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Women's Tennis: Marable, Bartlett shine in California

Women's Tennis: Marable, Bartlett shine in California

Though its season is young, the women?s tennis team is already hitting the road. This past weekend, sophomore Hilary Bartlett and junior Taylor Marable had a strong showing at the ITA All-American doubles tournament in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

SPORTS | 10/11/2009

Men's Soccer: Brown flexes muscles in Providence

The Tigers dropped their second Ivy League game of the season in Providence, R.I., on Saturday. Princeton (4-5-1 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) fell 4-2 to No. 19 Brown (6-0-4, 2-0) to follow up a 4-2 loss to Dartmouth a week ago.

SPORTS | 10/11/2009

Women's Soccer: Whatley’s OT goal clinches first Ivy win

Junior midfielder Lauren Whatley?s shot in the second half hit the crossbar, missing the net by mere inches.

SPORTS | 10/11/2009

Field Hockey: No. 5 Tigers back on track

This season, the field hockey team ended the undefeated runs of powerhouses such as Syracuse and Connecticut. Last Wednesday, the No. 5 Tigers (10-2 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) almost took down No. 1 Maryland, falling to the Terrapins 3-2 in overtime.

SPORTS | 10/11/2009

Women's Volleyball: Weekend split against Brown and Yale shows marked improvement

The women?s volleyball team split its two matches this weekend, but the outcome was undeniably a triumph. In the first half of a four-game road trip, the Tigers (1-2 Ivy League, 3-11 overall) were swept by Yale (2-1, 12-2) before rebounding at Brown (0-3, 4-10) in four close sets.

SPORTS | 10/11/2009

Men's Water Polo: Trio of ranked opponents awaits Tigers in California

Princeton, currently the top-ranked non-California team in the national polls, will face at least five Golden State teams, including No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 USC and either No. 7 Pepperdine or No. 9 UC Irvine.

SPORTS | 10/08/2009

Women's Soccer: Princeton aims to rebound vs. Brown

Brown got off to an extremely slow start this season, dropping its first four games by a combined score of 11-2. Since then, however, the Bears have rallied to win three of their last four, though part of their recent success can be attributed to having played weaker opponents.

SPORTS | 10/08/2009

Football: In the end, Colgate’s persistent ground game wore down defense

Heading into Thursday night’s matchup, the football team was not expected to win. No. 23 Colgate was coming to town, bringing with it an undefeated record. But then something unexpected happened: The Tigers kept it close.

SPORTS | 10/08/2009

Football: Colgate ekes by Tigers in double overtime

The Tigers showed no signs of despondence coming off their 38-0 loss to Columbia and went toe-to-toe with the Red Raiders for 60 minutes and two overtime periods before falling, 21-14.

SPORTS | 10/08/2009

Women's Volleyball: Road trip begins with journey to New Haven

When contemplating its upcoming match against Yale, the women?s volleyball team is torn between two distinct and overpowering emotions concerning its Ivy League foe: hatred and fear.

SPORTS | 10/08/2009

Football: Colgate to provide Tigers' toughest test tonight

After one of its worst losses in recent years, the football team (1-2 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) faces a quick turnaround in a game against No. 23 Colgate (5-0 overall). The Red Raiders, who will play the Tigers tonight in Princeton Stadium, are likely the toughest team on Princeton’s schedule.

SPORTS | 10/07/2009

Men's Soccer: Late goal salvages 1-1 draw

The Princeton men’s soccer team and opponent Adelphi each ended a streak last night, but neither team was satisfied with the result.

SPORTS | 10/07/2009

Field Hockey: No. 1 Terps inch past Princeton

Last night in College Park, Md., the field hockey team almost took down a titan. But, as the saying goes, “almost” doesn’t count. No. 5 Princeton (9-2 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) lost in devastating fashion, dropping a 3-2 overtime game to top-ranked Maryland (13-0).

SPORTS | 10/07/2009

Column: Williams at fault for U.S. Open tirade

At the end of the summer, before heading back to Princeton, I became a huge fan of the U.S. Open. I can honestly say that I watched every match that ESPN2 and CBS televised from Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

SPORTS | 10/06/2009

Women's Soccer: Tigers bounce back by edging American

The women’s soccer team returned to campus bleary-eyed and exhausted on Sunday at 2 a.m., hours after its 2-1 gut-wrenching double-overtime loss to Dartmouth. But Princeton (4-6-1 overall, 0-2 Ivy League) shook off the bad taste in its mouth by posting a 1-0 victory over American (6-7) on Monday.

SPORTS | 10/06/2009

Dear Daily Princetonian: Goodbye, HK, you will be missed

Unlike many of my fellow sports staffers, I didn’t go anywhere exotic this summer. Instead, I stayed here in Princeton, working on campus and listening to my favorite baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies, on the radio. Though I had noticed it during the school year, it was only when I had time to consistently tune into the games that the loss of legendary Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas truly hit me.

SPORTS | 10/06/2009

Dear Daily Princetonian: Games and fun in the African Sun

It was the last afternoon of camp, and we were playing a huge game of “Capture the Flag,” campers against counselors. One caveat to being a member of the counselor team was that you had to put aside your competitive tendencies for 45 minutes and inevitably lose the game, preferably in style.

SPORTS | 10/06/2009

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