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Women's basketball dismantles Lehigh in stunning opener

Women's basketball dismantles Lehigh in stunning opener

The women's basketball team headed down a bumpy road last season to a 2-25 dead end. In this year's opener against Lehigh on Friday night, however, they defeated the Mountain Hawks, 76-61, and showed that they've got a whole new ride.New head coach Richard Barron's run-and-gun offense put the Tigers in high gear, as they accelerated back and forth down the court on one fast break after another."Our offensive style this year is much more up-tempo than last year's style.

SPORTS | 11/19/2001

Michigan knocks field hockey out of NCAA Tournament

The Princeton field hockey team was finally knocked out of the NCAA tournament in the semifinals, succumbing to Michigan, 4-2.

SPORTS | 11/18/2001

Splithoff, Opara lead way as football ends season by mauling Big Green

HANOVER, N.H. ? In 1815, the United States beat Britain in the Battle of New Orleans. The only problem was that the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, had been signed several weeks beforehand.In a similarly anticlimatic matchup, Princeton (3-6 overall, 3-4 Ivy League) whipped Dartmouth (1-8, 1-6) 35-14 Saturday in Hanover, N.H.The Tigers finished the season tied for fourth in the Ivy League and won back-to-back games for the first time since 1998.

SPORTS | 11/18/2001

Cal, St. Joe's overwhelm men's hoops at Black Coaches' Association tourney

Tradition haunted the men's basketball team when it traveled to California to compete in the Black Coaches Association Classic this weekend.

SPORTS | 11/18/2001

Men's water polo comes up well short of goal at Easterns

It was 10:50 a.m. on Saturday morning. Most students were just waking up and getting ready for brunch.

SPORTS | 11/18/2001

WEEKEND WRAP-UP

Women's basketballThe women's basketball team made a bold statement on Friday, opening its season with a 76-61 triumph over Lehigh.

SPORTS | 11/18/2001

Rutgers gets early goal, withstands late Princeton flurry as Scarlet Knights eliminate women's soccer, 1-0

The women's soccer team's dream season has finally come to an end. After winning its first round NCAA tournament game Friday against Loyola-Maryland, Princeton dropped its second round match to New Jersey rival Rutgers, 1-0, Sunday at Lourie-Love Field.

SPORTS | 11/18/2001

Field hockey makes fourth appearance in Final Four

If there is an underdog in the 2001 NCAA field hockey Final Four, Princeton is it. At least by the numbers.Of the four participants - Michigan, Maryland, Princeton and Wake Forest - the Tigers have the lowest ranking.

SPORTS | 11/15/2001

Tigers lose to Golden Bears 58-70

Despite 17 points by sophomore center Konrad Wysocki, the men's basketball team fell to Cal 70-58 in the first round of the BCA Classic Thursday night in Berkeley, Calif.Wysocki went 6-for-8 from the field on the evening including a pair of three-pointers, but Princeton fell behind by 16 at halftime and was unable to make up the difference in the second half.The Tigers shot a respectable 58 percent from the field as a team, but were hampered by 24 turnovers which eventually made the difference as the Golden Bears only handed the ball over 15 times.Junior guard Mike Bechtold was the only other Tiger in double figures, scoring 11 points one 4-for-8 shooting.

SPORTS | 11/15/2001

Men's water polo top seed in wide-open field at Easterns

This Saturday, the Princeton men's water polo team will attempt to start off the Eastern Championships with a bang when it plays Massachusetts at 10 a.m.

SPORTS | 11/15/2001

Football faces Dartmouth in final game

Two and six. Next to the bottom of a weak league going into the last game of the season. But for anyone who wants to be optimistic, the Tigers are playing the one team below them in the Ancient Eight - Dartmouth.It has been a rough, heart-wrenching year.

SPORTS | 11/15/2001

Women's soccer plays host to Loyola in first round of NCAA tournament

Heading into its first round game of the NCAA tournament against Loyola, the women's soccer team should feel pretty comfortable.The Tigers are 15-2-2 on the season, while the Greyhounds are barely above .500 with a 9-8-2 record.

SPORTS | 11/15/2001

Diver Mulcare contributes as leader for women's swimming

When you're part of a diving program that has graduated standouts like Erin Lutz '01 and currently boasts senior Danielle Stramandi on the roster, it's hard to excel.

SPORTS | 11/14/2001

Women's volleyball rallies to beat Quakers in fifth game

Down 14-11 in the fifth game of women's volleyball's match against Penn, the Tigers were in a familiar position.All year, Princeton (14-8 overall, 8-4 Ivy League) has been unable to close out matches and it seemed like Tuesday's battle would be no different.

SPORTS | 11/14/2001

Harvard looks to take crown away from Quakers

Last season, Penn, led by three-time Ivy Player of the Year Diana Caramanico, won the Ivy League title with a perfect 14-0 record.

SPORTS | 11/14/2001

No mileage too far for men's swimming's team captain Volz

As the Princeton Tigers dive into yet another swimming season, the men's team will look to senior Kevin Volz for strong performances in the pool, along with leadership for the team.Volz, who has been swimming for most of his life, is set to begin his final season at Princeton in the pool, and he is looking to make it "a very memorable one."There is no doubt that he is more than ready to take on the competition, having swam competitively since age eight.

SPORTS | 11/14/2001

NEWS & NOTES

For their efforts in field hockey's wins in both the first round and the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament last weekend, sophomore Cory Picketts and freshman Ashley Sennett both received Ivy League honors.Picketts was named Ivy League Player of the Week for the first time in her career after scoring the game-winner in Princeton's 2-1 win over Old Dominion on Sunday.Sennett earned Rookie of the Week honors for her two goals in the Tigers' first round win over Northeastern.

SPORTS | 11/14/2001

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