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No. 1 w. lax travels to Boston to challenge Crimson

No. 1 w. lax travels to Boston to challenge Crimson

The Princeton women's lacrosse team is currently No. 1 in the nation. However, in the words of senior attack Mimi Hammerberg, "ranking doesn't mean jack squat if you don't play your best every game."With this in mind, the Tigers (9-1 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) head to Cambridge tomorrow for a game against unranked Harvard.

SPORTS | 04/11/2002

M. and w. track get ready for quad and tri meets respectively

This weekend, the men's and women's track and field teams start a month long build-up to the heptagonal championships with full-strength quad and tri meets, respectively.

SPORTS | 04/11/2002

Softball splits double-header with Towson

The Princeton softball team wants to win every time they take the field. Sometimes, it just does not happen.The Tigers split a double-header against Towson yesterday afternoon in what was essentially a tune-up for this weekend's Ivy matchups with Harvard and Dartmouth.

SPORTS | 04/11/2002

M. volleyball looks forward to Penn State, overcomes NJIT

Ever wonder how David felt right before he faced Goliath? This Saturday, the men's volleyball team will know just how he felt when it takes on fifth-ranked Penn State at Dillon.The Nittany Lions are a juggernaut when it comes to men's volleyball.

SPORTS | 04/11/2002

Harvard should not pose problems for men's lax

The men's lacrosse team will travel to Mass. to play Harvard this Saturday, Apr. 13.How will the Tigers perform against the Crimson?

SPORTS | 04/11/2002

Division leaders Princeton, Brown to play Saturday in Providence

When it comes to Ivy League baseball, home has indeed been sweet this season for Princeton. After four doubleheaders at Clarke Field in two weekends, the Tigers are in command of the Gehrig Division with a 6-2 record as they merge onto Interstate 95 for weekend double-dips at Brown and Yale.Saturday, Princeton (10-14 overall, 6-2 Ivy League) takes on the Bears (11-13, 2-2) in Providence.

SPORTS | 04/10/2002

Women's lacrosse holds top spot with win over Temple, 16-8

If the women's lacrosse team stopped scoring after eight goals in yesterday's contest against Temple in Philadelphia, the game would have ended in a rather disappointing 8-8 tie for the Tigers.The team did stop scoring at eight goals, but just for five minutes ? that is, for halftime.

SPORTS | 04/10/2002

Men's lacrosse midfield important against Duke

After eight games and a gutsy 7-6 triple overtime victory over Duke last Friday, it seems that Princeton's unselfish and unheralded midfield may finally be making a name for itself.Four midfielders combined for all of the Tiger scoring during regulation before senior attackman B.J.

SPORTS | 04/10/2002

Softball prepares for Towson, looks to Ivy League weekend

Thursday afternoon's softball game on the Class of 1895 Field will feature a match up between two Tigers.

SPORTS | 04/10/2002

Prince awards given to newly top ranked women's lacrosse

With the women's lacrosse team just over halfway through its season, it is a good time to stop and reflect on how things are going.But there's really no need for nuanced analysis.

SPORTS | 04/09/2002

Softball dominates Rider in doubleheader, remains undefeated at home

The softball team is not just good at home, it is perfect. Now 6-0 at Princeton, the Tigers have outscored their opponents 39-5, and continued their dominance yesterday by defeating Rider twice in a doubleheader, 9-1 and 5-2.With Princeton's (19-13 overall, 6-0 Ivy League) two aces pitching in the doubleheader, the Tigers knew that they would control the afternoon.Sophomore Wendy Bingham started the first game.

SPORTS | 04/09/2002

Freshmen contribute to baseball success

With experienced players like junior pitchers Ryan Quillian and David Boehle, and steady senior shortstop Pat Boran, the face of the baseball team has been mostly characterized by the athletes who have been tried in the fire of several college baseball seasons.

SPORTS | 04/09/2002

Men's lacrosse struggles to meet early season expectations

"That's ok, they'll win the rest.""They'll be back, we're not worried.""They're still the best, just haven't found their groove."Such statements have been surprisingly common in the press box after the men's lacrosse games this season.

SPORTS | 04/09/2002

Baseball team snaps 11-year slump against Rutgers with 8-1 victory

The baseball team accomplished something on Tuesday afternoon that it hadn't done in 11 years ? beat Rutgers.By dominating the Scarlet Knights, 8-1, for the first time since May 15, 1991, the Tigers sent Rutgers to their first non-conference home defeat since 1997.Senior Chris Higgins pitched six innings of three-hit ball for Princeton, surrendering just one run.

SPORTS | 04/09/2002

Women's water polo perfect in CWPA for fourth straight year

There is not a single player on the women's water polo team who has suffered defeat at the hands of a league opponent.

SPORTS | 04/08/2002

M. track routs sub-par competition at Sam Howell Invitational

If head track and field coach Fred Samara thought it was necessary to travel to warmer climates ? Myrtle Beach, S.C., Raleigh, N.C.

SPORTS | 04/08/2002

Page leads men's golf to third of 18 teams at Navy Spring Invitiational

Cold temperatures in the East made golf conditions unfavorable in Annapolis, Md. at the Navy Spring Invitational this past weekend.

SPORTS | 04/08/2002

M., w. tennis split Ivy League weekends against Brown, Yale

Despite the dreary unseasonable weather, tennis season is well underway. After a weekend of back-to-back matches, the men's and women's teams finished with 2-1 records in the Ivies.

SPORTS | 04/08/2002

W. track looks to outdoor season after strong showing at Duke

Princeton hosted the Sam Howell Invitational last weekend and sent a contingent of athletes to Duke for the Duke Invitational.

SPORTS | 04/08/2002

Baseball posts 2-2 record over weekend; sweeps Big Green, loses to Harvard

Sometimes all it takes is a little inexperience. Two freshmen pitched masterful games to lead the baseball team to 11-2 and 1-0 wins over Dartmouth Sunday to rebound from 4-2 and 5-2 losses to Harvard the day before in two weekend doubleheaders at Clarke Field.Scouts came out in droves to see the Saturday pitching matchups, with Harvard's game-two starter Ben Crockett taking center stage.The first game pitted Justin Nywiede for the Crimson (5-11 overall, 2-0 Ivy check?) and junior Ryan Quillian for Princeton (10-15, 6-2). Quillian pitched a complete game but received no help from theoffense.Nywiede matched Quillian's complete game effort and held his 4-2 lead after four innings, thanks in part to retiring 10 out of the last 11 Princeton batters.Crockett took the mound in Harvard's 5-2 game two win against Princeton junior David Boehle.

SPORTS | 04/07/2002

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