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Weakness in red zone proves fatal

Up 13 in the locker room at halftime, head coach Roger Hughes told the football team to put its foot on Hampton's throat and close the Pirates out.Instead, the Tigers ran back onto the field and rolled over, failing to convert on a pair of crucial red-zone chances as No.

Late goal upsets No. 3 UConn

After a hard-fought victory, it's usually the key attacks or tenacious midfielders who win recognition.

Stagnant second half sinks Tigers

In the football team's wildest game of the season, there were so many big plays that the entire affair seemed scripted for the sake of highlight reels.

Overtime loss resembles last year's contest

Despite a different field and a different year, the result was the same.The men's soccer team dropped a 2-1 overtime decision against No.

Streak hits five in league victory

It looks like the grueling matchups early in the season are beginning to pay off for the women's soccer team.

Midshipmen sail away with win

The Tigers took away two wins from this weekend, but they also learned never to ease up against Navy, a quick team with the power to sail away.The No.

Defending Ivy champion Cornell no match in rout

The Empire State's Ivy League schools brought their volleyball teams to Princeton this weekend.The result: 6-1 in the Tigers' favor and two more wins to push the Princeton hot streak to nine.The women's volleyball team (11-3 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) defeated both of New York's Ivy League squads over the weekend, prevailing against Columbia (3-10, 0-2) on Friday night, 3-1, before dominating defending-champion Cornell (4-8, 1-2) by a 3-0 score Saturday.The Lions, despite their 3-9 record coming into the match, fought with the zeal of a team with a winning record.After Princeton dominated the first game, 30-12, Columbia fought back, starting the second game with a 5-0 run.

Brown to pose first Ivy test

It's pretty easy to forget a slow start when you haven't lost a game in nearly two weeks. After beginning the season with six consecutive losses, the men's soccer team (2-6-1 overall) has had nothing but success since, and will look to keep that trend going when it opens its Ivy League schedule against Brown (6-1-1) in Providence, R.I., tomorrow.With their 4-3 overtime victory against Adelphi on Wednesday night, the Tigers stretched their unbeaten streak to three.

Yard can't hold Stems

Summers at the Stem household were nothing out of the ordinary for a family with three boys ? football all day, every day out on the backyard turf.

Huskies looking for second helping

There was a steely note in head coach Kristen Holmes-Winn's voice as she reflected on the last matchup between the field hockey team and Connecticut.

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Tigers looking for fifth straight win

The women's soccer team has been rolling lately, and its timing couldn't be much better. Having won four consecutive games, the Tigers (4-4-1 overall, 1-0-0 Ivy League) will take on Brown (2-6-1, 0-1-0) in Providence, R.I., tomorrow looking to stay tied atop the Ivy League standings.Though Princeton began the season winless through five games, the struggles came against nationally ranked teams.

Pirates arrgh coming

The football team has already experienced a series of firsts this season ? from playing its first game at newly named Powers Field at Princeton Stadium to defending an Ivy League title for the first time under head coach Roger Hughes.Tomorrow, the Tigers (2-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) will have to be prepared for yet another new experience, as they host No.

NCAA doubles champ Anundsen joins coaching ranks

Less than a year ago, Sara Anundsen defeated the best of the best in the college tennis world, winning the NCAA doubles championship as a senior at the University of North Carolina.

McHugh seals victory in OT

Senior forward Kyle McHugh's second goal of the game came in the seventh minute of overtime, as the men's soccer team defeated Adelphi (0-8-2 overall) by a score of 4-3 last night at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium.

Tigers top Rutgers

The game-winning goal in Princeton's 5-1 win over Rutgers (8-4-1 overall) on Tuesday night will go into the books as an own goal, but to say that Rutgers scored on itself would be a gross injustice to the Tigers.

Ivy season equals new slate for Tigers

A 2-6-1 overall start does not typically inspire confidence and optimism in a team. Yet, the 2007 men's soccer team, led by head coach Jim Barlow '91, appears to be a rare breed ? the type of team that can put losses and disappointments behind it, focusing instead upon the games to come and what it hopes will be a brighter future.Despite coming off a 1-5-1 league season, the Tigers have high hopes for the 2007 campaign.

National dig leader McReynolds returns

­­The women's volleyball team will be welcoming back a familiar face this year. Senior libero Jenny McReynolds, who led the nation in digs per game her junior year, returns to the team after a year away from Princeton.

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