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M., w. track use Princeton Invitational to relax, heal

M., w. track use Princeton Invitational to relax, heal

With Alumni Day festivities occupying Jadwin Gymnasium, the final indoor home meet of the season for both the men's and women's track and field teams was relegated to the posh facilities of Lawrenceville Prep, four miles down Route 206.The Heptagonal Championship, an antiquated name for the championship contested by the Ivy League and Navy, are this upcoming weekend and as such, the past weekend's competition was downplayed.

SPORTS | 02/25/2003

Men's basketball comes alive after loss of Gloger

It is said that when a person goes blind, his other senses are heightened. If a person loses a finger, the rest of the hand gets stronger to compensate for the loss.

SPORTS | 02/25/2003

M. volleyball battles Rutgers to a tight, 3-2 loss

Crushing Rutgers in the first game, the Scarlet Knights came back and won three of the final four games, to beat the Tigers, 3-2..Going into the final game tied, 2-2, the Tigers had the chance to win their second straight, but Rutgers was too strong in the fifth game, and pulled out a 15-13 win.Sophomore Blake Robinson led the Tigers with 21 kills on the night.

SPORTS | 02/25/2003

M. squash defeats Yale, but title goes to Trinity

From the looks on the Tigers' faces late Sunday, it was hard to tell they had just lost.The men's squash Class of 2003 ended its career at Jadwin Gym this past weekend in the Intercollegiate Squash Association Team Championships.

SPORTS | 02/24/2003

Wrestling falls to Penn, now stands at 1-4 in Ivies

In a meet the wrestling team had awaited all season, Penn did not fail to challenge Princeton. Always one of the top Ivy League teams, the Tigers wrestled well, but could not claim enough points to beat the always powerful Quakers.Princeton won four of the meet's ten matches to keep it close, but the depth of the Quakers ? No.

SPORTS | 02/24/2003

W. tennis cruises in easy weekend with two wins

Still looking for cohesion and confidence, the women's tennis team faced two non-conference opponents this weekend, and easily defeated both of them.

SPORTS | 02/24/2003

M. tennis sweeps weekend, cruises past non-Ivy teams

Maybe playing blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs would have made the weekend a little more exciting for the men's tennis players.

SPORTS | 02/24/2003

M. hockey drops a pair in never-ending season

As of late, the men's hockey team has had little problem scoring goals against its opponents. Ordinarily, scoring would translate into victories for a hockey team.

SPORTS | 02/23/2003

Two big wins following one huge loss

The doomsayers had been out in full force for over a week. The men's basketball season was over they said.

SPORTS | 02/23/2003

Inconsistent play drowns w. hoops in weekend losses

"We thought this was going to be our coming out game ? a chance to prove ourselves against a challenging team," senior captain Maureen Lane said following the women's basketball game against Dartmouth on Friday."But at least we have a chance to prove ourselves tomorrow night against Harvard," she added.It turned out to be a good weekend for Lane, with her 16 points and eight rebounds against Dartmouth and her double-double, 20-point, 12-rebound performance against Harvard.Junior forward Kelly Schaeffer and freshman center Rebecca Brown also excelled both nights.

SPORTS | 02/23/2003

W. hockey beats Brown, falls to No. 1 Harvard

It was tough to tell which was the bigger game for women's hockey on this weekend's road trip. On Friday, tenth-ranked Princeton took on the No.

SPORTS | 02/23/2003

Men's, women's fencing victorious at H-Y-P meet

What's the magic number? For Princeton fencing it seemed to be 16-11 as the Tigers foiled Harvard nearly perfect season.

SPORTS | 02/23/2003

Women's hockey up against Harvard, Brown on road trip

Women's hockey has been sitting near the bottom of the national top-ten rankings and the middle of the conference standings all year, and this weekend provides a chance to make a big splash in both lists.With four games left before the Eastern College Athletic Conference playoffs begin, Princeton (15-7-2 overall, 8-4-0 ECAC) makes its final road trip of the season with stops in Cambridge Friday night to take on top-ranked Harvard (21-1-1, 10-0-1) and Providence Saturday to face Brown (9-10-4, 6-4-1).After a disappointing loss on the second end of a home-and-away series with Yale last weekend, the Tigers sit in fourth place in the ECAC, two points behind sixth-ranked St.

SPORTS | 02/20/2003

M. basketball to battle Ivy rivals Dartmouth, Harvard

From here on out, every game is a must-win for the men's basketball team. After losing two games last week to league-leading Penn and Brown, the Tigers find themselves in third place in the Ivy League, two games behind the Quakers and a game and a half behind the Bears.Though Princeton will play both of those teams one more time this season, the squad cannot afford any more setbacks in the meantime if its goal of making the NCAA tournament is to be realized.This weekend, the Tigers (11-9 overall, 5-2 Ivy League) travel into the teeth of New England to take on Dartmouth (6-15, 2-6) and Harvard (11-10, 3-5) for the second time this season.Earlier in the year, the Tigers downed the Crimson 67-61 in a game that came down to the final two minutes.

SPORTS | 02/20/2003

W. hoops faces toughest competition of season

Could it happen again?Earlier this season, when the women's basketball team (8-13 overall, 3-4 Ivy League) faced Dartmouth (11-10, 5-3) and Harvard (16-4, 8-0) in one weekend, it lost by a combined total of 58 points.Last year, the Tigers beat Harvard before the Crimson went on to win the Ivy League Title.

SPORTS | 02/20/2003

M. track tackles Armory and looks beyond weekend

Last Saturday marked the running of the historic H-Y-P triangular track meet. As has come to be expected in recent years, the Princeton men opted for practicality rather than tradition ? they chose not to compete in Cambridge but to send their top scorers to the highly contested Armory Invitational.The former Armory's banked mondo track is considered one of the fastest in the country.

SPORTS | 02/20/2003

Men's volleyball sweeps Violets in New York, 3-0

There is an unwritten rule in the world of sports, and it goes like this: a goofy mascot does not make a powerhouse team.

SPORTS | 02/20/2003

M., w. fencing gear up for H-Y-P meet in New Haven

"This is the best Harvard men's team that I've seen in 25 years ? maybe longer," Harvard assistant fencing coach Elliott Lillian said.These words, which are not surprising with Harvard's superiority complex, actually ring true this year.

SPORTS | 02/19/2003

M. hockey to skate against St. Lawrence and Clarkson

Familiarity breeds contempt.The men's hockey team understands the meaning of this old adage quite well.

SPORTS | 02/19/2003

W. basketball adjusting to new offensive style

Just two seasons ago, the women's basketball team's averaged 50 points a game and never managed to score over 70 points in any of its contests.A lot has changed since then ? a new head coach, two new classes of players ? and with these changes, the Tigers (8-13 overall, 3-4 Ivy League) have been trying to reverse their past habits.

SPORTS | 02/19/2003

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