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Double-sided defense on display as softball splits with Villanova

Double-sided defense on display as softball splits with Villanova

All season, the softball team has won on the strength of its dominant pitching ? and lost on the slipups of an error-prone infield.Yesterday's doubleheader at Villanova showcased both faces of Princeton's defense.The Tigers lost the first game, 3-0, on an error, but came back to win the second game, 1-0, on the strength of a one-hitter pitched by the combination of sophomores Sarah Jane White and Brie Galicinao.The host Wildcats were not very welcoming when Princeton first arrived.

SPORTS | 04/27/2000

Big Green could throw wrench into Princeton-Harvard rivalry

All year the baseball team has been fighting to reach the Ivy League Championship Series and gain revenge on Harvard, which has captured the title three straight years.

SPORTS | 04/27/2000

W. lax looks to boost confidence vs. Brown

The offense has sputtered recently like the engine of an aging car, stopping for stretches then speeding in spurts, causing consternation and several near-crashes.

SPORTS | 04/27/2000

Women's water polo hosts Easterns, hopes to improve on 1999 success

The 'Street' isn't the only place to look for action this weekend. DeNunzio Pool will be in a water polo frenzy as the Tigers (20-3 overall, 8-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association) host the Eastern Championships.

SPORTS | 04/27/2000

Benjamin to be inducted into ITA Hall of Fame

Men's tennis head coach David Benjamin ? who will coach his team for the final time tomorrow against Georgetown ? will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men's Hall of Fame on May 24 in Athens, Ga.After 26 seasons at the helm of the Princeton program, Benjamin has built up a 362-161 record with the Tigers.

SPORTS | 04/27/2000

Track stars prepare for Penn Relays as nation's eyes turn to Philadelphia

In college sports, it doesn't get much bigger than the Penn Relays. On Saturday ? the most important day of the competition ? over 40,000 people regularly pack the stadium to witness one of the world's greatest track meets.

SPORTS | 04/26/2000

Top-ranked Terrapins trounce women's lacrosse

With one minute left in the first half it seemed as if an upset was brewing.The women's lacrosse team (12-3 overall, 5-1 Ivy League) had scored back-to-back goals in a 40 second span to bring the Tigers back within two goals at 6-4.Maryland (16-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) made sure that burst of hope was short lived, however, as Terrapin midfielder Quinn Carney calmly flipped the ball to cutting attack Allison Comito for a quick goal with 14 seconds left on the clock.Off the faceoff after Comito's goal, junior midfielder Julie Shaner took the ball downfield on a fast break and fired an open shot just over the top of the net as time expired.Princeton would not regain the momentum for the rest of the evening and Maryland cruised to a 14-6 win last night at Princeton Stadium."I think if we had answered there it would have been a big momentum builder," head coach Chris Sailer said.

SPORTS | 04/26/2000

Late-bloomer Wu finds niche as backup goaltender for men's lacrosse team

When children start playing lacrosse, they flock to the glamour positions.All youngsters like scoring goals, so many try to play attack.

SPORTS | 04/26/2000

Pitching leads streaking baseball over Temple

Although the baseball team used three equally dominating pitchers to power its way past visiting Temple yesterday, one in particular made his mark at Clarke Field ? and in the record books as well.Freshman reliever David Boehle broke the single season saves record in the Tigers' 4-1 victory over the Owls (14-24-3), as the hurler garnered his eighth of the season.

SPORTS | 04/26/2000

Women's lacrosse hosts five-time defending champs

The year was 1994. The women's lacrosse team was going into the NCAA final against a Maryland squad that had given the Tigers its only loss of the season.

SPORTS | 04/25/2000

Two No. 2s: Liu and Hastings-Phillips conclude Princeton tennis careers

Nearing the end of their collegiate tennis careers, seniors Amanda Hastings-Phillips and Ahn Ahn Liu are in similar positions ? both are completing strong seasons at No.

SPORTS | 04/25/2000

A Player's Coach, in his own words words

There was a glimmer of hope at the end of football's disappointing 1999 campaign. Going into the fourth quarter, the team held an 18-point lead over Dartmouth in the final game of the season.Roger Hughes, then offensive coordinator for the Big Green, extinguished that light, erasing the deficit and sending the Tigers to the bottom of the Ivy League.Now, the same man will try to restore hope and the winning attitude of past Princeton teams.

SPORTS | 04/25/2000

Q&A: Brie Galicinao – Softball

Sophomore Brie Galicinao is a pitcher/first baseman for the softball team. She recently sat down with senior writer Paul Esposito.Prince: Why did you play softball, as opposed to any other sport?Galicinao: It wasn't actually my first sport.

SPORTS | 04/25/2000

Football looks for resurgence under the guidance of Hughes

The winningest football program in the Ivy League over the last 13 years, Princeton finished last season tied for last in the Ivies with Columbia, which had the least wins over that 13-year span by 20.

SPORTS | 04/25/2000

Athletes of the Week: Ivy Champion Women's Tennis Team

Normally, athlete of the week ? like the sport of tennis ? focuses on the individual.

SPORTS | 04/24/2000

After loss to Columbia, men's tennis finishes Ivy campaign tied for second

When people say "that's just the way the ball bounces," they usually mean to trivialize something.

SPORTS | 04/24/2000

Softball's Ivy hopes dim after Big Green sweep

In a weekend that was determined by events that were out of the softball team's control, the Tigers lost just that ? control.Princeton let its Ivy League destiny slip out of its hands in a weekend of bad weather and worse results, as it lost two games to Dartmouth while both games against Harvard were postponed.In order for the Tigers (17-21 overall, 6-4 Ivy League) to remain in charge of their postseason path, they would have had to rip through the weekend without a loss.The Big Green (19-11, 4-2) quickly dashed Princeton's hopes.

SPORTS | 04/24/2000

Baseball sweeps away Penn to extend Gehrig lead

Penn came to Clarke Field this weekend to question the strength of the baseball team's four-year hold on the Gehrig Division crown.

SPORTS | 04/24/2000

M. golf finishes first in abbreviated home invite; women take 13th at OSU

Judd Pritchard has been quietly leading the men's golf team all season. Overshadowed somewhat by the championship play of freshman Nat Hoopes in last week's Ivy League tournament, the senior captain was back in the spotlight this weekend.Pritchard led the Tigers to their third straight tournament win on Saturday, as the team defended its home course in the Princeton Invitational.

SPORTS | 04/24/2000

Women's first varsity open crew tops Virginia to highlight weekend

After losing a tough first race against No. 2 Brown to start the season, the women's open varsity eight boat has bounced back, dominating its competitors.

SPORTS | 04/23/2000

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