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A conversation with the Daily Pennsylvanian

Throughout the week, Sports Editor Stephen Wood exchanged emails with Ian Wenik of the Daily Pennsylvanian about the upcoming Princeton-Penn football game. Here's how their conversation went: Stephen Wood, The Daily Princetonian Sports Editor: I'll start off: what do you think caused that debacle last weekend?

Ivy opponents on tap for men and women

The men’s and women’s hockey teams are gearing up for an important weekend of league hockey, as both squads will face off against Yale on Friday night and Brown Saturday night.

Tough defense awaits league-leading Tigers at Penn

Last season, the football team took the field against Penn trying to keep its hopes of an Ivy League title alive, only to have them dashed by the eventual champions.

Princeton travels to Annapolis for Southerns

The No. 13 men’s water polo team begins its postseason this weekend with the CWPA Southern Division tournament in Annapolis, Md.

Class of 2013's statistics as a percentage of the overall teams

Who's next? Princeton basketball after Hummer and Rasheed

“The nature of collegiate athletics, not to be cliche, is that you have turnover,” women’s basketball head coach Courtney Banghart said at her team’s preseason press conference. That makes it sound simple, but her team and the men’s basketball team will see more than their share of turnover as their seasons get underway this weekend.

Top 5 Home Games

Men hope depth, fundamentals will lead to Ivy title

Following a heartbreaking end to its 2012-13 season, the men’s basketball team will soon begin a new quest for the Ivy League title that eluded it by one game last spring.

Around the Ivies: Men's Soccer

As the end of the season approaches, Harvard is in the lead but has by no means locked up the Ivy League title.

Reloaded Tigers on the hunt for first NCAA win

It’s not often that a team goes into a season with high expectations after losing four of its five starters from the previous year, especially when one of those players is among the greatest the league has ever seen.

Men's and Women's Basketball Top 5 Home Games

Men’s Basketball1. Princeton vs. Harvard Saturday, Feb.

On Tap with ... Ryan Cash

The wrestling team is set to open its season this Sunday at the Binghamton Open in New York, and junior Ryan Cash will be back for his third year wrestling for the Tigers in the 125-pound classification.

Princeton drops final non-league match

In its final non-conference game of the regular season, the men’s soccer team fell 2-0 at homeTuesdaynight to American University(6-7-5 overall, 3-3-2 Patriot League). It was the Tigers’ (6-8-1, 3-1-1 Ivy League) first shutout loss at Roberts Stadium since September. The first half proved frustrating for the Tigers early on.

Around the Ivies: Football

With three games left in the season, several teams could still win the Ivy League title. It all depends on Princeton, however, as the Tigers have surged back to relevance and now control their own destiny.

Tigers win first Ivy match on senior night

The weekend ended on a high note for the women’s soccer team, as it dominated the senior night game against Cornell with a 4-0 win at Roberts Stadium.

Men take 2nd, women finish 4th at Heps

For the cross country teams, the Ivy League Championships are always one of the toughest meets of the season.

After Liberty Invitational win, tough start for Tigers

The men’s hockey team started its season with a bang in a 3-2 overtime win over Dartmouth in the Liberty Hockey Invitational on Oct.

Freshmen shine as Princeton wins two of four to open season

Over fall break, the women’s hockey team had a tough slate of ECAC opponents to officially open its season.

Tigers stay in Ivy race

As the race for the Ivy League title heats up, the men’s soccer team kept itself in the hunt over fall break, stumbling against Harvard but rallying to defeat Cornell 2-1 Saturday.

Princeton earns share of 9th straight Ivy title

The No. 9 women’s field hockey team took on Cornell and Rider this weekend. Two victories — a shutout of Cornell (9-7 overall, 3-3 Ivy League) that earned it a share of the Ivy title and an overtime triumph over Rider Sunday afternoon — extended the team’s win streak to six, with its last loss coming at the hands of top-ranked Maryland. Saturday saw Princeton (12-4, 6-0) continue its in-league dominance, as it outmatched its opponents on the offensive and defensive ends.