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Women's Soccer: Princeton wins 4th straight in 5-1 rout at Roberts Stadium

Women's Soccer: Princeton wins 4th straight in 5-1 rout at Roberts Stadium

Tobias Citron

The women’s soccer team was dominant on Tuesday night at Roberts Stadium as it defeated the Utah Valley Wolverines 5-1. Princeton outshot Utah Valley 21-5 in an impressive win that extended the Tigers’ current streak to four games. The hosts jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in this game and never looked back, as Utah Valley’s only goal would come late in the second half.

SPORTS | 10/18/2011

Feature: Sibling rivalries on the varsity stage

Beth Garcia

Imagine walking out for the pre-game coin toss. You step to the center circle and shake hands, not with a mere stranger from the opposing team but with your sister. This is precisely what happened to Erin Jennings, a senior captain of the field hockey team before Princeton hosted Virginia two weeks ago.

SPORTS | 10/18/2011

Column: The natural progression of college sports

Gabriel Debenedetti

Picture the scene: Heading into the final game of the football season, Princeton’s proud Tigers boast an astonishing 10-0 overall record, having outscored their opponents 339-0. The last matchup is a classic clash with the fearsome Yale Bulldogs in New Haven, but after having consecutively destroyed squads from Rutgers, Navy and Penn State earlier in the year, the Tigers have reason to believe they’ll be just fine in Connecticut.

SPORTS | 10/18/2011

On Tap with ... Max Gallin

Ali Goedecke

After the men’s soccer team plays its last games of the season, junior goalkeeper Max Gallin may try his hand at some new activities during the off-season, one of which involves becoming a televised yoga instructor. The Tigers have faced some difficult teams this season, including a last-minute loss to Columbia on Saturday night. The ‘Prince’ sat down with the junior goalkeeper, who is described by teammate and junior defender David Dubow as “the most nice, energetic, friendly person” he knows.

SPORTS | 10/17/2011

Golf: D’Amato takes team’s 1st individual title since 2007

David Dworsky

The men’s golf team walked away from Shelter Harbor Golf Club this weekend with a solid fourth-place finish out of 15 teams. But it was junior Bernie D’Amato who stole the spotlight on Sunday afternoon by wining a pressure-filled playoff against an Ivy League rival to take first place overall.

SPORTS | 10/17/2011

Field Hockey: Princeton routs Brown to reclaim share of lead

Ben Koons

Despite 12 saves by Brown goalkeeper Shannon McSweeney, senior striker Rachel Neufeld and freshman striker Allison Evans notched two goals each and led the field hockey team to a 6-0 shutout at Brown on Saturday.

SPORTS | 10/17/2011

Sprint Football: Tigers net negative yards in 48-0 loss

Teddy Schleifer

On a first-and-five two and a half minutes into the sprint football team’s matchup against Post University Saturday, senior running back Kevin Infante picked up 10 yards on the ground and moved the ball to the Tigers’ own 40-yard line. His rush earned them a first down. That would be their only first down of the entire game.

SPORTS | 10/17/2011

Men's Water Polo: Tigers sweep thrilling weekend

Emi Alexander

This weekend, the men’s water polo team found its stride, winning three straight games against Bucknell, Johns Hopkins and Navy in overtime. Now ranked first in the Southern Division, Princeton (14-7 overall, 5-2 CWPA Southern) is proving to be the team to beat.

SPORTS | 10/17/2011

Women's Volleyball: Rudnick leads Tigers into tie for league lead

Tory Roberts

The Yale women’s volleyball team would love to return to a single moment on Friday night. It was game three. Each team had won one game apiece. The score was 13-13, and Yale had just called a timeout. Neither team had led a set by more than four points throughout the entire match. It was anyone’s match for the taking. And the Tigers took it.

SPORTS | 10/16/2011

Cross Country: Cabral, men take 4th at Wisconsin

Adam Fisch

The Wisconsin adidas Invitational was a race of titans. Making up what was perhaps the deepest and most competitive mid-season meet in recent NCAA history, 21 of the nation’s top 30 cross-country powerhouses toed the line on Friday in Madison, Wis. Effectively a type of pre-nationals, the field was filled with individual and team contenders for the national title in November.

SPORTS | 10/16/2011

Men's Soccer: Late goal keeps Princeton winless in Ivies

Luc Cohen

For five brief minutes on Saturday night at Roberts Stadium, the men’s soccer team held onto the hope that it could turn its season around and contend for the Ivy League title. But when Columbia scored the go-ahead goal in the 89th minute of play, those hopes vanished just as quickly as they had come for a Princeton team that finds itself winless and tied with Harvard for last place in the conference.

SPORTS | 10/16/2011

Football: Gridders blasted by Bears, 34-0

Jake Brown

The football team’s momentum from a win over Columbia two weeks ago and a near comeback against Hampton last weekend died quickly when the team traveled to Brown on Saturday. The Bears (4-1 overall, 1-1 Ivy League) earned their first Ivy League victory with a 34-0 shutout of Princeton (1-4, 1-1) in Providence, R.I.

SPORTS | 10/16/2011

Women's Soccer: Hoy sparks offensive breakout as hosts extend win streak

Randolph Brown

Despite strong offensive showings by the women’s soccer team all season, the squad has struggled to close out the games they seemed destined to win. But Princeton was finally able to convert its prowess in the Ivy League when it took and extended an early lead over Columbia on Saturday. The Tigers dominated the visitors 4-1 for their first Ivy League win of the season.

SPORTS | 10/16/2011

Football: Princeton prepares to battle Bears on road

David Dworsky

The football team will play in Providence, R.I., this weekend, facing off against Brown in its second Ivy League game of the season. Brown has dominated the rivalry for the past four years, but this Saturday the Tigers are looking to change that and get an early-season boost to push them through the packed conference schedule that lies ahead.

SPORTS | 10/13/2011

Field Hockey: After long homestand, team heads to Brown

Eliza Kontulis

The field hockey team hits the road this weekend for the first time in nearly three weeks. On Saturday, Princeton will play an Ivy League game against the Brown Bears, followed by a non-conference rivalry contest on Sunday at No. 4 Connecticut.

SPORTS | 10/13/2011

Men's Soccer: Tigers resume Ivy chase on own turf

Ali Goedecke

Opportunities in the Ivy League are slowly running out for the men’s soccer team, but the Tigers hope to continue their recent success at Roberts Stadium in the game against Columbia this Saturday.

SPORTS | 10/13/2011

Women's Volleyball: League leaders visit Dillon

Tory Roberts

For the women’s volleyball team, this weekend’s homestand could make or break its hopes of topping the Ivy League. The Tigers (11-6 overall, 4-1 Ivy League) will take on one of the best and one of the worst teams in the league, facing Yale (11-4, 5-0) on Friday and Brown (5-11, 1-4) on Saturday at Dillon Gymnasium.

SPORTS | 10/13/2011

Women's Soccer: Hoy, offense look to obtain 1st conference victory

Randolph Brown

This weekend, the women’s soccer team will search for a third-straight win when it continues Ivy League play against Columbia. The Tigers also have another chance to notch their first Ivy League victory after dropping their first three league matchups.

SPORTS | 10/13/2011

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