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Tigers skate into quarters

Ivy League schools may be known for the privileges they offer students, but the men's hockey team is determined to make sure that a certain New Hampshire college doesn't take an unfair portion of the championship spoils.Last weekend in Hanover, N.H., the Dartmouth women captured the 2006-07 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League championship, challenging the Tigers to prevent the men's Big Green squad from moving one step closer to doing the same in this weekend's best-of-three ECACHL quarterfinal series.Incredibly, Princeton (15-14-3 overall, 10-10-2 ECACHL) and Dartmouth (16-10-6, 12-7-3) have never met in the playoffs despite having played each other 179 times in 100 years.

Two to compete for national accolades

A dynamic duo will travel to Minnesota this week to represent Princeton at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

Push for NCAAs pays off

Last weekend, the Tigers had just one athlete with a ticket to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

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In first spring tournament, Princeton shines

While Princetonians were suffering through the recent cold temperatures and bad weather, the Princeton women's golf team was in the process of playing some stellar golf at the Pinehurst Challenge in Pinehurst, North Carolina.The Tigers finished a successful fall season several months ago after winning the Princeton Invitational and Yale Fall Intercollegiate; the team also finished second at the Ross Resorts Invitational.

W. hoops downs Quakers

Sports teams often have unique languages and unique compliments. Head coach Richard Barron of the women's basketball team (13-15 overall, 7-7 Ivy League) delivered an excellent example of such obscure praise when speaking about his departing seniors."They're not afraid to sweat," Barron said.

Hot hitting gets Tigers sixth win

A lot of elements go into making a kill. The pass, the set, the jump, the timing, the swing, the angle ? they all have to be just right.

Twelfth (losing) Night

"That's too easy!" and "Someone needs to be there to get that rebound!" were frequent offerings from the Jadwin Gym peanut gallery last night during the men's basketball team's season-ending loss to Penn.It may have been Senior Night, but as Princeton (11-17 overall, 2-12 Ivy League) succumbed to the Ivy League champion Quakers (22-8, 13-1) in a sloppy, 64-48 loss, the crowd had reason to feel that their Tigers still had a lot to learn.Time and again, Penn abused the porous Princeton defense with high-percentage shots.

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Tigers take fourth place at IFAs

With one eye on the Regionals next weekend, the men's and women's fencing teams spent the weekend in a lower pressure environment in nearby Lawrenceville, N.J., competing against 11 schools at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association (IFA) Championships at the Lawrenceville School.The IFA meet is run by the Eastern College Athletic Conference and brings teams together from all over the Northeast.

Pippen brings some hope to March Badness

Until March Madness starts in earnest, this time of year is truly the Black Hole in the sports calendar.

GianFrancisco documents League lore

Every time a Princeton athlete suits up and steps out onto the field, court, mat or rink, a moment of Ivy League history is created.

Malcolm and DeMond move on from 'A' Zone

At the collegiate level, diving has long been in swimming's shadow. Perhaps confused by many as one of the myriad individual events at a competitive swim meet, diving rarely receives the same spotlight as its brother sport attracts.This past weekend, however, the divers stepped out from underneath swimming's shadow and competed alone.

Vuckovic and Capkovic provide key doubles win

With two of three doubles matches won, senior Ted Mabrey secured the third win, and the doubles point, with an overhead smash.

Distance medley NCAA bound

The women's track and field squad continued its theme of distance excellence at the ECAC championships in Boston, rewriting the Tiger history books by setting a school record in the distance medley relay and qualifying as the No.

Tigers and Quakers battle for fourth

After 27 games full of impressive wins, heartbreaking losses and tremendous individual performances, the women's basketball team (12-15 overall, 6-7 Ivy League) will try to end the season on a high note when it hosts Penn (12-14, 7-6) tonight at 9 p.m.Coming off a weekend in which they split away games at Brown and Yale, the Tigers will be looking to finish .500 in the Ivy League for the second year in a row.

Sanchez falls to Suchde in CSA title match

While the success of the Princeton men's (10-2 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) and women's (11-0, 9-0) squash teams ? both of whom claimed Ivy League Championships this year ? has been a collective effort, the Tigers had a chance to display their individual talents this weekend at the College Squash Association's Individual Championships in Philadelphia.The arena may have been different, but the success remained.

Best and worst in Ivy face off

The last time the men's basketball team faced Penn at Jadwin Gym, senior forward Justin Conway's buzzer-beating layup in overtime gave the Tigers a 60-59 victory and a second-place finish in the Ivy League.This year, a win would be an even more dramatic upset ? because the Tigers have already clinched last place in the league.When Princeton (11-16 overall, 2-11 Ivy League) tips off against the Quakers (21-8, 12-1) tonight at 7 p.m., the Tigers will be looking to repeat last year's magical upset.

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Tigers win one vs. Elon

It may be a baseball cliche to say that a pitcher's best friend is his catcher. But apparently, this adage remains true even when the catcher isn't playing behind the plate.