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Snyder shuts out No. 3 Stanford

Snyder shuts out No. 3 Stanford

With a 2-0 win over No. 3 Stanford on Sunday afternoon, the women's softball team (14-6 overall) improved to 10-5 over its break-long California road trip and capped off a stretch of 15 games in 10 days with its most impressive victory of the season.The trip began on March 11 with the National Invitational Softball Tournament in San Jose, Calif., where the Tigers went 3-2 over three days.

SPORTS | 03/21/2005

Princeton wins five in Calif.

A 17-5 loss might seem like a demoralizing start to the women's water polo team's eight-game spring break road trip, but given the opponent ? No.

SPORTS | 03/21/2005

Fabian, Stiller beat ODU

In the world of baseball, spring means one thing: spring training. Just as every major league baseball team has headed to warmer weather to prepare for the coming season, so too did the Princeton team head south over spring break.The Tigers provided plenty of early-season action for their fans, playing nine games in eight days.

SPORTS | 03/21/2005

Men, women both finish 1-2 on West Coast

Heading into its match against No. 53 Purdue last Monday, the unranked men's tennis team logically expected a tough fight.

SPORTS | 03/21/2005

Women's lacrosse shocked in double-OT

For the second time in eight days, the Penn State women's lacrosse team downed the No. 1 team in the nation on its home turf.This time, it was Princeton who fell victim to the underdogs.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

Fencing eighth at NCAAs

Princeton's fencing team finished eighth at the NCAA fencing championships this weekend in Houston to finish out its 2004-05 season.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

No. 3 Cavaliers pull away after halftime

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA ? The outcome of the men's lacrosse team's contest against Virginia (4-0 overall) on Mar.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

Ferrell 3rd in 3,000m at indoor nationals

When junior Cack Ferrell arrived at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships at the University of Arkansas to race the 3,000 meter run, she and head coach Peter Farrell had no expectations."I didn't have a time goal, I didn't have a place goal," Ferrell said.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

Butler felled by eventual national champ at NCAAs

Junior wrestler Jake Butler traveled to St. Louis, Mo. last weekend to compete for the first time in the NCAA championships.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

Princeton began break with wins over Loyola, Duke

During the women's lacrosse team's streak of dominance over the past few years, no opponent has consistently beaten the Tigers more frequently than Loyola.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

Kentucky basketball is way of life

HOPKINSVILLE, KY ? Spring is here. Somewhere a bird is singing. Somewhere a dog is barking.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

Hsiao finishes career with third trip to NCAAs

Three weeks after utterly dominating her competition at the women's swimming team's season-ending Ivy Championships, senior co-captain Stephanie Hsiao closed out her Princeton swimming career as the Tigers' lone representative at the 2005 NCAA Championship meet.Hsiao finished 43rd in the 50-yard freestyle on Thursday morning, clocking a time of 23.33 seconds, followed by a 42nd place finish in the 100 free on Saturday morning, in a time of 50.62."I set a personal best in the 50," Hsiao said.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

Men's lax still winless after three games

After starting the season with back-to-back losses to the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation, the men's lacrosse team faced unranked Hofstra on Saturday afternoon with the hope of picking up its first win of the season.

SPORTS | 03/20/2005

Staying Afloat

Her back facing the goal, sophomore Elyse Colgan's arm sweeps under the water polo ball. She quickly twists her body and whips the ball around towards the net in one swift motion, releasing a beautiful shot ? full of technical precision, intense strength and power.

SPORTS | 03/10/2005

Tigers motivated by last season's disappointment

The quest of winning the Ivy League title starts now for the softball team. After a letdown last year, the team hopes that a fresh start can bring the title back to Princeton.

SPORTS | 03/10/2005

Tigers to face UVA on road

After finishing last weekend a bit blue, the men's lacrosse team will look to come up big in Saturday's clash of oranges.Coming off a loss to No.

SPORTS | 03/10/2005

Tigers go South for busy break

For all of the benefits of residing in beautiful New Jersey, the baseball team must annually cope with a significant drawback.

SPORTS | 03/10/2005

Tigers battle three top foes over break

Looking at the women's lacrosse team's early season schedule, one can't help but wonder if the Tigers are gluttons for punishment.

SPORTS | 03/10/2005

Philly pipeline: Murray follows in Pillion's footsteps

In her first game against Johns Hopkins, Alison Murray did nothing spectacular except play virtually mistake free defense.It turns out that that in itself is spectacular, which is why women's lacrosse head coach, Chris Sailer, has made her one of two freshman starters on the women's lacrosse team."Alison Murray [is] solid on defense [and] was one of our most consistent kids down in Australia" Sailer said.Murray realizes the importance of the trip to Australia in transitioning her game to the college level and its impact on the team in general."It was while we were there playing against the Australian National Team that I began to feel like I could handle this level of play," she said.

SPORTS | 03/10/2005

Letters to the editor

We all learn from Tigers' failuresRegarding 'Tigers go out with a whimper' (Wednesday, March 9, 2005):Like many fans of PU basketball, I looked forward to the Joe Scott era and still do.

SPORTS | 03/10/2005

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