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When Villanova and Vanderbilt showed up on the women's soccer's team's schedule, the only 'V' Princeton could think about was victory.After defeating Villanova on Friday in Philadelphia, 1-0, the Tigers set their claws on Vanderbilt in a 3-0 route starring junior forward Emily Behncke."They were coming into the game 0-3, so they had nothing to lose," head coach Julie Shackford said.

SPORTS | 09/12/2004

Second-half explosion buries men's soccer in blowout loss

Second-half explosion buries men's soccer in blowout loss

Losing is bad enough, but being blown out of the water by the opposition is even worse. Men's soccer learned that lesson the hard way on Friday night, suffering a humiliating 6-0 loss against No.

SPORTS | 09/12/2004

Women's volleyball rolls through Morgan St. Tournament; Grumet shines for Tigers

After a strong season last fall, women's volleyball returns to the court this year with high expectations and lofty goals.

SPORTS | 09/12/2004

Deep men's soccer eyes trip to NCAA tournament

Five of the players on the men's soccer team (1-0) remember when Princeton won the Ivy League title and went to the NCAA tournament in 2001.

SPORTS | 09/09/2004

M., w. cross-country start 2004 on different paths

2003 was a banner year for women's cross country, when in less than three months the program went from being virtually unknown at the national level to a top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships.On the men's side, however, a new coach, new lead runners, and new talent will be put to the test this year after a disappointing 2003.The women, led by returning All-American junior Cack Ferrell, now hope to prove that last season was no fluke.

SPORTS | 09/09/2004

M. water polo hosts Princeton Invite

What sport is like running a marathon, playing a game of chess, and trying to survive a mugging all in 10 feet of water?

SPORTS | 09/09/2004

Sprint football looks to end streak

In the face of continued adversity and disappointment, "maybe this year" becomes a perennial invocation for the members of the sprint football team while preparing for the fall season.Consistently outmatched by the five other schools that compete in the Collegiate Sprint Football League, the Tigers (0-6 in 2003) have the daunting task of rebuilding a program that has endured 31 straight losses over the past five years.

SPORTS | 09/09/2004

Eight field hockey seniors seek fourth career league title

When a team consistently achieves tremendous success it is almost certain that their successes will be met with even loftier expectations for the upcoming season.

SPORTS | 09/09/2004

Last season's success just the beginning for w. soccer

For the 2004 women's soccer team, expectations ? its own and those of outsiders and coaches ? are high.

SPORTS | 09/09/2004

Women's volleyball hopes to dethrone Penn in Ivies

It will be a hunt for blood this fall as Princeton women's volleyball looks to capture this season's Ivy League title after a frustrating finish last year that left them trailing Penn in the Ivy League rankings.Rebounding off a forfeit by Columbia, the Tigers had a chance to win a share of the Ivy League crown from the Quakers, a team that has dominated the sport for the past few years.Princeton had been the league's favourite throughout the Nineties, having won the Ivy title five times between 1994 and 2000, but has struggled through a recent rebuilding period, one in which at times the team possessed only one senior.In a devastating 3-1 loss, however, the Tigers were unable to capitalize on the fortunate hand dealt them, and ended the season in second place, allowing Penn to be crowned champions for the third consecutive year.The season definitely had its upsides, however, as Princeton ended the year with an 11-3 Ivy League record and an 18-7 all around record.In addition, both then-junior Alex Brown and then-sophomore Lauren Grumet were named to the All-Ivy conference team.

SPORTS | 09/09/2004

Top talent returns for defending Ivy men's golf champions

For the fourth time in the last five years, members of the men's golf team will begin the season with an Ivy League bullseye affixed to their orange and black polo shirts.

SPORTS | 09/09/2004

Current and former Tigers represent U.S., Greece, Peru

Although Soren Thompson '05 and the armada or Princeton rowers got the most attention, a handful of other Princeton athletes also competed in Athens. Fencing ? WomenThompson wasn't the only Princetonian ep

SPORTS | 09/08/2004

Field hockey loses two games to open season

First-half deficits stalled the field hockey team's attempts to begin the season on a winning note last weekend.

SPORTS | 09/08/2004

Three alums medal in rowing; win one gold, two silvers

Chris Ahrens '98 and his boatmates in the U.S. men's heavyweight eight crew team traveled to Athens with a simple, yet ambitious mission: return their country to glory in their sport's most prestigious race.Mission accomplished.After dominating Olympic rowing competitions throughout the first half of the century, the Americans had not taken gold in the men's eight since 1964.

SPORTS | 09/08/2004

Life's dreams coming true for Young '02

Life is good for Chris Young these days.It's Saturday night and the 2002 graduate is hanging out like a normal 25-year-old.

SPORTS | 09/08/2004

Thompson '05 knocks off world's top fencer in Athens

After 15 months of intense training to prepare for the Summer Olympics in Athens, men's epée fencer Soren Thompson '05 had nine minutes to prove himself.Standing across the strip, readying himself for the Round of 16, was Alfredo Rota of Italy, the No.

SPORTS | 09/08/2004

W. lacrosse falters in championship

Arguably the most dominant Princeton team in the spring, women's lacrosse (19-1 overall, 7-0 Ivy League) was showered with well-deserved honors throughout the season.

SPORTS | 09/07/2004

Schaen to miss year of school

Men's basketball player Harrison Schaen, who was expected to begin his sophomore year this week, will be taking the academic year off from Princeton.Schaen, a top-200 national prospect as a high school senior, confirmed his plans by phone from his Huntington Beach, Calif., home last Wednesday night.Characterizing the decision as "voluntary," he cited family-related circumstances on which he declined to elaborate."I'm staying at home with my parents and working on my game.

SPORTS | 09/07/2004

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