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More than just simple swordplay

The Daily Princetonian

More than just simple swordplay

Children do it with wrapping paper tubes during the holidays. A dreadlocked Johnny Depp did it in "Pirates of the Caribbean." Romantic nobleman once did it to defend their honor.And then there's the Princeton fencing team, which brings a modern version of it ? swordplay, if you haven't yet guessed ? to the 'C' Floor of Jadwin Gym each winter.A descendant of the gory warfare of medieval knights, modern fencing is an artful sport, requiring a combination of both physical and mental quickness.

SPORTS | 11/29/2005

Quiet but steady

The Daily Princetonian

Quiet but steady

Ask Patrick Ekeruo, junior center for the men's basketball team, where he would like to see his game progress, and you might think, at first, that he is selling himself short.You'll hear no aspirations to be like former teammate Judson Wallace '05, who graduated last year as a three-time all-Ivy honoree at center and a member of Princeton's elite 1,000-point club.There certainly won't be any mention of Hakeem Olajuwon, the two-time NBA champion and 12-time all-star who, like Ekeruo (pronounced e-CARE-oh), hails from Nigeria.Instead, you can expect a response befitting Ekeruo's grounded nature and his desire to apply himself in whatever way he sees as best for his team."I need to become what Mike Stephens was in the post last year," Ekeruo says, referring to Wallace's classmate and backup, who emerged last year as a stabilizing presence for the Tigers during an otherwise turbulent senior season."I just want to be that center [about whom] everyone can say, 'He has no turnovers, he gets his teammates shots, and he controls the offense,'" Ekeruo says.

SPORTS | 11/28/2005
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Quiet but steady

The Daily Princetonian

Quiet but steady

Ask Patrick Ekeruo, junior center for the men's basketball team, where he would like to see his game progress, and you might think, at first, that he is selling himself short.You'll hear no aspirations to be like former teammate Judson Wallace '05, who graduated last year as a three-time all-Ivy honoree at center and a member of Princeton's elite 1,000-point club.There certainly won't be any mention of Hakeem Olajuwon, the two-time NBA champion and 12-time all-star who, like Ekeruo (pronounced e-CARE-oh), hails from Nigeria.Instead, you can expect a response befitting Ekeruo's grounded nature and his desire to apply himself in whatever way he sees as best for his team."I need to become what Mike Stephens was in the post last year," Ekeruo says, referring to Wallace's classmate and backup, who emerged last year as a stabilizing presence for the Tigers during an otherwise turbulent senior season."I just want to be that center [about whom] everyone can say, 'He has no turnovers, he gets his teammates shots, and he controls the offense,'" Ekeruo says.

SPORTS | 11/28/2005

Tigers sputter to defeat

The Daily Princetonian

Tigers sputter to defeat

For the first 25 minutes of the men's basketball team's game Sunday afternoon at Jadwin Gym, the Tigers might as well have been wearing blindfolds.Shooting five-of-22 from the field and turning the ball over 15 times, Princeton scored just 13 points and spotted visiting Lafayette a 19-point lead.Senior point guard Scott Greenman and sophomore forward Noah Savage combined for 27 points over the final 14 minutes, 18 seconds of play, but the Tigers (1-2 overall) sprang to life far too late to pose a serious threat to the Leopards (2-2), falling 57-46."Our sense of urgency was missing today.

SPORTS | 11/27/2005

Tigers sputter to defeat

The Daily Princetonian

Tigers sputter to defeat

For the first 25 minutes of the men's basketball team's game Sunday afternoon at Jadwin Gym, the Tigers might as well have been wearing blindfolds.Shooting five-of-22 from the field and turning the ball over 15 times, Princeton scored just 13 points and spotted visiting Lafayette a 19-point lead.Senior point guard Scott Greenman and sophomore forward Noah Savage combined for 27 points over the final 14 minutes, 18 seconds of play, but the Tigers (1-2 overall) sprang to life far too late to pose a serious threat to the Leopards (2-2), falling 57-46."Our sense of urgency was missing today.

SPORTS | 11/27/2005

Ferrell All-America Again

The Daily Princetonian

Ferrell All-America Again

During crucial moments in sports, there are those who perform and those who choke. In the most important race of the season, the women's cross country team proved to be the former, exceeding the expectations of many in the running community by finishing a higher-than-predicted 11th.Led by three-time All-American senior Cack Ferrell, Princeton took 11th after being ranked 13th at the NCAA Championships on Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.Ferrell finished the six-kilometer course in 20 minutes and four seconds, good for 10th place overall.

SPORTS | 11/22/2005

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