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Squash: Both teams sweep opening weekend matches to kick off respective championship quests

The men’s and women’s squash teams opened their seasons with a couple of home victories this weekend. The No. 3 men (2-0 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) defeated Franklin & Marshall 8-1 on Saturday and followed that dominating win with a hard-fought 6-3 victory over Cornell on Sunday.

Football: Dartmouth ends 7-game skid vs. Old Nassau

The football team’s Saturday afternoon ended the same way most have this fall: with Princeton watching its opponent run out the clock. The Tigers (1-9 overall, 0-7 Ivy League) trudged off the field as Dartmouth (6-4, 3-4) celebrated a 31-0 victory on the opposite sideline. There would be no next week, no other opponent to prepare for, no more chances to turn it around. The final chapter had been written about 2010: the worst season in the history of Princeton football.

Men's Hockey: Squad splits weekend league homestand

A stifling defensive performance, led by sophomore goalie Mike Condon’s career-high 36 saves, gave the men’s hockey team a 1-0 victory over Harvard on Friday night for Princeton’s fourth straight win.

Men's Water Polo: Loss to Navy ends dreams of Final Four repeat

This weekend marked the end of the men’s water polo season as Princeton placed third at the Eastern Championship, falling short of a repeat NCAA Final Four bid. The No. 15 Tigers (19-8 overall, 6-3 Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division) registered a 10-4 win against Massachusetts Institute of Technology (13-12), fell to No. 18 Navy (24-7, 8-1) 5-8 and defeated No. 17 Bucknell (13-16, 2-7) 8-7.

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Men's Water Polo: Princeton hits road aiming to repeat as Eastern champions

This weekend the men’s water polo team will travel to Lewisburg, Pa., for the Eastern Championship. The top four teams from the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern and Northern divisions will compete for a bid to the NCAA tournament and the chance to play in the Final Four. The No. 16 Tigers (17-7 overall, 6-2 CWPA Southern Division) won the top seed in the Southern Division by defeating No. 17 Bucknell (12-14, 2-6) at the Southern Championship. At Easterns this weekend, Princeton will face Massachusetts Institute of Technology (12-10), the No. 4 seed from the Northern Division.

Women's Basketball: Princeton loses in buzzer-beater against Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The women’s basketball team has little experience with late-game drama — in the past two years, every one of its contests had been decided by at least nine points. That all changed Thursday night.

Men's Hockey: Princeton looks to continue winning ways at Baker Rink

Coming off big road wins this weekend against Colgate and Cornell, the men’s hockey team looks to build upon the success from last weekend that propelled it to the top of the ECAC Hockey standings in a home stand against Harvard and Dartmouth. The Tigers (3-3 overall, 3-1 ECAC Hockey) take on the Crimson (2-2, 2-2) tonight at 7 p.m. and face off against the Big Green (3-2-1, 2-1-1) on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Men's Soccer: Early lead, dominant offense not enough as loss ends team's record-setting season

As the fans streamed onto the field as time expired Thursday night, the white jerseys fell to the field just as much in disbelief and confusion as in disappointment. In the men’s soccer team’s 2-1 loss to University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Tigers displayed much the same game plan that had led them to 12 straight wins, an Ivy League championship and the first 7-0 league season in the program’s history. The Tigers played their game, and the Retrievers did little to stop them. So as time expired in the second half, ending Princeton’s playoff hopes, the players realized the harsh reality that it simply did not work out for them this time.

Squash: Teams aim to start quickly

The men's and women's squash teams have similar mentalities heading into the weekend: Every match matters. While the women's team will host an extra day of matches — playing Columbia tonight — both squads know they need to come out on top to start their seasons on positive notes.

Column: This game could be historic, so make sure you're there

In one of the great scenes in “Animal House,” a bruised, black-eyed Robert Hoover limps into the Delta living room moments after Dean Wormer has kicked the group off campus. The fraternity sits with heads down and shoulders slumped, no one uttering a word. With only one game left in the season, the football team would be forgiven if it shared some sentiments with National Lampoon’s fictitious fraternity stars. But as the great Otter once said, “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”

Women's Ice Hockey: Tigers to take on Ivy League foes in 2-game New York trip

The women’s ice hockey team is looking to redeem itself against No. 2 Cornell after being blown out 5-1 by the Big Red in their first meeting of the year. In that Oct. 30 game at Baker Rink, Cornell (6-1 overall, 4-0 ECAC Hockey) put the pressure on Princeton (3-5-1, 3-3-1) right out of the gate, scoring a goal in the first two minutes.

Wrestling: Tigers prep for Keystone Open

After wrapping up its most successful season in 23 years and beginning a new season with one of its strongest recruiting classes ever, the wrestling team will compete in the Keystone Open in Philadelphia on Sunday with 11 other teams and more than 200 competitors. 

Against Dartmouth, last chance to prevent winless season

Last weekend, the Dartmouth football team had an opportunity to nail down its first winning season in 13 years. The Big Green was up 11 points against Brown with three minutes left in the third quarter, but at the end of the game the scoreboard read 35-28 in the Bears’ favor.On Saturday, the Big Green will have one last chance to earn a winning record. Princeton (1-8 overall, 0-6 Ivy League) will host Dartmouth (5-4, 2-4) in both teams’ final contest of the year, as the Tigers look for their seventh straight victory over the New Hampshire team.Head coach Bob Surace ’90 commented on the influence of injuries on the Princeton squad.

Men's Soccer: Tigers fall in 1st round of tourney

The men’s soccer team ended its season in the cruelest of fashions last night at Roberts Stadium, losing to University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. No. 10 Princeton (13-4-1 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) was ultimately undone by dubious officiating and a physical, counter-attacking performance by the Retrievers (11-4-3). It is the second time in as many years that Princeton has failed to clear the first hurdle of the tournament: Last year, Princeton lost 1-0 to Bucknell at the same stage.

Cross Country: Both running squads hope for success at nationals

The men’s cross country roster looks like it belongs to a team in a “rebuilding year.” Sixteen runners are underclassmen and nine are juniors; only four are seniors. No matter how talented, a small eldest class can harm a team.

Men's Soccer: NCAA journey starts tonight

With 12 straight wins and an undefeated run through the Ivy League, the men’s soccer team is achieving things the program has never before accomplished. Princeton (13-3-1 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) will put its streak to the test when it matters most, in the first round of the NCAA tournament, as the Tigers host University of Maryland, Baltimore County, tonight at 7 p.m. at Roberts Stadium. The Tigers’ win streak and 7-1-1 record at home has the team feeling great about its chances. 

Column: If you see a missed field goal, give the kicker a break

There’s no position in sports quite like the placekicker in professional football: a player who comes on for 10, maybe 15, plays per game, and is asked to kick an oblong ellipsoid between two yellow posts or to the other team. Often, the entire game rests on whether or not that oddly shaped ball passes between those posts. 

Women's Volleyball: Princeton drops last contest of year

The women’s volleyball team bowed out to Penn yesterday evening on Senior Night in a hard-fought match that typified its Ivy League season this year. Against the Quakers (13-12 overall, 8-6 Ivy League), as throughout the race for the Ivy League championship, the Tigers (16-10, 12-2) showcased gritty comebacks and gutsy plays but ultimately came up just a little short.

Women's Basketball: Tigers travel to Piscataway for Garden State showdown

Only a game into the 2010-11 season, the women’s basketball team will be challenged by Rutgers in one of its toughest games of the year. Rutgers (0-2) was one of only two teams to defeat Princeton (1-0) in the regular season last year.