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Football hopes to use three-game homestand as a springboard

Football hopes to use three-game homestand as a springboard

The football team has hit its stride as it creeps toward the second half of the season. Three games into the 10-game campaign, the team stands at 2-1 and, with now-mortal Harvard being knocked off its cloud of 11 straight victories, the Tigers are still in the hunt for what they will admit is the only thing that matters ? an Ivy League Championship.Here's a breakdown of what to expect in the next four games of the season: Colgate at Princeton Stadium, SaturdayThe Red Raiders have fielded strong teams the last few seasons, and the squad that faces Princeton on Saturday will be no exception.

SPORTS | 10/08/2002

Rutgers no match for unbeaten w. soccer

The women's soccer team made a statement last night. Using superior ball control and composure, Princeton dominated Rutgers in all facets of play as the Tigers defeated their instate rival 1-0 in a rematch of last year's second-round NCAA tournament game which the Scarlet Knights won.The victory pushes Princeton's unbeaten streak to 10, as it remained one of only two teams in Div.

SPORTS | 10/08/2002

Freshman Gerken leads men's golf to third at Temple Owl Invite

The men's golf team finished a strong third in this weekend's Temple Owl Invitational at Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa.

SPORTS | 10/08/2002

Men's soccer continues losing streak, falls in heartbreaker to Columbia

The men's soccer team controlled the ball, slowed the Columbia attack and even scored the first goal, but all that was not enough for Princeton to defeat the Lions on Saturday, as the Tigers dropped their fourth in a row.Everything seemed to be going the Tigers' way until a mistake by the defense led to a Lion goal with only 5 minutes remaining in the game.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

Strong defense proves to be too much for Columbia quarterback

"Defense wins ballgames."This old adage is one that football coaches have been using for years.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

Turnovers are the bane for sprint football, drops one to Penn

For the second straight week turnovers plagued the sprint football team. Princeton (0-2) fumbled seven times on Friday, en route to a 36-15 loss to Penn (2-0) in the Tigers' home opener.After being embarrassed by the Quakers 56-12 last season, the Tigers entered the contest with a lot to prove.Failing to score on its first drive of the game, Princeton was forced to punt.The potent Penn offense wasted no time finding the end zone, scoring shortly after receiving the Tiger punt.Quakers' sophomore wide receiver Patrick Monaghan drew first blood with a seven-yard touchdown run, capping a seven-play, 60-yard drive that took three minutes and 16 seconds.At this point it looked as though Princeton was in trouble.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

M. tennis' run ends with Virginia Tech

The men's tennis team competed over the weekend in the men's tennis Eastern Colleges Athletic Conference championships.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

Women's volleyball drops Ivy League opener to Penn, 3-1

The Ivy League opener could not have come at a better time for women's volleyball, as the team rode a six-match winning streak into Philadel-phia to take on Penn Friday night.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

Old Dominion beats field hockey at Class of 1952 Stadium

So many scoring opportunities but so few goals to show for them.This has become a theme at the midpoint of field hockey's season.

SPORTS | 10/06/2002

Behncke's goal in 32nd minute propels w. soccer over Columbia

For only the second time in 12 years, the women's soccer team won at Columbia on Saturday afternoon.

SPORTS | 10/06/2002

Football overcomes turnovers, sacks to spoil Columbia's homecoming game

NEW YORK ?"We found ways to lose games like this before, but today we found a way to win," head coach Roger Hughes said Saturday after football's 35-32 mistake-filled victory over Columbia (1-2 overall, 0-1 Ivy). Fortunately for the Tigers, the Lions had their share of mistakes to compensate for Princeton's sub-par play.Princeton (2-1, 1-0) led the Lions 21-14 late in the third quarter.

SPORTS | 10/06/2002

Football kicks off Ivy season at Columbia

Tomorrow at 1:30 in New York City, the football team takes its first step towards what some say could be the most successful Ivy season in several years.

SPORTS | 10/03/2002

M. soccer hopes to break out of season-long funk against Lions

If riding a three game losing streak was not bad enough, the men's soccer team is now up against its best competition of the year.

SPORTS | 10/03/2002

Undefeated, untied women's soccer heavily favored to crush Columbia

The Columbia women's soccer team has been playing well so far this season. With nine returning starters from last year's 10-7-1 team, and one of the Ivy League's top rookies ? forward Courtney Nasshorn ? the Lions have, on average, outshot, out-assisted, and out-corner kicked their opponents.And yet, the Lions have not outscored their opponents.

SPORTS | 10/03/2002

Tops in Ivies, but weak outside, field hockey faces Old Dominion

The field hockey team stands poised to take home the Ivy League crown for the ninth straight year.

SPORTS | 10/03/2002

Dominant win for field hockey

After a tough weekend against some stiff competition, the field hockey team found a welcome change when it faced off against the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers last night in Piscataway, NJ.

SPORTS | 10/02/2002

Rugby beats back Delaware, stays in hunt for NCAA berth

Needing to win out the rest of its schedule in order to compete for the NCAA tournament, the men's rugby team took a giant stride towards avenging its early season loss by beating Delaware on Saturday.Already with one loss in the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union, the Tigers (2-1) must win the rest of their games to defend their EPRU championship from 2001.

SPORTS | 10/02/2002

Ivy League preview: No championship, but overdue bonfire

The football team's real season ? the Ivy season ? kicks off in two days. The Tigers travel to New York City for a 1:30 p.m.

SPORTS | 10/02/2002

Defensive backs help women's soccer hold George Mason to single goal, team wins 3-1

Daily Princetonian staff writer Thad Hartmann recently sat down with senior running back Cameron Atkinson of the football team.

SPORTS | 10/02/2002

Athlete of the Week

"All he does is catch touchdowns," ESPN analyst Tom Jackson once said of NFL wide receiver Chris Carter.All sophomore forward Esmeralda Negron does for the women's soccer team is score game-winning goals.In her freshman season, Negron tallied six total goals ? five of which were game winners.

SPORTS | 10/02/2002

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