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Women's Lacrosse: Woes continue as Princeton loses to Harvard for first time in 18 years

Two hat tricks and a late-game charge were not enough to save the women’s lacrosse team from suffering an 11-9 loss to Harvard (6-6 overall, 2-3 Ivy League) on Saturday afternoon, in a game that exemplified the team’s struggles for much of the year.

Live Coverage: Men's Lacrosse versus Dartmouth

Baseball: Key series with Lions looms large

With its Ivy League campaign nearly half completed, the baseball team, three games out of first place in the Gehrig Division, faces an uphill struggle for the division title. Still, Princeton (8-20 overall, 3-5 Ivy League) has an excellent opportunity to gain ground in the standings this weekend and make up for its slow start, as it faces division leader Columbia (15-13, 6-2) in a crucial four-game set in New York City.

Men's Lacrosse: Tigers look to stay atop Ivies

The men’s lacrosse team will take on Dartmouth this weekend in its fourth Ivy League contest. After a series of tight games that included a staggering 13-4 loss to then-No. 3 Syracuse and a tight 10-8 victory over Rutgers, Saturday’s game will be a crucial test for a team that has found it difficult to maintain the level of dominance with which it began the season.

Men's Volleyball: Princeton cruises to easy win at Dillon Gym

After a whole season of endless five-setters, the men’s volleyball team has finally found a way to start as well as it finishes. With just two games left in the regular season, the Tigers (12-9 overall, 5-5 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tait Division) defeated the New Jersey Institute of Technology 30-27, 30-22, 30-24 for their first home sweep all season.

Tennis: Men, women head into final weekend of league play with title hopes

The last time the women’s tennis team finished with a perfect 7-0 Ivy League record was in 2000. In that season, Princeton finished its season with 8-1 victories over Cornell and Columbia. This weekend, the No. 32 Tigers (18-5 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) look to set back the clocks and repeat the feat by winning their final two matches of the season against the same opponents. On the men's side, the Tigers (8-11, 4-1) look to continue their late-season surge that has them in the thick of the Ivy League title race.

Softball: Injuries pile up ahead of series with Columbia

If history is any indicator, the softball team should have a successful weekend as it begins Ivy South play this weekend.

Women's Lacrosse: Second half of Ivy League play opens with key trip to Cambridge

The women’s lacrosse team hasn’t lost to Harvard since the Beastie Boys, Nirvana and Tupac were big.

Track & Field: Bringing the track a German flavor

It’s rare to find an athlete who has competed on a national team and could possibly qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. It’s even rarer when the athlete shrugs his shoulders, laughs and says, “It’s not that cool.”

Women's Lacrosse: Terps dismantle Princeton

Early in the season, the women’s lacrosse team’s young players may have folded under the constant physicality and athleticism imposed by one of the nation’s top squads.

On Tap with ... Maggie Boberg

Maggie Boberg, a junior and a three-year member of the women’s golf team, shot a one-round score of 80 in her team’s 323-326 victory last Saturday over Columbia. Boberg, who likes listening to Johnny Cash for inspiration, competed in four tournaments for the Tigers last year, posting a low score of 76 in the Princeton Invitational.

Column: It's LeBron's year

There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to face the cold, harsh realities of his existence and make a difficult decision with major consequences. There also comes a time in every man’s life when he writes an NBA playoff preview. This is that second time. Let’s break this year’s NBA playoff teams down into some groups in ascending order of their title chances.

Men's Lacrosse: Tigers fight off Rutgers

The rain that poured down just as halftime ended at Class of 1952 Stadium on Tuesday night was a good omen for the men’s lacrosse team, as the Tiger goals that poured in during a two-minute stretch of the third quarter irreversibly switched the momentum in Princeton’s favor. 

Column: Athletes must stop idolizing Vincent Chase

American males between the ages of 13 and 60 watch “Entourage” on HBO with their eyes wide open. We watch Vincent Chase strut around Hollywood with his entourage, as every beautiful girl seemingly begs to sleep with him. His life as a movie star is idealized and ornamented with fancy cars, extravagant estates and fun getaways with zero punishment.

Taekwondo team kicks it at Dillon

Believe it or not, Chuck Norris did not invent the roundhouse kick to the face. It was made famous by Korean taekwondo. Princeton’s own Chuck Norrises, members of the taekwondo team, spend much of their time in the Dillon Gymnasium Multipurpose Room.

Baseball: Monmouth lineup directs assault

Under gray clouds at Clarke Field on Tuesday afternoon, the baseball team fell to Monmouth 24-7. The Tigers (8-20 overall, 3-5 Ivy League) struggled early and were unable to get on track against a powerful Hawks offense. Princeton committed five errors and surrendered 15 hits before the game was called due to darkness at the end of the seventh inning.

Crew: Childs Cup returns to Princeton

Last weekend, the men’s heavyweight, women’s open and women’s lightweight crews competed away from Princeton’s home at Lake Carnegie. The men traveled to New York City, where they claimed the Childs Cup by defeating Penn and Columbia. The women’s open crew kept its hold on the Class of ’75 Cup by besting Cornell and Radcliffe (Harvard) in Ithaca, N.Y. Far off in Redwood Shores, Calif., the women’s lightweight crew suffered close losses to top-ranked Wisconsin and Stanford but beat Sonoma State by a wide margin. 

Golf: Solid showings continue as championship nears

The women’s golf team defeated Columbia in a dual match while the men’s team placed ninth in the Princeton Invitational over the weekend.

Men's Volleyball: Tigers will host playoff game

Seniors Carl Hamming and Jeff McCown, co-captains of the men’s volleyball team, have had an eventful week. Not only are the two dealing with the stresses of senior year, but with a postseason spot on the line, a struggling team looked to its seniors to deliver. 

Men's Rugby: Princeton dominates, stakes claim as best in New Jersey

On Saturday, the men’s rugby team beat The College of New Jersey, Montclair State University and William Patterson University to win the New Jersey State Tournament for the second consecutive year.