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Tigers must stop Big Red ground game

Tigers must stop Big Red ground game

If practice makes perfect, then Princeton's team has already had two games to be perfectly prepared for this weekend's matchup against Cornell.The Tigers (4-2 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) face the Big Red (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday and will attempt to stop the Ivy League's strongest rushing team from derailing what's been a promising season so far.But after facing Brown's Nick Hartigan and Harvard's Clifton Dawson, the Tigers hope to be ready to stop Cornell and its star back, Luke Siwula, on the ground.That's not to say the contest won't be a challenge, though, for the Big Red offense is full of pitfalls for Princeton."Their running back is very good at picking the creases.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

VMI may be Tigers' best chance to snap streak

If VMI puts forth even half the effort that other military colleges in the Collegiate Sprint Football League have against the Tigers, Princeton will have its hands full on the road in Lexington, Va., on Saturday afternoon in the first-ever meeting between the two teams."[Head coach Bill Hickey] has made sure to convey the gravity of this game to us," sophomore quarterback Alex Kandabarow said.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

Freshman van Leuven making immediate impact

Though freshman athletes often spend more time sitting on the pine than competing, it's far from unheard-of for a rookie to emerge as an integral part of a successful college team.So though she may not be getting the attention that Marvin Williams did in helping the North Carolina men's basketball team claim the NCAA title last spring, freshman Jolee van Leuven finds herself in good company.Stepping up and contributing strong finishes ever since she arrived on campus, van Leuven has scored for the Tigers' women's cross country team in all four meets in which she has run.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Fun on the ice

All too frequently in the world of competitive sports, coaches claim that the game is all about fun, only to forget their words after a devastating loss.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Henritze keeps Tigers rolling, laughing

Her numbers speak volumes. She leads the team with 253 kills and 33 aces and is second only to junior libero Jenny McReynolds with 163 digs.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Fun on the ice

All too frequently in the world of competitive sports, coaches claim that the game is all about fun, only to forget their words after a devastating loss.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Moving on up

Men's hockey head coach Guy Gadowsky has a way of turning programs around ? and that's exactly what he did with the Tigers last year.After rolling through the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Hockey League tournament in 1998, Princeton had fallen into a state of malaise.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Small-town girl Johnson has made big strides at Princeton

In high school, junior cross country runner Jen Johnson grew accustomed to traveling long distances.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Moving on up

Men's hockey head coach Guy Gadowsky has a way of turning programs around ? and that's exactly what he did with the Tigers last year.After rolling through the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Hockey League tournament in 1998, Princeton had fallen into a state of malaise.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Henritze keeps Tigers rolling, laughing

Her numbers speak volumes. She leads the team with 253 kills and 33 aces and is second only to junior libero Jenny McReynolds with 163 digs.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Small-town girl Johnson has made big strides at Princeton

In high school, junior cross country runner Jen Johnson grew accustomed to traveling long distances.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Freshman van Leuven making immediate impact

Though freshman athletes often spend more time sitting on the pine than competing, it's far from unheard-of for a rookie to emerge as an integral part of a successful college team.So though she may not be getting the attention that Marvin Williams did in helping the North Carolina men's basketball team claim the NCAA title last spring, freshman Jolee van Leuven finds herself in good company.Stepping up and contributing strong finishes ever since she arrived on campus, van Leuven has scored for the Tigers' women's cross country team in all four meets in which she has run.

SPORTS | 10/26/2005

Tigers' senior captain Macreery embraces 'spiritual' runners' mentality

As the men's cross country team takes to the course this coming Saturday, all eyes will be on the team's leader.

SPORTS | 10/25/2005

Hurme second in men's epee at Tigers' first tourney

Princeton fencing opened its season this weekend with strong performances on both the women's and men's sides at the Penn State Garret Open.The Tigers, who had a total of five top-10 finishes between the men's and women's squads, had a good start that gives the team a positive outlook for the rest of the season.Senior captain Owen Cornwall said he thought the team did very well this weekend."This tournament bodes well for the rest of the season," Cornwall said.

SPORTS | 10/25/2005

Hurme second in men's epee at Tigers' first tourney

Princeton fencing opened its season this weekend with strong performances on both the women's and men's sides at the Penn State Garret Open.The Tigers, who had a total of five top-10 finishes between the men's and women's squads, had a good start that gives the team a positive outlook for the rest of the season.Senior captain Owen Cornwall said he thought the team did very well this weekend."This tournament bodes well for the rest of the season," Cornwall said.

SPORTS | 10/25/2005

Tigers' senior captain Macreery embraces 'spiritual' runners' mentality

As the men's cross country team takes to the course this coming Saturday, all eyes will be on the team's leader.

SPORTS | 10/25/2005

Men's soccer ties pair

This weekend's play put the men's soccer team exactly where it didn't want to be three games into the Ivy League season ? in a rut.With two disappointing 1-1 ties against Harvard (4-6-2 overall, 0-3-1 Ivy League) on the road Saturday and then against Northwestern (8-4-2) at home Sunday, the Tigers (3-6-3, 0-2-1) are still looking for a jumpstart and a much-needed win.Both Princeton and the Crimson entered Saturday's game in the same position, in fact, looking to turn around rather dismal Ivy League seasons.

SPORTS | 10/23/2005

Men's soccer ties pair

This weekend's play put the men's soccer team exactly where it didn't want to be three games into the Ivy League season ? in a rut.With two disappointing 1-1 ties against Harvard (4-6-2 overall, 0-3-1 Ivy League) on the road Saturday and then against Northwestern (8-4-2) at home Sunday, the Tigers (3-6-3, 0-2-1) are still looking for a jumpstart and a much-needed win.Both Princeton and the Crimson entered Saturday's game in the same position, in fact, looking to turn around rather dismal Ivy League seasons.

SPORTS | 10/23/2005

Field hockey puts undefeated Ivy record on line at Harvard

When an undefeated record is at stake, every game is crucial. This weekend, as the women's field hockey team (6-8 overall) takes on Harvard (5-7) in Cambridge, Mass., in its second-to-last league game of the season, maintaining its perfect 5-0 Ivy League record will be the squad's top priority.At this point in the season, head coach Kristin Holmes-Winn is looking toward the NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 10/20/2005

No room for error

As the football team seeks to end its two-game losing skid and establish a dominant position in this season's Ivy League race, this weekend will be all about making a difference."We haven't made that play to make the difference in [past games against Harvard], and that's going to be our focus this week, to make sure that we try to make those plays, those two or three crucial plays that will turn the tide and help you win," head coach Roger Hughes said.Harvard (3-2 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) and Princeton (3-2, 1-1) have had drastically different fates in the Ivy League recently, but their past four games in Cambridge have been decided by a total of only fourteen points.

SPORTS | 10/20/2005

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