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Princeton's shut-down secret

Princeton men's lacrosse is synonymous with good defense. The 5.5 goals per game allowed by the current Tiger squad is the best in Division I, and head coach Bill Tierney is known throughout the lacrosse community as a defensive coach.But here's a secret: Tierney is letting someone else run the defense this year.

On Tap with ... Brendan Circle and Jon Stem

At the football team's annual Spring Game this past Saturday, junior wide receiver Brendan Circle and junior linebacker Jon Stem were named co-captains for the 2007 season.What was your welcome to college moment?Stem: Camp.

Pirates sail to easy win over Princeton

In the first game of last Saturday's doubleheader against Columbia, the baseball team gave up four runs in the first inning and was unable to recover.

All is quiet on hoops head coach search

With or without Joe Scott '87, life must go on for the men's basketball team.It has been nearly four weeks since Scott tendered his resignation to take the head coaching position at the University of Denver, and Princeton has yet to hire a replacement candidate.

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W. polo is perfect in league

With less than a week to go before the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Championships, the No.

Lions and Tigers fight to extra innings

Great games are often decided in the final innings ? and sometimes, the final outs ? by players who choose to be heroes for the day.

Sawin wins Princeton Invitational

This weekend, the men's golf team hosted the Princeton Invitational at the Springdale Golf Club, a 6,390-yard par-71 course with three par-fives and four par-threes.

Nightingale nearly bests school record

The concept of rest is foreign to the men's and women's track and field teams. After two consecutive seasons of intense competition ? from fall cross country to winter indoor events ? the Tigers continue to achieve top performances early in the outdoor track season.The performance of junior Dave Nightingale highlighted a weekend where the Tiger teams were scattered across the country.

Princeton makes Crimson bleed

After a slow and disappointing start to the season, the women's lacrosse team continued to step on the accelerator this weekend, as it throttled Harvard (2-9 overall, 0-3 Ivy League) on Saturday at Princeton's Class of 1952 Stadium in a crushing 19-5 win.It was a lopsided match, with Princeton (6-4, 2-1) dominating the visitors throughout the game.

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George Mason sweeps spikers in road trip

The men's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to George Mason, securing fourth place in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and a quarterfinal playoff matchup at home.

Lions' pitching too much to handle

Apparently no one told John Baumann about one of the recent innovations in baseball: the bullpen.Unfortunately for the baseball team (8-8 overall, 4-6 Ivy League), Columbia (12-19, 7-7) never needed its relief pitchers in its second game against Princeton.

Men's heavyweights continue win streak

All four crews were in action on the road this weekend, representing Princeton in five different events and four different states.

Tigers ride 7-0 lead at half to win

Pre-frosh weekend 2007 showed off Princeton's most talented feet. DiSiac wowed audiences in "Disclosure," BodyHype took over the runway at the fashion show and the dance groups that performed at "This Side of Princeton" enthralled likely members of the Class of 2011.

Hosting Harvard, Princeton aims to surpass .500 in Ivies

In a matchup that coincides with April's annual matriculation battles, the No. 13 women's lacrosse team (5-4 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) will face Harvard (2-8, 0-2) at Class of 1952 stadium at noon tomorrow.The Tigers have had a roller-coaster season.

Surging Crimson has eyes on upset

After slumping early this season with back-to-back losses against Johns Hopkins and Virginia, the men's lacrosse team pledged to be 8-2 by the time its showdown with Ivy League powerhouse Cornell rolled around April 21.

Tigers get it going in Gehrig

If the mark of a good team is one that can handle lesser squads with relative ease and mastery, this weekend will be a telling one for the Princeton baseball team (8-16-0 Overall, 4-4 Ivy League). Currently sitting at fifth in the Ivy League and third in the Lou Gehrig Division, the Tigers have an opportunity to make up ground on Saturday and Sunday with two consecutive home doubleheaders against Columbia (10-19-1, 5-7).This is not to say, however, that this weekend's four games should be taken lightly.

Welch powers Tigers into Manhattan

Midway through the season, the softball team can already sense the hunger for a championship setting in.

Gregory '98 leaps to other side of the press table

"I've gotten ledes in the shower. In the middle of the night. While playing pickup basketball.