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Ball control not enough for win

The sprint football team did not look ready to break its losing streak last Friday when it faced Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y.Still, fresh off the previous week's forfeit to Army, the Tigers put together a tough offensive performance under its new quarterback and played a better game than was reflected on the scoreboard.

Pre-Nationals no problem

Head coach Peter Farrell of the women's cross country team has a new task on his agenda: find more challenging races.This past Saturday, Princeton traveled to Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind., where Farrell's No.

2-0 lead at half makes for easy win

The women's soccer team kept the good times rolling against Columbia on Saturday, roaring to a 2-0 win over the Lions at Princeton Stadium to extend its winning streak to six games and keep its perfect Ivy League record.Princeton (6-4-1 overall, 3-0-0 Ivy League) was firing on all cylinders in the first half, passing and controlling the ball well as it jumped to a two-goal lead that Columbia (6-4-3, 1-2-0) was unable to overcome.The game remained a scoreless affair for the first 35 minutes when sophomore forward Marci Pasenello drew a penalty in the box.

Two Ivy wins extend streak to 11 matches

The women's volleyball team entered the weekend riding high on a nine-game winning streak. It left on an even better note after picking up two more Ivy wins at Dillon Gym to boost its streak to 11.The Tigers (13-3 overall, 5-0 Ivy League) defeated longtime rival and Ivy League contender Yale (8-5, 2-2) in a tense 3-1 contest Friday night before besting a pesky Brown team (2-13, 0-5) by the same score Saturday afternoon.Friday's contest against the Bulldogs pitted two teams with their sights set on the Ivy League title.

McHugh scores twice as men roll over Columbia

Freshman midfielder Teddy Schneider chased a long ball into the Columbia box, sliding after the ball as the Lion goalie made the save.

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Princeton hosts Columbia with chance to bounce back

There is often the urge, especially in the world of sports, to wonder what might have been. For the men's soccer team, what might have been was a win over No.

Sixth-straight win in sight

There is nothing like dangling the prospect of payback in front of a team's face to get it fired up and ready to pounce.

Farrell builds a cross-country dynasty

Four years ago, I was a naive high school senior being recruited by Princeton women's cross country coach Peter Farrell.

Tigers, Bears take to air

In the football team's 17-3 win over Brown last season, an aggressive Tiger defense forced the Bears' offense into hibernation, allowing just 41 rushing yards on 26 attempts and tallying three forced fumbles, two interceptions and three sacks.But when Princeton (2-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) visits Brown (1-3, 0-1) in Providence, R.I., tomorrow afternoon, it will encounter a Bear offense that has emphatically come out of hiding."It's cliche, and I hate to use cliches," head coach Roger Hughes said, "but records mean nothing, especially in this game.

Unsanctioned dinners to cost Tigers

Each returning member of the men's basketball team will be required to pay $84 to charity in order to offset the costs of unsanctioned team dinners that took place last season under then-head coach Joe Scott '87.Senior Associate Director of Athletics Erin McDermott confirmed that the series of dinners was ruled a secondary rules violation by the NCAA.

Scott takes Flight E title in tiebreak

Call it what you like: breakout performance, brilliant tennis, sheer luck. Junior Kristen Scott could not be happier with her performance last weekend at the USTA Women's Collegiate Invitational tournament at Flushing Meadows, N.Y., where she won the Flight E singles draw on Monday.The road to the finals was not easy in this tournament, which attracted top-ranked female players from across the country, but you probably wouldn't know that from looking at the match results.

Muddy Lake Carnegie holds dreams of gold

After graduation, most Tiger athletes hang up their uniforms, leaving both Princeton and competitive athletics behind to take on jobs in the real world.

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Princeton falls to Missouri at Invite

If it's true that a team is only as good as its weakest link, then the women's golf team is well on its way to greatness.Taking second out of a field of 10 teams during the Johnie Imes Invitational at the University of Missouri, the Tigers managed to topple several highly ranked competitors.

Arner won't let injury hold her back

Injury 'Bug' Repellant doesn't really exist, but Candice Arner sure wouldn't refuse a spritz or two if it did.Not only did the junior midfielder for the field hockey team (6-4 overall, 3-1 Ivy League) miss the entire season last year after season-ending knee surgery, but she also missed almost two full years in high school when she tore each of her ACLs.

No team, no worries; indy athletes thrive

In the past decade, Princeton athletics have become associated with lacrosse dominance and overall excellence in interscholastic competition.

Princeton's Fab Five

Friday, April 6, 2007, marked a new experience for then-high school senior Ashley Higginson. She woke up, ran a race and placed second by a margin of more than 10 seconds, an unusual outcome for the standout in her senior season.But when you realize that the race was against collegiate and professional athletes from across the nation, then maybe you'll forgive her.

Tigers must work with what they've got from here on out

After last week's forfeit, the sprint football team (0-3) is looking to pull itself up by its bootstraps in time to play the second half of its season.

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