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Men's, women's tennis face tough weekend tests

Men's, women's tennis face tough weekend tests

Both men's and women's tennis are in for some worthy opponents this weekend, facing Clemson and Virginia, respectively.The men's team will travel to West Point for their matches this weekend, taking on Army as well as the Clemson Tigers."We are favored to beat Army, but Clemson is nationally ranked in the top 30," head coach Glen Michibata said about this weekend's competition.Princeton, who did not qualify for last weekend's Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Team Indoor tournament in Seattle, has been home gearing up for the weekend.

SPORTS | 02/12/2004

Men's squash takes on national powerhouse Trinity

With one of the highest student-athlete percentages in the nation, Princeton is no stranger to athletic success.

SPORTS | 02/12/2004

New York road trip crucial for men's basketball

"Disappointed"With one word, men's basketball head coach John Thompson '88 summed up the mood of coaches, players and fans alike in the wake of Penn's thrashing of Princeton (11-7 overall, 4-1 Ivy League) at Jadwin Gym on Tuesday night in front of a raucous crowd of tournament-hungry fans.It is similarly clear to all that there is one, and only one, cure to the Tigers' discontent: back-to-back road wins in New York this weekend.Friday night, Princeton travels to Ithaca to take on first-place Cornell (10-9, 5-1). The last time the Big Red began the league season 5-1 ? 1988 ? it went on to capture the Ivy crown, the last school not named Princeton or Penn to do so.The following night, the Tigers face Columbia (6-13, 2-4). Although less daunting than Cornell, thanks to new head coach Joe Jones the Lions are far more dangerous than they were during last season's dreadful 0-14 performance. Big Red powerAgainst the Big Red, shutting down the host's explosive offensive will be critical for Princeton.

SPORTS | 02/12/2004

No. 3 women's squash faces three top-10 juggernauts

Princeton (7-1 overall, 5-1 Ivy League) sits No. 3 in the nation and No. 2 in the Ivy League.The Tigers experienced great success last weekend with an 8-1 squashing of Dartmouth and an amazing 5-4 upset over a daunting Harvard squad."It was such a big win," freshman No.

SPORTS | 02/12/2004

Men's fencing squeaks by, women fall against visiting Penn

Basketball isn't the only sport in which Penn competes with Princeton. Both the men's and women's fencing teams had their hands full Wednesday night with the visiting Quakers.

SPORTS | 02/12/2004

Rutgers-Newark drops m. volleyball

The men's volleyball team traveled to Newark tuesday night looking to open the league play portion of their schedule with a bang.

SPORTS | 02/11/2004

National Open meet pits m. track versus top teams

This weekend the men's track team prepares to take on some of the toughest competition in the country as it participates in the National Open meet at Penn State.The Tigers are coming off a third-place finish in a tri-meet against Penn State and Connecticut despite some impressive individual performances.

SPORTS | 02/11/2004

Homestand could turn season for women's hoops

Heading into the final third of its season, women's basketball hosts Columbia (9-9 overall, 3-3 Ivy League) and Cornell (8-11, 3-3) this weekend.

SPORTS | 02/11/2004

Tuesday's hoops debacle

I don't know how else to describe it. And to be honest, I don't think my time would be well spent looking for a cushier way to say this: Tuesday night's men's basketball game against Penn was a debacle.

SPORTS | 02/11/2004

W. hockey hosts two ECAC rivals

The No. 8 women's hockey team hosts a pair of games this weekend, as they face Cornell on Friday and Colgate on Saturday.Princeton is coming off a spectacular weekend of hockey, in which they defeated Union twice by a combined score of 15-1, raising their record to 14-6-0, with an Easterm College Athletic Conference record of 7-4-0.Cornell (4-15-1 overall, 1-11-0 ECAC) and Colgate (15-10-2, 6-6-0) both promise to pose stiff challenges for the Tigers.

SPORTS | 02/11/2004

Tough road trip for struggling men's hockey

The men's hockey team can empathize with the labors of Sisyphus. One weekend after facing the top team in the Eastern College Athletic Conference, Princeton has the unenviable task of traveling to hostile rinks and challenging second-place Cornell (10-7-6 overall, 8-5-3 ECAC) and third-place Colgate (15-8-5, 10-4-2).Although the Tigers (5-17-1, 5-10-1) are languishing in 11th place in a 12-team conference, only three points divide the team from an opportunity to garner the final home-ice playoff seed in the first round of the ECAC playoffs.

SPORTS | 02/11/2004

Senior Brian Kirschbaum provides leadership for wrestling

"He's not scared of any of his opponents," sophomore Tim Prugar said of wrestling's senior co-captain Brian Kirschbaum.

SPORTS | 02/10/2004

Touché: A wary senior writer says he can conquer fencing's rules

I started writing for the Daily Princetonian Sports section my sophomore year. Having just been thrown off the crew team, I was pretty sure that I wouldn't be doing that beat.

SPORTS | 02/10/2004

Swim teams prepare for postseason

As the impressive 2003-2004 regular season comes to a close for the swimming and diving teams, the Tigers are beginning to set their sights on several postseason accolades that are now within their grasp.

SPORTS | 02/10/2004

Hiltz, Comey provide spark in w. squash's upset over Harvard

Women's squash now sits at No. 3 in the country, up from its No. 6 ranking last week, and everyone wants to know why.A big part of it is the recent and unexpected win over Harvard.

SPORTS | 02/10/2004

Poor defense, lack of energy, careless mistakes doom Tigers from start

Needless to say, committing 15 turnovers was not part of the game plan drawn up by men's basketball head coach John Thompson '88.

SPORTS | 02/10/2004

Tigers never get within 14 points after intermission

Saturday's near loss to league-last Harvard had some people questioning whether men's basketball deserved its status at the top of the Ivy League.Tonight's contest gave everyone further reasons for doubt.The Tigers (11-7 overall, 4-1 Ivy League) could not find their rhythm against Penn (10-8 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) when they hosted the Quakers last night at Jadwin.

SPORTS | 02/10/2004

Up against a wall, Penn will respond

Let's get it out of the way right up front.I know that Penn lost to Yale and Brown. I am also fully aware of the fact that Princeton has yet to lose an Ivy League game.But the last time the Quakers headed to Princeton with their backs against the wall, 2000-01, they went on to demolish the Tigers, 62-38, en route to an Ancient Eight title.With that out of the way, let the glorious bashing of Princeton begin.Princeton has a lot going for it.

SPORTS | 02/09/2004

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