stronger

Supplements come in all shapes and sizes. Some people need a little more oomph, like those guys at the gym who can bench more than the bar, and those girls who play in the WNBA. Their supplements come in gigantic containers and have names such as “No-Xplode” and “Jack3d.” The names and sheer size of these products practically radiate force.

Men's Swimming: Princeton looks for 3rd straight title

Four weeks after suffering tough losses to Navy and Harvard, the men’s swimming team is prepared to compete against its rivals at the 2011 Ivy League Championships. The Tigers will be swimming in Harvard’s Blodgett Pool from Thursday to Saturday, with preliminary sessions starting at 11 a.m. and final sessions starting at 6 p.m.

Women's Lacrosse: Gassaway nets game-winner in overtime

For the second consecutive game, the women’s lacrosse team held a multiple-goal lead late in the second half but watched their opponents strike quickly to pull even. And for the second consecutive game, sophomore attack Jaci Gassaway broke the tie with a game-winning goal for a 9-8 Princeton victory.