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Squash: Men finish third; women fall to Trinity

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

Wrestling: Grapplers fall to talented Penn squad in Ancient Eight finale

The wrestling team’s incredible run through the Ivy League finally came to an end against Penn on Saturday in Dillon Gymnasium with a 23-11 loss. It was a disappointing end to such a successful season, but there is plenty to look forward to in the coming seasons.

SPORTS | 02/21/2010

Men's Hockey: Tigers end New York trip with decisive win

In a topsy-turvy weekend, the men’s hockey team blanked Rensselaer 7-0 in Troy, N.Y., this Saturday after losing 4-1 to No. 14 Union just a day earlier. The win snapped a three-game winless streak for the Tigers and was senior goaltender Zane Kalemba’s second shutout of the season.

SPORTS | 02/21/2010

Men's Basketball: Ivy hopes take a big hit

Two nights, one incredible high and one agonizing low. That’s one way to describe the weekend the men’s basketball team just had.

SPORTS | 02/21/2010

Track & Field: Princeton heads north for Heps after strong Invite

Though no points were put on the board, the men’s and women’s track and field teams made their point on Saturday: They’re ready. The teams hosted the Princeton Invitational at the Lawrenceville School as a final “tune-up” meet before both teams compete at the Heptagonal Championships next weekend in Hanover, N.H. The meet came on the heels of a remarkable performance at the Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet last weekend, with both teams crushing their Harvard and Yale counterparts.

SPORTS | 02/21/2010

Women's Basketball: Defense key in road sweep

The women’s basketball team began its second round of Ivy League play last weekend, traveling to New England for rematches with Yale and Brown. Thanks to a pair of spectacular defensive performances, the Tigers were able to complete the sweep with two more 20-point victories, remaining undefeated in conference play.

SPORTS | 02/21/2010

Women's Hockey: Shutout win over Yale wraps up ECAC Hockey season

The women’s hockey team came back fighting after falling 4-3 in overtime to Brown on Friday to silence Yale on Saturday in a 4-0 shutout win. After the defeat to Brown (3-20-4 overall, 1-17-3 ECAC Hockey) denied Princeton (13-12-4, 11-7-4) a chance to contest the quarterfinals on home ice, the team rallied to wrap up its home season in style, with an impressive victory over Yale (10-16-3, 8-13-1) to finish sixth in the ECAC standings.

SPORTS | 02/21/2010

Women's Basketball: Bulldogs, Bears to challenge streak

The women’s basketball team is looking to extend its 14-game unbeaten streak this weekend as it travels to play Yale and Brown to start the second round of Ivy League play.

SPORTS | 02/18/2010

Men's Basketball: Yale, Brown to challenge at Jadwin

The men’s basketball team began its Ivy League journey on the road three weekends ago with double-digit victories over Brown and Yale. Princeton (15-6 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) starts its second round of Ivy League games when the Tigers square off against the Bulldogs (10-15, 4-4) in Jadwin Gymnasium at 7 p.m. tonight. On Saturday, Princeton will take on the Bears (8-17, 2-6).

SPORTS | 02/18/2010

Women's Water Polo: With a new season, renewed hope for confident squad

The women’s water polo team kicks off its 2010 season tonight at DeNunzio Pool in the Princeton Invitational. The Tigers are looking to take the next step after a season that saw them fall just a game short of winning the Southern Championships.

SPORTS | 02/18/2010

Men's Hockey: Tigers seek to climb in league

The men’s hockey team will make its way back to New York this weekend for its final road trip of the regular season. Princeton (10-12-3 overall, 6-10-2 ECAC Hockey) will face No. 16 Union (16-8-6, 10-4-4) in Schenectady, N.Y., tonight and will play Rensselaer (16-13-3, 9-7-2) on Saturday. Both teams defeated the Tigers in early January, so Princeton will be aiming for redemption this weekend.

SPORTS | 02/18/2010

Women's Hockey: Princeton expected to roll vs. league foes

Heading into its final weekend of regular-season play, the women’s hockey team has a close focus on the games ahead.

SPORTS | 02/18/2010

Men's Squash: Tigers gear up for another run at Potter Cup

What the 1990–1993 Buffalo Bills are to the Super Bowl, the men’s squash team is to the Potter Cup, the trophy awarded to the winner of the national team championship. Like the Bills teams of that era, Princeton has lost in the final match of the national tournament four years in a row. Each of those losses came at the hands of Trinity, a team that brings a streak of 221 wins and 11 national titles into this year’s tournament, which takes place this weekend at Yale.

SPORTS | 02/17/2010

Men's Basketball: Keeping the legacy humming

Freshman forward Ian Hummer is no stranger to Princeton basketball. His father, Edward Hummer ’67, played three seasons on the men’s basketball team, as did his uncle, John Hummer ’70. The Hummer family represented the Tigers well: Edward ranks 10th in program history with 550 career rebounds, while John’s 15.4 points per game place him seventh.

SPORTS | 02/17/2010

Men's Soccer: Marsch makes move to sidelines

Ironman is a perfect nickname for Jesse Marsch ’96. Like baseball’s Cal Ripken Jr., Marsch excelled in his ability to endure on the field. Marsch’s unbelievable longevity in the sport of soccer will not go unnoticed.

SPORTS | 02/17/2010

Column: Avoiding the sports doldrums

February. it’s a month that traditionally strikes fear — or boredom — in the heart of every sports fan. Football is done, baseball hasn’t started and the basketball and hockey seasons are dragging on, seemingly with no end in sight.

SPORTS | 02/17/2010

Feature: Limitless Luis

We’ve all seen it: Cases of kids groomed to be serious athletes from the age of five. Luis Ramos is decidedly not one of those kids, but at the rate he’s progressing, he may as well be.

SPORTS | 02/16/2010

On Tap with ... Carl Hamming

Since arriving at princeton, senior outside hitter Carl Hamming has been a vital member of the men’s volleyball program. The tallest member of the team — at 6 feet, 7 inches — Hamming possesses enormous strength and power on the court. He has hit his stride recently, achieving double-digit kills in every contest since the team returned from Intersession.

SPORTS | 02/16/2010

Column: Bilodeau’s Valentine better than mine

Too often in this day and age we find ourselves looking for the negative while watching sports. For example, former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow devotes hours of his time to charity and has tremendous faith in God, yet he gets criticized for his annoyingly pompous persona.

SPORTS | 02/16/2010

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