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

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

Men's squash competes for national championship

Ivy League scrimmage victory. Five-Man Team Championship. Ivy League title.Members of the 2002-2003 men's squash team have seen their fair share of triumphs this year.

SPORTS | 02/19/2003

W. tennis readies young talent for Ivy League play

The youngest Tigers may be the source of strength for women's tennis this spring. However, injuries left four of the five freshmen on the sidelines to cheer on a starting lineup that closely resembled last year's squad.Senior co-captain Kavitha Krishnamurthy will lead the team at No.

SPORTS | 02/19/2003

Men's swimming makes easy work of Columbia

Senior Day at DeNunzio Pool was just another day at the office for the swim team.On Friday, as the men's swimming team celebrated the ample accomplishments of the senior class, Princeton put the icing an immaculate regular season.

SPORTS | 02/18/2003

Fans wanted

With the first Princeton?Penn basketball game already lost and then the team's surprising loss to Brown on Friday night, the dream of Princeton qualifying for the NCAA tournament has become somewhat hazy.

SPORTS | 02/18/2003

Wrestling splits weekend, going 2-2

In more of a pride match than a pure rivalry, this weekend the Tigers faced one of the most difficult opponent to lose to ? Rutgers.

SPORTS | 02/18/2003

W. track falters at H-Y-P, finishing last at tri-meet

A somewhat humdrum season became even more so last weekend as the Princeton women's indoor track team suffered a discouraging loss to both Harvard and Yale at the annual H-Y-P meet.Harvard won the competition, held at Cambridge, with 61 points.

SPORTS | 02/18/2003

Men's, women's tennis defeat Monarchs easily

A sad silence hovered over the deserted basketball stadium early Saturday afternoon following the men's decisive loss to Brown the night before.

SPORTS | 02/17/2003

W. squash falls to Yale, Dartmouth in Howe Cup

Final exams came early for the women's squash team as it traveled to New Haven this weekend to determine the national champion at the Howe Cup and to show whether it had learned enough this season to pass the test as a team.Princeton was pitted against Yale in the first round on Friday, losing 9-0.

SPORTS | 02/17/2003

M. volleyball falls to Juniata but wins St. Francis tourney

The 300th episode of "The Simpsons", a snow day, the finale of "Joe Millionaire" and four games of Princeton men's volleyball.

SPORTS | 02/17/2003

M. hockey loses to Union, finds hope with tie to RPI

The way the men's hockey team has dominated Rensselaer this season, it probably wishes it could play the Engineers (9-19-2 overall, 3-11-2 Eastern College Athletic Conference) more often.

SPORTS | 02/17/2003

M. basketball improves play after Gloger's ankle injury

ESPN.com writer Bill Simmons has created the Ewing Theory from years of observation.

SPORTS | 02/17/2003

M. basketball has 'Bear' of a weekend

Men's basketball came out of its toughest home weekend of the year bleeding. Princeton (11-9 overall, 5-2 Ivy League) lost Friday night to then undefeated Brown (12-10, 7-1) by seven points 80-73 but followed it up with a win over Yale by the same margin, 56-49.The biggest loss for the Tigers this weekend was not recorded in the record book, however.

SPORTS | 02/16/2003

Home-and-home split for women's hockey vs. Yale

Women's hockey had a mixed Valentine's Day weekend in its home-and-home against Yale.On Friday, the Tigers sent a sweet little valentine to Yale, beating the Elis, 6-2.

SPORTS | 02/16/2003

W. basketball beats Yale in triple-overtime, 94-92

The women's basketball team must really enjoy roller coasters, because this season has been a swift sequence of ups and downs.After losing to Brown (12-9 overall, 6-2 Ivy League) on Friday by 13 points, the Tigers (8-13, 3-4) battled back and beat Yale (4-17, 1-7) in a triple overtime thriller on Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/16/2003

Men's squash beaten by nation's best, Trinity

If this weekend's match against Trinity was a preview of next weekend's national championship match, the Tigers are in trouble.Princeton (7-1 overall, 6-0 Ivy League), undefeated going into their match against the Bantams, found themselves in a completely unfamiliar situation this weekend.

SPORTS | 02/16/2003

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