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Strong performance by track team may open the door to NCAA berths

Strong performance by track team may open the door to NCAA berths

Two Princeton records, a meet record and an NCAA qualifier, were the highlights of post-heptagonal competition in Boston this past weekend.The women's team, competing in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Meet, was represented by the talented duo of senior 800m runner Lauren Simmons and sophomore pole-vaulter Chelo Caino.

SPORTS | 03/04/2002

M. hoops seeks Ivy title at Penn tonight

The end of the Ivy League basketball season is near.Maybe.This evening, Princeton (16-9 overall, 11-2 Ivy League) travels to Philadelphia to take on Penn (23-6, 10-3) at the Palestra in a game that will have crucial bearing on the Ivy League championship.If the Tigers win, they will return to Princeton with their second straight outright Ivy title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA National Tournament.

SPORTS | 03/04/2002

Women's hockey breaks down against Brown and Harvard

After four months of play, this weekend's regular-season conclusion was not what the women's hockey team had in mind for a playoff tune-up.Princeton (15-9-3 overall, 10-6-0 Eastern College Athletic Conference-North) entered this weekend's action at Brown and Harvard with a shot at tying juggernaut Dartmouth for a share of the Ivy League and ECAC titles, but came back to New Jersey reeling from a 4-1 defeat in Providence and a 7-1 pounding in Cambridge.The Bears bombarded Tiger sophomore goalie Megan Van Beusekom with 54 shots on the way to their three-goal victory Friday night.

SPORTS | 03/04/2002

Men's swimming upsets Harvard in Cambridge to win Easterns

Going into the third and final day of competition at this weekend's Eastern conference championship meet, men's swimming and diving trailed Harvard by 42.50 points.

SPORTS | 03/03/2002

Men's lacrosse falters against Hopkins

BALTIMORE ? The preseason reports were grim. The Princeton men's lacrosse team had a few rough scrimmages and the flow at practice did not seem to be as smooth as it was for last year's national championship winning team.

SPORTS | 03/03/2002

Men's hoops squeaks past Cornell, Columbia for share of Ivy title

NEW YORK ? Mike Bechtold leaned back awkwardly and began to fall. The senior forward's body wobbled as he balanced on one, then both feet, clutching the ball as the shot clock ticked down.

SPORTS | 03/03/2002

Hoyas squeak past w. lacrosse, 15-13, in double overtime game

The women's lacrosse season opener yesterday at 1952 Stadium against No. 4 Georgetown was a tiebreaker in more ways than one.Not only did the Hoyas break a 13-13 tie in overtime to win, 15-13, but it also broke the 3-3 all-time record in the Georgetown -Princeton series.What distinguished the game was an alternating slew of scoring streaks, as first the No.

SPORTS | 03/03/2002

Team tops Brown, shuts out Harvard

A Hollywood screenwriter couldn't have written a more perfect ending to the men's hockey team's season Saturday night.

SPORTS | 03/03/2002

Men's lacrosse opens title defense against Johns Hopkins

Last time the men's lacrosse team suited up for a game, it won a national championship. Tomorrow, the Tigers begin their quest to defend that title and claim their seventh crown in eleven years as they travel to Baltimore to take on Johns Hopkins.Though Princeton opens up every season against the Blue Jays, this year's matchup will provide new and interesting challenges to the Tigers' coaches and players.

SPORTS | 02/28/2002

Men's hoops can clinch share of Ivy title with two wins

Who needs a tournament for excitement when a season finale is as exciting as this year's Ivy League race?

SPORTS | 02/28/2002

Men's swimming aims to break Harvard's stranglehold on Easterns

"Obey. C. Rob Orr has a posse." This is the message men's swimming and diving wants to send to itsEasterns foes ? all of the Ivy schools, plus Army and Navy ? this weekend at the conference championships which began yesterday and run through Saturday.Under the tutelage of head coach Orr, the Tigers have been preparing for this weekend from the very first day of the season.

SPORTS | 02/28/2002

Standout sophomore Maglione with professional hockey potential

June 25, 2001 is a date that Matt Maglione, Princeton's standout sophomore defenseman, will not soon forget.

SPORTS | 02/27/2002

Leahy to lead Tigers at Easterns

Junior Jamie Leahy of the men's swimming and diving team will step into Crandall Pool today with high hopes and a single goal ? dethroning host Harvard, which has been first to Princeton's second at the Eastern Conference championships every year since 1995.Leahy ? one of the Tigers' consistent top performers in both individual and relay freestyle events ? has a particularly important role on the team as the anchor leg of the 200-yard relay, the first event.

SPORTS | 02/27/2002

Questions and Answers with men's volleyball head coach Glenn Nelson

Recently, Princetonian sports reporter David Omenn sat down with head men's and women's volleyball coach Glenn Nelson.Prince: You've been here forever.

SPORTS | 02/27/2002

Fencing team handles Harvard, Yale team proves too strong

It was a bittersweet ending for both the men's and women's fencing teams this past weekend at their final Ivy meet of the season.

SPORTS | 02/26/2002

Penn overcomes wrestling team, Parker remains undefeated

Even though the Tigers were unable to beat the powerful Penn team, for the first time in a while, the Tigers scared the Quakers on the wrestling mat.Entering the meet ranked eighth in the nation, and No.

SPORTS | 02/26/2002

Ski team prepares for national event

In 1927, Princeton formed a ski team.Today, that team has developed into the successful Princeton Ski and Snowboard Team, a group of snow-loving men and women who crave glittery white slopes and high speeds.About eight male and eight female skiers and 10 female and 20 male snowboarders compete in league races throughout the season, which lasts from the first week in January until the middle of February.

SPORTS | 02/26/2002

Embattled and injured volleyball team falls in three to Rutgers

Men's volleyball faced Rutgers twice in 2001, with each team winning on the road by a score of 3-1.Tuesday's game was much more than a volleyball game; it was a matter of state pride.

SPORTS | 02/26/2002

Women's basketball's losing streak ends with a hard-fought victory

The losing streak is over.For the first time since it beat Harvard on Jan. 11, the women's basketball team won, posting a 60-53 win against Brown Saturday night.Twelve minutes into the second half, with the Bears leading 35-34, junior guard Allison Cahill hit a three-pointer to put the Tigers up by two.

SPORTS | 02/25/2002

Strong weekend bolsters m. hockey's postseason hopes

As the Olympics draw to a close, a comparison can be drawn between the men's hockey team and a certain Olympic sport.

SPORTS | 02/25/2002

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