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Despite difficult division, w. cross country hopeful

Despite difficult division, w. cross country hopeful

"Not really a rebuilding year, yet they lost several valuable members of the team.""Could challenge for Heps, yet compete in one of the strongest leagues in the nation."Discussing the women's cross country team at such an early point in the year is often an exercise in the liminal, with very little clear at this juncture in what could be either a breakout or disappointing season.For example, though the Tigers lost comparatively few key runners to graduation, one of those they did lose was Catherine Casey '02.Casey was easily one of Princeton's top three performers last year, and acted as a consistent point-scorer for the Tigers.

SPORTS | 09/23/2002

M. tennis' Chasse, Smith win doubles at Farnsworth Invite

Fall tennis just doesn't seem right somehow.Mention tennis in the Ivy League and it conjures up images of white short clad kids learning to play on country club courts in the spring and summer months.But in order to get to that spring peak, the fall season can be essential for both the men's and women's teams at Princeton.The high point of the fall season up to now came Sunday when senior Trevor Smith and junior Hendrik Chasse captured the doubles "A" championship at the Farnsworth Invitational.Columbia's Oscar Chow took home the singles "A" championship.

SPORTS | 09/23/2002

Women's volleyball dominates Rider Invitational, blanks all its opponents

It was like one of those parties where a couple of kids show up, fill their pockets with food, and then leave right away, leaving everyone at the party to stand around and wonder:Who invited them?That was how the Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart, and Rider women's volleyball teams felt this weekend as Prince-ton ripped through the Rider Invi-tational, winning all three matches in Lawrenceville and never dropping a game.The Tigers began their domination Friday with a 3-0 (30-19, 30-14, 30-24) sweep over host Rider.

SPORTS | 09/23/2002

M. cross country to rely on underclassmen to regain title

The title of bridesmaid will not be worn comfortably by the men of Princeton cross-country.Concluding the 2001 season one position short of an automatic nationals bid, and currently "also receiving votes" in the national rankings, the team needs to step its performance up a notch to return to the position of perennial eastern power.The collegiate cross-country season has two main foci.

SPORTS | 09/23/2002

Football blows 24-7 fourth quarter lead in season-opening loss to No. 3 Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa. ? It was almost a great victory for Princeton football.Instead, it will go down as a frustrating fourth quarter loss for a team with a history of struggling in the final 15 minutes.Against Lehigh on Saturday, the Tigers went into the final period with a 24-7 lead but fell by the score of 31-24.Everything was going right for Princeton (0-1) in the first half as it led 24-7 at the break.

SPORTS | 09/22/2002

Sophomores lead field hockey in rout of Dartmouth

Field hockey continued its annihilation of Ivy League teams this past weekend, defeating Dartmouth 9-1 on Saturday afternoon at 1952 Stadium.

SPORTS | 09/22/2002

Men's soccer follows double overtime victory with close loss

It's better late than never.The men's soccer team feels the truth behind this old saying a little more deeply now than before it left for Philadelphia.

SPORTS | 09/22/2002

Fifteen minutes of shame for football team against Lehigh

BETHLEHEM, Pa. ? The football team suffered yet another fourth quarter meltdown on Saturday.

SPORTS | 09/22/2002

Women's soccer rolls to league win, stays perfect for the season

When women's soccer played Dartmouth last season, the momentum shifted back and forth until then-freshman Kristina Fon-tanez finally scored in the 71st minute.This year's Dartmouth-Princeton matchup was quite a different game.

SPORTS | 09/22/2002

W. soccer hosts Big Green in important matchup

Unenthusiastic history students are often reminded by their teachers of Santayana's oft-quoted maxim that those who don't know their history are condemned to repeat it.The women's soccer team probably enjoys studying its recent, successful history.

SPORTS | 09/19/2002

Sophomore Austin Smith stepped up for men's cross country

Last weekend was possibly one of the best weekends sophomore cross-country runner Austin Smith has had in a while as a student-athlete at Princeton.Not only did he win his race at the Princeton Battlefield last weekend, but his parents and sister were there to watch it happen.

SPORTS | 09/19/2002

No. 3 Lehigh will pose strong challenge for Tiger football team

This is the kind of game Princeton gets excited about.Then again, this is the kind of game Lehigh gets excited about, too.Most teams like Princeton relish the role of underdog.

SPORTS | 09/19/2002

Hoping to end tie streak, m. soccer meets Drexel and La Salle

Two games into the season and the men's soccer team is already setting records ? just not the kind it was hoping for.

SPORTS | 09/19/2002

Sophomore Austin Smith stepped up for men's cross country

Last weekend was possibly one of the best weekends sophomore cross-country runner Austin Smith has had in a while as a student-athlete at Princeton.Not only did he win his race at the Princeton Battlefield last weekend, but his parents and sister were there to watch it happen.

SPORTS | 09/19/2002

Hoping to end tie streak, m. soccer meets Drexel and La Salle

Two games into the season and the men's soccer team is already setting records ? just not the kind it was hoping for.

SPORTS | 09/19/2002

Questions & Answers with football's Blake Perry

Recently, junior cornerback Blake Perry of the football team sat down for some questions and answers with 'Prince' staff writer Thaddeus Hartmann.'Prince': What are your impressions of the team this year, as compared to last season's 3-6 team that really lost all its games in the fourth quarter?Perry: Well, this year, we're a lot more experienced at every position.

SPORTS | 09/18/2002

Field hockey silences roar of Lions in New York

The field hockey team seems to have found its comfort zone once again. Princeton has reached the level of play at which it finished last year.The Tigers continued their domination of the rest of the Ivy League in their 6-1 crushing win over Columbia (1-2 overall, 0-1 Ivy League) last night in New York.With the win, Princeton improved to 2-1 overall, and 2-0 in the conference.More importantly though, Princeton seems to have overcome their season-opening loss to the Bobcats of Ohio, when the Tigers were missing their three senior co-captains for unspecified, non-injury reasons.Against the Lions, senior attack and co-captain Ilvy Friebe led the offense.

SPORTS | 09/18/2002

Athlete of the Week

After losing two of the leaders, Wes Stockard '02 and Paul Morrison '02 from last year's team, nobody was very sure what to expect from men's cross country.Sure, the critics admitted, they always did well, but who on this team was going to bring home that first place finish and get the team back atop the Ivy League?One athlete, sophomore Austin Smith, stepped up this weekend, winning the Princeton Invitational 5-miler in the time of 25 minutes, 16 seconds.

SPORTS | 09/18/2002

Five steps for football to climb the Ivy

You can choose your cliche for the football team.It's time to put up or shut up. The time is now.

SPORTS | 09/18/2002

Women's soccer blanks Lehigh to stay undefeated

The women's soccer team proved once again that it deserves its No. 21 national ranking as the Tigers defeated Lehigh 3-0 last night in Bethlehem, Pa.A balanced attack aided Princeton's offensive efforts as senior midfielder Krista Ariss scored once and added an assist while freshman midfielder Emily Behncke and sophomore forward Esmeralda Negron tallied a goal each for the cause.Junior midfielder Liz Bell also notched an assist, and freshman forward Maura Gallagher recorded a point in her third straight game to start her career.

SPORTS | 09/18/2002

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