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Men's Basketball: Princeton fans, alumni and parents experience the NCAA Tournament

Men's Basketball: Princeton fans, alumni and parents experience the NCAA Tournament

As much as the men’s basketball team hoped that the game against Kentucky would be a stepping-stone to greater success rather than the end of a stellar season, it was quite a finale. Although the Tigers lost 59-57 in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Princeton pushed the Wildcats to the final buzzer, providing some of the most exciting moments of the opening day of the NCAA Tournament’s second round. The Tigers’ chance for an upset captivated viewers across the nation, but above all gave the faithful Princetonians in Tampa reason to cheer. Here are some notes and quotes from the stands at the St. Pete Times Forum.

SPORTS | 03/21/2011

Men's Lacrosse: Penn loss extends skid

Sunday marked the last day of spring break, a time when most members of the Princeton community could return from vacation refreshed and relaxed. Men’s lacrosse head coach Chris Bates had no such luck.

SPORTS | 03/21/2011

Women's Golf: Tigers get first taste of spring at Augusta course

This past week, playing in sunny Augusta, Ga., just miles away from the legendary Augusta National Golf Club, the women’s golf team placed 13th of 17 in its opening spring season tournament. Despite its lack of on-course success, however, the team soaked up the sun and used the tournament as a chance to, as senior Kate Scarpetta poetically put it, “shake off the frost and rust we had over the winter.”

SPORTS | 03/21/2011

Fencing: Team to send 12 to NCAAs

After a strong performance at the NCAA regional competition at Drew University on March 12, the men’s and women’s fencing teams are poised to send 12 fencers to the NCAA championships.

SPORTS | 03/20/2011

Women's Water Polo: Team has mixed results on California tour

As midterms came to a close, the No. 18 women’s water polo team flew west to soak up the sun and challenge the best teams in the country. Princeton (11-8) began its spring break games in San Diego at the Aztec Invitational on March 12. The Tigers then traveled up the coast, making a pit-stop at Concordia mid-week before making their way to Los Angeles for the Loyola Marymount University Invitational.

SPORTS | 03/20/2011

Women's Swimming: Waters finishes top 40 at NCAA Championships

Senior Megan Waters represented the women’s swimming and diving team this weekend in the NCAA Championships at Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. Waters was recently named Ivy League Championships Swimmer of the Meet after leading the Tigers to the 2011 Ivy League title — the team’s 10th victory in the last 12 years. After a perfect showing at the Ivy League Championships, Waters qualified to compete in three individual events in Texas: the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard freestyle. She set school records in all three events during her final swims at the Ivy League Championships at DeNunzio Pool.

SPORTS | 03/20/2011

Track and Field: Higginson takes fifth at NCAAs

Since classes ended for spring break, both the men’s and the women’s track teams have kept up momentum from a strong year. Senior distance runner Ashley Higginson capped her final indoor season with an All-America honor at the NCAA Championships. On Saturday, the men opened their outdoor season with a set of wins at the University of South Florida’s Bulls Invitational.

SPORTS | 03/20/2011

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: Women's Basketball vs. Georgetown

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The women's basketball team looks for its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory when it faces fifth-seed Georgetown in the first round. Follow the action with our live blog!

SPORTS | 03/19/2011

Women's Basketball: Hoyas end Tigers' season in NCAA Tournament

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The women’s basketball team lost only four games in the regular season. Each defeat came by single digits, and the Tigers had a chance to win each in the final minute. But in the last game of their season, their fate was sealed well before the final horn. No. 12-seed Princeton (24-5 overall, 12-2 Ivy League) could not handle a high-octane Georgetown defense in the first half.

SPORTS | 03/19/2011

Women's Basketball: Tigers aim for first-ever tourney win

Last season, the women’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. This time, the Tigers are not satisfied with just reaching the Big Dance: they have their sights set on another program milestone, a postseason victory.“I feel like the more times you get to the tournament, the better the chances are that we’ll get [a win],” head coach Courtney Banghart said during the Ivy League postseason media teleconference. “Considering we brought back so much from last year’s group that really expected to win last year, I couldn’t be more excited about bringing their experience and fight into this tournament.”

SPORTS | 03/18/2011

Column: Requiem for a team

The last three classes of Princetonians never saw the men’s basketball team reach the NCAA Tournament. The unfortunate men and women to graduate in 2008, ’09 and ’10 suffered through the reign of Penn and Cornell, witnessing a dry spell that was the program’s longest in more than three decades. This year, the Tigers ensured that five thousand current students would not meet the same fate.

SPORTS | 03/17/2011

NCAA Tournament Live Blog: Princeton vs. Kentucky

The men's basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. Follow the action with our live blog! We'll start a little bit before the 2:45 tip.

SPORTS | 03/16/2011

NCAA Tournament: The mascot bracket

It’s NCAA tournament time once again, and that means it’s time for the third edition of the Annual Mascot Fight Bracket, in which we go through the tournament choosing the victors based on which team’s nickname would beat the other team’s nickname in a fight. I use the nickname rather than the actual mascot; for example, when Stanford plays, they are represented by the color cardinal red, not that weird tree they have. Either way, it’s not exactly a fear-inspiring sight. Without further ado, the 2011 Mascot Bracket.

SPORTS | 03/16/2011

Men's Basketball: Last-second shot knocks Tigers out of NCAA Tournament

TAMPA, Fla. – Last Saturday, the men’s basketball team was on the joyous end of a last-second shot. Five days later and a thousand miles to the south, the Tigers learned what it felt like to be on the other end.Kentucky freshman Brandon Knight banked in a running layup from the right side with two seconds to play, giving the fourth-seeded Wildcats a dramatic 59-57 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and ending 13-seed Princeton’s season.

SPORTS | 03/16/2011

Basketball: Disappeared with a trace

It is the early 1980s and Craig Hornberger, then in his early 20s, is interning with the Sports Information Office at Jadwin Gymnasium. He is fresh out of college and will soon leave Princeton to continue his now-successful career. Rays of light shine through Jadwin’s towering windows, but Hornberger isn’t interested in the beautiful weather. Rather, he is focused on the man coming into his office, interrupting his work.

SPORTS | 03/15/2011

Live Chat: 8 p.m. Wednesday

Join Kevin and Kiran to talk about the men's basketball team's NCAA Tournament game against Kentucky. Bring your questions and comments; the fun starts at 8 p.m. Wednesday evening.

SPORTS | 03/15/2011

Men's Basketball: Different styles obscure similarities between Princeton, Kentucky

Even though it may seem like a clash of polar opposites in Tampa on Thursday – a blue-blooded Southeastern Conference foe known for churning out NBA draft picks versus a small Ivy League school whose basketball rosters are more famous for producing doctors and lawyers – there are some marked similarities between Princeton and Kentucky.

SPORTS | 03/14/2011

Web Update: Women's basketball to play Georgetown in NCAA Tournament

Nine days after clinching the outright Ivy League championship with a 68-59 home victory over Harvard, the women’s basketball team learned its postseason seeding during Monday’s Selection Show on ESPN. The Tigers earned a No. 12 seed and will face No. 5-seed Georgetown in the first round in College Park, Md., on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

SPORTS | 03/13/2011

Men's Basketball: Tigers still living high at NCAA Selection Show party

About 200 Princeton students, players, families, and media members gathered in the West TV lounge of Frist on Sunday evening to support the men’s basketball team. It was a light-hearted atmosphere, with senior team captains Dan Mavraides and Kareem Maddox and head coach Sydney Johnson ’97 making impromptu speeches and enjoying the aftereffects of junior guard Douglas Davis’ game-winning shot from the night before.

SPORTS | 03/12/2011

Rapid Reactions: A whirlwind of thoughts on Princeton's 63-62 victory

It was the stuff of legend: a fitting end to a dramatic regular season that capped off one of the most incredible turnarounds in Princeton's storied athletic history. To be sure, when junior guard Doug Davis dribbled right, leaned left and let his shot fly — sending Princeton to the NCAA Tournament just four years after it sat at the bottom of the Ivy League — the world took notice. Princeton basketball was back.

SPORTS | 03/12/2011

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