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VMI may be Tigers' best chance to snap streak

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

Football visits Penn to battle for first place

When the football team steps onto the Franklin Field turf in Philadelphia on Saturday at noon, the Tigers will do so with the confidence of a team sitting atop the Ivy League standings.So will their opponents.A full half of the Ancient Eight teams will begin Saturday in first place, in fact, each boasting a 3-1 record in league play.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

Sprint football snaps epic losing streak

LEXINGTON, Va. ? For the first time in years, the sprint football team had a reason to celebrate.Senior Frank Langston ran for two touchdowns and sophomore quarterback Alex Kandabarow hit classmate Lon Johnson on 53-yard scoring pass to lead the Tigers to a 19-7 win over the Virginia Military Institute on Saturday for Princeton's first win since 1999.The Tigers had lost 40 straight games against Collegiate Sprint Football League opponents before beating VMI, a club team in its first season of intercollegiate play."It feels very, very, very good," Princeton head coach Bill Hickey said.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

Men's, women's cross country takes second at Heps

Cross country races are determined by who wants to win more on any given day, not by the numbers on a piece paper.Though they were not the favorites, the men's and women's cross country teams traveled to Van Cortlandt Park in New York on Oct.28 with the belief they could win at Heptagonals ? and it paid off.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

Still winless in Ivy League, Princeton hosts Cornell

With just five games remaining in the men's soccer season, the prospect of Princeton (3-6-3 overall, 0-2-1 Ivy League) claiming the Ivy League title for the first time since 2001 has all but disappeared.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

After clinching title, Tigers play for pride

It is a common theme in sports that when a team is able to control its own destiny and win big games, the other pieces will all fall into place.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

After clinching title, Tigers play for pride

It is a common theme in sports that when a team is able to control its own destiny and win big games, the other pieces will all fall into place.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

Sprint football snaps epic losing streak

LEXINGTON, Va. ? For the first time in years, the sprint football team had a reason to celebrate.Senior Frank Langston ran for two touchdowns and sophomore quarterback Alex Kandabarow hit classmate Lon Johnson on 53-yard scoring pass to lead the Tigers to a 19-7 win over the Virginia Military Institute on Saturday for Princeton's first win since 1999.The Tigers had lost 40 straight games against Collegiate Sprint Football League opponents before beating VMI, a club team in its first season of intercollegiate play."It feels very, very, very good," Princeton head coach Bill Hickey said.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

CWPA Southerns next for Princeton

Midterm week may be over, but the men's water polo team still has one major test left. This weekend the No.

SPORTS | 10/27/2005

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

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

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

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