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The Daily Princetonian

Grapplers find no relief in Ivy League schedule

For a team that has been waiting all season for its first dual-meet win, it looks like Ivy competition won't be any easier.The Princeton wrestling team's return to Dillon Gym ended in disappointment as the Tigers were swept in their weekend matches against Harvard (2-6 overall, 1-1 Ivy League), Brown (2-9, 1-0) and Franklin & Marshall (7-4).The losses dropped the Tigers to 0-12 on the season, 0-2 in the Ivy League and 0-5 in Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association conference action.On Friday, the Tigers faced an energized Harvard team coming off its first win of the season against Army.Though the match would begin and end well, the Crimson's four ranked grapplers, including sixth-ranked J.P.

SPORTS | 02/04/2007

The Daily Princetonian

Weekend split at Baker Rink

Three months ago, as Fall Break was coming to an end, the women's hockey team took a road trip and came home with a pair of wins over Brown and Yale.This past weekend, the Bears and the Bulldogs made a trip of their own to Hobey Baker Rink.

SPORTS | 02/04/2007

The Daily Princetonian

Cowher tops 1,000 points in sweep

As any scientist worth his Ph.D. would tell you, there's something special about powers of 10. On the day when junior forward Meagan Cowher reached 1,000 points, her outstanding effort also vaulted the women's basketball team into the top spot in the Ivy League standings.At the end of the season, this past weekend may be considered the team's high-water mark.

SPORTS | 02/04/2007

The Daily Princetonian

Time for midseason awards

In the midst of the finals-induced mid-season break in Princeton winter sports, The Daily Princetonian takes a step back to evaluate the men's basketball team (9-6 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) season so far.Compared to their success at this point last season ? a fairly low standard ? the Tigers appear to be doing well.

SPORTS | 01/21/2007

The Daily Princetonian

At Peach Bowl, passion reigns supreme

College football may very well be America's greatest sport. No other competition can rival the passion or the pageantry ? or the performances on the field.Over winter break, I had the privilege of attending the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, a contest that saw the Georgia Bulldogs come back from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Hokies of Virginia Tech.The experience went beyond the game itself: Every one of the more than 75,000 seats in the Georgia Dome was filled half an hour before kickoff, a rare occurrence for any sporting event.

SPORTS | 01/18/2007