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Softball: Princeton looks to rebound from 10-game losing streak against familiar foes

Softball: Princeton looks to rebound from 10-game losing streak against familiar foes

This weekend the softball team hopes for a redeeming set of wins against two Ivy League rivals, with the Tigers (6-22 overall, 0-4 Ivy League) set to play doubleheaders against Brown and Yale. Princeton will face Brown (12-11, 1-3) in Providence, R.I., on Friday and then travel to New Haven, Conn., to challenge Yale (6-15, 2-2) on Saturday.

SPORTS | 04/08/2010

Crew: Three crews look to continue success over the weekend

This weekend, three of Princeton’s four crews will be looking to follow up universally strong season openers. However, none will be at the Tigers’ home, Lake Carnegie. The men’s heavyweight crew will compete against the Penn and Columbia in the Childs Cup in New York City. The women’s open crew will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., to meet Cornell and Harvard in the Class of 1975 Cup. The women’s lightweight crew will head across the country to Redwood City, Calif., to race against Stanford and Wisconsin.

SPORTS | 04/07/2010

Men's Volleyball: Princeton to hit the road to take on Juniata, George Mason

The men’s volleyball team is no stranger to tough contests, having clinched six of its nine home games in marathon five-set matches. And the Tigers don’t succumb to the pressure either, since they clinched three of these six wins with nail-biting two-point victories. This weekend is likely to be a similar story, as Princeton (10-8 overall, 4-4 Eastern Intercolleigate Volleyball Association Tait Division) takes on Juniata (8-12, 2-6) on Friday and George Mason (5-16, 2-4) on Sunday on the road.

SPORTS | 04/07/2010

Men's Volleyball: Tigers fall in battle at Dillon

If there’s anything that can be said about the men’s volleyball team, it’s that it must be the best-conditioned team in the league.

SPORTS | 04/07/2010

Sailing: Team thrives in the water

Though intercollegiate sailing is purported to have been founded at Princeton sometime in the 19th century, according to junior John Wetenhall, it’s been a long time since the club team has been a varsity program.

SPORTS | 04/07/2010

Column: NFL vs. MLB: A basketball game for the ages

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch stars from two different sports play each other in a third sport? I definitely have. Below is a description of what such an event might be like.

SPORTS | 04/07/2010

Dodgeball: No easy road to the title for dodgeballers

Bodies were strewn across the floor, battered, bruised and beaten. The massacre of the 2009 dodgeball tournament is legendary, and new information about the proceedings has just now emerged.

SPORTS | 04/07/2010

Baseball: Defense falters at Rutgers

The baseball team is counting on its defense to be a major strength this season. Princeton committed just two errors in 38 innings during four Ivy League games last weekend. But its defense failed to come through on Tuesday afternoon against in-state rival Rutgers, leading to a blowout loss.

SPORTS | 04/06/2010

Tennis: Big Apple Bartlett steps up

Away from the tennis court, sophomore Hilary Bartlett is a vivacious, bubbly individual. Often seen laughing and joking around with her teammates, she has a carefree mentality. But when she gears up for a match, Bartlett transforms into a serious competitor.

SPORTS | 04/06/2010

Column: Certainly not ‘One Shining Moment’

We were robbed. Monday night could have been a night in which each and every one of us witnessed a truly historic sports moment. We would have remembered exactly where we were, who we were with and what we were doing when Butler guard Gordon Hayward launched a shot with no time left on the clock to beat the Duke Blue Devils in the finals of the NCAA basketball tournament.

SPORTS | 04/06/2010

Softball: Tigers’ woes continue in road loss

The softball team played Hofstra in a rare midweek, single-game matchup on Tuesday afternoon in its last chance to tune up before the bulk of the Ivy League season. Pitcher Olivia Galati, recently crowned Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week, led the Pride to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers (6-22 overall, 0-4 Ivy).

SPORTS | 04/06/2010

On Tap with ... Mike Lombardi

With the help of senior Mike Lombardi, the men’s heavyweight crew had a remarkable opening weekend, beating Georgetown in all three varsity races. Lombardi’s first varsity boat toppled the Hoyas by crossing the finish line more than 25 seconds before the opposition’s first boat.

SPORTS | 04/06/2010

Column: Don’t expect another stat revolution

Twenty years ago, no one except for a small group of statisticians cared or had heard about OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging), the statistic commonly considered the best measure of a baseball player’s offensive abilities. Batting average, home runs and RBI were the three statistical categories worth noting for people who wanted to measure hitting power.

SPORTS | 04/05/2010

Track & Field: Princeton sees spring success

As far as races go, the 3,000m, 28-barrier, seven-water-jump steeplechase is hardly typical. But, luckily for the men’s track and field team, sophomore Trevor Van Ackeren is hardly a typical runner.

SPORTS | 04/05/2010

Women's Golf : Squad finishes 19th of 20 in Mississippi tournament

The women’s golf team finished 19th out of 20 this weekend at the Ole Miss Rebel Intercollegiate Tournament at the University of Mississippi’s course in Oxford, Miss.

SPORTS | 04/05/2010

Men's Rugby: Powell impresses as Tigers top Millersville Marauders

In a non-league exhibition match on Saturday, the men’s rugby team defeated the Marauders of Millersville University 20-5. Freshman outside center Ross Powell, playing in his first game as a starter, led Princeton with two tries.

SPORTS | 04/05/2010

Crew: Boats win big at home

The men’s heavyweight crew began a new era under head coach Greg Hughes ’96 with a bang on Saturday morning by beating Georgetown in convincing fashion. The Tigers (1-0) dominated on Lake Carnegie, sweeping the Hoyas in all three 2,000m races.

SPORTS | 04/05/2010

Men's Volleyball: Tigers continue Dillon Gym thrill ride in weekend wins

No matter what the men’s volleyball team does, its matches at Dillon Gymnasium always seem to go the distance. Luckily, Princeton is finding that the fifth set is where it shines the brightest.

SPORTS | 04/04/2010

Tennis: Men, women extend perfect Ivy marks with pair of wins

The men’s and women’s tennis teams continued their undefeated runs in the Ivy League, defeating Yale and Brown this weekend. The No. 33 women’s team (16-5 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) defeated No. 40 Yale (11-5, 0-1) 6-1 in New Haven, Conn., on Friday afternoon. The next day, it topped No. 66 Brown (13-6, 1-1) in Providence, R.I.

SPORTS | 04/04/2010

Women's Lacrosse: Big Red’s late-game surge upsets Princeton, ends 22-game losing streak to Orange and Black

A back-and-forth series of winning and losing makes for exciting games, but frustrating seasons.

SPORTS | 04/04/2010

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