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Men's Squash: Bulldogs squash Tigers' title hopes in semifinals

Men's Squash: Bulldogs squash Tigers' title hopes in semifinals

In a three-shift squash match, losing two matches in the first round digs a team into an early hole. Losing all three matches in the first shift can make that hole seem to be the Grand Canyon. But in each of its final two matches of the Potter Cup, the men’s squash team found itself facing this predicament and emerged from one of the contests with a win and the other, a loss.

SPORTS | 02/28/2011

Track & Field: Men’s and women’s teams repeat as Heps champions

Coming into this year’s Ivy League Heptagonal Championship, the Princeton men’s and women’s indoor track teams were each seeking to defend their titles. The teams did not disappoint, and in two thrilling meets, both teams delivered victories.

SPORTS | 02/28/2011

Men's Volleyball: Home defeat jeopardizes Tigers’ playoff hopes

The Princeton men’s volleyball team dropped their seventh straight game against Springfield on Saturday, falling behind early in a crucial match with huge implications for the team’s playoff aspirations.

SPORTS | 02/28/2011

Column: Breaking down the biggest moves of the NBA trade deadline

We are now experiencing the post-Decision NBA: Where trades happen. Now that the jury is in on the Big Three deal in Miami, teams are either trying to score their own team of stars or clear cap space in order to land one of the class of 2012 free agents.

SPORTS | 02/28/2011

Women's Water Polo: Victory over Harvard seals 3rd place in ECAC Championships

The women’s water polo team finished third at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships this weekend. The No. 20 Tigers (5-2 overall, 3-1 Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division) opened Saturday with a 12-9 defeat of Wagner (8-2), but dropped a tight 11-10 contest to Maryland (5-4). Princeton returned to Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium the following day to beat Harvard (8-4) in the consolation match 12-3.

SPORTS | 02/28/2011

Women's Swimming & Diving: Hosts claim Ivy League title at DeNunzio

For the 10th time in the past 12 years, the women’s swimming and diving team won the Ivy League Championships hosted at DeNunzio Pool this past weekend. The Tigers (7-0 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) finished with 1,562 points, followed closely by Harvard (6-1, 6-1) with 1,496 points. The next-closest competitor was Columbia (5-4, 3-4) with 894 points.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Men's Basketball: Seniors key as Tigers reclaim 1st place

It truly was senior night on Carril Court. In the last home game of their Princeton careers, senior forward Kareem Maddox and senior guard Dan Mavraides did not let their team fall, as the captains willed the men’s basketball team to a close 66-61 victory over Columbia on Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Women's Lacrosse: Team drops Johns Hopkins in season-opening thriller

In an exciting, back-and-forth game on Saturday, the women’s lacrosse team (1-0) opened its season with a 9-8 victory over Johns Hopkins (2-1) on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. The game was predicted to be very close — last year’s game went into overtime before the Tigers pulled out a 10-9 win, and last week’s Inside Lacrosse poll ranked Princeton No. 19 and Johns Hopkins No. 20.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Women's Basketball: Weekend sweep provides chance to clinch at home

After two strong road victories over Cornell and Columbia this weekend, the women’s basketball team now has the chance to clinch the Ivy League title at home next weekend. By defeating Cornell (6-20 overall, 3-9 Ivy League) 71-44 on Friday, the Tigers (21-4, 10-1) won their 20th game of the season, a mark they have now passed two years in a row.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Men's Hockey: Princeton splits road games, earns 6th seed in playoffs

Another weekend brings another split for the Princeton men’s hockey team (16-11-2 overall, 11-9-2 ECAC Hockey). A strong 4-3 win against No. 14 Rensselaer (19-10-5, 11-9-2) on Friday night was followed by a 5-0 loss to No. 5 Union (25-7-4, 17-3-2) on Saturday. But don’t expect any glum faces in the Tigers’ locker room.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Women's Hockey: Season ends in quarterfinals for 5th straight year

When the women’s hockey team skated out onto the ice this past Friday at Baker Rink to face Quinnipiac in a best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series, it had won 13 of its previous 15 games, including eight of nine at Baker Rink. But Princeton could not get past a tough Quinnipiac defense, as the Bobcats swept the series 2-0, securing a spot in the ECAC semifinals for the first time in program history.

SPORTS | 02/27/2011

Live Blog: Women's Hockey vs. Quinnipiac - ECAC Quarterfinals Game 2

The women's hockey team were eliminated in the ECAC quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive year with a 2-0 loss in Game 2 at Baker Rink on Saturday. Replay our live blog to see how it went down.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Live Blog: Men's Basketball vs. Cornell

The men's basketball team erupted for 84 points in a victory over Cornell, the most the Tigers have scored in league play since 2000. Replay our live blog for analysis of how it went down.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Men's Hockey: Top squads Union, RPI block path to top-4 seed

The men’s hockey team hopes to capture a first-round bye in the ECAC Hockey conference tournament as it enters its final weekend of the regular season. Princeton (15-10-2 overall, 10-8-2 ECAC Hockey) will have to avenge earlier losses by beating both Union College (24-7-3, 16-3-1) and Rensselaer (19-9-4, 11-8-1) on the road this weekend to have a chance at finishing as one of the conference’s top four seeds.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Live Blog: Women's Hockey vs. Quinnipiac - ECAC Quarterfinals

The fourth-seeded women's hockey team took a one-goal lead on fifth-seed Quinnipiac on Friday night, but the Bobcats came back and found a game-winner in the final five seconds. Check back for our Game 2 live blog at 4:00 Saturday!

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Women's Hockey: Princeton hosts Quinnipiac in ECAC quarterfinal

After suffering a 2-1 home loss to Yale on Dec. 3, the women’s hockey team’s conference record stood at a dismal 3-6-1. The Tigers were in danger of failing to qualify for the ECAC tournament for the first time in 10 years. After losing to the Bulldogs, however, the Tigers (16-12-1 overall, 13-8-1 ECAC) quickly turned things around and are now firing on all cylinders.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Weekend Hockey Update

Halfway through the weekend's games and both the men's and women's hockey teams have been involved in tightly-fought one goal games. Here's a weekend update for all you hockey enthusiasts.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Men's Squash: No. 1 Trinity goes for 13th straight title at Potter

Today the men’s squash team begins the 2011 College Squash Association Team Championships in the Potter Cup A Division. Their first round opponent is the tournament host, No. 6 Harvard (7-5 overall, 3-3 Ivy League) who they will play this afternoon at 2 p.m.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Women's Basketball: Road trip to Columbia, Cornell awaits

After patiently persevering against Yale last Friday and coasting through a masterful performance on both the offensive and defensive ends against Brown on Saturday, the women’s basketball team will head to New York this weekend with the chance to add to its lead in the Ivy League standings.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

Weekend Update: Tigers retake first place

Princeton defeated Columbia 66-61 on Saturday night, just moments after Yale completed a 70-69 of Harvard. The Tigers now are alone in first place in the Ivy League, a half-game ahead of the Crimson.

SPORTS | 02/24/2011

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