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Men's Hockey: Tigers manage only one point from road trip

Men's Hockey: Tigers manage only one point from road trip

The men’s ice hockey team went on the road this weekend to play Harvard on Friday and No. 17 Dartmouth on Saturday. The Tigers (14-9-2 overall, 9-7-2 ECAC Hockey) played Harvard to a 4-4 tie in overtime but lost 4-1 to Dartmouth.

SPORTS | 02/13/2011

Women's Hockey: Sherry’s hat trick caps home slate

This weekend, the women’s hockey team fought for a pair of league wins to stay in the race for home-ice advantage in the upcoming ECAC Hockey Tournament. Princeton (14-12-1 overall, 11-8-1 ECAC Hockey) dismantled Union (2-27-3, 1-17-2) 3-1 on Friday night and took down Rensselaer (10-14-7, 8-10-2) 4-2 on Saturday, improving to fifth in the league.

SPORTS | 02/13/2011

Squash: Trinity extends streak to 240 wins at Jadwin

The signs that sprang up around campus advertising the men’s squash match against Trinity ranged from the direct — “We must stop them” — to the outrageous — “Justin Bieber ... will not be at the men’s squash match this weekend.” Whatever you think about the team’s marketing techniques, they proved effective. A standing-room-only crowd gathered in Jadwin Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon to watch Princeton take its shot at the nation’s top-ranked team and its record winning streak.

SPORTS | 02/13/2011

Women's Basketball: Tigers back on top of Ivy

The women’s basketball team regained first place in the Ivy League this weekend with 22-point victories over Columbia and Cornell at Jadwin Gymnasium. Harvard (13-8 overall, 5-2 Ivy League), which took first place after a 73-67 victory over the Tigers (17-4, 6-1) last weekend at Lavietes Pavilion, dropped to third place with losses to Yale and Brown this weekend.

SPORTS | 02/13/2011

Fencing: Women repeat as league champions on home turf

During what head coach Zoltan Dudas has called an “interesting” season, the Tigers had an exciting weekend of competition at the 2011 Ivy League Fencing Championships in Jadwin Gymnasium. After two days of fierce fencing, the women’s team swept its opponents, finishing with a 6-0 record and defending its Ivy League title. The men’s team fought through narrow losses to finish fourth behind Harvard, Yale and Penn.

SPORTS | 02/13/2011

Women's Basketball: Tigers take on surging Lions

One week ago, the women’s basketball team was about to face Harvard and Dartmouth. By the end of the weekend, the Crimson had emerged on top, leaving the Tigers in second place in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 02/10/2011

Fencing: Jadwin to host Ivy League Championships this weekend

The competition for the Ivy League crown will be fierce this weekend. Six men’s and seven women’s fencing teams, each of which has received votes in national polls, will descend upon Jadwin Gymnasium for the conference championships.

SPORTS | 02/10/2011

Women's Hockey: Final games at Baker for Sherry, Princeton

The women’s ice hockey team plays its final two home games of the regular season this weekend. The Tigers will face Union College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

SPORTS | 02/10/2011

Men's Squash: Tigers to take on Trinity

The last time the Trinity College men’s squash team came to Jadwin Gymnasium, fans saw one of the most thrilling matches in collegiate squash history. In the 2009 Men's College Squash Association National Team Championships, Princeton and the Bantams — then riding an 11-year, 201-match win streak — traded early matches and were tied at 4. Mauricio Sanchez ’09 fought back from a 2-0 deficit against Baset Chaudhry to force a deciding fifth game, but the visitor recovered to win, clinching the national championship and Trinity’s second 5-4 victory at Jadwin in two weeks.

SPORTS | 02/10/2011

Women's Water Polo: New season brings conference shift

After finishing third at the Eastern College Athletic Conference tournament last year, the women’s water polo team ended its season ranked No. 17 in the polls. Picking up where they left off, after graduating three seniors and adding three freshmen to the team, the Tigers are entering this season at No. 16.

SPORTS | 02/10/2011

Men's Basketball: Road trip to test undefeated league record

After grabbing two huge victories over fellow front-runners Harvard and Penn and commanding hold of first place in the Ivy League this past weekend, the men’s basketball team will leave the friendly confines of Jadwin Gymnasium for its first league road contests of the season.

SPORTS | 02/10/2011

Men's Hockey: Rematches await against Big Green, Crimson

After only its second winless weekend of the season, the men’s hockey team (14-8-1 overall, 9-6-1 ECAC Hockey) looks to regain its stride on the road this weekend against Harvard (4-18, 3-13) and Dartmouth (13-7-3, 9-5-2).

SPORTS | 02/10/2011

Feature: Fact over fiction in pro sports

Should head football coach Bob Surace ’90 go for it on fourth-and-one in enemy territory with the game on the line? Should senior outfielder Brian Berkowitz swing at an 0-2 curveball that paints the outside of the plate? Former Princeton journalism professor and Sports Illustrated writer Jon Wertheim has the answers, and he’s not just following his gut.

SPORTS | 02/09/2011

Around the Ivy League: Men's Basketball

After Tuesday night’s thrilling victory over archrival Penn, the men’s basketball team (17-4 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) is the only undefeated team remaining in league. Who will the Tigers have to worry about over the final month of the season? Here’s a look at how the other seven teams have played so far.

SPORTS | 02/09/2011

Track & Field: Ja-maican’ Princeton crazy

Damon McLean, a freshman from Jamaica, is one of the newest members of the men’s track and field team. He is a powerhouse when it comes to jumping, with personal bests of 50 feet 8.75 inches and 23 feet 3.25 inches in the triple jump and long jump, respectively. With a long history of earning medals at track meets, McLean is a top contender in the Ivy League. A jumps veteran of eight years, McLean has his sights set on winning both the triple and long jump events at the Ivy Championships.

SPORTS | 02/09/2011

Column: NBA playoff picture grows clearer

February is a pivotal month in the NBA calendar. The NBA puts on its All-Star Game with all its festivities in February, and the playoffs loom following the all-star break. A little over 50 games into the season, we have seen the results of a certain decision, how some trades have worked out. Yet we are still waiting for a blockbuster trade while the deadline creeps closer and closer.

SPORTS | 02/09/2011

Column: Lessons on advanced hoops stats

"Get me on the court and I’m trouble, last week messed around and got a triple double.”

SPORTS | 02/08/2011

On Tap with ... Ryan Callahan

Although he recently injured his ribs, freshman 174-pounder Ryan Callahan had one of the strongest starts of the wrestling team’s rookies this season. Callahan ended his high school career with an undefeated senior year and claimed the 2010 New Jersey state wrestling championship in the 171-pound classification. After coming to Princeton, Callahan began his freshman season by placing at his first three college tournaments.

SPORTS | 02/08/2011

Men's Basketball: Tigers down rivals in OT

After blowing a double-digit lead late in the second half, the men’s basketball team found itself down by three points in the final minute of overtime. But the Tigers, through an unlikely series of events, came back for a 62-59 victory over archrival Penn. Princeton (17-4 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) remains the only unbeaten team in the Ivy League and improves to 10-0 at home. It was Princeton’s fourth overtime victory of the season, a program record.

SPORTS | 02/08/2011

Men's Volleyball: Errors doom Princeton against NYU

The men’s volleyball team suffered a close loss on Tuesday, dropping a 25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19 match to NYU. Princeton (1-4 overall, 0-1 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) came into the match reeling from a heartbreaking 4-set loss to Rutgers-Newark and appeared to still be feeling the effects of that match early in the evening.

SPORTS | 02/08/2011

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