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Women's basketball set to start season at Lehigh

Women's basketball set to start season at Lehigh

The women's basketball team does not want to repeat its past.With a new coach and a crowd of fresh faces, Princeton has already taken steps to break away from the look that has plagued its disappointing recent history.Tonight, the Tigers attempt to take their first step in the right direction and break out of the mold that Princeton teams of the past have set.For the third straight year, the Tigers will be taking on Lehigh in their season opener.This year, Princeton hopes to come away with a win and erase the memories of their past two disappointing openers tonight in Bethlehem, Pa."We're not looking for revenge," senior point guard and captain Jessica Munson said.

SPORTS | 11/20/2000

The grass is greener on the other side as football loses see-saw battle with Dartmouth

The ball stood on Dartmouth's 33-yard line ? third down and seven yards to go. Princeton's last chance rested on forcing the Big Green offense to punt, for only the second time that afternoon.

SPORTS | 11/19/2000

Men's hockey splits weekend games

Sometimes it takes an entire team effort to earn a win.Other times it just takes an outstanding individual effort.Sophomore goaltender Nate Nomeland stopped 40 Dartmouth shots to earn the first shutout for men's hockey since March 6, 1999, as the Tigers cruised past the Big Green 6-0.

SPORTS | 11/19/2000

W. hockey avenges New Haven defeat with home win over Elis

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.This common adage became all too familiar for the women's hockey team (2-3-1 overall, 2-3-1 Eastern College Ath-letic Confer-ence) as it faced Yale twice this weekend.After suffering an unexpected 3-1 loss at Yale Saturday, Princeton returned home to Baker Rink yesterday where it topped the Elis 2-0."We did a really good job today with the power plays," head coach Jeff Kampersal '92 said.

SPORTS | 11/19/2000

News & Notes

The men's water polo team, which had maintained high hopes for Easterns this past weekend, suffered a devastating loss to Queens in the first round of the tournament, before winning its final two games of the weekend to capture a fifth-place finish.In the first round, the Tigers came out slowly and could never fully recover from an early deficit, finishing with a disappointing 12-11 loss.

SPORTS | 11/19/2000

Women's hockey faces home-and-home with Yale in critical ECAC weekend

A conflicted women's hockey team will enter the locker room this weekend torn in two directions.Last Saturday, Princeton (1-1-2 Eastern College Athletic Confer-ence) suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss to No.

SPORTS | 11/16/2000

Men's hockey heads north to face off with ECAC powers Vermont, Dartmouth

Through the first few weekends of the men's hockey season in the Eastern College Athletic Confer-ence, nothing seems to be working according to plan.Perennial league doormat Union College is leading the ECAC with six points and debuted in the national polls for the first time this week on the strength of Brandon Snee's spectacular goaltending.Yale, a team that usually finishes in the middle of the ECAC pack, has already knocked off two of the top three teams in the country ? Boston College and New Hamp-shire....These two teams, however, are not the only surprises in the early weeks of the season.Princeton is also making its mark ? through today, the Tigers are the only team in the country that has not yet suffered a loss.Princeton has compiled a 1-0-3 record (0-0-2 ECAC) through its first two weekends, including a pair of 4-4 ties last weekend against Clarkson ? the team that knocked the Tigers out of last year's ECAC tournament ? and preseason favorite St.

SPORTS | 11/16/2000

As football closes its season, captain Higgins concludes his career

When the lights go out at Princeton Stadium tomorrow following the game against Dartmouth, the 132nd season of Tiger football will come to a close, and with it the careers of Princeton's seniors.

SPORTS | 11/16/2000

Few surprises await men's water polo as it faces familiar foes at Easterns

The lineup looks identical to the one during the regular season ? Queens, St. Francis and then either UMass or Navy, barring any upsets.But this is not a simple matchup for division bragging rights or even an ECAC Championship.

SPORTS | 11/16/2000

Deep squad looks for Ivy, EIWA titles

Filled with experience, the 2000-2001 Princeton wrestling team is prepared to avenge its poor record from last year.With veterans throughout the lineup, the Tigers have an excellent competitor in each weight class.

SPORTS | 11/15/2000

Women's squash looks to regain team title

Preseason rankings mean nothing. The women's squash team has decided that it is going to pay attention to one thing: results.Last weekend, when the Tigers traveled to Cornell to play in the preseason Ivy League Scrimmage, they were more encouraged by the games than where they were placed on any list."I think we realized from this weekend how well we can do this year," senior captain Julia Beaver said.

SPORTS | 11/15/2000

Men's squash hopes to repeat as Ivy champions

The men's squash team did something last season it hadn't done in 17 years: It won the Ivy League championship.The Tigers ended Harvard's 10-year stranglehold on the crown, defeating the Crimson in regular season play, 5-4, to get back to the top of the league.Now, Princeton returns to try to repeat as Ivy League champs with almost all of its top nine back, except for one key player."We're in a post-Peter Yik era," head coach Bob Callahan '77 said.The Tigers lost to graduation one of the most successful players in the squash program's history, Peter Yik '00.

SPORTS | 11/15/2000

New assistant gives women's lax edge in offseason preparations

Missy Holmes sat in the stands during the women's lacrosse national championship between Princeton and Maryland and screamed support ? for the Terrapins.The 1997 Maryland graduate watched tensely as the Tigers danced off the field at halftime, daring to dream with a slim 4-3 edge.

SPORTS | 11/15/2000

'Taekwondo Tigers' shine in national competition

Considering most people's knowledge of martial arts comes from Billy Blanks' "Tae Bo Basics" video, it may be difficult for them to picture intense taekwondo competition.

SPORTS | 11/14/2000

Coming weekend will end thrilling year of Ivy football

You've probably read this column before.Every year, no matter how much we promise not to, one columnist uses this page to extol the virtues of Ivy League football.

SPORTS | 11/14/2000

Athlete of the Week - Chisom Opara

The football team was in a familiar position: down in the fourth quarter, one score needed, one drive left.

SPORTS | 11/14/2000

Men's hoops bedeviled in Durham

DURHAM, N.C. ? The 'Cra-zies' collected at Cameron Indoor Stadium last night for the first time this season.

SPORTS | 11/14/2000

Tigers look to defend titles without Burrell, Petschnigg

Despite having lost key starters to graduation, the men's and women's fencing teams will not settle for a rebuilding year on the heels of last season's undefeated Ivy League slates.Overall, solid showings at the Penn State Open this past weekend bode well for both squads as they brace to defend their league championships.

SPORTS | 11/14/2000

Q&A with men's basketball's new head coach John Thompson '88

John Thompson '88 is the head coach of the men's basketball team. He recently sat down with 'Prince' senior writer Andrew Funk.'Prince': With the graduation of so many players who played major roles last season, what kind of changes will you make to the offensive system?Thompson: We're going to run the same offense we've always run here ? I just think it's the way you should play basketball.

SPORTS | 11/13/2000

Goal of 10-win season eludes men's soccer

When the final whistle blew, it not only signified the end of the game, but the end of the season for the men's soccer team.The Tigers walked off the field with a feeling of disappointment, having just been handed a 3-1 loss to Yale (9-7-1 overall, 4-3 Ivy League) in New Haven, Conn.

SPORTS | 11/13/2000

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