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Field hockey returns home to Princeton and Ivy League slate

Field hockey returns home to Princeton and Ivy League slate

When the field hockey team returns to Ivy League play against Brown tomorrow at the Class of 1952 Field, one question will be on everyone's mind: Will the Tiger offense be able to turn scoring opportunities into goals?The Tigers (6-5 overall, 3-0 Ivy League) have been playing solid field hockey.They control the ball well, and place constant pressure on opponents on the offensive end of the field.At the same time, however, the Tigers have become notorious for having too few goals to show for their level of play.In last Sunday's 2-0 loss to Boston University, the Tigers dominated the game statistically.

SPORTS | 10/17/2002

Defender Nye of men's soccer believes team can bounce back to win Ivy League title

Recently, senior defender Bob Nye of the men's soccer team sat down with 'Prince' senior writer Ross Mazo.'Prince': What are your hopes for this year's season?Nye: It has been a rough start but if we can come back and win our remaining five games this season, then we might be able to win the Ivy League and qualify for the national tournament.P: What is the difference between last year's team and this year?N: I would say that we are as talented as last year's team, but we just lack maturity.

SPORTS | 10/16/2002

Athlete of the Week: Esmerelda Negron

Many people say that sophomore year is the best year at Princeton. Whether or not that is true, women's soccer's Esmeralda Negron is making the most of it.Saturday, Negron, a sophomore forward, scored in overtime against Penn to give the Tigers a 2-1 win.

SPORTS | 10/16/2002

Even a skeptic foresees continued success for streaking Tiger football

There's something new happening at Princeton Stadium this season. The football team is 3-1 overall, including a 14-10 win last Saturday over Colgate, which had not lost to an Ivy League squad since 1997.Head coach Roger Hughes has the Tigers starting games strong ? witness junior quarterback David Splihtoff's 62-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Andy Bryant on the first play from scrimmage against the Raiders.Perhaps the biggest improvement, however, has come at the end of games.

SPORTS | 10/16/2002

Junior midfielder Miller specializes in setting up scores for field hockey team

Field hockey's coaches and players should all be thanking their lucky stars that Kathy Miller forced her daughter Claire to give field hockey a shot in the 7th grade.Junior midfielder Claire Miller was rather reluctant to give the sport a try."My older sister played and my mom wanted me to play too," Miller says.

SPORTS | 10/16/2002

W. lax faces U.S. National Team Saturday

With the rain and wind and low 60s temperatures of the past few days, if you ignored the calendar you could almost convince yourself that it's early spring and not fall.For the women's lacrosse team, the temptation to flip the calendar forward a few pages must be even greater.The defending national champion Tigers will take what they hope to be the first step toward another title this Saturday.

SPORTS | 10/16/2002

Kiser wins six-hole playoff to lead women's golf to ECAC championship

Experiences don't get much more intense than the one that the women's golf team had at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship last weekend.

SPORTS | 10/15/2002

Men's soccer comes back in second half to tie Loyola, 1-1

When Princeton battled Loyola last season to a 0-0 tie, both teams were in the midst of promising seasons.

SPORTS | 10/15/2002

Missed chances could hurt football's quest for league title

This Saturday, the football team will play host to Brown, as they enter the heart of the Ivy League schedule and "the only games that matter," according to senior linebacker Drew Babinecz.

SPORTS | 10/15/2002

Men's cross country's Colangelo finds inspiration from strange places

Junior Tristan Colangelo of the men's cross country team is among a handful of truly elite athletes at Princeton University in both his approach to training and realistic athletic ambitions.A high school All-American who qualified for the Footlocker Cross Country nationals with a second place finish in the northeast region his senior year and later that year won the prestigious Milrose mile, Colangelo was one of the most sought-after recruits of the class of 2000.In selecting Princeton over numerous running powerhouses, Colangelo cited the competency and affability of Coach Mike Brady, and the balance of high-level academics and athletics.This Olympic aspirant's start into running, however, was anything but auspicious.

SPORTS | 10/14/2002

Early deficit too much for men's soccer in two-goal loss to Hartwick

For the past two weeks, the men's soccer team has focused on not letting a sudden momentum change ruin the game for it.

SPORTS | 10/14/2002

Lambert, other freshmen talent power women's cross country

What makes an athlete excel?Some would argue size, or training, or natural ability. And indeed, while such qualities invariably help, they don't entirely explain the incredible success that freshman cross-country runner Meredith Lambert has found at Princeton University.True, she has a lot of natural talent.

SPORTS | 10/14/2002

Sprint football still looking for first win in over two seasons

This season was supposed to be one of hope for the sprint football team. And three games into the season is certainly too early to write off the Tigers (0-3 overall, 0-1 Collegiate Sprint Football League).Having said that, the trend doesn't offer much support to a Princeton squad searching for its first win since 1999.On Friday, the Tigers traveled to West Point, hoping to end that winless streak against one of the perennial powers in the CSFL, the Black Knights of Army (2-0, 1-0).In the first half, it looked as though the overmatched Princeton team might pull out an improbable road win.Each side was held scoreless in the first quarter, and Army only managed to scratch out a 3-0 lead going into the end of the first half.It was in the second half that the Black Knights rode roughshod over the outclassed Tigers.Spurred on by a strong defensive effort ? including six sacks of Princeton sophomore quarterback Dennis Bakke and two interceptions ? Army jumped on Princeton for 16 points in the third quarter.The Blacks Knights added 13 more points in the fourth to coast to an easy win, 29-0.For the Tigers, there were few bright spots, particularly on the offensive side of the ball.Bakke was pressured heavily all game long, completing only five of his 20 attempts and throwing two interceptions.

SPORTS | 10/14/2002

W. volleyball beats Cornell, Columbia

After a loss to defending conference champion Penn on Oct. 4, the women's volleyball team needed to prove that it is still a major presence in the Ivy League.A pair of road wins against Cornell and Columbia this weekend confirmed that the team is as strong as ever.On Friday, the Tigers (9-2 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) rose to the occasion to defeat a solid Cornell team.Senior outside hitter Michelle Buffum claimed that it was the team's "confident, no-nonsense attitude out on the court" that carried the team past the Big Red.Junior outside hitter Kellie Cramm agreed.

SPORTS | 10/14/2002

W. soccer tops Penn in double overtime

On a cold, wet Saturday night, sophomore forward Esmeralda Negron followed up into the net junior midfielder Liz Bell's shot off the crossbar seven minutes, 53 seconds into overtime to give the women's soccer team a gritty 2-1 win over rival Penn.The goal was Negron's team-leading seventh of the season.

SPORTS | 10/13/2002

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