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Men's Volleyball: Princeton has high hopes for chances in postseason

Men's Volleyball: Princeton has high hopes for chances in postseason

The men’s volleyball team’s regular season draws to a close today at George Mason, but next Wednesday the team will begin play in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) playoffs. A cursory look at the EIVA standings reveals that, despite Princeton’s position near the bottom, its chances in the playoffs remain ripe.

SPORTS | 04/16/2009

Women's Lacrosse: Chance to rebound against Dartmouth

After suffering a 10-5 loss against No. 3 Penn on Wednesday evening in Philadelphia, the No. 4 women’s lacrosse team looks to bounce back in their match against Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon in Hanover, N.H.

SPORTS | 04/16/2009

Women's Water Polo: Southern Championships open with Bison

On Saturday, the women’s water polo team will have the opportunity to exact revenge on a familiar foe and to assert itself as a force in its division. Princeton (13-10 overall, 2-3 Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division) will travel to College Park, Md., to take on Bucknell (18-12, 5-1) in the opening round of the Southern Championships.

SPORTS | 04/16/2009

Dodgeball: Tourney thrives in fourth year

Every April for the past three years, the student body has been rocked by a campus-wide event, Princeton?s counterpart to the NCAA?s March Madness, if you will.Founded in its current form by Freddy Flaxman ?07 and John Boscia ?07 in 2006, the Dodgeball Tournament has exploded in popularity over the last three years.

SPORTS | 04/15/2009

Women's Lacrosse: Ivy dreams dashed by Penn in loss

The No. 7 women?s lacrosse team scored 13, 15, 15, 15 and 17 goals in its last five games before Wednesday night?s showdown with No.

SPORTS | 04/15/2009

Dodgeball: Cap looks to defend crown

Two thousand students. one hundred and three teams. One big prize. The 2009 Princeton Dodgeball Tournament is here.

SPORTS | 04/15/2009

On Tap with ... Nicole Ontiveros

Q: What was your ?welcome to college? moment?A: One night during first semester, I heard a thunderous knock at my door around 4 a.m.

SPORTS | 04/15/2009

Table Tennis: Princeton's paddle proficiency

On Wednesday and Friday nights from 8 to 11 p.m., students passing through Dillon Gymnasium hear the sounds of ping pong balls bouncing in the Group Fitness Room on the second floor.

SPORTS | 04/14/2009

T.O. and the NFL: An unhappy marriage

Every year, as soon as the Super Bowl ends, I start counting down the days until the next NFL season begins.

SPORTS | 04/14/2009

Around the Ivy League: Lacrosse

Halfway through the Ivy League portion of the season, the men?s lacrosse team has climbed to the No.

SPORTS | 04/14/2009

Baseball: In downpour, offensive outpour

In a sloppy game that was compounded by the terrible trifecta of rain, cold and wind, the baseball team survived and defeated Seton Hall 15-12 in South Orange, N.J., on Tuesday afternoon.

SPORTS | 04/14/2009

Baseball: Aces fuel three-win weekend

There is an old saying in baseball that says momentum only goes as far as the next game’s starting pitcher.It would be hard to find better words to describe Princeton’s weekend series against Columbia. The Tigers (12-15 overall, 5-7 Ivy League) used three consecutive quality pitching performances to take three of four games against the Lions (8-24, 5-7) at Clarke Field and move into a three-way tie for first place in the Gehrig Division.

SPORTS | 04/13/2009

Softball: Tigers dig long ball in sweep

Rain delayed the start of the softball team’s four-game homestand against Columbia that was scheduled to begin on Saturday. When the sun broke out on Sunday, however, the Tigers offense followed suit.

SPORTS | 04/13/2009

Tennis: Men, women dominate league foes

One week after suffering consecutive losses at the hands of Yale and Brown, the men’s tennis team rebounded this weekend to earn a sweep over Harvard and Dartmouth. The Tigers (10-8 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) have already ensured that they will improve uon last year’s win total and will look to boost their place in the Ivy League standings with next weekend’s regular season finale.

SPORTS | 04/13/2009

Track & Field: Princeton narrowly pulls past Penn to take PYP

With four weeks left before the Heptagonal Championships, the men’s and women’s track and field teams had solid showings in their respective meets last Saturday.

SPORTS | 04/13/2009

Crew: Rowers outpace weekend competition

With a true display of power, open crew started races on Lake Carnegie this weekend. A strong headwind swept down the course and the chop was rough, but this did not stop the Tigers from putting up a dominating performance against Radcliffe, Bucknell and Cornell.

SPORTS | 04/12/2009

Men's Volleyball: Princeton loses home finale 3-0 to formidable EIVA foe Penn State

When the Tigers took the court last Friday against Penn State, they were up against several sizable challenges.

SPORTS | 04/12/2009

Men's Lacrosse: Road to the top continues

Before the 2009 season started, the biggest question surrounding the men?s lacrosse team was how long would it take for its talented freshman players to perform with the poise and wisdom of the veterans.Saturday?s showdown with Harvard showed that while there might still be three years before the team?s freshmen are seniors, they?ve definitely started to learn.Princeton was up 10-8 when Harvard attack Dean Gibbons notched his third goal of the game with one minute, 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

SPORTS | 04/12/2009

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