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Men's Water Polo: Vreeland matures into leadership role

Men's Water Polo: Vreeland matures into leadership role

Junior utility Eric Vreeland of the men?s water polo team hails from the great state of California, which ? along with perfect weather, Silicon Valley and Arnold Schwarzenegger ? is home to many of the great high school water polo programs in the nation.

SPORTS | 10/22/2008

On tap with ... Peter Capkovic

Q: What was your welcome-to-college moment?A: In [Freshman Scholars Institute] our history professor told us to read a book for precept the next day.

SPORTS | 10/22/2008

Jackson '06 an '08 Ironman

The field hockey team came away with more than just a pair of wins over the weekend. Freshman midfielder Katie Reinprecht was named the Ivy League Player of the Week for the second time this season.

SPORTS | 10/22/2008

Women's Soccer: Ivy foes eager to undo flawless Tigers

Though the women?s soccer team?s 700-minute shutout streak came to an end Saturday against Columbia, its first-place standing in the Ancient Eight was maintained when the Tigers defeated the Lions

SPORTS | 10/22/2008

Intramural Sports: Colonial wins flag football

It?s midterm week at Princeton, a time for students to hunker down in libraries and quiet study spaces.

SPORTS | 10/22/2008

Football: New coach also classmate

Before this season started, the Tiger defensive line was anchored on the right side by senior Tom Methvin, a six-foot, three-inch, 275-pound defensive end who dominated the line of scrimmage.Now, after a series of injuries that ended his college career nine games short, you can find Methvin in the one place you were least likely to find him last season: on the sidelines.Out of necessity more than choice, Methvin has traded his pads for a clipboard and headset and, though his coaches and teammates needed little reminder, has further reinforced his reputation as a true team player.?Throughout my playing career at Princeton, I have had a series of mild concussions,? Methvin said.

SPORTS | 10/21/2008

New 'sports' alter meaning of 'athlete'

Apparently you too can now be a ?pro athlete.? No, I?m not talking about being an NBA player and landing $45 million contracts for happening to be seven feet tall (apologies to Adonal Foyle, I?m sure he?s a really nice guy). And I?m not talking about playing every Sunday for the Dallas Cowboys, since that would require most of us to be a few inches taller, 50-odd pounds of muscle heavier and a lot faster.

SPORTS | 10/21/2008

Men's Tennis: Tigers show flashes of potential

Despite starting the season with several injuries and disappointing results, the men?s tennis team rallied this weekend to find some reason for optimism at the ITA Northeast Regional Championships hosted by Yale.

SPORTS | 10/21/2008

Alumni: Peerless Lamb '44 sets lifting world record

As far as alumni athletes go, Stephen Lamb ?44 is rarely mentioned among the greats. He never made the NBA, the NFL or MLS.

SPORTS | 10/21/2008

Men's Water Polo: Princeton upset vs. Bucknell, wins two

After suffering a tough loss on Friday to conference rival Bucknell, 11-6, the men?s water polo team bounced back Saturday to defeat Johns Hopkins 7-5 and Mercyhurst 10-5.The No.

SPORTS | 10/20/2008

Men's Soccer: Killer instinct evident in shutout of Columbia

Click. That was the sound that the men?s soccer team made this weekend, as Princeton shut out Columbia, 2-0, to win its first Ivy League game of the season.After struggling to close out games earlier this year, the Tigers (4-8-1 overall, 1-1-1 Ivy League) were perfectly in sync on both the offensive and defensive ends against the Lions (3-8-1, 1-2-0). Unfortunately for Columbia and the rest of the Ancient Eight, Princeton is finding its A-game at the right time.?I think for a pretty long stretch, we had been playing pretty well ? keeping possession of the ball, getting good shots ? but we weren?t able to finish our opportunities,? head coach Jim Barlow ?91 said.

SPORTS | 10/20/2008

Field Hockey: ‘Warrior weekend’ ends with ‘W’

After losing its midseason showdown with No. 1 Maryland, the field hockey team returned to action on its home turf with games against Brown and Villanova.

SPORTS | 10/20/2008

Crew: Lightweights emerge victorious at Head of Charles

Boston, Mass., Oct. 18 ? The men?s lightweight crew entered the Head of the Charles regatta with a target on its back.

SPORTS | 10/20/2008

Football: Brown scores 17 straight, pulls away in second half

An injured quarterback. An Ivy League defeat. A share of first place lost. After a game like the football team had against Brown on Saturday, it can be difficult to find the silver lining.

SPORTS | 10/19/2008

Women's Volleyball: Ivy streak snapped in New Haven

On Friday night the women?s volleyball team did something it had not done in 705 days: It lost an Ivy League match.

SPORTS | 10/19/2008

Football analysis: Bears get momentum early, pressure Anderson

In the football team?s 31-10 loss to Brown (3-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) on Saturday, each team?s first drive clearly dictated how the rest of the game would unfold.

SPORTS | 10/19/2008

Women's Soccer: Princeton victorious in second OT

It is becoming increasingly difficult to come up with adjectives to describe the women?s soccer team?s season.

SPORTS | 10/19/2008

Cross Country: Tigers tops at Pre-Nationals

The No. 5 women?s cross country team may continue its climb up the polls after a first-place finish in the ?White? race at the Pre-Nationals Invitational, but the men?s team, which has narrowly missed qualifying for Nationals each of the past few seasons, has more work to do.

SPORTS | 10/19/2008

Sprint Football: Tigers held scoreless against Navy

The sprint football team took on Navy this past Friday. Navy (5-0 overall, 2-0 Collegiate Sprint Football League) tore apart the Tigers (0-4, 0-3) with its lethal offense and shut down the Tigers with its clamping defense, recording its second shutout of the season, 52-0.

SPORTS | 10/19/2008

Web Update: Football flounders against Brown onslaught, falls 31-10

An injured quarterback. An Ivy League defeat. A share of first place lost. After a game like the football team had against Brown on Saturday, it can be difficult to find the silver lining.

SPORTS | 10/17/2008

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