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Facing man-down, 'D' must step up

Facing man-down, 'D' must step up

It's a common sight in men's lacrosse: an overzealous defenseman checks an attackman in the head, a flag comes out of the referee's pocket and both coaches begin scheming about how to take advantage of the forthcoming situation.Well, not exactly both coaches.

SPORTS | 03/30/2005

Miller earns first career win

A baseball game just seemed appropriate on a glorious spring Wednesday, and those who made it down to Clarke Field were rewarded with a great game.Princeton (5-11 overall) met with Route 1 rival Rutgers (12-9) for the Tigers' final non-conference tuneup before league play gets underway.The contest was tight throughout, but it was the Tigers who scored two in the eighth and survived a ninth-inning Scarlet Knight rally to secure a 3-2 victory. Freshman hurlersFreshman pitcher Christian Staehely got the start for Princeton, only the second of his career.

SPORTS | 03/30/2005

Same game, different place

As freshman roommates at Princeton, Rich McKay '81 and his two best friends watched football every Sunday.

SPORTS | 03/30/2005

Amo scores winner in overtime

The last time the women's lacrosse team was forced into overtime, a 14-13 loss to Penn State on March 19, freshman attack Ashley Amo was not a starter.

SPORTS | 03/30/2005

Tigers host No. 8 Hoyas under lights

The women's lacrosse team's version of March Madness concludes tonight as the No. 4 Tigers host No.

SPORTS | 03/29/2005

Better watch out, Michelle Kwan, you got nothing on me

And you thought I was joking. Shame on you.Those of you who glanced at the 'Prince' sports page on March 1 may have taken a gander at my scribbling about my outing with the taekwondo club team.

SPORTS | 03/29/2005

Snyder hurls perfect game

In an afternoon that featured back-to-back home runs, a perfect game and many firsts, the softball team swept Fairfield in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Class of 1895 Field.

SPORTS | 03/29/2005

Princeton prognosticators participate in pools

For a few minutes, at least, junior T.J. Barry was on top of the world.Like millions of people across the world, Barry took part in the annual tradition of "filling out a bracket" ? prognosticating the results of the men's basketball NCAA tournament ? and entering a pool with friends.Barry entered his picks in ESPN.com's Tournament Challenge, an online pool that several million college hoops fans enter each year.

SPORTS | 03/29/2005

Long way back

As the lone seniors on a squad of 19 players, women's water polo captains Maddy McCarthy and Kathryn Parolin are bound to be close.

SPORTS | 03/29/2005

Schoenig, DeSantis do battle in face-off circle

As No. 13 men's lacrosse has trudged through its four consecutive losses to start the season, head coach Bill Tierney has unendingly stressed the need for improvement on three aspects of the game: goalie play, shooting and face-offs.

SPORTS | 03/29/2005

Slamming the door: the art of the save

It's the bottom of the ninth inning, and the baseball team is clinging to a tenuous 3-2 lead. The pressure is heavy on the Tigers, and, like so many times before, they rest the game in the hands of senior pitcher Brian Kappel, the team's closer.

SPORTS | 03/28/2005

Tiger men, women top Rutgers

In the annual battle for the sought-after title of the best tennis team in New Jersey, Princeton scored a crushing knockout blow last week.On Wednesday, the women's team (6-6 overall) handed Rutgers (5-8) a 7-0 defeat at Jadwin Gym.

SPORTS | 03/28/2005

DeMond takes 15th place at NCAA champs

Sophomore diver Kent DeMond finished 15th in the nation in the platform event on March 26 at NCAA championships in Minneapolis, Minn.Despite his impressive performances so far this year, DeMond's preliminary round score of 457.25 was not enough to qualify him for the final round of competition.

SPORTS | 03/28/2005

Heavies beat Navy to open season

"Any time you're going up against the Naval Academy, you're really happy just to win anything," men's heavyweight head coach Curtis Jordan said.

SPORTS | 03/28/2005

Tigers swept twice

Entering the weekend on the heels of a defeat by Springfield College, the men's volleyball team competed in its first two games since its play over spring break.

SPORTS | 03/28/2005

M. lax still winless

On an overcast day at Class of 1952 Stadium, the men's lacrosse team struggled to find its offense early and fell to No.

SPORTS | 03/27/2005

Tigers split doubleheader in Boston

In its final chance to tune up before the season's home opener tomorrow night against Fairfield, the softball team (15-7 overall) continued to be bothered by inconsistency and split a doubleheader against Boston University (6-9) on Saturday in Boston.Though the Tigers played like the dominant unit they are capable of being as they defeated the Terriers 4-1 in the first game, they appeared vulnerable while falling 6-5 in the nightcap.

SPORTS | 03/27/2005

Turnovers topple Tigers

The women's lacrosse team forced an impressive 21 turnovers at Virginia on Saturday. The only problem was they gave the ball up 22 times themselves.It was a day of extremes on the stat sheet.

SPORTS | 03/27/2005

Princeton splits both double dips in home opener

Splitting something 50-50 is never a bad deal, but with a four-game set against Stony Brook this weekend, the baseball team was looking for a little more.Fifty-fifty was all Princeton (5-11 overall) got, though, as they took one and dropped one both Friday and Saturday at Clarke Field.On Friday, the Tigers got down early on as the Seawolves scored in the first to take a 1-0 lead.

SPORTS | 03/27/2005

Tigers face No. 4 Cavaliers on road

The lone blemish on the 2004 women's lacrosse team's 19-1 record came thanks to Virginia's stellar play in the final of the NCAA Championship, when the Tigers lost to the Cavaliers, 10-4.

SPORTS | 03/24/2005

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