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Men's Lacrosse: New coach, similar hopes

When the men’s lacrosse team takes the field at Class of 1952 Stadium against Hofstra on Saturday, a new era in Princeton lacrosse will begin under the leadership of head coach Chris Bates. Bates, the Tigers’ 10th head coach, comes to Princeton after spending 10 years leading the Drexel lacrosse program. Bates built the team to become Top 20 regulars, most recently winning two Colonial Athletic Association championships in the last three years.

SPORTS | 02/24/2010

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Women's Lacrosse: Tigers to face three of nation's top five

The women’s lacrosse team generally plays one of the toughest schedules in the country, and this season will be no different. No. 9 Princeton faces three of the nation’s top-five teams based on the preseason rankings. Boasting their youngest squad in years, the Tigers will have some on-the-job learning to do in games against traditional powerhouses like No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Penn and No. 5 Duke.

SPORTS | 02/24/2010

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Women's Basketball: The makings of dominance

The women’s basketball team is enjoying its best season in program history, as the Tigers are off to a 21-2 start and have won all nine of their Ivy League contests by double digits. Since the conference season is past its halfway point, each team has played each other at least once. This provides an excellent opportunity to compare how each team has performed to this point and to find out how exactly Princeton has been dominating its opponents. 

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

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On Tap with ... Helen Meigs

Senior utility and co-captain Helen Meigs of the women’s water polo team keeps breaking her own records. Meigs set Princeton’s single-season record for assists as a freshman, smashed that as a sophomore and then broke it again during her junior year.

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

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Column: Not watching hockey? You should be.

Anyone who claims that hockey is boring did not watch Sunday’s Olympic game between the United States and Canada. This matchup exemplified the great qualities of hockey, as the back-and-forth contest was both hard-hitting and full of finesse. Featuring several amazing goals and one hugely impressive performance by American goalie Ryan Miller, the game stayed exciting until the end, with the American team upsetting the Canadians 5-3.

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

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Track & Field: Leaping to victory

While most track and field athletes competing at the indoor Heptagonal Championships this weekend will approach their respective events with apprehension or quiet optimism as they face the best competition in the Ivy League, senior Justin Frick is taking a different outlook.

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

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Track & Field: Princeton heads north for Heps after strong Invite

Though no points were put on the board, the men’s and women’s track and field teams made their point on Saturday: They’re ready. The teams hosted the Princeton Invitational at the Lawrenceville School as a final “tune-up” meet before both teams compete at the Heptagonal Championships next weekend in Hanover, N.H. The meet came on the heels of a remarkable performance at the Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet last weekend, with both teams crushing their Harvard and Yale counterparts.

SPORTS | 02/21/2010

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Women's Hockey: Shutout win over Yale wraps up ECAC Hockey season

The women’s hockey team came back fighting after falling 4-3 in overtime to Brown on Friday to silence Yale on Saturday in a 4-0 shutout win. After the defeat to Brown (3-20-4 overall, 1-17-3 ECAC Hockey) denied Princeton (13-12-4, 11-7-4) a chance to contest the quarterfinals on home ice, the team rallied to wrap up its home season in style, with an impressive victory over Yale (10-16-3, 8-13-1) to finish sixth in the ECAC standings.

SPORTS | 02/21/2010