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Women's Basketball: Weekend sweep provides chance to clinch at home

Women's Basketball: Weekend sweep provides chance to clinch at home

After two strong road victories over Cornell and Columbia this weekend, the women’s basketball team now has the chance to clinch the Ivy League title at home next weekend. By defeating Cornell (6-20 overall, 3-9 Ivy League) 71-44 on Friday, the Tigers (21-4, 10-1) won their 20th game of the season, a mark they have now passed two years in a row.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Men's Hockey: Princeton splits road games, earns 6th seed in playoffs

Another weekend brings another split for the Princeton men’s hockey team (16-11-2 overall, 11-9-2 ECAC Hockey). A strong 4-3 win against No. 14 Rensselaer (19-10-5, 11-9-2) on Friday night was followed by a 5-0 loss to No. 5 Union (25-7-4, 17-3-2) on Saturday. But don’t expect any glum faces in the Tigers’ locker room.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Women's Hockey: Season ends in quarterfinals for 5th straight year

When the women’s hockey team skated out onto the ice this past Friday at Baker Rink to face Quinnipiac in a best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series, it had won 13 of its previous 15 games, including eight of nine at Baker Rink. But Princeton could not get past a tough Quinnipiac defense, as the Bobcats swept the series 2-0, securing a spot in the ECAC semifinals for the first time in program history.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Live Blog: Women's Hockey vs. Quinnipiac - ECAC Quarterfinals Game 2

The women's hockey team were eliminated in the ECAC quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive year with a 2-0 loss in Game 2 at Baker Rink on Saturday. Replay our live blog to see how it went down.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Live Blog: Men's Basketball vs. Cornell

The men's basketball team erupted for 84 points in a victory over Cornell, the most the Tigers have scored in league play since 2000. Replay our live blog for analysis of how it went down.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Men's Hockey: Top squads Union, RPI block path to top-4 seed

The men’s hockey team hopes to capture a first-round bye in the ECAC Hockey conference tournament as it enters its final weekend of the regular season. Princeton (15-10-2 overall, 10-8-2 ECAC Hockey) will have to avenge earlier losses by beating both Union College (24-7-3, 16-3-1) and Rensselaer (19-9-4, 11-8-1) on the road this weekend to have a chance at finishing as one of the conference’s top four seeds.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Live Blog: Women's Hockey vs. Quinnipiac - ECAC Quarterfinals

The fourth-seeded women's hockey team took a one-goal lead on fifth-seed Quinnipiac on Friday night, but the Bobcats came back and found a game-winner in the final five seconds. Check back for our Game 2 live blog at 4:00 Saturday!

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Women's Hockey: Princeton hosts Quinnipiac in ECAC quarterfinal

After suffering a 2-1 home loss to Yale on Dec. 3, the women’s hockey team’s conference record stood at a dismal 3-6-1. The Tigers were in danger of failing to qualify for the ECAC tournament for the first time in 10 years. After losing to the Bulldogs, however, the Tigers (16-12-1 overall, 13-8-1 ECAC) quickly turned things around and are now firing on all cylinders.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Weekend Hockey Update

Halfway through the weekend's games and both the men's and women's hockey teams have been involved in tightly-fought one goal games. Here's a weekend update for all you hockey enthusiasts.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Men's Squash: No. 1 Trinity goes for 13th straight title at Potter

Today the men’s squash team begins the 2011 College Squash Association Team Championships in the Potter Cup A Division. Their first round opponent is the tournament host, No. 6 Harvard (7-5 overall, 3-3 Ivy League) who they will play this afternoon at 2 p.m.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Women's Basketball: Road trip to Columbia, Cornell awaits

After patiently persevering against Yale last Friday and coasting through a masterful performance on both the offensive and defensive ends against Brown on Saturday, the women’s basketball team will head to New York this weekend with the chance to add to its lead in the Ivy League standings.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Weekend Update: Tigers retake first place

Princeton defeated Columbia 66-61 on Saturday night, just moments after Yale completed a 70-69 of Harvard. The Tigers now are alone in first place in the Ivy League, a half-game ahead of the Crimson.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Live Blog: Men's Basketball vs. Columbia

The men's basketball team defeated Columbia in a back-and-forth game, 66-61, and moved back into first place in the Ivy League with Harvard's loss at Yale. Replay our live blog for analysis.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Track & Field: Men's, women's teams look for repeat victories at Heptagonals

When the men’s and women’s track and field teams step into The Armory Track & Field Center this weekend for the Heptagonal Championships, they will both be defending their title of Ivy League Champions.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Men's Basketball: Tigers aim for perfect home slate

For the men’s basketball team, Jadwin Gymnasium has served as a welcome abode, where the Tigers are 10-0 thus far. This weekend, the team plays its final regular season games at home, taking on Ivy League foes Cornell and Columbia.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Men's Lacrosse: Title hopes ride on unproven offense

For the men’s lacrosse team, 2010 was an up-and-down season that ended with a resounding thud in an agonizing playoff loss to eventual NCAA runner-up Notre Dame. This season, hopes are high as the No. 8 Tigers open the season this Saturday at Hofstra. The squad returns a number of key players and has added at least one immediate contributor.

SPORTS | 02/23/2011

Column: Investigating stereotypes of athletes

Stereotypes are present everywhere, and the Orange Bubble is no exception. While I am aware of the harmful effects that certain stereotypes can have, I am also aware of stereotypes that, in the right context, can be harmless and deliver a small dose of humor.

SPORTS | 02/23/2011

Women's Swimming & Diving: Princeton looks for 10th league title since 2000

Coming off of an undefeated dual meet season in the Ivy League, the women’s swimming and diving team is looking forward to hosting the Ivy League Championship this weekend, starting Thursday. All of the Ancient Eight teams will be competing at DeNunzio Pool, with preliminary races beginning in the morning and finals in the evening every day of the meet.

SPORTS | 02/23/2011

Women's Lacrosse: Tochihara, Drumm to lead Tigers

Last season was certainly a rebuilding year for the women’s lacrosse team. When the Class of 2009 graduated, the Tigers lost nearly half of their defense and almost all of the veteran experience which drove Princeton as a perennial powerhouse in the Ivy League and nationally. As the only active Princeton coach to achieve 300 wins and the current record holder for most NCAA Tournament wins in history, Hall of Fame head coach Chris Sailer has known little beyond success at the helm of the team.

SPORTS | 02/23/2011

Column: Anthony trade signals shift in team-building

On Aug. 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. On July 6, 1957, 16-year-old John Lennon made the acquaintance of 15-year-old Paul McCartney. On July 8, 2010, LeBron James announced that he would be “taking [his] talents to South Beach” to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat.

SPORTS | 02/22/2011

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