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Crew: Path to redemption starts in ‘pain cave’

Crew: Path to redemption starts in ‘pain cave’

On Saturday, the four Princeton rowing teams will wake up with the sun for a morning race. As the fog is lifting, the athletes’ hearts will pound with adrenaline, and they will push their bodies to complete exhaustion. In the brisk morning air, their muscles will reach failure just as the Princeton campus begins to stir. As actor Hugh Laurie, Dr. House from the television series, said on a talk show, “[Crew] is a miserable sport.”

SPORTS | 04/12/2012

2012 Dodgeball Recap: Men's Lacrosse wins championship

After nine hours, eight rounds and 102 games on Thursday, one team was left standing as champions of the 2012 dodgeball tournament: Men’s Lacrosse. The lacrosse team defeated Tiger Inn in the championship match after reaching the final four for the first time in recent memory.

SPORTS | 04/12/2012

Women's Lacrosse: Tigers make key trip to Harvard

The women’s lacrosse team will travel to Cambridge, Mass., on Saturday to take on Harvard in the Tigers’ fifth league game of the season. As the postseason looms closer and the brackets for the Ivy League and NCAA tournaments are slowly filled, the next couple of weeks will be crucial for the Tigers.

SPORTS | 04/12/2012

Men's Lacrosse: Princeton resumes Ivy slate at home

The No. 15 men’s lacrosse team enters its last three games with a stellar record in the Ivy League. In the late 2011-12 season, only Princeton and Cornell have maintained perfect conference records and remain in the race for first place. No. 5 Cornell has topped four Ancient Eight foes thus far and awaits its matchups against Brown and Princeton on April 21 and April 28, respectively. After its first three successes on the road, the Tigers await competition against Dartmouth on Saturday.

SPORTS | 04/12/2012

Sports Shorts: Spikers top Kean in 5 sets

The men’s volleyball team defeated Kean University in a five-set match at Dillon Gymnasium on Wednesday night. After losing the first set, the Tigers came back for a 22-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-27, 15-10 victory.

SPORTS | 04/11/2012

Live Blog: 2012 Dodgeball Tournament

Our writers bring you full coverage of the 2012 dodgeball tournament through Thursday evening and into the championship in the late hours of the night!

SPORTS | 04/11/2012

Dodgeball: Powerhouses prep for campus-wide showdown

In the immortal words of Patches O’Houlihan in “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,” dodgeball is a simple game where success is guaranteed for those who “dodge, dip, duck, dive and dodge.” In the annual campus-wide dodgeball tournament, however, success is not guaranteed. With prizes of $500 to $1,000 for the winners, the competition looks to be fierce.Make your predictions in the first-ever 'Prince' dodgeball bracket pool! Main bracket; Small Bracket.

SPORTS | 04/11/2012

Women's Lacrosse: No. 4 Maryland’s offense too much for Princeton

After a tight start to Wednesday’s game, the women’s lacrosse team was unable to overcome No. 4 Maryland’s explosive offense. The teams traded goals to start, at which point the game looked like it was going to be tight all the way through. After going into halftime with an 8-3 deficit, the No. 18 Tigers came out strong in the second period but ultimately fell 15-9.

SPORTS | 04/11/2012

Around the Ivies: Men's Lacrosse nears home stretch

With three weeks left in the Ivy League men’s lacrosse season, three teams are bunched at the top, and the fourth playoff spot is still in doubt. Here’s how the conference race shapes up down the home stretch:

SPORTS | 04/11/2012

Women's Water Polo: Princeton finishes undefeated at home

Last Friday night, the No. 14 Princeton women’s water polo team defeated No. 20 Hartwick, 13-10. Hartwick is the only ranked team that the Tigers faced at DeNunzio Pool this season, and the win capped off a perfect 10-0 record at home.

SPORTS | 04/10/2012

Men's Lacrosse: Tigers blast Scarlet Knights in battle for New Jersey

On a cool Tuesday night, the men’s lacrosse team found itself on the winning side again after giving a strong beating to cross-town rival Rutgers. Princeton took an early lead and gave few defensive openings to take down Rutgers 13-4.

SPORTS | 04/10/2012

Baseball: Ford doubles in 10th for walk-off win

Sophomore first baseman Mike Ford led Princeton to a 5-4 victory over Seton Hall at Clarke Field on Tuesday with a walk-off double to left center field to drive in junior shortstop Matt Bowman in the bottom of the 10th inning.

SPORTS | 04/10/2012

On Tap with ... Tommy Scott

This past saturday, sophomore Tommy Scott ran the 400m hurdles in 55.48 seconds, setting a personal record in a day of Tiger record-setting at the Sam Howell Invitational. Scott also competes in a number of other events, including the 4x400 relay and the 400m race.

SPORTS | 04/10/2012

Crew: Open women, heavyweights win events

Both the open women’s and heavyweight men’s crews claimed easy wins at home on Lake Carnegie this past Saturday, while the lightweight women’s squad traveled to Lewisburg, Pa., losing to Bucknell by three seconds.

SPORTS | 04/09/2012

Track & Field: Tigers keep up record-setting ways at Sam Howell

Kicking off the Sam Howell Invitational with style, sophomore hammer thrower Conor McCullough unleashed a massive 250-foot bomb down the throwing field. The throw drew a close foul and was not counted, but McCullough was already on his game. Spinning off another arcing shot, McCullough hit 72.07 meters before unleashing another monstrous throw that fell at 74.01 meters, or 242 feet, 10 inches. The mark erased his old Ivy League record of 71.47m. As McCullough continued to be in the groove, all five of his throws landed beyond 71.31m.

SPORTS | 04/09/2012

Men's Volleyball: Seniors shine in pair of non-conference victories

The men’s volleyball team (9-9 Ivy overall, 5-7 EIVA) continued its home stretch this past weekend as it defeated both New York University (20-8) and Vassar (19-10). While neither game mattered in terms of conference standing, both were highly contested, and the Vassar game was also senior day for the Tigers.

SPORTS | 04/09/2012

Tennis: Close streak continues with more 4-3 successes

With eight of its previous nine Ivy League matches having been decided by one point, the odds were high that the men’s tennis team would find itself in close contests as it hosted Brown and Yale this weekend. Princeton (12-8 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) continued its trend of winning 4-3 as sophomore Dan Richardson provided the clinching match against No. 54 Brown on Saturday before junior Matt Siow clinched another 4-3 victory over Yale the following day.The No. 69 women’s tennis team (8-10, 1-2) didn’t fare as well against Brown and Yale, losing 5-2 to No. 53 Brown on Friday before falling 4-3 to No. 27 Yale on Saturday.

SPORTS | 04/09/2012

Sports Shorts: Shon wins Brown Invitational

Sophomore Kelly Shon won the Brown University Invitational at Rhode Island Country Club held Sunday and Monday. Shon shot a 71 in the first round and a 73 in the second to finish at even par, three strokes clear of the field.

SPORTS | 04/09/2012

Baseball: Tigers keep pace with division behind pitching, homers

For the baseball team this weekend, it was all good until the end. Princeton continued to make its presence known in the Ivy League, going 3-1 against Yale and Brown in two doubleheaders, but a 13-6 loss in Providence cast a cloud over an otherwise fantastic weekend for the Tigers (12-12 overall, 6-2 Ivy League).

SPORTS | 04/08/2012

Women's Lacrosse: Mid-game rally propels hosts to rout

Despite a slow start in scoring on Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team hit its stride at the end of the first half and carried that momentum through the rest of the game. The No. 18 Tigers (6-4 overall, 3-1 Ivy League) dominated possession throughout the game and easily defeated conference rival Yale 12-4 on Saturday afternoon.

SPORTS | 04/08/2012

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