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After ending losing streak, men's soccer plays non-league Hartwick

After ending losing streak, men's soccer plays non-league Hartwick

The spirit following Wednesday night's 3-2 victory over No. 11-ranked American was one of optimism."Last night was a huge win," freshman forward Darren Spicer said after scoring the game-winning goal with five seconds remaining on the clock.

SPORTS | 10/10/2002

Field hockey still looking for success outside of Ivy League

So far this season, the field hockey team has had some great highs and then some bad lows. Four losses in its first nine games is not what anyone was expecting.

SPORTS | 10/10/2002

Men's water polo's California Dreaming has mixed results

The men's water polo team spent the weekend in sunny California, but the trip was by no means an easy vacation to the beach.

SPORTS | 10/09/2002

Spicer's last second heroics in men's soccer lifts Tigers above Eagles, 3-2

As the seconds bled off the clock at the end of the men's soccer team's game against American, a feeling of deja vu crept over the Tigers.

SPORTS | 10/09/2002

Field hockey pounds Delaware, wins 5-1

Last night against Delaware, the field hockey team broke out of a recent scoring slump, proving its ability to capitalize on scoring opportunities.Led by senior captain attack Ilvy Friebe, the offense surged in the second half, scoring four goals to lift the Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Blue Hens at the Class of 1952 stadium.The Tigers came out strong in the first half, controlling the ball and keeping the action on the Blue Hen's side of the field.

SPORTS | 10/09/2002

Poster impressive between the iron

If sports teams were graded, the women's soccer team would be earning a midterm grade of A+.With their 10-0-0 record (3-0-0 Ivy), the No.

SPORTS | 10/09/2002

Review of preseason football checklist — where the team is now

While it's still early in football's season, there are some indicators of how Princeton will do during the heart of the Ivy League slate.

SPORTS | 10/09/2002

W. cross country second at H-Y-P meet, Kroshus third overall

The women's cross country team finished second last weekend at the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet in Cambridge, Mass.

SPORTS | 10/08/2002

Reeling men's soccer looks to rebound against No. 11 American

The men's soccer team's last four games tell the whole story: 3-2, 1-0, 3-2, 1-0. Although the four games were each very different in nature, each, on its simplest level, was the same.

SPORTS | 10/08/2002

Football hopes to use three-game homestand as a springboard

The football team has hit its stride as it creeps toward the second half of the season. Three games into the 10-game campaign, the team stands at 2-1 and, with now-mortal Harvard being knocked off its cloud of 11 straight victories, the Tigers are still in the hunt for what they will admit is the only thing that matters ? an Ivy League Championship.Here's a breakdown of what to expect in the next four games of the season: Colgate at Princeton Stadium, SaturdayThe Red Raiders have fielded strong teams the last few seasons, and the squad that faces Princeton on Saturday will be no exception.

SPORTS | 10/08/2002

Rutgers no match for unbeaten w. soccer

The women's soccer team made a statement last night. Using superior ball control and composure, Princeton dominated Rutgers in all facets of play as the Tigers defeated their instate rival 1-0 in a rematch of last year's second-round NCAA tournament game which the Scarlet Knights won.The victory pushes Princeton's unbeaten streak to 10, as it remained one of only two teams in Div.

SPORTS | 10/08/2002

Freshman Gerken leads men's golf to third at Temple Owl Invite

The men's golf team finished a strong third in this weekend's Temple Owl Invitational at Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa.

SPORTS | 10/08/2002

Men's soccer continues losing streak, falls in heartbreaker to Columbia

The men's soccer team controlled the ball, slowed the Columbia attack and even scored the first goal, but all that was not enough for Princeton to defeat the Lions on Saturday, as the Tigers dropped their fourth in a row.Everything seemed to be going the Tigers' way until a mistake by the defense led to a Lion goal with only 5 minutes remaining in the game.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

Strong defense proves to be too much for Columbia quarterback

"Defense wins ballgames."This old adage is one that football coaches have been using for years.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

Turnovers are the bane for sprint football, drops one to Penn

For the second straight week turnovers plagued the sprint football team. Princeton (0-2) fumbled seven times on Friday, en route to a 36-15 loss to Penn (2-0) in the Tigers' home opener.After being embarrassed by the Quakers 56-12 last season, the Tigers entered the contest with a lot to prove.Failing to score on its first drive of the game, Princeton was forced to punt.The potent Penn offense wasted no time finding the end zone, scoring shortly after receiving the Tiger punt.Quakers' sophomore wide receiver Patrick Monaghan drew first blood with a seven-yard touchdown run, capping a seven-play, 60-yard drive that took three minutes and 16 seconds.At this point it looked as though Princeton was in trouble.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

M. tennis' run ends with Virginia Tech

The men's tennis team competed over the weekend in the men's tennis Eastern Colleges Athletic Conference championships.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

Women's volleyball drops Ivy League opener to Penn, 3-1

The Ivy League opener could not have come at a better time for women's volleyball, as the team rode a six-match winning streak into Philadel-phia to take on Penn Friday night.

SPORTS | 10/07/2002

Behncke's goal in 32nd minute propels w. soccer over Columbia

For only the second time in 12 years, the women's soccer team won at Columbia on Saturday afternoon.

SPORTS | 10/06/2002

Old Dominion beats field hockey at Class of 1952 Stadium

So many scoring opportunities but so few goals to show for them.This has become a theme at the midpoint of field hockey's season.

SPORTS | 10/06/2002

Football overcomes turnovers, sacks to spoil Columbia's homecoming game

NEW YORK ?"We found ways to lose games like this before, but today we found a way to win," head coach Roger Hughes said Saturday after football's 35-32 mistake-filled victory over Columbia (1-2 overall, 0-1 Ivy). Fortunately for the Tigers, the Lions had their share of mistakes to compensate for Princeton's sub-par play.Princeton (2-1, 1-0) led the Lions 21-14 late in the third quarter.

SPORTS | 10/06/2002

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