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Charley Wang of the men’s swimming team is part of a senior class gunning for its fourth Ivy League title in as many years. Wang earned second-team All-Ivy honors in 2009 and won the 100 butterfly last year in the Tigers’ biggest dual meet against Harvard and Yale. He sat down to talk to the ‘Prince’ about his unusual start in swimming, his dabble into a music blog and the characters that are his teammates.

SPORTS | 12/06/2011

Men's Hockey: For skaters, 'gap year' is the norm

Men's Hockey: For skaters, 'gap year' is the norm

Beth Garcia

In recent years, the University has encouraged newly admitted Princeton students to consider taking a year off before beginning college. This gap-year phenomenon has grown in popularity because it offers the opportunity to travel the world, explore yourself and gain a mature perspective before starting school. Although they do not necessarily participate in traditional gap-year programs, almost every member of the men’s ice hockey team takes a year or two off before starting college.

SPORTS | 12/06/2011

Swimming & Diving: Hosts dominate at 3-day Big Al Open

Stephanie Gati

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, once again, proved their talent, speed, depth and dominance, blowing their opponents out of the water.

SPORTS | 12/05/2011

Squash: Men sweep Ivy opener, but rival Penn upsets women

In their Ivy League openers against Penn on Saturday, both the women’s and men’s squash teams hit some difficulties. Both teams engaged in tough battles — the women’s team experienced some unlucky bounces, as none of the tight matches went their way, while the men remained more fortunate and managed to come away with a victory.

SPORTS | 12/05/2011

Fencing: Tiger squads finish 4-1 in 1st dual meets

Stephen Wood

Both fencing teams looked very strong this weekend in the Penn State Duals, the first dual meet of the season. Only undefeated Penn State beat either the men's or women's squad, leaving Princeton with a desire to show what it's made of as the season continues.

SPORTS | 12/05/2011

Wrestling: Kolodzik's comeback win highlights home upset

Jake Brown

In an exciting home opener, the wrestling team showed doubters, and the University of Pennsylvania, that this year’s Princeton team is one to watch out for. After a 33-15 loss to No. 25 Binghamton, Princeton upset Old Dominion on Saturday afternoon in Dillon Gymnasium, leaving the Tiger wrestlers looking forward to what lies ahead.

SPORTS | 12/05/2011

Retrospective: 60 years ago, a Tiger wins the Heisman

Nick Brement

On this day in 1951, a banner headline on the front page of The Daily Princetonian read, “Kazmaier Wins Heisman Trophy by Largest Vote in Award’s History.” Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the selection of Dick Kazmaier ’52 as the 1951 Heisman Memorial Trophy recipient.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Men's Water Polo: Princeton tops UCSD, takes 3rd at NCAAs

Vikram Rao

BERKELEY, Calif. — With less than 30 seconds remaining in the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Consolation Game, No. 13 Princeton held the ball and an 8-7 lead over No. 10 University of California, San Diego. A failed attempt at a goal followed by a big defensive stop would see the Tigers through to victory, but a goal would put the game away for good. Freshman center Thomas Nelson elected to go with option two.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Women's Basketball: Stingy defense returns at UMBC

Randolph Brown

With only a day’s rest between games, the women’s basketball team went on the road to earn a clear 56-41 win over University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The Tigers (7-1) traveled to Maryland to visit UMBC (3-4) only two days after losing to No. 24 Delaware, which snapped Princeton’s 26-game win streak in Jadwin Gymnasium.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Women's Hockey: November slide ended with perfect weekend

Tory Roberts

The women’s hockey team is back on track after a weekend sweep of Brown and Yale. The Tigers, who snapped a six-game losing streak, improved to 5-4-1 in ECAC Hockey play (6-7-1 overall) and moved up one slot in the conference standings to sixth place by beating Yale 5-1 and Brown 3-0.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Men's Hockey: Berger, sophomores build momentum

Ali Goedecke

The men’s hockey team defeated Rensselaer in a 5-3 nail biter on Friday. The following day, a three-goal rally in the third period forced overtime against No. 9 Union, which ended in a 3-3 draw. With strong showings in the last two weeks, the Tigers seem to be finding their stride after winning only two of their first 10 games.

SPORTS | 12/04/2011

Live Blog: Men's Water Polo vs. UCSD

BERKELEY, Calif. — The men's water polo team plays for third place against University of California, San Diego in the consolation game of the NCAA Tournament. Follow the game with our West Coast live blog!

SPORTS | 12/03/2011

Women's Hockey: Rematches provide chance to stop skid

Tory Roberts

The women’s hockey team will look to end its six-game skid this weekend when it takes on the Yale Bulldogs and the Brown Bears on the Tigers’ first Ivy road trip of the season. The Tigers (4-7-1 overall, 3-4-1 ECAC) began the season with a strong 4-1-1 record but have since lost six straight and fallen to a tie for sixth in the ECAC.

SPORTS | 12/01/2011

Men's Hockey: RPI, No. 9 Union visit Baker Rink

Beth Garcia

Back on its home ice for the first time in three weeks, the men’s hockey team will host two conference rivals this weekend at Baker Rink. On Friday night, Princeton (3-7-1 overall, 2-5 ECAC Hockey) will take on the last-place team in the conference, Rensselaer (3-10, 1-4). The following afternoon, the Tigers will face off against No. 9 Union (7-3-3, 3-2), which is two points ahead of Princeton in the ECAC standings and has played two fewer games.

SPORTS | 12/01/2011

Swimming & Diving: Teams hope to continue ferocious starts at Big Al Open

Damir Golac

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will host the Big Al Open this weekend at DeNunzio Pool. Both the men and women are 2-0 in dual meets and hope to continue their strong starts.

SPORTS | 12/01/2011

Men's Water Polo: Princeton competes for national title

Emi Alexander

The men’s water polo team faces No. 1-ranked Southern California in the first game of the NCAA national championships this Saturday in Berkeley, Calif. In their fourth-ever NCAA appearance, this will be the first time that the Tigers have teammates who have been to the national championships before.

SPORTS | 12/01/2011

Women's Basketball: Delle Donne, opening run sink Tigers

Tobias Citron

The women’s basketball team was handed its first loss of the season on Thursday night, falling to undefeated No. 24 Delaware by an 81-70 score. The Blue Hens scored the first 14 points of the game and led comfortably for the rest of the game, keeping Princeton winless all-time against nationally-ranked teams.

SPORTS | 12/01/2011

Men's Basketball: Maintaining the Tiger legacy

Luc Cohen

Mitch Henderson ’98 is the centerpiece of a photograph that has been a key part of the identity of Princeton basketball for the last 15 years. Taken immediately after the final buzzer sounded on the Tigers’ 43-41 victory over defending national champion UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the photograph shows a disappointed Bruin Toby Bailey on the left, a shocked Sydney Johnson ’97 on the right and a leaping Henderson, arms stretched high in the air, in between.

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

Column: The worst teams for a ’90s child to support

Brennan Robbins

The New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles so badly last weekend that PETA intervened on an injured Michael Vick’s behalf and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives changed the national bird to the F-16.

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

Lecture: Sports Illustrated’s Wolff ’80 discusses worldwide travels

Jake Brown

It was a bit over a year ago when Sports Illustrated senior writer Alex Wolff ’80 set out on a journey across the world to examine how sports are used for more than just exercise and entertainment. On Wednesday night, Wolff spoke with a group of roughly 30 Princeton students about his journey and how he believes that people can change the world through sports.

SPORTS | 11/30/2011

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