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Women's lax clinches first ever undefeated regular season

Women's lax clinches first ever undefeated regular season

The women's lacrosse team's quest for a perfect regular season ? and sole possession of the league title ? was nearly spoiled by unranked Brown this weekend.The Tigers (16-0 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) eventually overcame the Bears (6-8, 2-5) in Providence on Saturday.

SPORTS | 05/02/2004

Lay off my New York Yankees

I told myself I would not write this column. At least not this early in the season. I mean, c'mon, it's not even May yet.And yet, all around me, talking heads are trying to intimate that the Yankees' season is already doomed, and George Steinbrenner has begun his search for more overpriced players and over-the-hill talent.Here's my message: Chill the f?- out.The Yankees are going to be fine.

SPORTS | 04/29/2004

Trio of races prepare crew teams for Easterns

When women's open crew's boat was misaligned halfway through its meet last weekend, fans saw Princeton's perfect Ivy League record slipping away.

SPORTS | 04/29/2004

W. lacrosse plays Brown in pursuit of perfect season

The 2004 women's lacrosse team, already shattering records right and left, can record its first ever undefeated regular season with a win Saturday over Brown.The No.

SPORTS | 04/29/2004

Local meet will prepare m., w. track for upcoming Heps

In what might only be called a week of calm before the storm, the men's and women's outdoor track teams will be competing at home this weekend in the Larry Ellis Invitational at Weaver Field.

SPORTS | 04/29/2004

Ivy League title on line for m. lacrosse

After enduring only its second overtime loss in sixteen years under head coach Bill Tierney last weekend, No.

SPORTS | 04/29/2004

Baseball looks to clinch Lou Gehrig division

Everything is in the baseball team's favor this weekend as it tries to clinch the Ivy League's Lou Gehrig Division title.

SPORTS | 04/29/2004

Softball swipes two wins from St. Joseph's

Sometimes the keys to success come from unexpected places. This was the case for the Tiger softball team on Tuesday, as it swept St.

SPORTS | 04/28/2004

Overtime win keeps w. lacrosse unbeaten

Thirty seconds remaining in overtime. Game tied at seven. No worries for Princeton ? Theresa Sherry was on the prowl.Circling around the goal, the senior attack drew a double team and found an open Tara Hardiman in front of the Maryland crease.

SPORTS | 04/28/2004

Question and answer: women's water polo's Elyse Colgan

Recently, 'Prince' senior writer Daniel Satterfield sat down with women's water polo's freshman utility Elyse Colgan.

SPORTS | 04/28/2004

Women's lacrosse fighting to preserve game's charm

Lacrosse, the oldest sport in North America, claims its origin in the 1400s. Originally played between villages or tribes with teams as large as 1000 competitors and up to a half-mile separating the goals, games often extended over the course of two or three days.Since then, the sport has changed and evolved, including the introduction of women's lacrosse to the United States in the early 1900s.

SPORTS | 04/27/2004

Admission dean Rapelye gets passing grade from coaches

New Dean of Admissions Janet Rapelye has already made several changes since the departure of the former dean, Fred Hargadon.

SPORTS | 04/27/2004

W. rugby knocks off defending champ Illini

With spring on its way in and school on its way out, Princeton athletic teams have begun to wrap up their seasons.

SPORTS | 04/27/2004

A conversation with coach Joe Scott '87

Joe Scott hasn't had a chance to rest. Since he took the head coaching position at Princeton last Wednesday, Scott has traveled three-quarters of the way across the country, addressed the media once, begun the process of selling one house and buying another and has held individual workouts with members of the team.

SPORTS | 04/27/2004

A brief lesson in tournament theory

How am I supposed to get work done around here? The NHL and NBA are both starting their epic playoff process, Princeton baseball and both lacrosse teams are getting near their tournament seasons, not to mention a whole slew of other spring sports, some of whom have already finished up.Tournament time is invariably the best time of year for a sports fan.

SPORTS | 04/27/2004

Fencer Leahy places fourth at NCAAs

With the top two fencers taking a hiatus from the Princeton fencing programs to prepare for the upcoming Olympics, the 2004 season for the Tigers was full of ups and downs, disappointments and successes.One of those successes came at the end of the season, as the team claimed seventh-place at NCAA's.

SPORTS | 04/27/2004

Trombino leads m. lax's new wave

In a program that boasts six national championships and has featured six Ivy League Players-of-the-Year in the last decade, it is rare for an individual to do something that no one in school history has ever done before.

SPORTS | 04/27/2004

Memorable names from the NFL Draft

This weekend's NFL Draft was full of excitement and intrigue. But once you pass pick five / hour six, most people don't know who Mel Kiper is yapping about to Chris Mortensen's knowing chuckles.So here are the most memorable names of the draft.Kenechi Udeze, No.

SPORTS | 04/26/2004

W. tennis sweeps, m. tennis splits with Cornell, Columbia

The men's and women's tennis teams closed out their seasons last weekend, slamming down wins to post winning Ivy League records for the season.

SPORTS | 04/26/2004

Cornell wins 12-inning marathon vs. softball en route to sweep

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure," former Vice President Dan Quayle once sagaciously said, which could well sum up the weekend for the softball team, whose lack of success has doomed their chances of a third-straight Ivy League title.Princeton (20-19 overall, 6-6 Ivy League) was swept by Cornell (31-11, 10-4) at 1895 field by scores of 7-1 and 4-1 on Saturday before its doubleheader against Columbia (21-24, 6-6) on Sunday was postponed because of rain.The Tigers entered the weekend in third place in the Ivy League, but still in contention for the title.

SPORTS | 04/26/2004

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