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Baseball: After 3 victories, 12-inning loss dashes playoff hopes

Baseball: After 3 victories, 12-inning loss dashes playoff hopes

Under almost any other circumstances, taking three games of four from Cornell would be a cause for celebration for the baseball team. The Big Red came into the weekend with a 13-3 record in the Ivy League until the Tigers handed Cornell its first series loss of the season. But in the end, the one loss made all the difference.After a disappointing weekend at Columbia, the Tigers (20-19 overall, 13-7 Ivy League) knew coming in that they would have to win all four games to win the Gehrig Division and play for the Ivy League championship. They got the first three, but Cornell (29-14-1, 14-6) took the fourth in a 12-inning, 4-3 thriller.

SPORTS | 04/29/2012

Track & Field: Princeton takes pair of titles at Penn Relays

The nation’s top milers were taking no chances going into the anchor leg of the Penn Relays Championship of America 4xMile relay. Shortly after grabbing the baton, the runners from Oregon, Columbia and Indiana took off one, two, three. Taking the lead, Indiana’s sub-four-minute miler Andy Bayer picked up speed, trying to run away. He was attempting to put as much distance as he could between himself and the underdog team that had caught on fire: Princeton. Bayer, Columbia’s Kyle Merber and Oregon’s Colby Alexander urgently drove around the track, trying to break away from the Tigers.

SPORTS | 04/29/2012

Tennis: Bradley-Rose will depart, leaving both teams without coaches

Megan Bradley-Rose, head coach of the women’s tennis team, will leave the program after three seasons, she announced in a University release on Monday evening. The announcement comes one week after men’s tennis head coach Glenn Michibata resigned, leaving both Princeton teams searching for new coaches.

SPORTS | 04/29/2012

Men's Lacrosse: Seniors lead dominating 14-9 victory

The men’s lacrosse team outpaced the Big Red from the first faceoff to garner a clear 14-9 win. With the win, Princeton (10-3 overall, 6-0 Ivy League) closes out the regular season with a perfect record in the Ivy League and the regular-season Ivy League title.“If we had to share the championship, it wouldn’t have felt good,” head coach Chris Bates said.

SPORTS | 04/29/2012

Women's Water Polo: No. 6-seed Tigers draw USC at NCAAs

In its first-ever NCAA Championships appearance, the women’s water polo team drew a No. 6-seed and will face No. 3-seed University of Southern California, the NCAA announced in an online selection show Monday night. Princeton will face the Trojans in San Diego on May 11.

SPORTS | 04/29/2012

Women's Water Polo: Tigers earn program’s 1st ticket to NCAAs

CWPA Eastern Champions: After 11 years of falling short of the title, the women’s water polo team finally re-earned that right after finishing off an impressive tournament run with a 6-5 win Sunday evening over No. 14 Maryland, which already carried a victory over the Tigers on its resume.

SPORTS | 04/29/2012

Quick Hits: Lacrosse team tops Cornell, clinches sole possession of Ivy title

In a game it led from start to finish, the men’s lacrosse team trampled Cornell in a 14-9 victory. The win clinches sole possession of the Ivy League regular-season title and the right to host the four-team Ivy playoff for the Tigers, who completed the year undefeated in conference play. Here are our highlights from the game:

SPORTS | 04/27/2012

Live Blog: Men's Lacrosse vs. Cornell

The men's lacrosse team dominated No. 7 Cornell 14-9 on Saturday night, earning sole possession of the Ivy League championship and home-field advantage in the conference tournament. Re-live the action with our live blog!

SPORTS | 04/27/2012

Men's Volleyball: Princeton booted from playoffs in first-round matchup

In their last faceoff against EIVA leader Penn State on March 30, the men’s volleyball team almost handed the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season. The 3-2 finish was the closest any team in the conference has come this season to beating No. 8 Penn State and gave the Tigers the momentum they needed to propel them into the postseason.But “almost” is as close as it would ever come. Penn State dropped underdog Princeton in the EIVA semifinal 3-0 at State Park, ending the Tigers’ season just short of the finals by the score of 25-20, 25-12, 25-22.

SPORTS | 04/26/2012

The Leader: John Cunningham

On Jan. 13, senior longstick midfielder John Cunningham watched the live stream of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse draft on his computer. After seeing two of his classmates — senior defender Chad Wiedmaier and senior goalie Tyler Fiorito — get chosen as the seventh and 10th picks, respectively, he stopped paying attention. It wasn’t until he began receiving text messages from friends that he realized the Denver Outlaws had chosen him as the 46th pick in the draft.

SPORTS | 04/26/2012

Men's Lacrosse: Star seniors lead defense into Ivy showdown

On Saturday evening, the men’s lacrosse team will host Cornell in the biggest game of the Ivy League season. With a win, the Tigers (9-3 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) would earn the right to host the conference tournament and complete a perfect Ivy League season; with a loss, they would share the conference title with Cornell (9-2, 4-1) and travel to Ithaca, N.Y., for the Ivy League playoff.

SPORTS | 04/26/2012

The Savior: Tyler Fiorito

As Princeton fans have watched the mixed fortunes of the men’s lacrosse program over the past four years, one constant that has stood through the folds has been senior goalie Tyler Fiorito. A three-time All-Ivy selection and a two-time All-America, Fiorito is in the middle of possibly his best season yet, ranking second in Division I with a .622 save rate and third with a 6.44 goals against average.

SPORTS | 04/26/2012

The Lock: Chad Wiedmaier

Six games into his sophomore season on the men’s lacrosse team, senior defenseman Chad Wiedmaier was still waiting for his first action of the year. He had been sidelined because of a knee surgery since the offseason and would only be able to play in the regular season’s final seven games. But the defenseman quickly made up for lost time, racking up 12 caused turnovers — the third highest on the team that year — and earning his second straight first-team All-Ivy selection despite missing the first half of the season.

SPORTS | 04/26/2012

Baseball: Title series appearance within grasp

The baseball team is in a fight for its playoff life. With only four games left to go in the regular season, the Tigers are looking to return to the Ivy League Championship Series, but they will have to get through some stiff competition first. At 10-6 in the Ivy League, Princeton ranks second in the division, three games behind Cornell and a game above Columbia. In order for Princeton to reach the postseason, it will have to come up big against the Big Red in a four-game series this weekend.

SPORTS | 04/26/2012

With six straight victories, Princeton qualifies for postseason

After six straight hard-fought victories, the men’s volleyball team earned an EIVA berth this past Saturday with a 3-2 win over George Mason. The win capped a furious comeback into the top half of the standings and a spot in the postseason, but Princeton's biggest challenge awaits Thursday night, when the Tigers (13-9 overall, 7-7 EIVA) will face top-seeded Penn State (21-5, 14-0).

SPORTS | 04/25/2012

On Tap with ... Evan Harmeling

Senior Evan Harmeling is the captain of the golf team and led Princeton to a third-place finish in the Century Intercollegiate tournament last weekend with a team-best +7. Ahead of the Ivy League tournament, the ‘Prince’ talked to Harmeling about the quality of on-campus housing, Reagan and driving restrictions on the course.

SPORTS | 04/25/2012

Sports Shorts: Baseball drops close one at Rider

The baseball team lost a close 10-9 contest at Rider on Wednesday night. In the Tigers’ last nonconference game of the season, Princeton charged back from a early 8-1 deficit, closing within three at the start of the eighth inning to make it 10-7.

SPORTS | 04/25/2012

With 13-8 loss, Tigers fail to make tourney

The Tigers’ postseason fate rested on the outcome of the final week’s Ivy League games, with five teams still in the running for the top four spots in the conference. Failing to earn a victory Wednesday night against No. 10 Penn (8-5 overall, 6-1 Ivy League), the No. 17 Princeton women’s lacrosse team (7-7, 4-3) failed to advance to the Ivy League tournament, which it won last year. The 13-8 defeat came in the Tigers' final conference game this season, but they will have a chance to earn a final win in their last regular season game Saturday at Penn State.

SPORTS | 04/25/2012

With 6 straight wins, Tigers earn tourney berth

After six straight hard-fought victories, the men’s volleyball team earned an EIVA berth this past Saturday with a 3-2 win over George Mason. The win capped a furious comeback into the top half of the standings and a spot in the postseason, but Princeton’s biggest challenge awaits Thursday night, when the Tigers (13-9 overall, 7-7 EIVA) will face top-seeded Penn State (21-5, 14-0).

SPORTS | 04/25/2012

Around the Ivies: Baseball

With one weekend left in the Ivy League baseball regular season, nothing has been decided, though Cornell and Dartmouth are in great shape to meet in the championship series. We break the conference down in our weekly power rankings

SPORTS | 04/25/2012

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