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Barron nets 100th career win at end of w. hoops' break

Barron nets 100th career win at end of w. hoops' break

For the women's basketball team, Winter Break was a busy ? and often frustrating ? three weeks.With seven games over three weeks, Princeton (3-9 overall) approached its break schedule as a chance to find its rhythm before the begining of league play this Friday.

SPORTS | 01/06/2004

Men's basketball to take on national powers over break

Stop studying. Don't read or write. For the next 23 days, sit on the couch and watch TV. You'll more than likely be able to catch the men's basketball team playing some of the nation's best if you stick to that plan.Three of Princeton's five games over Winter Break will be televised ? two of them nationally. RutgersTomorrow night, the Tigers (4-1) make the short trip up the road to Piscataway, N.J.

SPORTS | 12/11/2003

As year ends, women's swimming preps for next

With the first half of its season winding to a close, the Renaissance era of Princeton swimming ? characterized by the diversified talent, constantly improving skill and ever loftier goals for the team ? still appears to have the wind in its sails as it heads into the new year with enthusiasm and uncertainty.

SPORTS | 12/11/2003

W. hoops to face powerhouses in Wake Forest, Georgia Tech

As any diehard fan will tell you, winter is not about bitter cold, snowmen and hot chocolate. It is all about basketball.For the Princeton women's basketball team (1-4), that maxim rings true.First on the Tigers' agenda this upcoming Winter Break is Hofstra (2-4 overall), a team coming off a 66-61 upset victory against Rhode Island on Tuesday.To kick off their season, the Pride challenged nationally-ranked North Carolina.

SPORTS | 12/11/2003

Athlete of the Week: Men's basketball's Judson Wallace

Judson Wallace had another big weekend for the men's basketball team. On Friday, the Georgia native netted 16 points, while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists in the Tigers' 57-55 loss to UC-Irvine.On Saturday, Princeton came back with some fire after its first loss of the season, and so did Wallace.

SPORTS | 12/10/2003

W. hockey prepares to take Europe by storm with dual mission in mind

"I'll be home for Christmas, you can count on me."In addition to well-loved crooner Bing Crosby, members of the women's hockey team can probably claim the above lyric to be true of themselves.

SPORTS | 12/10/2003

Men's hockey to face Harvard, Minnesota over eventful break

Compared to most students, whose holiday break means a return to home cooking and, for lucky ones, mistletoe, the members of the men's hockey team get Harvard and Minnesota.

SPORTS | 12/10/2003

Reflections on the Office Linebacker

The other day, I had the privilege of catching one of Reebok's "Terry Tate: Office Linebacker" episodes, and it got me thinking.

SPORTS | 12/10/2003

Around the Ivy League: a look at m. hoops' rivals

Here at the 'Prince' the tendency is to focus solely on our men's basketball team and forget about the rest of the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 12/10/2003

Three-pointer plays pivotal role in m. hoops' offense

On the most basic level, basketball is the same game it was fifty years ago, and probably not too far from the game envisioned by Dr. James Naismith over 100 years ago.

SPORTS | 12/09/2003

Fencing's Thompson takes year off with Olympics in sight

Soren Thompson is by no means your average Princeton student. While most of us have spent the last couple of days registering for spring courses and preparing for the relaxation that Winter Break will offer, Thompson ? the No.

SPORTS | 12/09/2003

Women's squash pleases home crowd with easy win

In a battle of the preppies versus the hippies, women's squash defeated Brown on Saturday in its first home match and last before Winter Break.

SPORTS | 12/09/2003

Thirty-one turnovers against Sacred Heart doom w. hoops

It is not part of a formula for success when a team puts up nearly double its average number of turnovers.The 31 turnovers on the part of Princeton (1-4 overall) played a large role in its 71-47 loss to Sacred Heart (5-1) on Saturday afternoon.

SPORTS | 12/08/2003

M. hoops beats Fresno St. with 26 points from Wallace

Not since Gabe Lewullis '99 and Brian Earl '99 has men's basketball had goto guys that can compare to junior center Judson Wallace.Wallace showed once again this weekend that he is ready to take on the responsibility of leading the Tigers, pushing Princeton (4-1 overall) to a split in California.On Friday night the Tigers fell to University of California-Irvine, 57-55, but rebounded on Saturday to earn a 72-67 win over host Fresno St.

SPORTS | 12/08/2003

Cal's Coughlin steals show at Princeton Invitational

Most fans present at DeNunzio Pool this weekend were there to cheer on the women's and men's swimming teams as both competed in the Princeton Invitational.

SPORTS | 12/08/2003

Men's swimming dominates at DeNunzio

While snow fell peacefully down onto the Princeton campus this weekend, DeNunzio Pool was anything but calm.

SPORTS | 12/08/2003

Freshmen make debut as m. squash routs opponents

Early December almost always brings the year's first snows to the Princeton campus, and December 2003 did not disappoint.

SPORTS | 12/08/2003

Wrestling drops two weekend matches

On Saturday afternoon the wrestling team had its second and third home meets of the season.In its first home meet on Nov.

SPORTS | 12/07/2003

St. Lawrence battles for weekend sweep of w. hockey

If you can't win a battle when you have an extra fighter, then the war is going to be tough.Women's hockey was 0-9 on power play opportunities in its two games against St.

SPORTS | 12/07/2003

Eight goals equal one weekend win for men's hockey

Men's hockey (4-8-0 overall, 4-6-0 Eastern College Athletic Conference) was in the business of surprising this weekend as it demolished Union, 4-0, and unsuccessfully challenged Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 6-4, for what bookies were chalking up as a tough winter weekend for the Tigers.For Princeton, its loss to RPI on Saturday night marked the sixth-straight Saturday on which the Tigers have lost.Friday night, Union (7-3-3, 2-2-1), resting on its laurels, expected to match up against the same Princeton team it had defeated last season by 4-1 and 6-2 margins.

SPORTS | 12/07/2003

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