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Men's volleyball ends season with loss to Penn State, Ivy tournament win

Men's volleyball ends season with loss to Penn State, Ivy tournament win

When the smallest player on the court makes a block at the net, it can be the kind of play that sparks an underdog to an improbable upset.In the third game of the men's volleyball team's regular season finale against Penn State Saturday, the two teams were tied 1-1 in games.

SPORTS | 04/18/2000

Baseball and softball cancelled

The softball team's scheduled doubleheader against Hofstra at the Tigers' 1895 Field was cancelled yesterday due to inclement weather.

SPORTS | 04/18/2000

Men's heavyweight, women's open crews score impressive wins

The 1975 Cup and the Childs Cup are in familiar hands. For the 11th and sixth times, respectively, the women's open and the men's heavyweight boats were able to coast to victory, capturing their respective trophies this weekend.

SPORTS | 04/17/2000

Jessup wins pole vault for m. track in Tennessee; women fall to Penn, Yale

It seems that at nearly every meet the men's outdoor track team competes in, the Tigers get strong performances from complementary athletes, who manage to individually step up and support the cornerstones of the team.At the Hurricane Invitational, it was freshmen David Gary and Jon Bell.

SPORTS | 04/17/2000

All-American Stramandi seeks spot on U.S. national diving team

Danielle Stramandi just smiles ? and with the slightest embarrassment ? explains some of the awards she has earned so far this year.There are a lot.

SPORTS | 04/17/2000

Men's Golf wins Ivies

When senior captain Judd Pritchard of the men's golf team was a freshman, he found victory when he won the individual Ivy League title.

SPORTS | 04/17/2000

Women's water polo claims first Mid-Atlantic championship

With such a successful record, one would find it hard to believe the women's water polo team (20-3 overall, 8-0 Collegiate Water Polo Association) is composed of 10 freshmen, three sophomores, two juniors and one senior.

SPORTS | 04/17/2000

Galicinao throws a perfect game against Penn, but softball splits two doubleheaders against the Quakers and Cornell

Few things are perfect in sports ? Don Larsen's pitching in Game Five of the 1956 World Series; Christian Laettner's 10-for-10 shooting against Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the 1992 NCAA Tournament.As rare as perfection is in the sports world at large, it is just as rare in Princeton sports.

SPORTS | 04/16/2000

Women's tennis stays perfect in Ivies; men fall to Harvard, 4-3

In a quest for a league title that is decided over only seven contests, every match is critical. This weekend was no exception, resulting in important consequences for both the men's and women's tennis teams.

SPORTS | 04/16/2000

WEEKEND WRAP-UP

Men's VolleyballThe Tigers finished their season with a 3-1 home loss to EIVA rival Penn State on Saturday.

SPORTS | 04/16/2000

Men's lacrosse cruises past Harvard in penalty-filled night game

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? In trying to knock off the reigning Ivy League champs, Harvard took a novel approach.

SPORTS | 04/16/2000

Baseball lights up scoreboard in sweep of Columbia

The Round of 16 in the NCAA basketball tournament. A 16th birthday. Sixteen runs for the baseball team in yesterday's nightcap.

SPORTS | 04/16/2000

Women's lax notches 10th consecutive victory

Kim Smith was not having fun. The sophomore attack saw Harvard players streaking by, screaming encouragement to their teammates and spinning around stunned, silent Princeton players.The women's lacrosse team was losing to Harvard (4-4 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) 3-0, just four minutes into the first half.

SPORTS | 04/16/2000

Men's lax hopes to avoid upset bug against Harvard

For a team with perennial national championship aspirations, such as men's lacrosse, the progress of other national powerhouses must always be followed.This week saw major developments beyond Old Nassau with the breakdown of the old guard and the introduction of a new disorder in the college lacrosse landscape.In the first half of the season, two teams ? Syracuse and Virginia ? clearly separated themselves from the masses below.

SPORTS | 04/13/2000

Eight isn't enough: Baseball falls to Monmouth in N.J. slugfest

Eight runs and 11 hits: good numbers that usually leave a team satisfied and with a win. Not so for the baseball team yesterday.When the Tigers traveled to Monmouth to take on the Hawks (12-18), they were outdone at the plate in a 10-8 shootout.

SPORTS | 04/13/2000

No. 2 women's lacrosse to take on Crimson without Simone

When you are one of the top teams in the country, there is no time to relax.Even while compiling a gaudy 10-1 record so far this season, the women's lacrosse team is not satisfied with its play going into tomorrow's contest with Harvard in Cambridge, Mass.After a series of impressive wins over top teams to start the season, Princeton has been inconsistent recently, following up a 17-5 thrashing of Delaware with two sloppy wins over Yale and Temple.

SPORTS | 04/13/2000

Back with a Vengeance: Women's water polo heads to the Mid-Atlantic Championships in hopes of claiming the title that eluded the team last year

While most students are suffering from spring fever, another bug has been pervading the women's water polo team (18-3 overall, 8-0 Collegiate Water Polo League) ? the entire squad appears to have been infected with an intensity like no other.Hot off an 11-game winning streak, Princeton travels to Villanova this weekend with hopes of claiming its first Mid-Atlantic title.

SPORTS | 04/13/2000

M. volleyball to face Penn State, host Ivy tourney

Men's volleyball has a lot on the line this weekend.Sunday Princeton (8-11 overall, 4-9 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) looks to defend its Ivy League crown.Saturday, the Tigers take on No.

SPORTS | 04/13/2000

Mentor and coach, 'Toot' reshaped Princeton hockey

It's already been a week, but I still don't think reality has set in.It's been a week since that shocking phone call from Athletic Director Gary Walters '67.It's been a week since Princeton lost one of its best coaches and most interesting personalities.It's been a week since former men's hockey head coach Don "Toot" Cahoon decided to leave Old Nassau and take over as the new head coach at UMass.For the past seven days, I have tried to picture a Princeton hockey game without "Toot" behind the Tiger bench ? I just can't seem to do it.

SPORTS | 04/12/2000

Women's lax limps to victory over Temple

The Temple Owls began the game against the Princeton's women lacrosse team like country bumpkins performing at a county fair.

SPORTS | 04/12/2000

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