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Women's basketball drops final to Penn, fails to secure fifth straight crown

Women's basketball drops final to Penn, fails to secure fifth straight crown

Andrew Steele

With the Ivy League Championship on the line, women’s basketball (20-8 overall, 11-3 Iv Leaguey) took to Jadwin Gymnasium in an all-or-nothing showdown with the Penn Quakers (21-6, 11-2). The Ivy League has been an orange and black league over the past four years.

SPORTS | 03/11/2014

Guest column: The Curse of Logan Hall (By Tad LaFountain ’72)

Guest Contributor

The better part of a century was spent in Boston bemoaning the Curse of the Bambino — the lingering ill effects of the trade of George Herman Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees.

SPORTS | 03/11/2014

Around the EIVA: Princeton, Harvard and Penn State nearly inseparable at the top

Jack Rogers

While the cold weather is just starting to evaporate with the approaching spring, the heat in the gym has been high for men’s volleyball across the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association over the last several weeks.

SPORTS | 03/11/2014

Men drop another nail-biter to UNC, women lose to Brown for the first time since 1991

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Men drop another nail-biter to UNC, women lose to Brown for the first time since 1991

Andrew Steele

Tar Heels edge Tigers in primetime matchup An electric atmosphere filled the Class of 1952 Stadium, where 1,717 fans attended a heavyweight bout between No.

SPORTS | 03/09/2014

Baseball, softball earn first wins

Stephen Wood

Tigers find offense and defense in Florida series against Michigan It’s always nice to get that first win under your belt.

SPORTS | 03/09/2014

Ayala earns Princeton's only automatic NCAA bid at EIWA Championships

Jack Rogers

A weekend of high hopes for the wrestling team came up short of overall expectations this weekend at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships in Philadelphia.

SPORTS | 03/09/2014

Sports shorts: weekend wrap-up of men's hockey, men's volleyball, women's water polo and tennis

Daily Princetonian Staff

Men’s hockey: Tigers win overtime thriller, but lose playoff series Princeton men’s hockey (6-25 overall, 4-18 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) was not expected to make much of a splash in the ECAC playoffs.

SPORTS | 03/09/2014

Men and women sweep New York foes ahead of rivalry game versus Penn

Eddie Owens

Men sweep Cornell and Columbia on the road, ensure .500 record in conference If only the Tigers could have played this well the entire conference season.

SPORTS | 03/09/2014

Liveblog: MBB @ Columbia

Eddie Owens

Live from Levien gymnasium in New York City. Follow along as Princeton tries to keep its third place (and postseason) hopes alive

SPORTS | 03/08/2014

Wrestling seeks best EIWA tournament result in years

Jack Rogers

Two weeks ago saw the conclusion of one of the best regular seasons in the history of Princeton wrestling.

SPORTS | 03/06/2014

Final road games critical for Princeton's postseason chances

Miles Hinson

Coming out of its best weekend of the season, the Princeton men’s basketball team looks to build off of last week’s success as the Tigers commence the hunt for joint third in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 03/06/2014

First-place Princeton hosts New York foes in final weekend of conference play

Eddie Owens

Crunch time has arrived for women’s basketball following last weekend’s loss at Brown.

SPORTS | 03/06/2014

Tigers look to avenge last year's close loss in home matchup with UNC

Andrew Steele

Just as the sun sets this Friday evening, No. 14 men’s lacrosse (2-1) will take on visiting No.

SPORTS | 03/06/2014

First baseball games against Michigan in a hundred years on tap in Florida this weekend

Stephen Wood

The beginning of the baseball team’s season is always a mixed blessing. The Tigers (0-3) can usually count on getting shellacked at least once, as in Sunday’s 11-0 loss to University of California Santa Barbara.

SPORTS | 03/06/2014

On Tap with ... Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi and Dan McCord

On Tap with ... Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi and Dan McCord

Andrew Steele

For the first tag team On Tap of 2014, the Daily Princetonian sat down with men’s track teammates and juniors Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi and Dan McCord.

SPORTS | 03/04/2014

Wichita State's flawed perfection: Why the NCAA should ditch the RPI rating system

Eddie Owens

Every year in college basketball, it seems like there is that one mid-major team that rips through its weak conference schedule and ends up ranked higher than many people would like.

SPORTS | 03/04/2014

Experienced men and women lightweights aim for podium at national championships

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Experienced men and women lightweights aim for podium at national championships

Andrew Steele and Jack Rogers

Coming off a successful Head of the Charles, men have high hopes heading into the season 2010 was the last year that Princeton men’s lightweight crew emerged victorious from the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships.

SPORTS | 03/04/2014

Sports Shorts: Women’s water polo continues undefeated streak, softball and baseball off to slow starts

Andrew Steele and Jack Rogers

Harvard unable to get past undefeated Tigers According to the national rankings put out at the beginning of the season, Princeton’s water polo team, ranked No.

SPORTS | 03/03/2014

Around the Ivies: Women's lacrosse table appears close and competitive

Around the Ivies: Women's lacrosse table appears close and competitive

Andrew Steele

Even as the snow melts or continues to fall along the East Coast, Ivy League women’s lacrosse still gives fans the chance to catch their favorite squad tear up the turf.

SPORTS | 03/03/2014

Men's Swimming and Diving falls short of record sixth straight title

Eddie Owens

Men’s swimming and diving picked up four wins at this weekend’s Ivy League championships but fell to Harvard 1495-1413.

SPORTS | 03/03/2014

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