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Crew: Men's lightweight sets record pace

It was cold and cloudy in Cambridge, Mass., on Sunday as the crews returned to the water in force, navigating the winding Charles River for the annual Head of the Charles Regatta. Princeton sent a total of eight boats to the event: one entry in each of championship men’s eight, women’s eight, men’s four and women’s four, and two entries in both lightweight men’s eight and lightweight women’s eight.

Women's Volleyball: Pair of Ancient Eight road games ends in split for Princeton

The women’s volleyball team learned the hard way this weekend that you can only win the close matches so many times. After beating Penn in five sets in its league opener and sneaking past Harvard in a thrilling 3-2 comeback win, Princeton’s fortunes reversed this weekend when the Tigers (11-7 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) suffered a heartbreaking 25-15, 20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 17-15 loss to Columbia (12-6, 4-4) on Friday afternoon. Princeton handled its nerves better on Saturday, however, and won three hard-fought sets in a 25-23, 29-27, 25-21 sweep of Cornell (4-14, 2-6). The victory over Cornell earns the Tigers at least a share of first place in the Ivy League standings after the first half of the season.

Men's Soccer: Sanner, Walburn score in victory

Going into halftime on Sunday night, the men’s soccer team seemed on track to add to a string of disappointing homecoming weekend defeats to Harvard. After the football and women’s soccer teams suffered tough losses Saturday, the Tigers fell behind 1-0 off a 28th-minute free kick, and Princeton’s offense was stifled for the rest of the half.

Sprint Football: Navy's defense too much in defeat

Following a disappointing performance last week at Army, the sprint football team knew it would have its hands full again Friday as it traveled down to Annapolis, Md., to compete against the Midshipmen of Navy. The Tigers (0-6 overall, 0-4 Collegiate Sprint Football League) have not been able to score a point against Navy (4-1, 2-1) since their meeting in 2004, and Friday night’s 67-0 loss marked the Orange and Black’s 13th consecutive defeat to the powerful Midshipmen.

Men's Water Polo: Tigers sweep home weekend series

On Saturday at DeNunzio Pool, the men's water polo team topped Iona and George Washington at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Northern-Southern Crossover, winning by lopsided margins of 12-5 and 12-3, respectively. No. 18 Princeton (13-7 overall, 6-2 CWPA Southern Division) held both teams scoreless in the first half, demonstrating again how strong its defense has been this season.

Field Hockey: Women suffer shutout loss to Penn State

As has become a recurring theme this season, the field hockey team initially found success against an Ivy League opponent before falling to a ranked non-conference foe. The Tigers (11-4 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) beat their archrivals Harvard (3-11, 1-4), posting a 4-0 shutout on Saturday for Alumni Day. On Sunday, however, Princeton fell 1-0 to Penn State (12-4) due to a last-minute, game-changing goal.

Rugby: Rugger Ivy season ends on sour note

The men’s club rugby team finished its Ivy League campaign with a bitter 29-25 loss to Penn (4-7 overall, 2-5 Ivy League) on Sunday. Princeton (3-8, 1-6) ends the season ahead of only Cornell in the standings.

Football Analysis: Dixon steps up to fill void, provides offensive output

Entering its homecoming game against Harvard, the football team had plenty of questions on the offensive end. Princeton struggled mightily to move the ball after junior quarterback Tommy Wornham left last week’s game with an upper-body injury, which would keep him out of Saturday’s contest as well. But senior Andrew Dixon led the Tigers to 28 points, their highest total in regulation since 2008.

Football: Trick plays no treat for Tigers

On a fall afternoon in 1989, Bob Surace ’90 — then a senior center for the Orange and Black — watched senior running back Judd Garrett ’90 throw a touchdown pass in a trick play that gave the Tigers their first score in their 28-14 win over Harvard in Cambridge, Mass.

On the Prowl: October 24, 2010

Sports editors Vikram Rao and Gabriel Debenedetti talk about the football team's loss to Harvard, field hockey's win over Harvard but loss to Penn State, the men's soccer team 2-1 win over Harvard and the women's soccer team's loss to Harvard this weekend. 

Live Blog: Football vs. Harvard

Men's Water Polo: Gaels, Colonials travel to DeNunzio

Last weekend, the men’s water polo team lost consecutive games on the East Coast for the first time all season. On Saturday, No. 18 Princeton (11-7 overall, 6-2 College Water Polo Association Southern Division) looks to right itself before the start of the postseason.

Men's Soccer: Tigers excited for national spotlight

Some people will do anything to get on national television. They’ll dress up like lunatics and warble through an “American Idol” tryout or pretend their son is stuck in a giant balloon. All that the players on the men’s soccer team will have to do is play their game against the Harvard Crimson (4-4-5 overall, 1-0-2 Ivy League) on Sunday in a match that will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU.

Women's Hockey: Regular season opens with Huskies, Friars

The women’s hockey team heads to New England this weekend to take on Northeastern (3-1-1) and Providence (5-1) in its first regular season games of the season. 

Field Hockey: Princeton looks to return to form against Harvard, No. 9 Penn State

From now on, it’s all business for the field hockey team.After suffering another loss to No. 4 Connecticut on Sunday, the No. 5 Tigers (10-3 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) are working on revamping their practice methods.

Women's Soccer: Chase for league title in jeopardy

With three games left in the season, the women’s soccer team finds itself pitted against Harvard after a history of struggle on its path to take the Ivy League title. 

Women's Volleyball: Rudnick, Quinn lead resurgence in Ancient Eight

The women’s volleyball team is dominating its Ancient Eight competition this fall. After a rocky string of losses in the last four weeks of September when Princeton (10-6 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) lost six of eight matches, the Tigers have fallen back in stride. It appears Princeton must have been saving energy for the Ivy League season, since the team has not lost an in-conference match yet.

Football: Dixon to record 1st career start

As the NFL moves toward an 18-game season, injuries are the biggest concern for players and fans alike. Only five weeks into Ivy League football season, many teams in the conference find their depth charts shot by an unusually injury-ridden year.

Sprint Football: Princeton hopes for 1st points in 5 years at Navy

The sprint football team was shut out by Army last weekend, and the Tigers are no strangers to being shut out by their next opponent. Princeton (0-5 overall, 0-3 Collegiate Sprint Football League) will travel to Annapolis, Md., to take on the Navy Midshipmen (3-1, 1-1) tonight at 7 p.m. The Midshipmen have held the Tigers scoreless in their previous five meetings, with a cumulative score of 333-0. The shutout streak includes a 98-0 battering in 2005, the largest margin of defeat in Princeton’s program history.

Men's Soccer: A sophomore stalwart

At first, sophomore Mark Linnville never considered Princeton — or any Ivy League school for that matter — as a possible destination when he was being recruited two years ago for the men’s soccer team. Linnville, a standout high school player from Hendersonville, N.C., was focusing on a number of large Division I programs when Princeton came knocking late in the recruitment process.