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Women's hockey still sits on playoff bubble with weekend split

Women's hockey still sits on playoff bubble with weekend split

U2. Steeley Dan. The women's hockey team.Last week was certainly a week of comebacks. The Tigers may not have won a Grammy, but they turned in their own comeback performance this weekend.The Tigers had a solid effort, going 1-1 on the weekend.

SPORTS | 02/26/2001

Women's hoops drops games to Harvard and Dartmouth

It was the calm before the storm. While the women's basketball team had compiled a not-so-impressive 1-21 overall and 1-8 Ivy League record, Princeton was encouraged.

SPORTS | 02/26/2001

Weekend wrap-up

FencingIt was a tremendous Saturday for both the men's and women's fencing teams at Jadwin Gym.

SPORTS | 02/25/2001

Men's basketball wins two, easily dispatching Dartmouth and Harvard to stay atop the Ivy League with three games remaining

Considering who was sitting in the stands Saturday night, all the backdoor cuts, the fluid passes and the three-point baskets were especially appropriate in the men's basketball team's home victory over Dartmouth.In front of 74 former Princeton basketball players and coaches, the Tigers (13-10 overall, 8-3 Ivy League) completed a weekend sweep, finishing off the Big Green (7-18, 2-10), 68-52, Saturday and putting away Harvard (12-12, 5-7), 62-48, Friday.

SPORTS | 02/25/2001

Men's track and field takes home another Heps championship

Schools have track teams. They don't have track and field teams, or even field teams. If you put the shot, you're on the track team.

SPORTS | 02/25/2001

Women's swimming pulls away to win second-straight Ivy League title

After the obligatory celebrating steps, the Princeton women's swimming and diving squad felt unsatisfied.

SPORTS | 02/25/2001

Maglione tallies two goals on weekend as men's hockey earns three points

It was a scene rarely seen in hockey. Football, yes. The gridiron has the 'Bob and Weave' and 'Eatin' at the the Table.' Soccer, yes.

SPORTS | 02/25/2001

Men's hoops returns to Jadwin looking to regain momentum

Jadwin Gym ? the men's basketball team vaguely remembers the place.It certainly has been a while.

SPORTS | 02/22/2001

Running short on time, w. hoops hits the road in search of respect

There are a lot of over-used and tired cliches that can be used to describe the rest of the season for the women's basketball team.

SPORTS | 02/22/2001

Women's swimming favored in Ivy League Championships at DeNunzio

Like a runner that bolts out of the starting gate and stays out in front, the Princeton women's swimming team has set its own pace this season.

SPORTS | 02/22/2001

Weekend Schedule

Friday, Feb. 23 Men's basketball vs. Harvard (7:30 p.m. at Jadwin Gym) Women's basketball at Harvard (6 p.m.

SPORTS | 02/22/2001

By the numbers: Men's hockey meets Vermont, Dartmouth

When the men's hockey team encounters Vermont on Saturday, two very even teams will take the ice.

SPORTS | 02/22/2001

Women's squash takes third at Howe Cup

For the first time in years, the pressure was off women's squash at the Howe Cup. At least that's the way it appeared."We weren't supposed to win, so it was a lower-pressure situation," senior No.

SPORTS | 02/21/2001

Struggling women's hockey seeks answers to offensive problems

Last Friday Princeton notched three goals while playing its first of two games against Niagara. The Tigers, however, lost 3-1 to the Purple Eagles partly because they hit a shot into their own net.The weekend was just one of many in which the women's hockey team struggled with several offensive problems.

SPORTS | 02/21/2001

Men's volleyball falters early, comes on strong in final three sets in 3-1 victory over NYU

As men's volleyball's coach ambled off the court following his team's 3-1 victory over New York University at Dillon Gym last night, he was muttering under his breath.Though the Tigers had come back to win after dropping the first set, he was irritated that his team needed an embarrassing first-set loss to start playing with emotion."It's sad we had to hand them the first game before we were ready to play," Nelson grumbled.

SPORTS | 02/21/2001

Men's Basketball's Conor Neu

Conor Neu is a junior forward for the men's basketball team. He recently sat down with 'Prince' senior writer David Mordkoff.'Prince': During the games I look over sometimes and see you and [sophomore guard] Pete Hegseth talking to each other.

SPORTS | 02/21/2001

News and Notes

FencingSeveral members of the men's and women's fencing teams attended the Junior Olympics over the weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.

SPORTS | 02/21/2001

Wear some orange, make some noise, be some stupid

Three weeks ago, I remembered why I love being a fan of college sports. A few friends wanted to go to the final day of the H-Y-P swim meet and I went along.As the afternoon progressed, and the men's team was getting closer to closing out Harvard for the championship, the atmosphere surrounding DeNunzio Pool was electric.

SPORTS | 02/21/2001

Today's lecture — FEN 101: Basic Fencing (or: 'Don't call them swords')

In searching for a topic for the first "Sports Department" lecture, one sport quickly sprang to mind as the most commonly misunderstood.

SPORTS | 02/20/2001

Lone senior Munson handles stress, leads women's hoops

Whenever senior point guard Jessica Munson is on the floor, people notice.Her team notices every time she controls the court by calling a play, or during one of the frequent occasions when she motivates her teammates by pushing herself even harder.The opposing team, because of Munson's stifling defense, is forced to pay even more attention to her.

SPORTS | 02/20/2001

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