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Men's Basketball: Rematch with Big Red a must win for Tigers

Men's Basketball: Rematch with Big Red a must win for Tigers

After its second conference loss last weekend, the men's basketball team (16-7 overall, 7-2 Ivy League) sits second in the Ivy League behind Cornell (23-4, 9-1). The Tigers will travel to play the Big Red today and will face Columbia (9-15, 3-7) on Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/25/2010

Women's Squash: Senior class aims for fourth Howe Cup title in row

The women’s squash team looks to win its fourth consecutive national championship in the Howe Cup this weekend. In its last match, No. 4 Princeton (7-4 overall, 4-2 Ivy League) suffered a tough 5-4 loss to No. 2 Trinity (15-1) at Jadwin Gymnasium.

SPORTS | 02/25/2010

Men's Hockey: Regular season closes at Baker

This is it — or might be it. Depending on the outcome of this weekend’s games, the Class of 2010 — the winningest class in the history of the men’s hockey program — may be playing its final games at Baker Rink.

SPORTS | 02/25/2010

Women's Basketball: Princeton hopes to run streak to 17

The women's basketball team (21-2 overall, 9-0 Ivy League) returns to Jadwin Gymnasium after a successful weekend in which it beat both Yale and Brown by more than 20 points.

SPORTS | 02/25/2010

Men's Lacrosse: Spearheading offense, cousins step up

To a certain degree, Jack McBride and Chris McBride are known commodities. You know they’re cousins. You know they attended lacrosse powerhouse Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J. You know they’re more than capable of putting points on the scoreboard, as their first two years at Princeton have shown. But what remains unknown, and what will be revealed this season, is how the pair of junior attackmen will adopt a veteran leadership role when joined together on the Tigers’ first offensive line.

SPORTS | 02/24/2010

Men's Lacrosse: Stacked schedule awaits Princeton

Last season, the men’s lacrosse team fell to Cornell 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. When the schedule came out for this upcoming season, No. 8 Princeton immediately looked to see when it could earn revenge against the Big Red. The Tigers will play Cornell in a home showdown on Saturday, May 1, the last day of their regular season.

SPORTS | 02/24/2010

Women's Lacrosse: Drumming up confidence, Lizzy leads squad

We often think of leaders as being loud and brash. It may come as a surprise to some, then, that the only junior captain of the women’s lacrosse team is quiet, calm and composed — and can deliver when it counts.

SPORTS | 02/24/2010

Men's Lacrosse: New coach, similar hopes

When the men’s lacrosse team takes the field at Class of 1952 Stadium against Hofstra on Saturday, a new era in Princeton lacrosse will begin under the leadership of head coach Chris Bates. Bates, the Tigers’ 10th head coach, comes to Princeton after spending 10 years leading the Drexel lacrosse program. Bates built the team to become Top 20 regulars, most recently winning two Colonial Athletic Association championships in the last three years.

SPORTS | 02/24/2010

Women's Lacrosse: Tigers to face three of nation's top five

The women’s lacrosse team generally plays one of the toughest schedules in the country, and this season will be no different. No. 9 Princeton faces three of the nation’s top-five teams based on the preseason rankings. Boasting their youngest squad in years, the Tigers will have some on-the-job learning to do in games against traditional powerhouses like No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Penn and No. 5 Duke.

SPORTS | 02/24/2010

Women's Lacrosse: Young Tigers look forward

With nine significant players gone from last year, the women’s lacrosse team will begin its season against Johns Hopkins on Saturday with a much younger group of players than in years past.

SPORTS | 02/24/2010

Swimming & Diving: Ivy championships at Harvard await undefeated Princeton

The pressure is building this weekend for the women’s swimming and diving team to continue their season-long winning streak.

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

Women's Basketball: The makings of dominance

The women’s basketball team is enjoying its best season in program history, as the Tigers are off to a 21-2 start and have won all nine of their Ivy League contests by double digits. Since the conference season is past its halfway point, each team has played each other at least once. This provides an excellent opportunity to compare how each team has performed to this point and to find out how exactly Princeton has been dominating its opponents.

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

On Tap with ... Helen Meigs

Senior utility and co-captain Helen Meigs of the women’s water polo team keeps breaking her own records. Meigs set Princeton’s single-season record for assists as a freshman, smashed that as a sophomore and then broke it again during her junior year.

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

Column: Not watching hockey? You should be.

Anyone who claims that hockey is boring did not watch Sunday’s Olympic game between the United States and Canada. This matchup exemplified the great qualities of hockey, as the back-and-forth contest was both hard-hitting and full of finesse. Featuring several amazing goals and one hugely impressive performance by American goalie Ryan Miller, the game stayed exciting until the end, with the American team upsetting the Canadians 5-3.

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

Track & Field: Leaping to victory

While most track and field athletes competing at the indoor Heptagonal Championships this weekend will approach their respective events with apprehension or quiet optimism as they face the best competition in the Ivy League, senior Justin Frick is taking a different outlook.

SPORTS | 02/23/2010

Tennis: Tigers impress in home openers with victories in all three matches

The women’s tennis team bounced back from two disappointing losses at the ECAC Championships with two strong victories, including a 4-3 battle against No. 20 Vanderbilt. The No. 63 Tigers (6-3) also beat Syracuse in a decisive 6-1 match on Sunday. On the men’s side, the Tigers knocked off St. John’s.

SPORTS | 02/22/2010

Men's Volleyball: Princeton climbs above .500 with victory

Men’s volleyball head coach Sam Shweisky got the kind of birthday present that every coach dreams of when Princeton defeated Rutgers-Newark 3-1 on Friday night in Dillon Gymnasium. The win is Shweisky’s fourth as a Tiger and moves the team to the .500 mark for the first time this season.

SPORTS | 02/22/2010

Fencing: Both teams sweep first three Ivy ties

The men’s and women’s fencing teams began their two-weekend-long Ivy League tournament in the best way possible, with both teams remaining undefeated.

SPORTS | 02/22/2010

Squash: Men finish third; women fall to Trinity

After the first round of matches in Saturday’s national semifinal hosted by Yale, the men’s squash team held a 2-1 lead over No. 1 Trinity. If only the No. 4 Tigers (12-4 overall, 5-1 Ivy League) could split the remaining six matches, they would break Trinity’s 222-game win streak and prevent the Bantams (22-0) from winning their 12th consecutive national title.

SPORTS | 02/22/2010

Women's Water Polo: Season starts with bang at DeNunzio

The No. 20 women’s water polo team kicked off its spring season with an outstanding showing at the Princeton Invitational. Princeton (3-1) picked up three big wins over Gannon, Colorado State and No. 18 Brown.

SPORTS | 02/22/2010

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