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Individuals make names for themselves at NCAA Tourneys

Individuals make names for themselves at NCAA Tourneys

While the men's basketball team has been receiving all of the attention regarding the upcoming NCAA tournament, there are a number of other teams and individuals who either have already competed or will compete in the top collegiate tournament in the country. Track & FieldFreshman phenom Josh McCaughey represented Princeton at the NCAA Track and Field Championships last weekend at the University of Arkansas.

SPORTS | 03/12/2001

Baseball drops three straight games against Oklahoma State

There is no way he could have expected it to be like this. Freshman righthander Brian Biegen stared down off the mound, wondering what to throw next at Oklahoma State's third baseman Zach Cates.With the count knotted at 1-1, Biegen had a little room to play, but his main goal was to escape the inning.

SPORTS | 03/12/2001

Men's volleyball dominates overmatched Springfield

What does it say about a team when its own fans turn against it? Well, it could mean that you have some of the most disloyal fans in sports.

SPORTS | 03/11/2001

Cornell ousts m. hockey from ECAC playoffs in two thrillers

Down 2-1 in the second game of the league quarterfinals with just 15 seconds to play Saturday night, senior center Kirk Lamb attempted to hit senior forward Ethan Doyle with a centering pass in front of the Cornell net.

SPORTS | 03/11/2001

Men's lacrosse cruises past Virginia

Princeton had five goals, Virginia had four. It was the beginning of the fourth quarter. Virginia had both the momentum and possession of the ball.The Cavaliers' sizeable contingent among the 4,315 fans at 1952 Stadium at Saturday's men's lacrosse game was on its feet as Virginia mounted an attack.

SPORTS | 03/11/2001

Women's lacrosse struggles in second game, falls to sixth-ranked Loyola

Coming off a stomping of Rutgers last Wednesday, the women's lacrosse team struggled against No. 6 Loyola yesterday at 1952 Stadium.

SPORTS | 03/11/2001

15 seed m. hoops to take on UNC in New Orleans

Twenty minutes after six last night, there was an air of merriment in the Chancellor Green Rotunda.

SPORTS | 03/11/2001

Weekend Schedule

Friday, March 9 Baseball at Southeast Missouri State (11:30 a.m. CT in Stillwater, Okla.) Baseball at Oklahoma State (3 p.m.

SPORTS | 03/08/2001

Women's lacrosse to meet Loyola in season's first test

Even after the dominating 16-3 win over Rutgers, the women's lacrosse team is all business with Loyola coming to 1952 Stadium Sunday.This attitude is not only because Princeton is interested in picking up another important early-season victory at the expense of a strong opponent.The Tigers also want revenge.While Princeton is ranked second in the nation and Loyola is sixth, the Tigers remember last year all too well when the Greyhounds beat Princeton, 6-5.

SPORTS | 03/08/2001

Men's lacrosse hopes to avoid repeating history against Virginia

The first two weeks of March last year went as follows for the Princeton and Virginia men's lacrosse teams ? the Tigers started off with a win over Johns Hopkins, and the Cavaliers began by falling to Syracuse.

SPORTS | 03/08/2001

Men's hockey, Stathos peaking in time for ECAC playoff games with Cornell

After dealing with adversity all year, the men's hockey team has finally righted the ship in time for the conference tournament.

SPORTS | 03/08/2001

Men's hoops awaits placement in NCAA tournament

The fans, for better or for worse, asked for it.In the closing minutes of the men's basketball game against Penn Tuesday night, the Tiger faithful chanted, "We want Stanford!"Depending upon where you look and whom you ask, Princeton (16-10 overall, 11-3 Ivy League) just might be headed to San Diego to play the Cardinal.

SPORTS | 03/08/2001

News & Notes

This past weekend was a very successful one for Princeton athletics, and several individuals reaped rewards for their efforts during it.The women's hockey team led the way, as junior forward Andrea Kilbourne received ECAC Player of the Week honors, and freshman forward Gretchen Anderson was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week.In the Tigers' 5-2 win Saturday over Cornell, Kil-bourne scored two goals, including the game winner, and had an assist.

SPORTS | 03/08/2001

Women's water polo wins four

After suffering through a 1-3 performance against some of the nation's top teams at the USCB Tournament, women's water polo went into the Collegiate Water Polo Association League Weekend looking to get back on track and play like the team that was ranked No.

SPORTS | 03/07/2001

Tigers look to repeat as Ivy champs with more offense, less pitching depth

What's the biggest change from last season's baseball team? Pitching. And one pitcher in particular.

SPORTS | 03/07/2001

Julia Beaver

Three consecutive national championships.It is a dynasty. Granted, it is a dynasty with necessary bounds, but one with unquestionable legacy.Julia Beaver must leave the women's squash team after this year, because that is what seniors do.

SPORTS | 03/07/2001

Women's basketball hangs tough with Quakers in final game

Going into last night's contest at the Palestra it seemed like Penn's women's basketball team would have all of the momentum.The Quakers had won 20 straight games going into the contest, had already clinched the Ivy League championship and were riding a wave of emotion as senior All-American Diana Caramanico took the floor for her final home game.No one told this to the Tigers, however.Princeton jumped on top early, but eventually fell 78-69 to the Quakers in the final game of the Tigers' season.Led by sophomore forward Maureen Lane's 20 points, Princeton jumped out to an early 24-14 lead in the first half and looked in control, going into halftime with a 37-30 lead.

SPORTS | 03/07/2001

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