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Club team call-up debuts in first scrimmage

Having added four outstanding recruits to a squad that has already proven itself capable of holding its own against top competition, the women's hockey team is here to win in the 2007-08 season.On Saturday, Princeton had its first preseason opportunity to see how it stacks up against Ivy League competition, with scrimmages against Yale and Brown.

Long Snapper's Delight

The football team is one of the biggest student organizations on campus, with over 100 members. Junior long snapper Ryan Pritchard fills just one of the team's dozens of positions, yet his job is one of the squad's most important, but least recognized, roles.Though obscure to most casual football fans, the long snapper position is crucially important to any special teams coordinator.

West Coast roadtrip tames Tigers

Southern California is a beautiful place. Ask anyone from the area, and you'll surely hear how gorgeous So-Cal is and just how drab and dreary the Northeast can be in comparison.Though the majority of the members of the men's water polo team hail from that section of California, the Tigers' trip there this past weekend left them desperately craving a return to the friendly waters of Princeton's DeNunzio Pool.The No.

Tigers take two in Rhode Island tour

The field hockey team continued its streak of dominance this weekend on a road trip to Rhode Island.

Six turnovers mean first Ivy loss for Tigers

PROVIDENCE, R.I. ? Turnovers have dogged the football team throughout the season, but after this weekend, they've morphed into something more than just a nagging issue.

Ball control not enough for win

The sprint football team did not look ready to break its losing streak last Friday when it faced Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y.Still, fresh off the previous week's forfeit to Army, the Tigers put together a tough offensive performance under its new quarterback and played a better game than was reflected on the scoreboard.

Pre-Nationals no problem

Head coach Peter Farrell of the women's cross country team has a new task on his agenda: find more challenging races.This past Saturday, Princeton traveled to Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., where Farrell's No.

2-0 lead at half makes for easy win

The women's soccer team kept the good times rolling against Columbia on Saturday, roaring to a 2-0 win over the Lions at Princeton Stadium to extend its winning streak to six games and keep its perfect Ivy League record.Princeton (6-4-1 overall, 3-0-0 Ivy League) was firing on all cylinders in the first half, passing and controlling the ball well as it jumped to a two-goal lead that Columbia (6-4-3, 1-2-0) was unable to overcome.The game remained a scoreless affair for the first 35 minutes when sophomore forward Marci Pasenello drew a penalty in the box.

Two Ivy wins extend streak to 11 matches

The women's volleyball team entered the weekend riding high on a nine-game winning streak. It left on an even better note after picking up two more Ivy wins at Dillon Gym to boost its streak to 11.The Tigers (13-3 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) defeated longtime rival and Ivy League contender Yale (8-5, 2-2) in a tense 3-1 contest Friday night before besting a pesky Brown team (2-13, 0-5) by the same score Saturday afternoon.Friday's contest against the Bulldogs pitted two teams with their sights set on the Ivy League title.

McHugh scores twice as men roll over Columbia

Freshman midfielder Teddy Schneider chased a long ball into the Columbia box, sliding after the ball as the Lion goalie made the save.

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Princeton hosts Columbia with chance to bounce back

There is often the urge, especially in the world of sports, to wonder what might have been. For the men's soccer team, what might have been was a win over No.

Sixth-straight win in sight

There is nothing like dangling the prospect of payback in front of a team's face to get it fired up and ready to pounce.

Farrell builds a cross-country dynasty

Four years ago, I was a naive high school senior being recruited by Princeton women's cross country coach Peter Farrell.

Tigers, Bears take to air

In the football team's 17-3 win over Brown last season, an aggressive Tiger defense forced the Bears' offense into hibernation, allowing just 41 rushing yards on 26 attempts and tallying three forced fumbles, two interceptions and three sacks.But when Princeton (2-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) visits Brown (1-3, 0-1) in Providence, R.I., tomorrow afternoon, it will encounter a Bear offense that has emphatically come out of hiding."It's cliche, and I hate to use cliches," head coach Roger Hughes said, "but records mean nothing, especially in this game.

Unsanctioned dinners to cost Tigers

Each returning member of the men's basketball team will be required to pay $84 to charity in order to offset the costs of unsanctioned team dinners that took place last season under then-head coach Joe Scott '87.Senior Associate Director of Athletics Erin McDermott confirmed that the series of dinners was ruled a secondary rules violation by the NCAA.

Scott takes Flight E title in tiebreak

Call it what you like: breakout performance, brilliant tennis, sheer luck. Junior Kristen Scott could not be happier with her performance last weekend at the USTA Women's Collegiate Invitational tournament at Flushing Meadows, N.Y., where she won the Flight E singles draw on Monday.The road to the finals was not easy in this tournament, which attracted top-ranked female players from across the country, but you probably wouldn't know that from looking at the match results.

Muddy Lake Carnegie holds dreams of gold

After graduation, most Tiger athletes hang up their uniforms, leaving both Princeton and competitive athletics behind to take on jobs in the real world.

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Princeton falls to Missouri at Invite

If it's true that a team is only as good as its weakest link, then the women's golf team is well on its way to greatness.Taking second out of a field of 10 teams during the Johnie Imes Invitational at the University of Missouri, the Tigers managed to topple several highly ranked competitors.