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Wrestling: Kolodzik reaches national quarterfinals

This year marked senior Daniel Kolodzik’s first and last appearance in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and he’s determined to make it a memorable one. The senior won his first match yesterday afternoon, a 9-0 major decision over Maryland’s No. 21 Kyle John, and beat Northern Iowa's No. 18 David Bonin to reach the quarterfinals.

Women's Lacrosse: Virginia continues rivalry at Class of 1952 Stadium

Last weekend the women’s lacrosse team routed Brown 18-8 to open up its conference season with a bang. On Saturday, the No. 14 Tigers (2-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) will resume non-conference play in what could be a great showdown between two nationally ranked squads, hosting No. 8 Virginia at 5 p.m.

Women's Basketball: Tigers hope 3rd time is the NCAA charm

After sweeping the Ivy League season and winning its games by an average margin of 31 points, the women’s basketball team is headed for something it has not experienced in a while: a tough matchup. On Saturday, the Tigers (24-4 overall, 14-0 Ivy League) will head to Bridgeport, Conn., to face Kansas State (19-13, 9-9 Big 12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game will tip off at 11:20 a.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN3.

Sports Shorts: Boyce swims at NCAAs

Sophomore Lisa Boyce of the women’s swimming and diving team qualified for three events at the NCAA Championships this weekend at Auburn University. In Thursday’s 50-yard freestyle, Boyce finished in 46th place with a time of 22.77 seconds.

Men's Basketball: Rolling cagers visit Pittsburgh

If you had told a member of the men’s basketball team at this time last year that he would be facing Pitt in a postseason game in 2012, he would have assumed that meant the NCAA Tournament. After winning the Ivy League and taking Kentucky down to the wire in the NCAA Tournament last season, Princeton had high hopes heading into the year. Those hopes have not completely come to fruition, as the Tigers did not qualify for the Big Dance, but Princeton is getting set to face off against a traditional Big East powerhouse in the College Basketball Invitational.

Men's Lacrosse: Ivy League play begins as Princeton hosts Quakers

The men’s lacrosse team is ready to open Ivy League play. Princeton is in a drastically different position heading into its conference kickoff against Penn on Saturday. In the early season, Princeton has averaged 11.0 goals per game, while last year it only reached that total in one of its 12 games.

Around the Ivies: Men's Lacrosse

Updated: Princeton extends season, faces Pitt on Monday

Forty-eight hours after being snubbed for a spot in the National Invitation Tournament, Princeton beat Evansville 95-86 to keep its season alive in the College Basketball Invitational. Princeton will now travel to face Pittsburgh on Monday night in the second round of the 16-team tournament. The Panthers (18-16) advanced by throttling Wofford 81-63, as they used a 16-0 first-half run on the path to victory.

On Tap with ... Eunice Chan

Senior epeeist Eunice Chan is co-captain of the women’s fencing team, which swept its opponents in the Ivy League Championship earlier last month. The fencing team is gearing up for the NCAA Championship in Columbus, Ohio, but between preparation and her thesis, Chan took the time to sit down with the ‘Prince’ to talk about the different weapons in fencing compeition, the best team chants, her love for Greece and her favorite word.

Men's Lacrosse: Froccaro, Schreiber score 5 each in win

Behind several quick scoring runs, the men’s lacrosse team picked up its second win over a top-20 team this season, defeating No. 13 Villanova 14-8 on Tuesday evening. With a strong record and even stronger goal differential against a difficult slate of opponents, the No. 14 Tigers appear to be in good shape entering Ivy League play this weekend.

Women's Basketball: After milestones, Tigers look to take next step

On what would have normally been a foreboding first day of midterms week, the women’s basketball team was instead in a celebratory mood. On Monday afternoon, the Tigers learned they were ranked No. 24 in the national Associated Press poll, the first top-25 ranking ever for an Ivy League team. Hours later, they were placed as a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the highest seeding in conference history.

Baseball: No. 2 Gamecocks sweep tough 3-game set in Carolina

The baseball team was swept this weekend, managing to score only three runs in a three-game series. Under these circumstances, a little pessimism might be expected, but that’s not how the Tigers say they feel.

Women's Lacrosse: Gassaway scores 6 goals in 18-8 rout

After dropping two close games to non-conference opponents last week, the women’s lacrosse team dominated its Ivy League opener on Saturday afternoon against Brown. The No. 17 Tigers historically have a strong record in the series, and the 18-8 victory over the weekend was their 22nd consecutive win against the Bears.

Softball: Late dingers headline weekend games

When junior first baseman Alex Peyton stepped up to the plate in the first inning against Maryland pitcher Lexi Carroll on Saturday afternoon with the bases loaded, she only had one thing on her mind — to put the ball in play. The junior did more than that, however, using of the strength in her 5-foot-10-inch frame to pull the first pitch she saw over the fence, giving Princeton (2-7) a 4-0 lead over the Terrapins.

Women's Basketball: Nationally ranked Tigers earn 9-seed, face Kansas St.

On Monday afternoon, the women’s basketball team debuted in the AP Top 25 poll with a No. 24 ranking, becoming the first Ivy League team ever to be listed in a national poll. Hours later, the Tigers learned their NCAA Tournament draw: Princeton will face Kansas State in Bridgeport, Conn., at 11:20 a.m. Saturday.

Sports Shorts: Fencers perform well at Regional

For the second consecutive year, the men’s and women’s fencing teams will likely have the maximum 12 competitors at the NCAA Championships. Princeton filled 11 slots, plus five alternates, at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional on Saturday, with three fencers winning individual titles.

Men's Lacrosse: Physical UNC edges Tigers in 9-8 battle

The No. 14 men’s lacrosse team dropped a nail-biting 9-8 game in the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic against No. 8 North Carolina this weekend, eight days after losing 10-8 to No. 2 John Hopkins. The pair of heartbreaking defeats leaves the Tigers, who are averaging over 10 goals per game this season while only allowing eight, with an underwhelming 2-2 record.

Men's Basketball: Princeton returns to CBI, visits Evansville on Tuesday

For the men’s basketball team, a victory over Penn last week did not mean the end of the season. After it was not selected to compete in the National Invitation Tournament on Sunday night, Princeton accepted an invitation to play in the College Basketball Invitational. The Tigers will visit the University of Evansville at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night for their first-round game.

Men's Volleyball: Pair of league defeats threatens playoff hopes

In a weekend that was critical to the EIVA standings, the men’s volleyball team lost to both the New Jersey Institute of Technology and George Mason. The defeats drop the Tigers (6-7 overall, 5-5 EIVA) into fifth place, putting their postseason hopes in a precarious position, as only the top four finishers in the eight-team EIVA will make the playoffs.

Track & Field: Callahan, Cabral run top-8 times at NCAAs

Going into the bell lap of the NCAA mile championship final, junior Peter Callahan sat comfortably in eighth place. After a relatively slow and tactical first half, the race was shaping up to favor Callahan and his devastating kick. At the front of the bunched pack, Chris O’Hare of Tulsa and Miles Batty of BYU began to move, spurring the star-studded field of sub-four minute milers into high gear. Driving forward, Callahan struggled to find an opening in the crowd before finally moving out into the outside lanes off of the final turn and sprinted to a sixth-place finish and his first All-American honor.