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Bittler '90 keeps an eye on Cowher

Records are meant to be broken. And as far as one former Princeton basketball star is concerned, a threat to her longstanding record is welcome.While Sandi Bittler '90 has held the record for most points scored in a career ? 1,683 ? for 17 years, senior forward and captain Meagan Cowher is hot on her heels.

Penn? Please. No one rivals Princeton athletics

No one would argue that Princeton has a consistent rival when it comes to varsity athletics. Ohio State has Michigan, Harvard has Yale and Princeton has ... well, no one.

Penn State next on Tiger slate

After a disappointing 21-point loss to Evansville, Princeton (2-6 overall) has had a full week to lick its wounds and rebuild its strength in preparation for Penn State (4-4). The Tigers will tipoff tonight at 7 p.m.

Tigers' trinity a miracle on ice

It's possible to spend hours coming up with nicknames for the starting front-line of the men's hockey team and superhero alter-egos for the skaters who comprise it.

Rutgers brings a top D to Jadwin

Just four nights after hosting No. 11 UC Berkeley, the women's basketball team welcomes an even higher-ranked opponent to Jadwin Gym.

'Gritty' Comunale is tough on the mat

It's been less than a year since Tony Comunale was a 119-pound high school senior, wrestling his way to fourth-place in the Pennsylvania state championships.

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Professor a regular on the volleyball court

To some faculty, Princeton is more than a place for learning and teaching in the classroom. For professor Steve Garner, a member of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, some of his favorite moments have been spent neither in the lab nor in lecture, but on the volleyball court.Over the last 11 years, Garner has practiced with the men's club volleyball team.

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Injury forfeits mask otherwise close match

It wasn't a win ? but, barring forfeits, it was the Tigers' closest meet in over a year.The Princeton wrestling team opened up its dual meet season with a 32-16 loss to the Duquesne Dukes last weekend.

Tigers fall in finals

So far, it has not been a particularly competitive season for the men's squash team. In its first three matches, the Tigers blew away their opponents with 9-0 victories, and until their last tournament, the team's only blemish was one lost match against Western Ontario en route to an 8-1 win.

Passion drives panelists

On the 69th anniversary of one of the bleakest days in American history, the talk within Robertson Hall was not about Pearl Harbor or international relations, but about sports.Princeton hosted its second annual Sports Symposium last Friday, bringing together world-renowned leaders from the coaching, management and business sectors of the sports world to provide the University community with a glimpse behind the scenes of this industry.The elite group of panelists for the event included, among many others, Athletics Director Gary Walters '67, Patriot League Executive Director Carolyn Femovich, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive and principal and founding partner of Velocity Sports and Entertainment Mike Reisman.The attraction of the sports industry over other professional career paths was one of the main topics for the symposium, which pushed the question of "for love or for money" to the forefront of the discussion."The word 'passion' has been thrown around a lot today," University of California Athletic Director Sandy Barbour said.

Kashmiri, Offorjebe pace team

The men's and women's track and field teams kicked off their indoor seasons at the New Year Invitational on Saturday at Jadwin Gym.

For one game, Princeton hangs with Irish

For its final home series of 2007, the men's hockey team (5-7-0 overall, 4-4 ECAC Hockey) welcomed No.

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Tigers drop a dime

Burning for a sweep to pull itself out of an up-and-down season, the women's hockey team set its opponents' goals on fire as soon as it hit the ice this weekend.

No. 12 Cal pulls away in second half

When No. 12 UC Berkeley visited Jadwin Gym, the women's basketball team knew it would face a battle just to stay in the game."A team of this caliber tries to put you out in the first four minutes," head coach Courtney Banghart said.

Blowout blues creep back

For the first seven minutes of the men's basketball team's game against Evansville on Wednesday night, it seemed as if the first team to reach 30 points was destined to win.

No. 6 Fighting Irish are final home foes of 2007

The men's hockey team has just two games standing between it and a three-week break from action, but the pair of games coming up this weekend will be anything but an early Christmas present.No.

Princeton's lockdown 'D' downs NJIT

The women's basketball team spent Wednesday night in Newark engaged in a battle for New Jersey.After just 15 minutes on the court, Princeton (3-6 overall) had clear control over rival New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The winds changed in the second half, as the Highlanders (1-6), having defeated a formidable University of Maryland Baltimore County team earlier this season, appeared to be working on another upset.