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The slide continues: Army swamps women's hoops

The slide continues: Army swamps women's hoops

It was clear from the national anthem which team was more focused and better prepared.The Army women's basketball team (8-1) stood at attention in a straight line, backs to the bleachers, all in the same black warmups.The Tigers, too, stood tall, honoring the flag.

SPORTS | 12/12/2000

Questions and Answers with wrestling's Ryan Bonfiglio

Ryan Bonfiglio is a senior on the wrestling team in the 165-lb. weight class. He recently sat down with Princetonian contributor Ross Mazo.Prince: What did you think of the [45-0] Minnesota match [this weekend]?Ryan Bonfiglio: It was a great experience to wrestle the best team in the country, but on the other hand, it was a tough experience.

SPORTS | 12/12/2000

Phenom Thompson brings experience to fencing team

His fencing accomplishments speak for themselves. He was named the best athlete in California at the State Games, was the winner of the epee event at the Cleveland Open North American Cup, a member of three world championship fencing teams as well as the world university games team.

SPORTS | 12/12/2000

News & Notes

Princeton freshman goaltender Megan Van Beu-sekom was named ECAC Rookie of the Week in women's hockey last week.

SPORTS | 12/12/2000

Men's indoor track showcases wealth of young talent in New Year Invitational

Early in the winter track season, men's head coach Fred Samara said the team was counting on underclassmen to step up and fill the gaps left by graduating seniors and injured upperclassmen.

SPORTS | 12/11/2000

Josh McCaughey and Lauren Simmons

The men's and women's indoor track teams came into this past weekend's New Year Invitational hoping to establish momentum to carry them through Winter Break and help get them ready for racing in the new calendar year.

SPORTS | 12/11/2000

Men's swimming displays dominance in dual-meet win over Army

The regular season dual meets prior to H-Y-Ps are almost an after-thought for the men's swimming team.The squad's energy and training have to be concentrated around H-Y-Ps if the Tigers are to have a truly 'successful' season.

SPORTS | 12/11/2000

Wrestling falls to top-ranked Golden Gophers, beats TCNJ

LAKEWOOD ? Shocking the crowd, sophomore Greg Parker of Princeton slipped out of Damion Hahn's grip and performed a two-point reversal on the Minnesota wrestling star ? a former Lakewood, N.J.

SPORTS | 12/11/2000

Trading tennis for track in the name of fitness

For anyone who went to the men's track meet Sunday and was a little surprised to see lanky tennis players wearing Princeton uniforms in the 4x400, your eyes were not deceiving you.

SPORTS | 12/11/2000

Coming of Age: Men's hoops topples Xavier, 58-52

It was happening again. A 35-26 second-half lead had evaporated. Just as in years past, a tiring Princeton men's basketball team looked like it was about to wilt against Atlantic 10 foe Xavier.But this time, Princeton still had something left in the tank.

SPORTS | 12/10/2000

Men's hockey ousts No. 11 Union, but sleepwalks against RPI

Rarely is a hockey team's fate sealed before it steps out onto the ice. It might have looked that way to some Saturday as the men's hockey team took on Rensselaer at Baker Rink.RPI came into Saturday's game ready to play.Princeton did not."You've got to be ready to play," senior captain Kirk Lamb said.

SPORTS | 12/10/2000

W. hockey ties Providence, falls to Northeastern

The Zamboni was resurfacing the ice for the last period as the women's hockey team found itself in an all too familiar situation ? scoreless.

SPORTS | 12/10/2000

Weekend schedule

Friday, December 8 Men's hockey vs. Union (7 p.m. at Baker Rink) Wrestling vs. TCNJ (7 p.m.

SPORTS | 12/07/2000

Prolific first line of Holmes, Fox and Kilbourne boosts women's hockey

In what has been a topsy-turvy season so far, the women's hockey team has depended on its first line for big goals at critical times.Last weekend's action might set the Tigers on an upward course.

SPORTS | 12/07/2000

X marks the spot as men's basketball opens home season against Xavier

The recent history of Xavier versus Princeton has not been good for men's basketball.First came the 1998 NIT quarterfinal matchup.

SPORTS | 12/07/2000

News and notes

The Princeton University Figure Skating Club placed fifth out of eight schools at the University of Delaware Intercollegiate Figure Skating Competition last Saturday.The event is one of three competitions for the Eastern Collegiate Figure Skating Conference.

SPORTS | 12/07/2000

Yale crew hazing investigation sends waves through Ivies

After suspending operations for the school's men's heavyweight crew team Tuesday, Yale University's Director of Athletics, Thomas Beckett, continued an investigation yesterday into an alleged hazing incident over the weekend.Beckett levied the suspension ? which prevents the team from using the boathouse or other facilities ? in response to events following the team's annual bowling night Saturday which allegedly included underage drinking.A Yale freshman counselor reported to the athletic department that two freshmen on the team were allegedly given medical attention for intoxication after the event, Yale's Director of Sports Publicity Steve Conn said.The suspension is indefinite pending an ongoing investigation by the department of athletics to see if the alleged incident violated Yale's zero-tolerance policy for hazing, other University regulations or Connecticut state law.

SPORTS | 12/07/2000

Men's hockey looks to hand No. 11 Union its first ECAC loss

When the men's hockey team returns to play its first game at home since Nov. 21, it will be taking on the team ranked No.

SPORTS | 12/07/2000

Sophomores Lane, Culp bright spots on offense for w. hoops

The women's basketball team has lost each game this season by an average of 20.6 points per game.The Tigers have broken the 50-point barrier in only one game this season.With these statistics and an 0-5 record, things are looking bleak for Princeton.To remedy this problem with offensive production problem, the Tigers need only look to two sophomores, forward Lee Culp and forward Maureen Lane."The sophomore class is extremely important to our success, both in terms of talent and numbers," head coach Kevin Morris said.The Tigers, who have only three upperclassmen, must rely on these younger players in order to find success.

SPORTS | 12/07/2000

Lafayette's hot (24-25) free-throw shooting dooms men's basketball

EASTON, Pa. ? To explain his team's 80-73 loss to host Lafayette last night, Princeton head coach John Thompson '88 said, "We didn't defend."He had one of the words wrong, though.

SPORTS | 12/06/2000

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