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Lone senior Munson handles stress, leads women's hoops

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

Men's hockey in playoff free-for-all

You're at a banquet somewhere, hungry and ready to eat. When the hosts finally break out the food, everyone in the room rushes to get it, disregarding any pleas for order, and trampling any bystanders who happen to be in the way.To date, men's hockey in the Eastern College Athletic Conference has resembled such a confusing scene.

SPORTS | 02/20/2001

Walton quietly dominates for men's hoops

I think that if you look closely, you might see John Thompson '88 crying on senior night.Because if there's one thing you can say about Thompson, it's that he depends on his senior captain, Nate Walton.It's no accident that he put Walton on the cover of the media guide.

SPORTS | 02/20/2001

Women's hoops suffers two more heartbreaking home losses

When your team loses a tight game in the last moments of play, it figuratively breaks your heart.

SPORTS | 02/19/2001

Individuals perform well at track's Princeton Invite

Think of something that weighs 35 pounds. Your backpack with your organic chemistry, multi-variable calculus and molecular biology textbooks for example.

SPORTS | 02/19/2001

Peter Zavodny

Sometimes just stepping back into the heat of competition is a victory. Senior defenseman Peter Zavodny did that one better this weekend as he returned to the ice less than four months after suffering a grade-five shoulder separation ? the most serious type of separation ? and made an impact in his first two games.

SPORTS | 02/19/2001

Wrestling splits weekend contests

As the Penn match finished, so did Princeton's chances for an Ivy League wrestling championship.Upset by the loss, the Tigers quickly realized that this is only the middle of their season, and with a chance at third place in the Ivy League, the team went back to business as usual.Unleashing their aggression from the Penn match, the Tigers (12-8 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) invaded the Columbia wrestling room and quickly demolished the Lions, 29-11.Once again, senior Ryan Bonfiglio and sophomores Greg Parker and Joe Clarke led the Tigers' victory, going undefeated on the day.

SPORTS | 02/19/2001

Men's volleyball cruises past overmatched NJIT in three games

When the men's volleyball team stepped onto the court at Dillon Gym Saturday, it had one thing on its mind ? redemption.

SPORTS | 02/19/2001

Men's hockey splits two league games

After eight conference weekends, the story is still the same for the men's hockey team. In all but one weekend this season, Princeton has notched two points in the standings in two games against league rivals.Friday and Saturday were no different for the Tigers (8-14-3 overall, 7-9-2 East-ern College Athletic Conference). The Tigers were shut out by Rensselaer, 1-0, before rediscovering their offense to rout Union, 7-2, the next night.

SPORTS | 02/18/2001

Men's hoops drops two to fall into tie for Ivy lead

NEW YORK ? Men's basketball head coach John Thompson '88 had seen this sort of movie before . . . and didn't like the ending.The sequel this weekend was even worse.

SPORTS | 02/18/2001

Women's hockey loses first game, ties second at Niagara

In Eastern College Athletic Conference women's hockey, only eight teams advance to the playoffs. Going into this weekend's two games against eighth-place Nia-gara, Princeton was in ninth place.Thus, by playing the Purple Eagles, Princeton had a chance to take matters into its own hands instead of relying on another team to beat Niagara.

SPORTS | 02/18/2001

Women's hockey turns to Niagara along road to playoffs

One down, five to go.Last Sunday's 3-1 upset of No. 2 Harvard was just step one of Princeton's plan of assault.

SPORTS | 02/15/2001

Women's squash goes for third national title in four years

In both 1998 and 1999, the Princeton women's squash team won the national championship by winning the Howe Cup.

SPORTS | 02/15/2001

Men's hockey gets chance to avenge early-season loss to RPI

Rensselaer came into Baker Rink to play the men's hockey team Dec. 9 and left as 6-2 victors over a slow-to-arrive Princeton team.

SPORTS | 02/15/2001

Weekend Schedule

Friday, Feb. 16 Women's basketball vs. Columbia (7 p.m. at Jadwin Gym) Men's basketball at Columbia (7:30 p.m.

SPORTS | 02/15/2001

Men's hoops looks to extend Ivy lead at Columbia, Cornell

As the Ivy League season cruised past its midway point last week, the race for the men's basketball conference crown resembled a tightly-packed group of horses rounding the mile pole and heading for the backstretch.

SPORTS | 02/15/2001

Women's basketball to seek respect against Cornell, Columbia

Looking at their record, it would seem as if members of the women's basketball team don't have much to smile about.They have one win and 19 losses.

SPORTS | 02/15/2001

Wrestling pinned by Quakers, 34-7

Stunned by its loss to Cornell, the Penn wrestling team decided to unleash its wrath on the Tigers last night.

SPORTS | 02/14/2001

Cool, calm Lawrence collects honors for women's fencing

Thrust. Parry. Watch for the big move. Move her into position. Block. Parry. Attack. Set her up. Here it comes . . . block the move.

SPORTS | 02/14/2001

Athlete of the Week

The men's basketball team could very easily have come away from its last three games a broken team.

SPORTS | 02/14/2001

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