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Men's Cross Country: Juniors lead Tigers in loaded Wisconsin field

Men's Cross Country: Juniors lead Tigers in loaded Wisconsin field

Forging ahead through the crowded field of the Wisconsin Invitational last Friday, juniors Alejandro Arroyo-Yamin, Tyler Udland and co-captain Chris Bendtsen worked together to fight toward the finish line, leading the rest of the men’s cross country team. No longer led by Olympian Donn Cabral ’12 and the rest of the Class of 2012, the Tigers begin a new era. By forming a pack and pushing each other at the front, the three juniors and the rest of the Princeton men behind them hope to make their team more than just the sum of its individual parts.

SPORTS | 10/16/2012

New concussion rules help players keep their heads up

During the second fall lacrosse practice in early September, sophomore midfielder Paul Zima was going for a ground ball when he got hit by a teammate. Afterward, Zima said he felt “a little bit dizzy and out of it.” He continued playing for a few more minutes, but since the feelings of disorientation continued he decided to go see the trainer. The trainer took Zima inside and led him through a series of verbal cognitive tests. After a doctor went over the results, Zima was diagnosed with a concussion.This past summer, the Ivy League put in place new measures intended to help prevent concussions in lacrosse and soccer. These restrictions follow similar ones made to Ivy League football schedules in the summer of 2011, and new recommendations to prevent concussions in hockey are expected in December.

SPORTS | 10/16/2012

Women's Soccer: Princeton extends win streak to 7 straight

The women’s soccer team took an early lead against Columbia (6-7 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) on Saturday and never let go, grabbing a win from the Lions and bringing its Ivy League record to 4-0. Princeton (9-3-1, 4-0) looks well prepared for the rest of the regular season and approaching postseason.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Men's Golf: Jarmas ties for 2nd in Philly

The men’s golf team finished fourth of 19 teams at the Big Five Classic in Philadelphia this weekend. Junior Greg Jarmas led the field at plus-1 after the first round and finished with a two-round score of plus-6, tied for second among individuals.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Men's Soccer: Tigers play 4th straight OT game, take 0-0 draw

The men’s soccer team (5-4-2 overall, 1-0-2 Ivy League) is streaking, although not in the traditional sense. On Saturday, the Tigers played their fourth consecutive game that went to extra time. The streak started with a Sept. 29 win over Ivy League foe Dartmouth, the team’s first game of the season to exceed regulation. Princeton has collected a 1-1-2 record over the span, which includes all three of the team’s conference games and a golden goal defeat at the hands of No. 24 Creighton last Tuesday.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Field Hockey: Hosts continue Ivy dominance in rout

The field hockey team continued its dominant play in the Ivy League on Saturday, thrashing Brown 6-0 at Bedford Field. The No. 3 Tigers (11-1 overall, 4-0 Ivy League), having won four games by a combined score of 26-1, remain undefeated in the conference.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Princeton, other New Jersey sites prohibited from hosting NCAA tournaments

As a result of New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling, the NCAA will not allow any championship events to be held in the Garden State, the governing body announced Monday evening. Princeton, along with other New Jersey schools and venues, will no longer be able to host any NCAA-sponsored tournament games.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Men's Water Polo: Skilled sophomore Hoffenberg is scoring sensation

If you were to consider sophomore attacker Drew Hoffenberg’s first season playing collegiate water polo, it would seem that he never leaves the pool. Last year as a freshman, the attacker put up 47 goals, 36 assists, 11 blocks and drew 41 ejections, leading Princeton to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Sprint Football: On senior night, hosts suffer another close loss

On Friday night, the sprint football team fell to Franklin Pierce 21-14 in its last home game of the season. The Tigers took the field clad in the customary black and orange as well as pink socks for breast cancer awareness. The stands were filled with fans coming out to support the Tigers on their senior night — an atmosphere that was both noticed and appreciated by the team.

SPORTS | 10/14/2012

Women's Volleyball: Bulldogs hand Princeton 1st league defeat

The women’s volleyball team came out firing against Yale on Friday, taking the first set from the defending champions, but the Bulldogs rebounded to hand Princeton its first Ivy League loss. The following day, the Tigers (9-8 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) dropped Brown 3-0 to remain firmly in second place halfway through conference play.

SPORTS | 10/14/2012

Football: Defensive line key to Princeton's shutout

At the start of the season, one area of strength for the football team was clear: with senior Caraun Reid, a returning first-team All-Ivy selection, on one side of the defensive line and second-team All-Ivy senior Mike Catapano on the other, Princeton’s front four looked as menacing as any in the conference. And that defensive line was the biggest reason the Tigers beat Brown 19-0 on Saturday afternoon, ending the Bears’ Ivy League record of 162 straight games without being shut out.

SPORTS | 10/14/2012

Football: Tigers beat Brown 19-0

The football team beat Brown 19-0 at Princeton Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers (3-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) extended their win streak to three games and beat the Bears (3-2, 0-2) for the first time since 2006; they also ended Brown’s streak of 162 straight games without being shut out, which was an Ivy League record.Follow @PrinceSports for updates throughout the game.

SPORTS | 10/12/2012

Football: Tigers shut out Brown for 1st winning record since 2008

One thing is for sure after Saturday’s football game: This is not the same football team Princeton fans have been accustomed to for the past couple of seasons. The Tigers continued to prove themselves capable after dominating Brown 19-0 on Saturday for their third consecutive win of the season, giving the team its first winning record (3-2) since three games into the 2008 season and keeping the team undefeated in Ivy League play at 2-0.

SPORTS | 10/12/2012

On Tap with ... Sam Butler

Sophomore Sam Butler is an attacker on the No. 16 men’s water polo team. After scoring only four goals in the 2011 season, Butler already has 17 this year, as well as 25 assists entering the team’s games against Navy, Johns Hopkins and Bucknell this weekend. The ‘Prince’ sat down with Butler to discuss the Presidential Fitness Award, Forbes chicks and sustainable energy.

SPORTS | 10/11/2012

Sprint Football: Hosts get another chance at 1st win

The end of a 12-year losing streak was in their hands — but what had all the appearance of a game-winning fumble recovery for the sprint football team was overturned in last Friday’s overtime loss against Post. While devastating for the entire team, the loss struck the seniors the hardest.

SPORTS | 10/11/2012

Sports Shorts: Callahan inducted into U.S. Squash Hall of Fame

Men’s squash head coach Bob Callahan ’77 was inducted into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The ceremony took place in his hometown of Philadelphia during the U.S. Open Squash Championships.

SPORTS | 10/11/2012

Women's Volleyball: League leaders battle in New Haven

The women’s volleyball team enters a pivotal weekend in Ivy League play, as it goes on the road to face Yale (9-5 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) on Friday and Brown (5-10, 1-4) on Saturday.

SPORTS | 10/11/2012

Football: Princeton returns home to face Bears

The football team is looking for its third win of the season this Saturday, when it hosts Brown at noon in a game televised on NBC Sports Network. If Princeton beats the Bears, it would mark the Tigers’ (2-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) longest win streak since the 2006 season.

SPORTS | 10/11/2012

Column: With poor refs, nature of sport suffers

A game is only as good as its rules, which, in turn, are only as good as those who enforce them. It’s been well understood for some time that they are just as essential to professional sports as the athletes themselves. What the recently-solved labor dispute between the NFL and its referees has demonstrated, however, is that they may in fact be more important.

SPORTS | 10/10/2012

Women's Soccer: Hoy nets 3rd hat trick in 6-1 win

Senior forward Jen Hoy notched her third hat trick of the 2012 season, lifting the women’s soccer team to a 6-1 victory over Lehigh at Roberts Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers (8-3-1 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) extended their win streak to six games and now have the best overall record in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 10/10/2012

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