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Women's lacrosse returns to Final Four

Women's lacrosse returns to Final Four

The women's lacrosse team gave their mothers something to smile about on Mothers' Day as they defeated Notre Dame 11-5 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I championship race.Both Notre Dame and Princeton rode into Sunday's game on a wave of confidence.

SPORTS | 05/12/2002

Harvard defeats Tigers in two games

"Everything we do from the fall through the winter is to prepare us for the season. Everything we do is for that opportunity to play in the championship."As is clear from sophomore utility man Steve Young's words, the Tigers had plenty of motivation going into this weekend's Ivy League Championship Series with Harvard.

SPORTS | 05/12/2002

Penn tops men's track by two points for title

Second place is not always as bad as it sounds.While the men's track team was not able to overtake Penn in its quest for a Heptagonals championship, the Tigers did rally from a 25-point deficit over four events.The entire meet came down to the last event, the 4x400 meter relay.

SPORTS | 05/12/2002

Baird gets down to business at guard

"This isn't Super Nintendo, b??!"What would prompt a competitor to say that after a hit in a football game?

SPORTS | 05/12/2002

Women's track finishes third overall

The women's track team charged to a third place finish this weekend at the outdoor Heptagonal Championships, coasting in on strong efforts from its senior leadership.The Heptagonal Championships, commonly referred to as "Heps," represents the season championship-deciding battle between the eight Ivy League teams plus Navy.

SPORTS | 05/12/2002

Baseball prepares to take on Harvard in Ivy League Championship Series

The Princeton baseball team has beaten six of the other seven teams in the Ivy League this year.Harvard is the only team they have not yet beaten.But the Tigers (22-21 overall, 13-7 Ivy League) will have another shot at the Crimson (18-23, 13-7) this weekend as the two teams face off in the Ivy League Championship Series in Cambridge, Mass.Back in early April, Princeton dropped a pair of home games to Harvard, 4-2 and 5-2.

SPORTS | 05/09/2002

Galicinao's stingy pitching, powerful bat carry women's softball to first Ivy League title since 1996

In her first three seasons, senior Brie Galicinao earned almost every individual title the Ivy League offered without accomplishing her initial, and ultimate, goal ? a n Ivy League championship for the softball team.This season, however, Galicinao made the Ivy title her personal mission, earning a perfect 7-0 record on the mound in league play while the team finished 13-1 en route to Princeton's first title since 1996.Now, in addition, Galicinao can add one more trophy to her personal case as she was named the 2001-2002 Daily Princetonian Women's Athlete of the Year Wednesday evening."This season has been a great way to end my career here," Galicinao said.

SPORTS | 05/09/2002

On fledgling wrestling team, Parker's second-place finish at NCAAs serves as a sign of resurgence

There is no swagger in Greg Parker's voice as he tells the story of his triumph in the semifinals of this year's NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 05/09/2002

W. lacrosse trounces Le Moyne in NCAA tournament opener

With the Ivy League title already in hand, the women's lacrosse team began its quest for its second national title yesterday at Class of 1952 Stadium.

SPORTS | 05/09/2002

Seniors prepare to lead men's and women's track teams at Heptagonal Championships

Next Sunday afternoon Princeton's track teams will enter the Heptagonal Championships ? the biggest team meet of the season ? with identical hegemonic intentions.The men's team looks to usurp Penn ? last year's outdoor team champion.

SPORTS | 05/09/2002

W. lacrosse faces Le Moyne in first round of NCAA tourney

Four games and 11 days are all that separate this year's NCAA women's lacrosse champions from their trophy.

SPORTS | 05/07/2002

Fourth-seeded m. lacrosse awaits winner of Hoyas-Jaspers game

The places are set for the 12 visitors at this year's men's lacrosse NCAA National Tournament. Four squads will be getting a bye to the quarterfinals while the other eight teams will be playing in the first round.The Tigers, seeded fourth, were the final team to receive a bye, and will be playing the winner of the Georgetown-Manhattan matchup.

SPORTS | 05/07/2002

News & Notes

Iacavazzi '65 Selected to College Football Hall of FamePrinceton football star Cosmo Iacavazzi was recently named one of 13 inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame for 2002.

SPORTS | 05/07/2002

M. heavyweight crew beats Brown for Content Cup, lightweights lose to Yale

Last Saturday, the men's heavyweight and lightweight crew teams raced for the Content and Goldthwait Cups, respectively.The heavyweight men were able to capture the Content Cup from Brown.

SPORTS | 05/07/2002

W. open, lightweight crew perfect Saturday

Six races, six victories.The women's crew program sent the open team to Lake Carnegie and the lightweights up I-95 to Cambridge, Mass.Every squad returned to Shea Rowing Center victorious, adding even more luster to the Princeton crew name.The open team saw both the Varsity Eight and Varsity Four race to victory at home with a light and variable headwind over Penn and George Washington.

SPORTS | 05/07/2002

Baseball falls to Pace en route to Ivy League Championship Series

After sealing the Lou Gehrig Division title of the Ivy League, the baseball team will travel to... a place that will be decided today.Brown and Harvard will play today in a playoff for the Red Rolfe Division title in Cambridge, Mass.

SPORTS | 05/07/2002

Galicinao named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year again for softball

When the All-Ivy teams were announced yesterday afternoon, what Princeton knew all along was reaffirmed ? softball is a team game.After finishing with a 13-1 Ivy League record and the most league wins in team history, the Tigers were snubbed in favor of Harvard, which had the most players on the first and second teams.Senior pitcher Brie Galicinao won Ivy League Pitcher of the Year honors for the second year in a row ? the first time in conference history.

SPORTS | 05/07/2002

W. track receives strong efforts from sprinters and throwers in Heps tune-up

One more week to go.With a scant seven days left to prepare, Princeton hosted one last meet in anticipation of the upcoming Heptagonal League Championships.The women's track team competed at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational last weekend at Weaver Track and Field Stadium, capping the season with one last meet before next week's Heps.

SPORTS | 05/05/2002

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