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Women's tennis falls victim to Brown, Yale at Jadwin

Women's tennis falls victim to Brown, Yale at Jadwin

A wise man once said that when it rains, it pours. But what happens when one is inside? Does it rain at all?The women's tennis team was moved inside to the dry confines of Jadwin Gymnasium this weekend, and though freed from the miserable weather outdoors still battled a storm ? an indoor one ? against Yale and Brown on Friday and Saturday, respectively.The team was in for an unpleasant surprise as they walked into Jadwin expecting two wins, but left with two losses.

SPORTS | 04/14/2003

M. track tops Penn while two Tigers qualify for NCAAs

In what hopefully is a prelude to the Heptagonal Championships, men's track and field bested defending league champion Penn at a quad meet Saturday also featuring host Penn State and distance powerhouse Villanova.Despite trepidation about a snow covered track, perfect conditions were marred only by a slight wind.Most notable results were NCAA regional qualifying marks posted by junior Tristan Colangelo in the steeplechase and junior Tim Releford in the javelin.

SPORTS | 04/14/2003

M., w. crew drop only one race among top varsity boats on successful weekend

The weekend belonged to Princeton crew.Combined, the four Princeton crew teams faced a total of 12 squads from across the country this past weekend.

SPORTS | 04/14/2003

Men's tennis drops two key matches on the road

The men's tennis team's high hopes for the Ivy League title were smothered this weekend as they fell to Yale and Brown.

SPORTS | 04/13/2003

M. volleyball pulverizes NJIT in its season finale

The past, present and future of men's volleyball were all on display this weekend, and if the match was any indication, the team's opponents this week and for the next three years should be wetting their collective pants right now.Saturday's match brought New Jersey Institute of Technology (5-19) to Dillon Gym for Princeton's (15-10) final home game of the year.

SPORTS | 04/13/2003

Return of Boyle lifts m. lax over Harvard

Coming into Saturday's game against Harvard (4-6 overall, 1-3 Ivy League), the men's lacrosse team emphasized opening strong and jumping on the Crimson early.

SPORTS | 04/13/2003

W. water polo places third at Southern Championships

Entering the Collegiate Water Polo Association's Southern Division Championships as the second seed, women's water polo hoped at the very least to have a shot to pull an upset in the final.To the Tigers' great disapointment, they wouldn't even make it that far.

SPORTS | 04/13/2003

Yale stuns women's lacrosse in first Ivy League loss

Yale lacrosse is like a really faint but persistent beeping noise ? no one ever really expects it to cause any harm but it never really goes away either, eventually developing into an underrated annoyance for historically stronger programs like Princeton.Last year, for instance, the Elis delivered men's lacrosse its first league defeat since 1995, with Eli goaltender Eric Wenzel registering 14 saves toward the 15-13 result.

SPORTS | 04/13/2003

Winter Wrap-up

Jesse GageSenior Jesse Gage, below, swimming with classmates Jamie Leahy, Garth Fealey, and Pat Donahue, finished 12th in the 200-yard Medley Relay at NCAA Championships, March 27-29 in Austin, TX.

SPORTS | 04/13/2003

M. lax looks to extend winning streak to seven against Harvard

In 1969, "Broadway" Joe Namath led his underdog Jets to a most improbable Super Bowl victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts.

SPORTS | 04/10/2003

Women's water polo to face tough competition at Southerns

Coming off its victory at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships last weekend, the women's water polo team hits the road this weekend to compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division Championships.The tournament will commence Friday at Bucknell Universiy in Lewisburg, Pa.

SPORTS | 04/10/2003

Softball ventures north to play pair of doubleheaders

Although league play for softball is just starting to kick into high gear, it is already clear what has dominated season play thus far.

SPORTS | 04/10/2003

Baseball on the road to Harvard, and to Ithaca to play Dartmouth

Until the last word, it looks like a typical Ivy League road trip for Princeton baseball this weekend: after a doubleheader at Harvard on Saturday, the Tigers will head to Ithaca, N.Y.

SPORTS | 04/10/2003

W. lacrosse pounces on Temple in second half scoring explosion

The second half of the women's lacrosse game Wednesday night was even more stifling than the first for Temple.

SPORTS | 04/10/2003

Men's heavyweight crew looks to continue winning ways at home

The 2003 spring crew season is about to hit full gear for the Princeton men's varsity teams. Both the heavyweights and lightweights have already had some tough races and clutch victories to start the season on promising notes.

SPORTS | 04/09/2003

Yale, Brown to provide key test for m., w. tennis

The women's tennis team will have home court advantage hosting Yale and Brown in Jadwin Gymnasium this weekend.

SPORTS | 04/09/2003

Athlete of the Week

Seeded No. 2 in last weekend's Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament, the women's water polo team was considered an underdog.

SPORTS | 04/09/2003

Men's track and field to compete in tri-meet at Penn St.

The men's track and field team heads to a snowed-under Penn State track this weekend to compete in a quad meet against Penn, Penn St.

SPORTS | 04/09/2003

Men's golf set to host Princeton Invitational

The men's golf team might consider trading its sand wedges for snorkels or perhaps enlisting some help from the water polo team as it prepares for this weekend's Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Course.

SPORTS | 04/09/2003

Correction

In yesterday's 'Prince,.' the column entitled "Ramblings from a true armchair quarterback," written by sports editor Joseph Falencki, asked the more than valid question "Where was Nick Collison?" in its attempt to criticize Kansas' last second three-point shot, taken by senior Kirk Hinrich, and make the point that, indeed, Collison should have received the ball.Mr. Falencki was mistaken.

SPORTS | 04/09/2003

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