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Defense gets two key Ivy victories

Though the high-scoring, flashy players and teams ? Ronaldinho's Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United ? might be the most entertaining, playing great defense can earn a "W" just the same.The men's soccer team grinded out a pair of 1-0 victories over Fall Break, climbing into a third-place tie with Harvard in the Ivy League standings.

MacIntyre and linemates start off with a bang

The men's hockey team is five matches into the season, and so far the only team able to beat Princeton has been Princeton, in an intrasquad scrimmage.

Win over Cornell breaks three-game losing skid

"When the wind is cold and the sky is dark, Ducks fly together!" And when the rain poured down on Princeton and Cornell, the Tigers roared in unison.In a scene reminiscent of the classic film "D2: The Mighty Ducks," the football team charged out onto the field last Friday night sporting new orange jerseys and a Duck-like determination to bounce back from its three-game losing streak.The 34-31 win over the Big Red (4-3 overall, 1-3 Ivy League) was a team effort for Princeton (3-4, 2-2) culminating in a 58-yard, go-ahead touchdown run by sophomore tailback Jordan Culbreath midway through the fourth quarter.

Tigers sweep Heps again

In one of the most dominant performances in program history, the men's and women's cross country teams swept the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships for the second straight year, coming away with a pair of individual and team titles last Friday at Van Cortlandt Park in New York City.The Tigers managed to outdo their championship performance last year by not only rolling past their seven Ivy League opponents by large margins, but also producing two individual champions in the persons of junior Michael Maag and sophomore Liz Costello."It was just a great day for Princeton cross country," Maag said.

NCAA tourney hopes sunk in OT

The women's soccer team suffered two losses and saw its Ivy League title hopes come to a disappointing end over Fall Break after a 1-0 loss to Penn on Saturday.Princeton (8-7-1 overall, 4-2-0 Ivy League) started off the break on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Ivy rival Cornell (4-10-0, 0-5-0), keeping the team in the Ivy League race.

Win over Penn seals title

Momentum is an interesting concept -- once you get the ball rolling, it can gain enough energy to topple most obstacles in its path.But you didn't have to stay late in physics lab to learn that.

A tale of two scorelines

At halftime in Philadelphia on Saturday, the Tigers and Quakers were deadlocked in a scoreless battle, their relentless defenses stifling every opposing effort and forcing the offenses to fight for every inch.Any Ivy League sports fan reading that sentence might assume the Princeton-Penn game in question was between the schools' field hockey or men's or women's soccer teams ? all of which were facing off on Penn's campus last Saturday.

Win at Penn will clinch league title

Within a week, the field hockey team will have finished the regular season and will know its postseason fate.

Southerns yield new hope

For the men's water polo team, the season has been a rollercoaster ride. As next weekend's Southern Division championships approach, the Tigers (12-13 overall, 3-5 Collegiate Water Polo Association) look to finish the season on the rise.After getting off to an 8-2 start, including a clean sweep of all preseason non-league opponents, the Tigers began to feel the effects of their tough schedule.

Live blogging of the Princeton-Cornell football game

Prince reporters ran a live blog of the football team's 34-31 Friday night win over Cornell. Click for a link to our blog, Sideline Dispatches.

'Frustrating' season enters home stretch against Big Red, Quakers

As the men's soccer team looks to push past .500 in the Ivy League, the importance of each individual match rises, and the Tigers appreciate each additional minute they can spend focusing on the game."[Fall Break] is much more soccer and much less school," senior captain and forward Kyle McHugh said in an email.

Princeton looks to move atop the Ivies

For most students, Fall Break is a time to relax, watch television and catch up on some much-needed sleep.

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Football team wins Friday night thriller against Cornell, 34-31

"When the wind is cold and the sky is dark, Ducks fly together!" And when the rain poured down on Princeton and Cornell, the Tigers roared in unison.In a scene reminiscent of the classic film "D2: The Mighty Ducks," the football team charged out onto the field Friday night sporting surprise new orange jerseys and a Duck-like determination to bounce back from its three-game losing streak.The 34-31 win over the Big Red (4-3 overall, 1-3 Ivy League) was a team effort for Princeton (3-4, 2-2) culminating in a 58-yard, go-ahead touchdown run by sophomore tailback Jordan Culbreath midway through the fourth quarter.

Quarterback questions nag Hughes & Co.

At the end of midterm week, the last thing anyone wants to see is another question. Unfortunately for the football team (2-4 overall, 1-2 Ivy League), the starting lineup has a big one at quarterback as it prepares to face Cornell (4-2, 1-2) tonight at Princeton Stadium.For the 7 p.m.

Tigers are favored to defend Heps titles

Last year the cross country squads ran to a sweep of the annual Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, marking the end of a long drought for both teams.

Capkovic loses in ITA semifinals

After a long day of waiting and cheering for teammates, second-seeded junior Peter Capkovic took the court at 8 p.m.

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Ready to skate up a storm

Last year, the men's ice hockey team's season ended with a close 3-2 loss to Dartmouth in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League (ECACHL) Quarterfinals.

Princeton trivia for midterms

Halfway through midterm week, what better way to recap the Princeton sports season so far than with ... a midterm?Unlike most Princeton exams, this test will not leave you in a state of shell shock.