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Men's Lacrosse: Keeping the fire burning

Men's Lacrosse: Keeping the fire burning

With 10 games down and four to go in the regular season, the men’s lacrosse team looks to put together its finest season in almost a decade. Sitting comfortably atop the rankings at No. 2 in the national coaches’ poll, the Tigers (9-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) will take on No. 17 Harvard (5-3, 1-1) on Saturday in the second game of a lacrosse doubleheader at Class of 1952 Stadium.

SPORTS | 04/09/2009

On the Prowl #4

Sports writers discuss the baseball team's huge four-game weekend against Columbia and the No. 2 men's lacrosse team's showdown with No. 17 Harvard.

SPORTS | 04/09/2009

Women's Lacrosse: Princeton shoots for tenth win

As the No. 7 women’s lacrosse team is on a roll, having racked up seven straight wins this season, it’s easy to overlook one of the Tigers’ longer streaks: Princeton has not dropped a game against Harvard since the NCAA tournament in 1992. Both are streaks the Tigers are eager to protect this weekend.

SPORTS | 04/09/2009

Men's Volleyball: Tigers lose in fifth set to Red Flash

On Feb. 7, the men’s volleyball team tasted the sweetest victory in a 15-13 fifth-set win over St. Francis. Thursday night at Dillon Gymnasium, Princeton tasted the exact opposite.St. Francis (14-12 overall, 7-5 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tait Division) fought off a late Princeton (9-10, 3-7) rally for a 22-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-22, 15-13 victory.

SPORTS | 04/09/2009

Softball: Wins this weekend would steer team back on course

The softball team hopes that the Lions it faces this weekend will prove to be toothless. After stumbling out of the gates against the Ivy League’s North Division, Princeton (8-14 overall, 3-5 Ivy League) is intent on righting itself against Columbia (12-20, 2-6) in a four-game homestand that begins this Saturday.

SPORTS | 04/09/2009

On Tap with ... Brad Gemberling

Q: What was your ?welcome to college? moment?A: I gave up 21 runs in my first 10 innings as a freshman, and after a pretty bad inning at Western Carolina, [head coach Scott Bradley] told me in front of the team that, believe it or not, there had actually been worse starts to a Princeton career than mine.

SPORTS | 04/08/2009

Baseball season has finally arrived

Dust off that glove, pop some sunflower seeds, go watch “Field of Dreams” and head to the ballpark, ’cause it’s baseball season.

SPORTS | 04/08/2009

Men's Lacrosse: Sgalardi makes the leap

The men’s lacrosse team has seen an offensive resurgence this year that is beginning to conjure up memories of past championship teams. A complementary player his first three years, senior midfielder Rich Sgalardi, tied for first on the team with 31 points on the season, has been at the forefront of the team’s renewed offense.

SPORTS | 04/08/2009

Town & Gown: University draws local athletes

Situated in the middle of a region that has more than a handful of high schools, the University is home to a few members of a minority smaller than that of student-athletes: student-athletes from the town of Princeton.

SPORTS | 04/08/2009

UNC blows out MSU. Yawn

Basketball games are supposed to be 40 minutes long. They just are. So why did Monday night’s NCAA basketball final last all of five minutes?

SPORTS | 04/07/2009

Baseball: Rider blanks squad as bats remain cold

The baseball team was looking for a spark heading into the stretch run of the Ivy League season. What Princeton (9-14 overall, 2-6 Ivy League) received was a 6-0 drubbing from in-state rival Rider (12-12) that was not even as close as the score might indicate. Broncs southpaw pitcher Derek Caldwell had his fastball in tip-top shape, scattering just four hits over eight innings for the win.

SPORTS | 04/07/2009

Men's Volleyball: Tigers top Highlanders 3-0 for Senior Night win

On Tuesday, hundreds of seniors in three departments — English, history and the Wilson School — turned in thousands of pages and millions of words in their senior theses. But they might have only needed two words to describe the men’s volleyball game that night.

SPORTS | 04/07/2009

Men's Lacrosse: Princeton sneaks by Quakers

After celebrating an impressive 12-8 victory over then-No. 2 Syracuse on Saturday, the men’s lacrosse team had to switch gears quickly and prepare for a Tuesday evening matchup against Ivy League rival Penn. Led by four goals from senior attack Tommy Davis, Princeton eked out a 10-9 overtime win in Philadelphia.

SPORTS | 04/07/2009

Baseball: Late-game rally ends in loss

After spring break, the baseball team seemed to be firing on all cylinders and was peaking right before the start of the Ivy League season.

SPORTS | 04/06/2009

Softball: Tolfa's gem highlights 1-0 victory

Sophomore righthander Michelle Tolfa was not just effectively wild in her second start of the weekend ? she was spectacularly wild.

SPORTS | 04/06/2009

Track & Field: Pessala sets school hammer throw record at Sam Howell Invitational

Members of the men’s and women’s track teams cleaned up at the Sam Howell Invitational, held last weekend on their home turf of Weaver Stadium. Both Tiger squads competed against 16 other schools, including Ivy League opponents Columbia, Dartmouth and Yale.

SPORTS | 04/06/2009

Men's Golf: April showers leave Princeton stuck in rough

The men’s golf team traveled to coal mine country last weekend to compete in the Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W. Va., and finished last in the field of 16. The tournament was the Tigers’ first of the spring season, and the competition, the difficult course and the windy conditions did not make their return to the golf course easier.

SPORTS | 04/06/2009

Men's Volleyball: Fatigue, deja vu reign in loss to Springfield

After taking the opening set of its match by a sizable 11-point margin, the men’s volleyball team was looking to avenge its Feb. 28 loss to Springfield College on Springfield’s home court last Friday.

SPORTS | 04/05/2009

Men's Lacrosse: Fiorito puts Tigers in national spotlight

EAST RUTHERFORD — The first quarter of the men’s lacrosse team’s monumental 12-8 win over No. 2 Syracuse at Giants Stadium on Saturday was relatively uneventful. But in the first five minutes of the second quarter, while holding a fragile 3-2 lead, the No. 5 Tigers set the tone for the rest of the game.

SPORTS | 04/05/2009

Women's Lacrosse: Lowly Bulldogs no match for Drumm & Co.

Sophomore attack Lizzy Drumm was held scoreless for the first time this season last Wednesday night. Four days later, she bounced back in a big way, scoring five goals to lead the No. 7 women’s lacrosse team to a 15-6 rout over hapless Yale (3-8 overall, 0-4 Ivy League).

SPORTS | 04/05/2009

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