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Football: Ivy cellar dwellers to meet Saturday

Football: Ivy cellar dwellers to meet Saturday

Three straight home games did little to help the football team. Now, the Tigers (1-5 overall, 0-3 Ivy League) hit the road for the first time since Oct. 2. Princeton faces Cornell (1-5, 0-3) this Saturday in a battle of two teams without league wins this season.

SPORTS | 10/28/2010

Women's Hockey: After slow start, Colgate and Cornell come to compete at Baker Rink

As many students go home for fall break, the women’s ice hockey team will return to Baker Rink today for its first two home games of the year. After a tough 0-2 road trip last weekend to start the season, the Tigers (0-2) come back to Baker Rink with games on back-to-back days against ECAC Hockey rivals Colgate and Cornell to begin league play.

SPORTS | 10/28/2010

Men's Soccer: Tigers to battle lowly Big Red

The men’s soccer team finds itself in a tight chase for the Ivy League title as it heads up to Ithaca, N.Y., to take on Cornell this weekend. No. 20 Princeton (9-3-1 overall, 4-0 Ivy League) is currently riding an eight-game winning streak and is tied atop the Ancient Eight with Penn, so it knows expectations will be high on Saturday night for what could be a season-changing match.

SPORTS | 10/28/2010

Cross Country: Heavily favored runners to compete for Ancient Eight titles today

Cross country seasons don’t follow the form typical of most varsity sports. While most sports have crowded schedules that keep teams traveling every weekend, the cross country agenda is rather sparse. Athletes on other teams have time to work out kinks and fix mistakes over many games, but runners have no such luxury.

SPORTS | 10/28/2010

Men's Water Polo: A tough goalie to face

A prototypical goalie in men’s water polo is large and long, so that his arms can reach all the corners of the goal. Senior goalie and co-captain Mike Merlone’s smaller stature may put him at a physical disadvantage, but he makes up for it by using his head. Literally.

SPORTS | 10/26/2010

Column: History breeds respect for mid-major teams

College football has changed; the game is a brave new world where just about everybody is good enough to win the national championship.”

SPORTS | 10/26/2010

Column: Hall spurs memories of 2-way star

On Sunday, Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall amassed an incredible four interceptions in a single game. This tied a long-standing NFL record, first set by another Redskin who played seven decades ago. That other player set the record in November 1943, in a game during which he also threw four touchdowns in a 42-20 victory.

SPORTS | 10/26/2010

Women's Tennis: Bartlett-Marable duo places 2nd

As the trees on Princeton’s campus changed color and most students crammed for midterms, the women’s tennis team competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Regional tournament at Dartmouth. Despite struggles in the singles draw, the team saw a string of successes in the doubles draw that nearly saw the Tiger duo of junior Hilary Bartlett and senior Taylor Marable take the tournament.

SPORTS | 10/26/2010

On Tap with ... Shane Wilkinson

Hailing from Lubbock, Texas, the football team’s sophomore receiver Shane Wilkinson stays true to his roots. A country music fan who often sports Texan gear, Wilkinson is proud of the Lone Star state. Wilkinson has contributed to the team’s offensive success this season, having played in three games and accumulated 90 receiving yards.

SPORTS | 10/26/2010

Women's Soccer: Home loss to Harvard puts Ivy League chances in peril

The women’s soccer team failed a crucial test Saturday, hurting its chances for the Ivy League title. The Tigers (8-6-0 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) started the day in second in the Ivy League and hoped to move into the top spot with a win over rival Harvard. Instead, the Crimson (6-6-1, 3-2) picked apart the home team and handed Princeton a 4-0 defeat.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

Women's Ice Hockey: Trip up north ends without win

For the first time since 1992, the women’s ice hockey team began its season with two losses. Princeton (0-2) returned winless from a trip to New England, dropping a 2-1 game to Northeastern (5-1-1) and losing 4-0 to Providence (7-2-0) the following day.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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.

SPORTS | 10/24/2010

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