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Tigers fall to Big Green in first round

Tigers fall to Big Green in first round

The second-seeded women?s lacrosse team?s quest for the Ivy League championship ended Friday night after a grueling double-overtime loss to third-seeded Dartmouth in the first round of the Ivy tournament.Though Princeton (10-6 overall, 6-2 Ivy League) narrowly beat Dartmouth (10-6, 6-2) just two weeks ago, 15-13, the Big Green came ready to fight, and the score was close the entire game ? it was tied seven times.Dartmouth started strong with three goals in the first eight minutes of the game.

SPORTS | 05/05/2013

Princeton loses to Yale in title game after Cornell upset

The men?s lacrosse team?s three-goal surge to tie Yale at six in Sunday?s Ivy League championship game was not enough to hold off the Bulldogs (11-4 overall, 6-2 Ivy League), who responded resiliently with a five-goal run that put the game out of reach for the Tigers (9-5, 4-4).After Yale amassed a 6-2 lead, with midfielder Michael Lipin?s netting the sixth goal with 2:36 left to play in the first half, Princeton responded quickly ? sophomore attackman Mike MacDonald scored with 28 seconds remaining in the half, and senior midfielder Jeff Froccaro opened up the third quarter with three consecutive goals, knotting the score at 6-6 with 10:43 left in the period.

SPORTS | 05/05/2013

On Tap with ... Emily Easton

Emily Easton is a sophomore sprinter who lives in Wilson College. When she?s not on the track, the history major from Long Island enjoys animals, online shopping and taking a break from running.

SPORTS | 05/01/2013

Shon captures individual Ivy title, Tigers finish second

For junior Kelly Shon, the end of this year?s golf season was a mix of old and new.

SPORTS | 05/01/2013

Women's Lacrosse: 2nd-seeded Tigers to face Dartmouth in first round of Ivy tournament

The women?s lacrosse team will face off against Dartmouth for the second time this season on Friday in the first round of the Ivy League Tournament.After besting No.

SPORTS | 05/01/2013

Men's Lacrosse: Ivy tournament to begin with rematch with No. 2 Cornell

The losers of a game rarely get the opportunity to exact revenge after just a week?s hiatus.

SPORTS | 05/01/2013

Concussions, “intensification” among issues in athletics for Eisgruber

When Shirley Tilghman took over as University President in 2001, she had very little experience with intercollegiate athletics.

SPORTS | 05/01/2013

Around the Ivies: Men's Lacrosse

The men?s lacrosse regular season has come and gone, and four teams will be participating in this year?s Ivy League tournament to fight for the conference?s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 04/30/2013

Men's Golf: Jarmas leads Tigers to Ivy League title

After tight competition throughout the tournament, the men?s golf team rallied on Sunday to move from fourth to first in the Ivy League championship last weekend.

SPORTS | 04/30/2013

Softball: Tough leader, young coaches get program back on track

?I wanted to go out on top,? senior pitcher Alex Peyton said of her final season with the softball team.This weekend, Peyton did just that, displaying just how important she was to a team that made a major turnaround this season.

SPORTS | 04/30/2013

Baseball: Princeton splits season-ending series with Cornell

It was a four-run third inning that lifted the Cornell baseball team over Princeton at Clarke Field Friday afternoon, ending the Tigers? (14-28 overall, 11-9 Ivy League) playoff hopes and removing the team from contention for the Ivy League championship.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

Photo essay: Men's diving

To view Ben Koger's men's diving photo spread in digital form, click here.Staff Writer Anna Mazarakis contributed reporting.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

Track & Field: McLean wins triple jump at Penn Relays

Competing under the sun in Penn?s packed Franklin Field in the triple jump championship Saturday at the Penn Relays, junior Damon McLean tuned out the screaming and cheering as he focused on each of his attempts.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

On Tap with ... Quinn Prchal

Freshman Quinn Prchal helped Princeton golf win the Ivy League Tournament this past weekend, taking home Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors along the way.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

Softball: Series win caps successful rebuilding season

The softball team ended its season on a high note this weekend, taking three out of four games at Cornell and capping the program?s best season since 2006.The Tigers (27-19 overall, 12-8 Ivy League) finished second in the South Division of the Ivy League, a major accomplishment for a team that went 14-32 overall and 8-12 in the league last year.

SPORTS | 04/28/2013

Women's Water Polo: Tigers win 2nd straight Easterns, earn NCAA tournament berth

For the second consecutive year, the No. 11 women's water polo team won the CWPA Eastern Championship, defeating the hosts No.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Men's Lacrosse: Tigers fall to Big Red at MetLife Stadium

The No. 12 men?s lacrosse team suffered its biggest loss of the year, losing 17-11 to No. 4 Cornell in its final game of the regular season.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Catapano

Senior defensive end Mike Catapano, a three-time All-Ivy honoree and last season's Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, became the first Princeton player to be selected in the NFL draft since 2001 on Saturday, when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the first pick of the seventh round.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Updated: Football: Catapano drafted by Chiefs

Senior defensive end Mike Catapano, a three-time All-Ivy honoree and last season's Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, became the first Princeton player to be selected in the NFL draft since 2001 on Saturday, when the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the first pick of the seventh round.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

Women's Lacrosse: No. 18 Princeton upsets No. 6 Penn State

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in front of a packed stadium, the women?s lacrosse team pulled off an upset of No.

SPORTS | 04/27/2013

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