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Using their heads: Story of the Tiger helmet

Using their heads: Story of the Tiger helmet

This is the second in a series of articles on the history of Princeton football in commemoration of its 135th anniversary.Great athletes always have to be careful not to let success go to their heads, but in the case of the Princeton football program, being the winner of 28 national championships has done exactly that, quite literally, for almost 70 years.

SPORTS | 09/21/2004

FHO 101: The history, rules, and logistics of field hockey

It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon. You decide to head down to Class of 1952 Field to watch the Princeton field hockey team take on Columbia.

SPORTS | 09/21/2004

Athlete of the Week -- Matt Verbit

Before Saturday's game, few media outlets (including this illustrious publication) gave the football team much of a chance against Lafayette.

SPORTS | 09/21/2004

She's got next: Watts brings game, style to Dillon Gym floor

The greeting is always the same. "WE GOT NEXT," she hollers, announcing her arrival to everyone and no one in particular.It's familiar scene for those who come to play pickup basketball at Dillon Gym.

SPORTS | 09/20/2004

Men's soccer 'kisses sister' against No. 18 South Carolina

After shutting out Drexel last Tuesday, the men's soccer team seemed to have gotten its season back on the right track.

SPORTS | 09/20/2004

Women's golf places sixth in 15-team Mary Fossum Invite

For three years women's golf at Princeton has been dominated by one player. That player is senior Avery Kiser.

SPORTS | 09/20/2004

Saturday night football with Madame President

"Get him! Get hiiiiiiiiiim!"The game was out of reach with only about 50 seconds left in the game, but President Tilghman still wanted that sack.So I went to the football game with the Prez on Saturday night.

SPORTS | 09/20/2004

Wake Forest hands w. soccer first loss of young season

If the women's soccer team was going to lose a game, this weekend was the time to do it.After opening the season with three straight wins, including a 2-1 victory over then-No.

SPORTS | 09/20/2004

Field hockey drops first conference game since '99 season

The bumps continued for the women of the Princeton field hockey team this weekend, as the Tigers' record dropped to 1-5 with losses to No.

SPORTS | 09/19/2004

Tigers win first season opener since '98

You win a few, and you lose a few. For Princeton football, Saturday night's season-opening victory in dominant fashion against Lafayette was marred by the loss of a key wide receiver.

SPORTS | 09/19/2004

Fields, Verbit lead sharp offense as Tigers win season opener for first time since 1998

On the very first play of the game, only a few short feet separated senior quarterback Matt Verbit from the vicious leap of Leopards barreling towards him.But moments before the Leopards could grasp Verbit in their paws and pound him into the Princeton Stadium grass, Verbit calmly dumped the ball off to junior wide receiver Greg Fields, who scampered 16 yards for the first down behind a wall of screening offensive lineman.The play ? and the ensuing four quarters ? went exactly the way the head coach Roger Hughes had drawn up.

SPORTS | 09/19/2004

Men's water polo goes to 8-0 to start the season

With three wins over rival Navy heading into last season's Eastern Championship finals, men's water polo looked poised to add the Easterns crown to its already impressive collection of 2003 titles.

SPORTS | 09/19/2004

Women's volleyball finishes second at Colgate Invitational

While much of the East coast was dealing with Hurricane Ivan, women's volleyball ran into a storm of its own, as the Tigers finally dropped their first match to the Red Storm of St.

SPORTS | 09/19/2004

No. 2 Maryland next juggernaut up on field hockey schedule

The field hockey team has faced some tough competition early on in the season. From No. 6 Connecticut, No.

SPORTS | 09/16/2004

M. water polo

In a game last night in Baltimore, men's water polo pulled out a 16-11 win over Johns Hopkins (5-5).Junior driver John Stover had two goals in the first quarter for the Tigers (6-0) on the way to a game-high six.Princeton led 3-1 after the first quarter and had pushed the lead to 9-4 by halftime thanks to two consecutive goals from junior utility Mike McKenna just before the period ended, his only scores of the game.The Blue Jays made a push in the third, outscoring the Tigers 5-3 to draw the score to 12-9 heading into the final period.

SPORTS | 09/16/2004

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