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Men's Basketball: Princeton looks for two on the road

Men's Basketball: Princeton looks for two on the road

A new year, and hopefully for the Tigers, a new streak begin. After dropping 24 consecutive road games prior to Sunday?s 55-43 win against Army, the men?s basketball team hopes to build its first road winning streak under head coach Sydney Johnson ?97 tonight when it travels to the Big Apple to take on Fordham.

SPORTS | 11/25/2008

On tap with ... junior diver Michael Papageorge

Junior diver Michael Papageorge of the swimming and diving team started this season well. In the one-meter diving event, he came in second in the Tigers? first meet and third last weekend.Q: What was your ?welcome to college? moment?A: I was wandering through Dillon, and just as I found my OA group, one of my good friends from home, who was a sophomore at the time, tackled me out of nowhere.

SPORTS | 11/25/2008

Men's Hockey: Showdown with No. 4 Northeastern looming

For most Princeton students, Thanksgiving break represents five days of much-needed relaxation, turkey and football.

SPORTS | 11/25/2008

Women's Basketball: Tigers prevail in bruising win

It wasn?t a pretty game, and it certainly wasn?t the women?s basketball team?s best-played game, but it was a win.The Tigers (3-1 overall) swept past Farleigh Dickinson (1-3) 62-47 after having the lead for most of the game.

SPORTS | 11/25/2008

Men's Basketball: Princeton earns season's first win at Army

After losing late leads in its first two games, one of them an overtime loss to Maine last Wednesday, the men?s basketball team finally got on the board with a 55-43 win over Army at West Point on Sunday.

SPORTS | 11/24/2008

Men's Water Polo: Season ends with loss to No. 14 Navy

Trailing by one goal entering the fourth period at the finals of the CWPA Eastern championships; the No.

SPORTS | 11/24/2008

Wrestling: Everin steps up for only win of dual meets

The Princeton wrestling team faced an extremely tough test this weekend, with dual meets against No.

SPORTS | 11/24/2008

Cross Country: Tigers take fifth at NCAAs

?Last year went pretty poorly.?

SPORTS | 11/24/2008

Squash: Perfection abounds in season openers

Like someone breaking the water?s surface after holding her breath, junior squash player Emery Maine?s face is flushed as she exits the court.

SPORTS | 11/24/2008

Men's Hockey: Tigers win in North Country

For the first time in 10 years, the men?s hockey team returned from North Country with a pair of wins.With narrow victories over St.

SPORTS | 11/23/2008

Women's Hockey: Princeton upsets No. 4 SLU

The women?s ice hockey team proved that it could skate with anyone in the nation this weekend.

SPORTS | 11/23/2008

Swimming and Diving: Swimmers cruise as Cornell, Penn flounder

The men?s and women?s swimming and diving teams shot past Penn and Cornell this past weekend at DeNunzio Pool, emerging victorious after showcasing their speed and depth.The women?s team defeated Penn 175-117 and Cornell 186-106 on Friday evening, establishing a strong lead in the first half of the meet that allowed the Tigers to swim off events for the remainder of the night.Sophomore Megan Waters led the way for the Orange and Black, winning all three of her individual events and swimming the butterfly for the first-place 200-yard medley relay team.

SPORTS | 11/23/2008

Women's Basketball: Micir’s 20 spearheads balanced attack in rout

After suffering a lopsided defeat at the hands of No. 2 Rutgers on Tuesday, the women?s basketball team was eager to take the court Saturday night and rebound with a strong performance against Stony Brook.

SPORTS | 11/23/2008

Football: Culbreath breaks 1,000-yard mark in 28-10 season finale

In a game in which the football team aimed to send its seniors off on a good note, it was a junior who outshined everyone on the field ? and in a very big way.Junior tailback Jordan Culbreath finished his already successful season with a huge outing, gaining 276 yards on the ground and scoring two touchdowns to help Princeton (4-6 overall, 3-4 Ivy League) defeat Dartmouth (0-10, 0-7) 28-10.

SPORTS | 11/21/2008

Men's Water Polo: Easterns way to Final Four

At the beginning of this season, the goal of the men?s water polo team was to win the Southern Championships.

SPORTS | 11/20/2008

Women's Hockey: Homestand ends with Golden Eagles, Saints

The women?s hockey team will look to improve on its 3-5-0 (1-3-0 ECAC) record as two premier teams visit Hobey Baker Rink this weekend.

SPORTS | 11/20/2008

Women's Basketball: Princeton to bounce back in home opener

General George Patton may have hit it spot on when he said, ?Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom,? as the ultimate outcome of the women?s basketball team?s season may come down to how quickly it recovers after its recent blowout loss to Rutgers.While the Tigers (1-1 overall) don?t have to be ashamed about losing to the No.

SPORTS | 11/20/2008

Football: With pride on the line, Tigers take field

It might seem like the football team has nothing on the line this weekend, but the squad has more riding on the afternoon contest than one might expect.Junior tailback Jordan Culbreath, for example, can become the sixth Tiger to crack 1,000 rushing yards in a season, and senior wide receiver Will Thanheiser is in contention for the Ivy League receiving yards title, sitting only 40 yards behind Harvard?s Matt Luft.So even though an Ivy League title or a winning season are not at stake in Saturday?s 1 p.m.

SPORTS | 11/20/2008

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