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Princeton badgers Wisconsin for win

The women's tennis team took care of business Sunday afternoon against Wisconsin, sweeping every match en route to a 7-0 shutout victory.The Tigers (3-2 overall) were impressive against the Badgers (3-6, 0-1 Big Ten Conference), a tough Big Ten opponent, at the Nielsen Tennis Center in Madison, Wis.Princeton captured the three doubles contests, 9-8 (7-5), 8-6, 8-4.

Boston Celtics holding steady in first place

Coming out of All-Star weekend, it's no secret that the Atlantic Division of the NBA's Eastern Conference is stocked with some of the worst teams in the league.

Princeton stumbles against ranked opponents

For the second consecutive week, the women's water polo team (4-4 overall) split a four-game tournament against the highest caliber competition in the country.

Hockey shuts down Colgate, falls to Cornell

Split.No, that's not the sound of senior goaltender BJ Sklapsky's pants ripping after making one too many sprawling kick saves for the men's hockey team.

W. squash takes title

The No. 1 women's squash team (11-0 overall, 9-0 Ivy League) completed its dream season Sunday in New Haven, Conn., defeating archrival Harvard (8-3 overall, 5-3 Ivy League) in the final of the Howe Cup to claim their first national championship since 1999.The No.

Wrestling shut out on Senior Night

Saturday was doubly difficult for the Princeton wrestling team. The Tigers (0-17 overall, 0-8 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) sent off the seven members of its Class of 2007 in the last home match of their careers, a 47-0 loss at the hands of Penn."Knowing that we're not going to come back to Dillon is very strange," senior Kris Berr said.

Tigers nab second Ivy victory

Three weeks ago, Kevin Steuerer was barely getting into games. Now he's stepping into a leadership role.On Friday, the junior forward had a career-high 12 points on five-of-seven shooting when the men's basketball team (11-12 overall, 2-7 Ivy League) fell just short in a comeback effort against Cornell (14-10, 7-3), losing 57-50.

Princeton loses fourth straight on the road

The long road home gets longer when coming back from a loss. Games away from Jadwin Gym have been particularly brutal for the women's basketball team this season, and that trend continued this weekend.Princeton (10-13 overall, 4-5 Ivy League) dropped a pair of away games, the first a last-second, 69-66 defeat at the hands of Cornell (10-13, 6-4) and the second a close, 58-53 loss to Columbia (7-17, 3-7).In the first contest, the team absorbed a tough loss against the Big Red in one of the Tigers' closest defeats of the season.

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Track preps for Heps at home invite

Coming off a weekend sweep over Ancient Eight rivals Harvard and Yale last weekend at the annual HYPs, the Princeton men's and women's track teams opened up Jadwin Gym on Saturday, Feb.

Tigers complete weekend shutout

It was an emotional afternoon at Baker Rink Saturday when women's hockey head coach Jeff Kampersal stood up and gave a speech for Senior Day.Judging by the fact that the Tigers (16-10-4 overall,14-6-2 Eastern College Athletic Conference Hockey League) followed it up with their second shutout victory in a row, it must have been a pretty good speech.Princeton's Friday night matchup against Colgate (14-14-2, 13-7-1) resulted in a hard-fought 1-0 victory, while Saturday's skate against Cornell (4-23-2, 4-17-1) put a notch in the win column, with an easy 3-0 victory.The pair of victories meant that the Tigers finally won the fight for fourth place in the ECACHL, which gives Princeton home-ice advantage in the first two games of its quarterfinal matchup with Colgate this weekend at Baker Rink."It was awesome winning the last two games of the regular season," senior captain and forward Kim Pearce said.

Must-win games in Ivy chase

In sports, teams don't get many second chances ? but they do get some, and how they capitalize on them dictates the quality of the squad.This weekend, with the Ivy championship slipping from the grasp of the fourth-place Tigers, they'll effectively have one last shot to show what they've got.

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Tigers revisit lost weekend

The men's basketball team is halfway through its Ivy League season, and though a title run is out of reach, there is still plenty for this young team to play for.Princeton (10-11 overall, 1-6 Ivy League) kicks off the second round of conference matchups this weekend at home against Cornell (13-9, 6-2) tonight and Columbia (13-9, 4-4) tomorrow night.Team goals of running the offense efficiently and grinding out wins remain salient, but the individual performances of those Tigers building toward next season will be just as important.Princeton enters the weekend with junior forward Kyle Koncz leading the way in scoring at 8.8 points per game.

Playoff push picking up for Princeton

With the penultimate weekend of the men's hockey season looming just around the corner, fans from all around the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Hockey League (ECACHL) sit on tenterhooks, anxiously poring over the standings and schedules, trying to predict where their favorite teams will stand when the dust has settled.All playoff seeds from one to 12 are yet to be determined, and all 12 teams still have a shot at a top-four finish and the first-round bye that comes with it."Our league is so close it's unbelievable," senior goaltender BJ Sklapsky said.

Home-ice advantage up for grabs at Baker Rink

It's hard to say whether the women's hockey team is hosting its final pair of regular season games or is holding a convention aimed at dental hygiene and fresh breath this weekend as the Tigers face off against Colgate at 7 p.m.

Women seek first national title of decade

There's only one question to ask this weekend: Can the Tigers stay perfect?It's rare for a Division I school to have two teams remain undefeated during the same season and even rarer for both of those teams to compete in the same sport.

Tigers crush Violets

A good sports team tries to force its opponent to make errors. Better teams can even adjust to an opponent's strengths ? and that's exactly what the men's volleyball team did against New York University.There was certainly no lack of excitement for the crowd at Dillon Gym on Tuesday night, when the men's volleyball team took on New York University (5-9 overall) in its home opener.

Wolff owns top-ranked ABA squad

"I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell." Sound familiar?To most, these words conjure an image of Christopher Walken encouraging a belly-baring Will Ferrell to explore the studio space in a Saturday Night Live skit.

Crimson and Tigers to duel for Ivies

The Tigers just wrapped up an undefeated Ivy League season, something that hasn't been done since 2003.