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Softball: Tigers hope to rebound

Softball: Tigers hope to rebound

If the softball team’s weakness last season could be summarized in one word, it would likely be “injuries.” The Tigers failed to reach their full potential throughout most of the season at the plate, on the mound and in the field due to the sheer number of players out of commission.

SPORTS | 03/02/2011

Column: Supplements help athletes get bigger, stronger

Supplements come in all shapes and sizes. Some people need a little more oomph, like those guys at the gym who can bench more than the bar, and those girls who play in the WNBA. Their supplements come in gigantic containers and have names such as “No-Xplode” and “Jack3d.” The names and sheer size of these products practically radiate force.

SPORTS | 03/02/2011

Men's Swimming: Princeton looks for 3rd straight title

Four weeks after suffering tough losses to Navy and Harvard, the men’s swimming team is prepared to compete against its rivals at the 2011 Ivy League Championships. The Tigers will be swimming in Harvard’s Blodgett Pool from Thursday to Saturday, with preliminary sessions starting at 11 a.m. and final sessions starting at 6 p.m.

SPORTS | 03/02/2011

Women's Lacrosse: Gassaway nets game-winner in overtime

For the second consecutive game, the women’s lacrosse team held a multiple-goal lead late in the second half but watched their opponents strike quickly to pull even. And for the second consecutive game, sophomore attack Jaci Gassaway broke the tie with a game-winning goal for a 9-8 Princeton victory.

SPORTS | 03/02/2011

Column: Exploring a different kind of World Cup

The scene: a man lies in bed on a Tuesday morning at around 6:30. Is he asleep? No. Has he stayed up all night being unproductive? Not that either! That man is me, and he is enjoying the latest breakthrough in thesis productivity: the 2011 Cricket World Cup, which began on Feb. 19 and continues until the final on April 2.

SPORTS | 03/01/2011

Baseball: Tigers pin hopes on youth

In 2010, the baseball team won barely one-quarter of its games and finished last in the Ivy League at 6-14. With a lineup and pitching staff that will be dominated by underclassmen, few teams face more uncertainty than the Tigers do entering the new season. But senior left-handed pitcher David Palms likes what he has seen so far.

SPORTS | 03/01/2011

Crew: As ice melts, rowing heats up

The signs of spring are reassuring, but few students on campus are more excited about the warm weather than the athletes of the men’s and women’s crews.

SPORTS | 03/01/2011

On Tap with ... Nikki Chu and Maddie Cousens

Sophomore shortstop Nikki Chu and freshman catcher Maddie Cousens will begin their season this weekend when the softball team travels to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County for a three-day tournament.

SPORTS | 03/01/2011

Men's Lacrosse: Tigers drop opener at No. 5-ranked Hofstra

The No. 10 men’s lacrosse team had a tough start to its season on Saturday, falling to No. 5 Hofstra University in a sloppy, 11-9 loss. Though Princeton’s offense looked dynamic at times and its defense was solid, struggles at the faceoff and in the clearing game doomed the Tigers (0-1 overall).

SPORTS | 02/28/2011

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

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