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The Daily Princetonian

Field hockey continues to win despite lack of offense

Just get the job done. That's what winning in sports is all about.That mantra seems to be the guiding principle of this year's field hockey offense, which has helped boost the Tigers to a 6-2 overall record but has often times managed to produce just enough goals to squeak out the win.One thing is for certain ? this year's offense looks almost nothing like the hard-hitting powerhouse it was last season.In the first three Ivy League contests last year, Princeton routed Yale, Columbia and Dartmouth by the scores of 7-0, 6-1 and 9-1, respectively.This year, the Tigers' Ivy League games have been closer.

SPORTS | 10/07/2003

The Daily Princetonian

MWP 103: Water Etiquette

Seven swimmers hear the whistle from the pool deck, and the race is on. Sprinting towards each other from opposite sides of the pool, a flurry of splashing moves from each end of the pool to the center where a bobbing yellow ball awaits the fastest swimmer.

SPORTS | 10/07/2003

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The Daily Princetonian

Football struggles not from lack of talent but from lack of leadership

Needless to say, following Saturday night's football game, I had a plethora of subjects to address in this week's column ? a loss to Columbia at home for the first time in 58 years, a seeming lack of coherent strategy in play-calling, a defensive secondary that fails to play the short stuff tight.because it is too afraid of getting beat down the field on the long ball.But instead I am going to address a problem that I see at the root of all of these ? lack of leadership.Leadership ? both on the field and on the sideline ? is of utmost importance.

SPORTS | 10/07/2003

The Daily Princetonian

Women's tennis goes .500 on the weekend at Columbia

This past weekend the men's and women's tennis teams participated in two tournaments. The women traveled to Columbia University in New York City for the Columbia Invitational, and the men competed in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.The women did well, playing in a scrimmage format against Columbia and Penn and boasting an overall record for the weekend of 10-8 in singles matches and 2-4 in doubles.

SPORTS | 10/06/2003

The Daily Princetonian

Columbia utilizes momentum shifts to rally back over football

Columbia won Saturday's football game, 33-27, on a miracle catch by Wade Fletcher. The last second Hail Mary gave the Lions their first victory against Princeton since 1997, and their first victory at Princeton since 1945.A clearly dejected Roger Hughes, head coach, downplayed the importance of the Hail Mary catch after Saturday's contest, saying "There were a number of plays during the course of the game that led to the outcome."The Hail Mary was simply the last huge momentum shift in a game that was marred with more ups and downs than a Red Sox playoff contest.In Saturday's game, the Tigers were unable to hold onto any momentum they were able to accumulate over the course of the game.Princeton opened with its best quarter of football in this young season.

SPORTS | 10/05/2003

The Daily Princetonian

Football begins Ivy season versus Columbia

All of a sudden those symmetrical 28-13 losses seem far, far away. The football team has a chance to put its early woes behind and start the Ivy League season off right as the team takes on Columbia in its league opener Saturday at Princeton Stadium.The Lions (1-1), picked to finish last in the league before the season, will be riding high after a touchdown in the final minute against Bucknell last week lifted them to a surprising first win.

SPORTS | 10/02/2003