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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.

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Princeton splits games with Lehigh

As darkness and rain began to fall Wednesday evening on the Class of 1895 Field, the softball team (16-21 overall, 6-2 Ivy League) looked satisfied with its win against Patriot League powerhouse Lehigh (20-15-1) and relieved to be able to escape the cold.Princeton fell 10-2 to the Mountain Hawks in first game of yesterday's doubleheader but was victorious in the second match-up of the afternoon, 3-2.

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Students become masters in Dillon

Entering Princeton, freshmen anticipate four years of being students. They expect to be engaged intellectually by great scholars.

Penn shut out for 37 min. in win

The difference between good and great teams is determined by consistency, but even the greats sometimes suffer from a lack of focus following a big win.

Tigers rebound vs. Temple

It was autograph night for the women's lacrosse team, and fans and friends alike swarmed the members of the team.

Celebrating in style: the NBA's best gestures, part 2

As promised, The Daily Princetonian presents the second installment in its countdown of the 15 greatest celebratory gestures in NBA history, taking you from No.

Ping-pongers paddle to second

What sport requires precision, mental tenacity and quick footwork to compete at the highest level?

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Trapped in the monotony of April sports

The month of April is tough on many a sports fan. The memory of playoff football begins to fade, and after surviving the delirium of March Madness, we find ourselves at a crossroads where the sports world loses some of its steam.

Hawks prey on Tigers

While the sun played hide-and-seek behind the clouds and the Clarke Field DJ blared bad '80s music between batters and innings, the baseball team continued its frustrating season of ups and downs yesterday afternoon with an 8-3 loss to Monmouth.Not much went right for the Tigers (8-16 overall, 4-4 Ivy League), who fell to the Hawks (15-10-1) for the fourth straight time dating back to 2005.

Princeton grabs third-straight win

It was just another routine night in Dillon Gym as the men's volleyball team steamrolled past the Division III Stevens Institute of Technology (33-6 overall) yesterday, putting the Ducks' eight-game winning streak to a decisive end.The Tigers kept the match out of Stevens Tech's reach, winning in four sets, 30-25, 30-26, 26-30, 30-15.Princeton (10-8 overall, 6-5 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tait Division) will end its season Saturday against league rival George Mason in Fairfax, Va.

From Paris, Lawrence '02 seeks Beijing

Fencing has taken Maya Lawrence '02 on a long journey from anonymity to the cusp of Olympic glory.

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Rowers prevail over wind, cold, and foes

It was a successful Saturday for the three Princeton crews in action. The men's heavyweight crew defeated Rutgers in the Raritan River in New Brunswick, the women's open crew placed second in a tri-meet against Cornell and Harvard in Ithaca and the women's lightweight crew hosted and beat MIT and the University of Central Florida.The Tiger women's lightweight team rowed well over a windy, choppy and cold Lake Carnegie.The first varsity eight boat won the 2,000-meter race in seven minutes, thirty-seven seconds, nearly 20 seconds ahead of second-place UCF and 25 seconds ahead of MIT.