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Sloppy game at Cornell results in first defeat

ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 28 ? Apparently, the Tigers' parents never told them to always finish what they start.Amid three turnovers and an offense that couldn't find a way to finish its drives, Princeton (7-1 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) fell to Cornell (4-4, 2-3) by a score of 14-7.Those measly seven points came out of a total of 328 yards of offense, significantly higher than Cornell's 274 yards."All week, we talked about focus and finish and we didn't finish drives," head coach Roger Hughes said.

Princeton can't find net in Ivy League losses, finishes seventh

A team can play defense mighty well, but if it does not score, it cannot expect to win. Such was the case for the men's soccer team, which lost both its games over fall break, scoring a combined zero goals in losses to Ivy rivals Cornell and Penn to end its season.Princeton (6-8-3 overall, 1-5-1 Ivy League) dropped a 2-0 contest to Cornell (4-8-3, 3-3-1) in Ithaca, N.Y., on Oct.

Overtime win puts title in sight

When the Tigers are in need of a one-yard gain, head coach Roger Hughes calls upon junior running back Rob Toresco, who generally produces.

Quakers to follow Big Red

According to Cornell legend, Henry Schoellkopf, Class of 1901, once rescued a drowning dog by diving down 70 feet into one of Ithaca's gorges.

No. 9 Tigers to play four over fall break

Though the members of the women's hockey team will be taking a break from the classroom in the coming week, they'll still be putting in their time on the ice with a full schedule featuring games against No.

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Princeton pumped for Heps

While most students dropped everything to hit the books this past weekend, isolating themselves within Firestone's stacks or the Friend Center's glass shell, the Princeton cross country team continued its daily routine, practicing hard with an eye on one of the biggest meets of the year: the Heptagonal Championships.Though practices this week for both the men's and women's teams lightened up slightly, the athletes still divided their concentration between academics and the track."For any championship meet ? Heps, Nationals, Regionals ? we always taper, which just means that we reduce our mileage a little this week from what we've been doing so that we're fresh for the meet," senior Paul Rosa said.

A weekend away from perfection

Running the table in conference play is a feat that very few teams are able to accomplish in a season.

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Football's streak snapped

ITHACA, N.Y. ? Apparently, the Tigers' parents never told them to always finish what they start.Amid three turnovers and an offense that couldn't find a way to finish its drives, the Tigers (6-1 overall, 3-1 Ivy League) fell to Cornell (3-4, 1-3), 14-7.Those measly seven points came out of a total of 328 yards of offense, significantly higher than Cornell's 274 yards."All week, we talked about focus and finish and we didn't finish drives," head coach Roger Hughes said.

On Tap with ... Holly McGarvie

Sophomore Holly McGarvie leads the field hockey team ? which recently captured the Ivy League title ? in scoring with 16 points this season, and was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in lacrosse last spring after scoring 22 goals while starting all 18 games.The 'Prince' decided to sit down and get to know this star athlete a little bit better.What was your 'welcome-to-college-sports' moment?My first collegiate field hockey game vs.

Cornell, Penn for season's end

The men's soccer team found itself in a familiar situation last Saturday, after losing to Harvard, 2-1.

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Bears are straight outta the Midwest

For many reasons, it's not easy being from the Midwest ? eastern Iowa in my case. There are very few major cities, and our "culture" largely seems to be defined by our total lack of, well, culture.Of course people generally seem to enjoy Midwesterners, as we do have our strengths.

Rowers host country's best

After midterm week is over, the Princeton varsity crews will stay on campus for one last test: the three-mile Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie on Oct.

Postseason awaits for Tigers

With the regular season wrapped up, the men's water polo team will head to Lewisburg, Pa., on Saturday, Oct.

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Westgarth brothers forge own paths

At first glance, seniors Brett and Kevin Westgarth of the men's hockey team seem strikingly similar.

Secondary catching praise

Imagine a quarterback who is winless in six starts, having completed a mere 45 percent of his passes.

M. tennis has early exit

Blame it on the stress of midterms, blame it on the mid-season blues. But when it comes down to it, the men's tennis team was not up to snuff at the ITA Northeast Regionals this past weekend.After a strong sixth-place finish at the ECAC Division I Invitational three weeks ago, the men's tennis team was expecting better performances from its top players.