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Column: Certainly not ‘One Shining Moment’

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

Baseball: Pitching shines in weekend split

With an inexperienced lineup that lost a lot to graduation last year, the baseball team knew that its hopes of contending for the Ivy League title rested on its pitching and defense. In the first weekend of league play, Princeton’s run prevention came through. The Tigers allowed just 12 runs in 38 innings en route to a solid 2-2 start to conference play.

SPORTS | 04/04/2010

Men's Lacrosse: Fiorito stops 17 in win

After a career-high 15 saves in last week’s win over Yale, it seemed reasonable that sophomore goalie Tyler Fiorito might fall back to his average performance of just under eight saves per game. Fiorito, however, defied that logic with a new career high of 17 saves, as the men’s lacrosse team beat Brown 9-7 in a back-and-forth contest.

SPORTS | 04/04/2010

Softball: Lettire ties career home run record, but team drops 4 games

When senior pitcher Jamie Lettire audibly urged a towering fly ball to stay fair in the bottom of the seventh inning of a 6-4 loss to Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon, the moment seemed to encapsulate the softball team’s weekend. The ball faded into foul territory but cleared the left-field fence, a close miss like much of the weekend was for Princeton (6-21 overall, 0-4 Ivy League). The Tigers dropped all four of their Ivy League games at Class of 1895 Field, falling twice to Harvard (9-15, 3-1) and twice to the Big Green (3-17, 2-2).

SPORTS | 04/04/2010

Softball: Harvard, Dartmouth will visit Class of 1895 Stadium

Coming off two losses in a midweek series against Lehigh, the softball team kicks off its Ivy League season with doubleheaders against Harvard and Dartmouth at Class of 1895 Field this weekend.

SPORTS | 04/01/2010

Spring fling in Foxborough

The men’s lacrosse team will face off against No. 16 Brown tomorrow afternoon in the second game of an Ivy League doubleheader at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Dartmouth will play No. 6 Cornell before No. 5 Princeton takes the field. Both the Tigers (6-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) and the Bears (3-3, 1-0) are currently undefeated in league play, and at least half of their collective games so far this season have been one-goal decisions.

SPORTS | 04/01/2010

Women's Lacrosse: Tigers look to turn Big Red blue

As a young team, faced with a brutal early season schedule, the women’s lacrosse team didn’t hit its stride right away. With a spotless Ivy League record and a win against No. 9 Georgetown — the first win of the season against a ranked opponent — the Tigers were starting to look sharp as of this Monday. But inconsistency reared its ugly head on Wednesday afternoon, however, as Princeton dropped a 14-12 decision to unranked Temple fresh off its victory over Georgetown.

SPORTS | 04/01/2010

Tennis: Women face Yale in battle between Ivy League’s top teams

Coming off of its sixth 7-0 victory of the season, the women’s tennis team cannot afford to lose momentum this weekend as it plays Brown and Yale on back-to-back afternoons.

SPORTS | 04/01/2010

Baseball: Ancient Eight campaign begins

The baseball team opens Ivy League play this weekend, beginning its 20-game, five-week sprint to the conference championship. The Tigers will get their first and last look at a pair of foes from the Rolfe Division — Harvard and Dartmouth — in their first grueling four-game weekend. Princeton hosts the Crimson in a doubleheader that starts at noon on Saturday, before they cap their weekend with another twin bill against the Big Green at noon on Sunday.

SPORTS | 04/01/2010

Softball: Princeton loses two tough final non-league games at Lehigh

The softball team traveled to Lehigh on Wednesday afternoon to play its last series before the Ivy League season kicks off this weekend.

SPORTS | 03/31/2010

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