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Fencing opens at Penn State invite

Fencing opens at Penn State invite

While most collegiate athletes find themselves rusty at the beginning of a season, members of the Princeton fencing teams opened their seasons with strong showings.The Tigers easily shook off the dust that often plagues teams early in their competitive seasons at the Penn State Garrett Open this weekend.The tournament, an individual competition, featured several impressive finishes for both the men's and women's teams.Junior Jacqueline Leahy was the highest finisher for the women's team, placing second in the foil division."That's the best I've ever done in this meet, and I wasn't quite expecting that," Leahy said, noting she had taken this past summer off.Sophomore Kira Horhensee, competing in the

SPORTS | 11/15/2004

Two-sport star Pillion excels in soccer, lacrosse

What's the only thing harder than being a starter for a top-10 ranked team in NCAA Division I sports while maintaining academics at the most competitive school in the country?

SPORTS | 11/15/2004

Youthful w. squash asserts itself with No. 2 showing

Women's squash began its season last weekend with a preview of some of its regular-season competitors at the Ivy Scrimmages, hosted by No.

SPORTS | 11/15/2004

Men's hockey escapes weekend play with split

Men's hockey returned home from a pair of road games once again with a mixed record, this time against ECAC rivals Brown and Harvard.In its first game of the weekend on Friday, Princeton (2-3-1 overall, 2-2-0 ECAC) extended its winning streak to two with an impressive 5-1 victory over an overmatched Brown squad (1-3-1, 1-3-1). The following night, the Tigers suffered a disappointing 8-6 defeat at the hands of league rival Harvard (2-2-1, 2-2-1).Junior forward Dustin Sproat and sophomore forward Grant Goeckner-Zoeller turned in strong performances for Princeton.

SPORTS | 11/15/2004

After early goal, men's soccer gives up lead, falls to Yale

Going into this weekend, the men's soccer team needed a win and some help to win the Ivy League title.

SPORTS | 11/15/2004

W. cross country qualifies for NCAA Championship meet

The old adage says that all good things must come to an end, but senior Austin Smith, it seems, has found a way to delay the inevitable.Smith tied for third (30 minutes, 33 seconds) at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional cross country meet held this weekend.

SPORTS | 11/15/2004

Women's swimming pounds BC

The women's swimming and diving team was tired. Not only had the Tigers undertaken a grueling training regimen, but they were also dealing with the terrible loss of a teammate, Alan Ebersole '07, who passed away on the team's training trip.

SPORTS | 11/15/2004

Club sports, IM locked in cold war over Baker Rink

Hobey Baker never would've seen this one coming.When Baker '14 died in 1918, the men's ice hockey team that he had once starred on was the only organized team at Princeton to play on ice.

SPORTS | 11/15/2004

Princeton routs Blue Devils in first round

By halftime Friday night at Lourie-Love Field, where the Princeton Tigers were battling the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils in the first round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship tournament, physical play and heavy rain had combined to turn the jerseys of both teams into a muddy shade of brown.Still, the colors that lay beneath all that muck were able to assume significant symbolic value, as the artistry of the white-collar Princeton team prevailed over the scrappiness of their blue-collar opponent in a 5-0 Tigers' victory.Crisp touch passes and the brilliant play of senior forward Esmeralda Negron, who managed two goals and two assists despite the rain and temperatures in the mid-30's, were what pleased the crowd of 325, but the key to victory was Princeton's willingness to get as dirty as its opponents.Fighting against Blue Devil defenders as much as the sloppy conditions, the Tigers took control of the game in the 10th minute with two goals separated by less than 30 seconds.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

Loss to Yale ensures losing league record for football

NEW HAVEN, CONN. ? Both Princeton and Yale celebrated scores three times in Saturday's game at the Yale Bowl.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

No. 6 Syracuse pulls away late in win over m. hoops

SYRACUSE, N.Y. ? For a man who's said he doesn't want to claim moral victories this season, men's basketball head coach Joe Scott '87 seemed awfully pleased by the performance of his team in defeat."We did what I wanted us to do tonight," he said.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

No. 12 Tigers shut out both opponents in opening two rounds of NCAA Tournament

Second round of the NCAA tournament. Double-overtime. Next goal wins. Just one win away from the Sweet 16.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

W. volleyball wins big game, gets help

Yale and Princeton are usually rivals. This weekend however, the members of the women's volleyball team were Yale's biggest fans.The Tigers, who entered the season as the favorites in the Ivy League, lost control of their destiny last weekend when they lost to Cornell.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

Young re-signs with Rangers after flirting with Kings

Former Princeton two-sport star Chris Young '02 confirmed to The Daily Princetonian last night that he has signed a three-year contract extension with the Texas Rangers, with a club option for a fourth year.Young said the Dallas Morning News' report that the deal with Rangers is worth $1.25 million was incorrect, but he declined to specify the true amount.He also confirmed that the deal with the Rangers was accelerated by the Sacramento Kings' offer of a two year guaranteed contract.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

Yale ground game dooms football's bid to end streak

NEW HAVEN, CONN. ? Standing five feet, seven inches tall and weighing 190 pounds, Robert Carr looks more suited for carrying an equipment bag than a football team.But on a cold and windy Saturday afternoon, as Princeton and Yale renewed their rivalry for the 127th time on the sunken field of the ancient Yale Bowl, Carr hoisted the Elis onto his deceptively strong shoulders and hauled them to victory.In a middling game worthy of the opponents' mediocre records, both squads seemed to waste more chances than they capitalized upon.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

M. water polo advances to Final Four

Our collective memory is replete with epic battles: the Battle of Troy, Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed, the Thrilla in Manila, Braveheart ? and now the 2004 Eastern Championship.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

W. hockey starts weekend strong, fizzles vs. Harvard

After playing 41 minutes of excellent offense and scoring three goals, women's hockey's front line went ice cold for the rest of the weekend.Princeton (3-2-1 overall, 2-2 Eastern College Athletic Conference) managed to hold off Brown (3-2-0, 2-1-0) for a 3-2 victory Friday night.

SPORTS | 11/14/2004

Owings, Stephens lead m. basketball over Bucknell

SYRACUSE, N.Y. ? They may not have been in mid-season form, but on this opening night of the 2004-2005 season, the performance the men's basketball team turned in was good enough to earn a "W."Despite shaky rebounding and a few offensive lapses, Princeton (1-0) controlled play most of the way and pulled away in the final 10 minutes for a 61-48 victory over Bucknell (0-1).Sophomore forward Luke Owings, making his first career start, led the way with 21 points, including four three-pointers.

SPORTS | 11/11/2004

M. soccer needs win, help to make NCAA tournament

It's crunch time. With the postseason looming and one game left, men's soccer (8-4-1 overall, 3-1-2 Ivy League) is hoping to beat Yale and sneak into the playoffs.Even if the Tigers beat Yale (6-10, 3-3), Brown must also take down Dartmouth for Princeton to win a share of the Ivy League championship.

SPORTS | 11/11/2004

No. 6 Syracuse next for m. hoops

SYRACUSE, N.Y. ? After taking care of business against Bucknell, 61-48, the men's basketball team will get the opportunity it came here looking for: a chance to play No.

SPORTS | 11/11/2004

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