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The Daily Princetonian

Raiders rain on Tigers' parade

Defense wins championships. Offense puts fans in the seats. But what does special teams do?The least-appreciated of football's three dimensions proved its importance Saturday afternoon at Princeton Stadium, as a pair of special teams miscues in the game's first three minutes doomed the football team to a 16-10 defeat at the hands of Colgate.The Tigers (3-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) let Geoff Bean return the opening kickoff 60 yards for the Raiders (3-2), then fell victim to a 1-yard Jordan Scott touchdown run three plays later.Colgate missed the extra point, but senior kick-returner Jay McCareins gave the ball right back when he was stripped on the ensuing kickoff.

SPORTS | 10/09/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Brown stuns women's soccer in Providence

Sometimes, the odds just don't go your way. That's what women's soccer (3-5-2 overall, 1-2-0 Ivy League) must be telling itself after Saturday's 2-1 loss to Brown (5-7-0, 1-2-0) that landed it in the cellar of the Ivy League.Despite the fact that the Tigers outshot the Bears, 22-7, the loss marked the first time Princeton has lost to Brown since the 1997 season.Despite peppering Bears goalkeeper Hilary Wilson with shots all day long, the only ball that slipped through was from freshman forward Aarti Jain.

SPORTS | 10/09/2005

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Colgate next test for football

After swamping Columbia with a wave of Orange and Black last weekend, the football team (3-0 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) will surge toward its next two Ivy League games with an attempt to sink non-conference foe Colgate (2-2).The Tigers' 3-0 start has far exceeded expectations ? beyond simply being undefeated, Princeton has knocked off three previously undefeated squads without trailing even once.But though the Tigers' confidence has grown as a result of their strong start, the team's attitude remains restrained."We just keep harping on the fact that if you remain humble and don't get too full of yourselves, good things are going to happen," head coach Roger Hughes said.Colgate will bring Princeton a few specific challenges that have the potential to shake the Tigers.

SPORTS | 10/06/2005

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News & Notes

Halpern and Parros in NHLLast night, Jeff Halpern '99 and George Parros '03 suited up for the National Hockey League's opening night.

SPORTS | 10/05/2005

The Daily Princetonian

Sisterly Synergy

It would be a cliché to say they are inseparable.Unfortunately, it also happens to be true.It's difficult not to speak in clichés, though, when talking about the Schmidt sisters.

SPORTS | 10/05/2005

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The Loneliest Tiger

If you watch the Princeton football team during practice any given afternoon, your attention immediately turns to the quarterback airing out the ball, the receivers running their routes and the coaches chewing on their whistles.Easy to overlook is the player wearing number 15, the one working out alone, separate from the rest of the players clothed in Orange and Black.Transition to any Saturday afternoon, and you'll see a wildly different picture.

SPORTS | 10/04/2005