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Men's Squash: Veteran Tigers to seek title

“Depth” and “experience” are two words that members of the men’s squash team certainly will not forget this season in their attempt to regain and surpass last year’s third-place NCAA finish. Princeton is No. 3 in the country in preseason rankings.

Column: Predictions: Eagles, Steleers to be top seeds

We’re 10 weeks into the craziest NFL season in a while. Every team has played nine games, and the bye weeks are over. You know what that means? I think it’s time to construct an arbitrary mathematical system to project the playoff teams. Coincidentally, I did just that. What are the odds?

Women's Squash: Women add 4 new players to roster in championship quest

This time last year, the women’s squash team had high hopes of winning its fourth straight national championship. After a number of Princeton’s top players suffered injuries, however, the squad performed below its potential and ultimately fell short of the title.

Women's Hockey: Sudden-death periods yield loss, tie at home

The women’s ice hockey team had two games this weekend, and each featured a 2-2 sudden-death overtime period. Princeton (3-5-1 overall, 3-3-1 ECAC Hockey) fell 3-2 to Dartmouth (5-1, 5-1) on Friday and reached an impasse with Harvard on Saturday, tying 2-2.

Fencing: Mills takes silver in foil; Kelley receives bronze in epee for men at Garret Open

Both fencing teams brandished their foils, epees and sabers for their first competitions of the season on Sunday, as the No. 4 men’s team and the No. 4 women’s team competed in the Garret Open hosted by Penn State, the defending NCAA champion. The men’s team had two fencers medal and the women’s team earned one medal in the tournament, which was solely an individual competition.

Swimming & Diving: Princeton takes 3rd at season-opening meet

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams traveled to Virginia this weekend to compete in their first meet of the season against the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Despite finishing third overall in both the men’s and women’s tournaments, the Tigers had many strong showings and top-10 finishes.

Men's Soccer: Ivy champs draw UMBC in opening round of NCAA tournament on Thursday

The men’s soccer team will play University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in the first round of the NCAA tournament at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Roberts Stadium.

Wrestling: Tigers shine in Bearcat Open

The wrestling team opened its 2010 campaign this weekend at the Bearcat Open in Binghamton, N.Y., placing three wrestlers in the top six of their respective weight classes and notching multiple victories throughout the tournament. Princeton won a total of 30 bouts on the weekend — a significant improvement over the 13 bouts that the team managed to win a year ago.

Football: Garrett ’89 shines in Dallas debut

For much of the season, the Dallas Cowboys have been the biggest disappointments in the National Football League. In a year in which they openly spoke of winning the Super Bowl, they have been embarrassed on their way to a 1-7 record before Sunday’s games. Their star quarterback, Tony Romo, broke his clavicle and will be out for the rest of the season. Last week, desperate for a change after two consecutive blowout losses, owner Jerry Jones fired head coach Wade Phillips.

Women's Basketball: Banner unfurling in Jadwin no distraction for vicious ballers

Before Saturday’s opening tip, the women’s basketball team stood at center court for a ceremony in honor of last season’s NCAA tournament appearance. The first postseason berth in program history was commemorated with a banner hung from the rafters in Jadwin Gymnasium. Moments later, the Tigers picked up right where the 2009-10 team left off, blowing out Fairleigh Dickinson 78-37.

On the Prowl: November 14, 2010

'Prince' Sports editors discuss this weekend's victories in men's basketball, men's soccer, field hockey's loss this weekend, football's loss to Yale (by one point) and the women's basketball team's impressive victory over Farleigh Dickinson.

Football: Determined Princeton nearly upsets favored Bulldogs

The football team may not have come out with a win against Yale, but the Tigers did prove that despite all their injuries, they can still run with the big boys in the league.

Men's Soccer: Princeton cements best-ever season

With a 2-1 victory over Yale on Saturday afternoon, the men’s soccer team finished the season with a 7-0 Ivy League record for the first time in program history. The Tigers (13-3-1 overall), who had clinched the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with last weekend’s 2-1 victory over second-place Penn, hope the victory will grant them a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the second round.

Women's Volleyball: Princeton falls out of Ivy race with pair of road losses

In a disappointing ending to a promising season, the women’s volleyball team failed to defeat Harvard (9-17 overall, 6-8 Ivy League) and Dartmouth (14-11, 5-9) and fell out of the Ivy League race for this season.

Cross Country: Leung banishes demons, leads men to victory at regionals

The men’s cross country team could have fallen short at this weekend’s NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional meet and still boast phenomenal improvements over last year. The women’s team could have run poorly at their meet and still have a record-breaking year.

Field Hockey: Tigers upended in bid for Final Four

A season that began with national championship hopes for the field hockey team ended Sunday afternoon, as the No. 6 Tigers (14-5 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) fell 4-2 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament to No. 3 Virginia (18-3). Princeton advanced to the quarterfinal round following Saturday’s 3-1 victory over No. 13 Wake Forest (10-10).

Men's Basketball: Tigers knock off Rutgers, fall to Duke

When the men’s basketball team took the court on Friday night, there was no talk of preseason rankings or expectations of conference championships, NCAA tournament bids or any postseason play. There was only Rutgers (0-1), a Big East team that until this year had defeated Princeton (1-1) in 10 of the two teams’ last 11 meetings. Princeton’s singular focus paid off, as the Tigers defeated Rutgers in overtime, 78-73. Two days later, though, against a formidable Duke side, Princeton was unable to play the same kind of disciplined basketball as it fell 97-60 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.

Men's Hockey: Tigers score pair of upsets against New York foes

Halfway through overtime during the men’s hockey team’s game against Cornell on Saturday night, freshman forward Will Ford snagged a loose puck and made a beeline to the net, hoping to best Big Red goaltender Andy Iles. He fired off a shot, which was blocked. Not to be deterred, Ford took another only a few seconds later, putting his first collegiate goal into the back of the net and delivering to the Tigers (3-3 overall, 3-1 ECAC Hockey) their second goal of the game and their second upset of the weekend.

Live Blog: Women's Basketball vs. Farleigh Dickinson

Men's Soccer: Tigers aim to cement best Ivy season ever

With last weekend’s strong 2-1 victory over Penn, the men’s soccer team fulfilled its main goals for the present: winning at least a share of the Ivy League title and securing a berth in the NCAA tournament. But in Saturday’s matchup against Yale, the last regular-season game of the year, the Tigers (12-3-1 overall, 6-0 Ivy League) have a chance to make history.