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Galicinao seeks one last elusive goal for softball — Ivy title

The Daily Princetonian

Galicinao seeks one last elusive goal for softball — Ivy title

What kind of player would you get if, say, you spliced the power of a Barry Bonds with the hitting instinct of a Tony Gwynn and then added to that spectacular mix the command, control, and speed of a pitcher like Pedro Martinez?The results seem inconceivable, though Princeton's softball team might have such a player, someone who can hit a home run one inning then take the mound the next, only to strikeout the side on ten ? maybe even nine ? pitches.

SPORTS | 03/13/2002

Women's water polo 3-0 on weekend

The Daily Princetonian

Women's water polo 3-0 on weekend

Practically undefeated.That is the best description for the women's water polo team's preseason.The Tigers, who finished their preparation toward the start of the College Water Polo Association League with an 8-1 record, mastered all top quality matches, including those at the Princeton and Brown Invitationals.The only team Princeton didn't defeat was 13th-ranked Michigan, who defeated the Tigers in a painful game at the Brown Invitational.

SPORTS | 03/12/2002

Parker wins first EIWA individual championship for wrestling in 16 years

The Daily Princetonian

Parker wins first EIWA individual championship for wrestling in 16 years

Until this weekend, the last time a Princeton athlete had won an indvidual title at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Assocation championships, junior Greg Parker was watching Thundercats and eating Frosted Flakes.Sunday, Parker became the first Tiger in 16 years to win an individual championship at the EIWA, taking the crown in the 174-pound weight class.The junior earned a trip to the NCAA tournament, which will be held March 22-23 at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y.Parker is a native of nearby Clifton Park, N.Y.Princeton placed ninth overall at the EIWA championships, which were held at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.The Tigers best finisher besides Parker was senior Juan Venturi, who finished fourth at 141 lbs.

SPORTS | 03/12/2002

M. hoops loses NIT heartbreaker, 66-65

The Daily Princetonian

M. hoops loses NIT heartbreaker, 66-65

The men's basketball team couldn't miss a three-pointer late in the second half against Louisville ? except for its last shot.Senior guard Ahmed El Nokali missed a leaning three-pointer from 30 feet as time expired, dooming the Tigers to a heartbreaking 64-63 defeat at the hands of the Cardinals at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky.The Tigers had clawed their way back point-by-point from a double-digit deficit in the second half by hitting three-pointers.Senior forward Mike Bechtold, playing his final game in a Princeton uniform, led the charge with 24 points after he scored 19 in the Tigers' playoff loss to Yale Thursday night.

SPORTS | 03/12/2002
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Banged-up m. volleyball handles East Stroudsberg in four games

The Daily Princetonian

Banged-up m. volleyball handles East Stroudsberg in four games

One more win. That is all men's volleyball needs to reach the .500 plateau for the first time this season.With a victory over East Stroudsburg, Princeton upped its record to 8-9 overall (3-4 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, Tait Division) and moved a step closer toward finishing the season with a winning record.The Tigers cruised past the Warriors, decisively claiming the win in four games (30-24, 25-30, 30-23, 30-22).Freshman outside hitter Blake Robinson had another solid performance for Princeton."We set Blake up a lot against East Stroudsburg.

SPORTS | 03/12/2002

W. lacrosse pulls away from Loyola, improves to 2-1

The Daily Princetonian

W. lacrosse pulls away from Loyola, improves to 2-1

Maryland is undisputably the heart of lacrosse in the United States, but recently, central New Jersey has laid claim to be considered the liver.The men's national championship was held in Piscataway last year and was won by Princeton, and the women's lacrosse team was the second best team in the country.The women's team, with nine of its 26 players hailing from the Old Line State, headed down I-95 over the weekend for a showdown with Loyola in the city of Lord Baltimore.The Tigers returned to the land of jughandles and diners with a 10-6 victory, improving their record to 2-1 on the season.Sophomore midfielder Theresa Sherry, a Baltimore native, scored three goals in the win.

SPORTS | 03/11/2002

Surprising season ends for w. hockey with pair of home losses to Crimson

The Daily Princetonian

Surprising season ends for w. hockey with pair of home losses to Crimson

Like a group of Old West bandits, the Harvard Crimson found success in their best-of-three playoff series with the Princeton women's hockey team (15-11-3 overall) with a simple formula: shoot the lights out.The Crimson (18-10-2) relished a combined 84-33 advantage in shots this weekend, beating the Tigers 3-2 and 3-1 at Hobey Ba-ker Rink to advance to the second round of the Eastern College Athletic Confer-ence-North playoffs.In the series opener, Princeton jumped out early when sophomore forward Gretchen Anderson scored at four minutes, 37 seconds of the first period after a pass from sophomore forward Susan Hobson from behind the net.Just 2:47 into the second, Anderson struck again as she stuffed home a rebound on a Princeton power play to put her team up, 2-0.The rest of the weekend was not so enjoyable.A pair of Crimson freshmen took the game over from there.

SPORTS | 03/10/2002

For first time since 1987, m. hoops fails to place anyone on All-Ivy first team

The Daily Princetonian

For first time since 1987, m. hoops fails to place anyone on All-Ivy first team

This season, the men's basketball team was perfect against league opponents ? except for Yale and Penn.Princeton's depth gave it an advantage against thinner, less-talented teams, but its lack of star power hurt it against the Elis and Quakers.The Ivy League announced the all-Ivy basketball teams yesterday, and the selections bore out the theory that Princeton's lack of a dominant player cost it the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.No Tigers were selected as First Team All-Ivy for the first time since 1987.

SPORTS | 03/07/2002

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