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Sprint Football: New players lead team into meeting with Post

Sprint Football: New players lead team into meeting with Post

The sprint football team has not won in a very long time. To be specific, the sprint football team has not won an official game in 12 years and has lost 83 straight games. However, despite starting the season 0-3, Princeton has been more successful this season than in recent memory. Princeton lost to both Mansfield and Cornell by only a touchdown; and now, the Tigers may very well be ready to take the next step as they face Post this weekend.

SPORTS | 10/04/2012

On Tap with ... Francie Jenkins

Sophomore francie jenkins is a right side hitter for the women’s volleyball team, which hosts Cornell tonight and Columbia on Saturday. Francie contributed to Princeton’s second place finish in the Ivy League last year and helped lead her high school team to the state finals her senior year. Hailing from North Carolina, Francie has all the attitude of a competitive athlete and all the style of a Southern belle. Francie recently sat down with the ‘Prince’ to discuss YOLO, dance moves, crack whores and being fearless.

SPORTS | 10/04/2012

Sprint Football: Princeton loses overtime thriller

After the sprint football team scored a field goal on its overtime drive against Post University on Friday evening, it was all up to its defense. If the Tigers could hold Post scoreless, Princeton would have its first victory since 1999. But the Eagles scored a five-yard touchdown for a 32-29 victory at Princeton Stadium.

SPORTS | 10/04/2012

Football: Tigers look for 2nd win at Lafayette

The football team is looking to get its second win of the season this Saturday when it travels to Pennsylvania to take on Lafayette. A win in this game would give the Tigers (1-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) as many wins in four games this season as it has earned in the past two seasons combined.

SPORTS | 10/04/2012

Men's Soccer: Princeton tests 4-game streak against No. 19 Bears

This Saturday, the men’s soccer team will face off against Ivy League foe Brown at Roberts Stadium. The Tigers will enter the contest with an overall record of 5-3 and a 1-0 mark in conference play. The Bears, currently ranked 19th in the nation, boast an 8-1-1 record so far on the year and also stand at 1-0 in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 10/04/2012

Around the Ivies: Trio left undefeated

Through two-sevenths of the Ivy League women’s soccer season, Princeton is in a great position with a 2-0 record — but the Tigers have some tough competition at the top, joined by two other undefeated teams. Who’s favored to hold the crown five weeks from now? We break it down here.

SPORTS | 10/03/2012

Women's Soccer: Shooting to the top

Walking around campus, you might never recognize senior forward Jen Hoy, though she has scored nearly twice as many goals as anyone else in the Ivy League this season. Despite her on-field successes, she maintains a low profile, out of the spotlight. On the field, however, the Sellersville, Pa., native does not take on an unassuming role, as Hoy’s combination of speed and poise has carried the Tigers to a 2-0 record in the Ivy League this season.

SPORTS | 10/03/2012

On Tap with ... Dylan Bowman

Junior midfielder Dylan Bowman proudly represents Virginia’s Chesterfield County, where he became an all-state captain of the James River High soccer team. The ‘Prince’ caught up with Bowman this week to dissect the anatomy of euro-swag, kick some football lingo and attack the issue of soccer hair at its roots.

SPORTS | 10/03/2012

Men's Soccer: Hoppenot brings skill, new poise to pros

During his time with the men’s soccer team, Antoine Hoppenot ’12 was an exemplary dribbler. Hoppenot is still fast, he’s still a great dribbler, and he still has the ability to fire up the crowd and wear down opposing defenders with a late-game breakaway. But now that he’s a professional forward for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer, he’s learned to adjust his role on the field as well as his behavior in times of frustration.

SPORTS | 10/03/2012

Column: Field hockey team dominates Ivy to unprecedented level

What sets the field hockey team apart from Princeton’s other national powerhouses? It’s the fact that none of the Tigers’ peers have ever done anything like this. In Ivy League field hockey, Princeton simply operates in a different stratosphere: Since 1994, its record in conference play is an absurd 121-5.

SPORTS | 10/02/2012

Field Hockey: Kirby’s goal boosts Tigers past No. 5 Maryland

There are moments when a hero is needed, and when the Tigers needed a game-winning goal against No. 5 Maryland on Tuesday, sophomore midfielder Sydney Kirby stepped up to take on that role. Kirby, in only her second game back with the Tigers since playing with the junior U.S. national team in Guadalajara, Mexico, scored her second goal of the season to give Princeton a 3-2 lead, which the hosts held to outlast one of their toughest opponents of the season.

SPORTS | 10/02/2012

Men's Water Polo: Princeton goes 1-4 on tough Western trip

This weekend, the men’s water polo team traded Princeton’s increasingly colder weather for the California sunshine. The No. 16 Tigers traveled to Los Angeles on Friday to face No. 1 Southern California before heading to Santa Barbara to play four games in the annual SoCal Tournament.

SPORTS | 10/02/2012

Women's Volleyball: Tigers undefeated in league after road trip

With a 20-14 lead in the third set at Harvard, it looked like the women’s volleyball team was poised to take a commanding 2-1 lead. But suddenly the Crimson, led by outside hitter Taylor Docter and setter Hannah Schmidt, fought back to shock Princeton (6-7 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) and win the set. But the Tigers fought back, winning the fourth set 25-21 and the fifth 15-8, taking down Harvard in Princeton's sixth five-set victory this season.

SPORTS | 10/01/2012

Field Hockey: Tigers shut out Lions before test against No. 4 Maryland

Under the lights in New York City, the field hockey team held Columbia scoreless with an 8-0 shutout on Friday night. Princeton snapped Columbia’s six-game win streak, giving the Tigers sole possession of first place in the Ivy League as the only team undefeated in conference play. After the Tigers’ 16th consecutive victory over the Lions, only four Ivy League contests stand between Princeton and its 21st Ivy League crown. But before they resume conference play, the No. 3 Tigers will host No. 4 Maryland in a marquee game at Bedford Field at 4 p.m.

SPORTS | 10/01/2012

Golf: Fall is chance for Tigers to tune up

For most students, walking across Springdale Golf Course is an infrequent occurrence, a gateway to the wonders of Thursday dinner at the Graduate College. However, for members of the Princeton men’s and women’s golf teams, walking along fairways and greens is a regular activity. During the fall and spring, the teams prepare for regular tournaments against teams from the Ivy League and beyond.

SPORTS | 10/01/2012

Sprint Football: Despite rally, Princeton falls to Cornell, 22-15

This weekend the sprint football team headed to Cornell to face the Big Red (3-0 overall, 2-0 CSFL). While the Tigers rallied in the second half, their efforts fell short, ending in a 22-15 loss. As in last week’s game against Navy, the first half was Princeton’s weaker one, as the visitors were outscored 20-0 before halftime.

SPORTS | 10/01/2012

Cross Country: Juniors lead men's 2nd-place showing at Notre Dame

Going into the Notre Dame Invitational, the men’s cross country team was determined to warn the rest of the nation that it was fit and ready to aggressively compete. Racing in their first big meet of the season, the men fought through the crush of runners and worked their way up through the field to finish second out of 20 teams overall behind Tulsa. Ranked 17th before the weekend, the Tigers topped No. 10 Florida State, No. 11 North Carolina State, No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 21 New Mexico, among other deep and talented squads.

SPORTS | 09/30/2012

Women's Soccer: Lazo’s flurry keeps Princeton unbeaten in Ivy play

After a drawn-out, empty-handed first half, the women’s soccer team’s match against Dartmouth on Saturday was decided in a span of just five minutes. Sophomore forward Lauren Lazo’s back-to-back goals late in the second half delivered the Tigers (6-3-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) a 2-1 lead and their fourth straight win.

SPORTS | 09/30/2012

Men's Soccer: Porter’s game-winner caps Ivy League opener

The men’s soccer team (5-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) dominated defending Ivy League co-champion Dartmouth (3-5, 0-1) on all sides on Saturday night, culminating with sophomore forward Cameron Porter’s golden goal just one minute, 45 seconds into sudden-death overtime. Fired up after a foul on Dartmouth, one that sent sophomore midfielder Joe Saitta off the field with ankle pain, Porter slipped into the 18-yard box and gave the Tigers major cause for celebration.

SPORTS | 09/30/2012

Football: Tigers down Lions 33-6 for 1st victory

NEW YORK — The football team’s victory this week against Columbia, the first of Princeton’s season and the third career win with the Tigers for head coach Bob Surace ’90, was a story of redemption in more ways than one. Freshman kicker Nolan Bieck was perfect on four field-goal attempts after missing three last week. Sophomore quarterback Quinn Epperly, who did little with the limited playing time he was given in the first two games, played almost an entire half and proved he could produce points. Most importantly, the Tigers won convincingly after two weeks of close, heartbreaking losses.

SPORTS | 09/28/2012

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