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Cornell defeats softball for first time ever; Tigers sweep Quakers

Cornell defeats softball for first time ever; Tigers sweep Quakers

Bouncing back from a disappointing pair of losses to Cornell Friday, the softball team swept Penn Saturday afternoon in its opening weekend of Ivy League play.The sweep of Penn was particularly important to the team in light of the two losses to Cornell the previous day.

SPORTS | 04/12/1998

Men's volleyball hosts EIVA tourney first-round matchup

This is it ? the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament is here.The ultimate goal of the men's volleyball team is to go to the NCAA Final Four in Hawaii, and it takes the first step toward reaching that goal when it hosts No.

SPORTS | 04/09/1998

Softball opens Ivy League season with high-powered Cornell, Penn

In 1995 and 1996, the softball team wore the crown of undefeated Ivy League champions. But last year, the Tigers were dethroned by Brown, costing them the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament that accompanies the Ivy title.This weekend, Princeton (16-10 overall) will begin its quest to reclaim the coveted title when the Tigers travel to face Cornell (17-2, 2-0 Ivy League) today and Penn (7-16, 2-2) tomorrow for its Ivy openers and attempt to prove that Princeton is still the power in the league."A lot of teams in the Ivies think that they can beat us," freshman catcher Devon Keefe said.

SPORTS | 04/09/1998

Baseball travels to Brown, Yale for Ivy games

Tuesday's extra-inning loss meant a lot of things for the baseball team. It meant the second straight non-league loss to a weaker team.

SPORTS | 04/09/1998

Samaras leads women's lacrosse through strong first half of year

As the women's lacrosse team reaches the midway point of the season, the Tigers are intent on looking ahead to the Ivy League portion of their schedule.The first half of the season has answered quite a few questions, however.

SPORTS | 04/09/1998

Men's lacrosse's first-half struggles are concern vs. potent Crimson

Is the glass half empty or half full?Is the men's lacrosse team the squad that has struggled through the first halves of its last three games?

SPORTS | 04/09/1998

University made bad deal when it leased golf course to Springdale Golf Club

When warm weather came upon us a few weeks ago, my first thought, like most golfers, was to head to the golf course.Unfortunately, Princeton doesn't have a golf club.

SPORTS | 04/08/1998

Men's club basketball team wins Hamilton Township League title

There was no "Sea of Orange." The court did not shake. George Will GS '68 probably never referred to the Princeton club basketball team as "a leading indicator of cultural growth."None of that matters to the players, however.

SPORTS | 04/08/1998

Temple trounces women's lacrosse

With only a 15-game regular season, there are few contests the women's lacrosse team can afford to lose.

SPORTS | 04/08/1998

Women's tennis crushes Rutgers, forced inside to complete match

For the women's tennis team, the main goal of the season is to win the Ivy League. With a 4-0 record, Princeton currently stands atop the conference standings.

SPORTS | 04/08/1998

Pitching staff catalyst for baseball's success

When baseball opened its Ivy League slate this past weekend, it knew that pitching would be essential to its success.

SPORTS | 04/08/1998

Women's golf earns fourth place at frigid Boston College invite

Julia Allison has won three golf tournaments in her career. And she's played in only six tournaments.The freshman has quickly risen to the top of the predominantly young women's golf team, continuing her success with a second consecutive victory.

SPORTS | 04/07/1998

Softball extends winning streak to seven with sweep of Blue Hens

The softball team sauntered onto 1895 Field yesterday riding a five-game winning streak thanks to a rejuvenated offense that had produced 32 runs in the last four games.

SPORTS | 04/07/1998

Baseball wastes Evans' pair of homers in loss to Rider

Maybe the men's baseball team has been tired after a long days of classes. Or maybe it prefers seven-inning Ivy doubleheader games on weekends to the nine-inning non-league games played on weekday afternoons.

SPORTS | 04/07/1998

News and Notes

Six members of the equestrian team took part in the Regional Finals Saturday at Briarwood Farms in Readington, and three placed.

SPORTS | 04/07/1998

Men's golf finishes seventh in strong field at Navy invite

Great golfers muster strong scores on tough courses.At this weekend's Navy Invitational, windy, rainy conditions forced the men's golf team to improvise, piecing together the best score possible with the given ingredients.Sunday, the first hole gave junior Rob Hays a major headache.

SPORTS | 04/07/1998

Men's tennis drops only one set in 7-0 whitewashing of Colonials

Count on the men's tennis team for some great performances this season, because it's on a roll.Off and running after a double-win weekend, Princeton swept George Washington at the Lenz Tennis Center yesterday afternoon."They're a good team," senior No.

SPORTS | 04/07/1998

Women's tennis adds pair of wins to spotless Ivy record

The women's tennis team entered the season with the goal of winning the Ivy League. But nonetheless, questions remained about whether Princeton would be a legitimate contender.

SPORTS | 04/06/1998

Women's crew clinches first win of season over Rutgers

Traditionally dominating the ranks of eastern collegiate crew, the women's open and lightweight teams finally got the chance to conquer both Atlantic and Pacific waters on the same weekend.

SPORTS | 04/06/1998

Women's water polo finishes up regular season with four victories

After last season's 12-8 loss to Villanova, women's water polo head coach Paul Nelson said, "I think we're really on par with Villanova."Coming from someone else, the words might have been nothing more than confidence-building coach-speak, but Nelson's record of no-nonsense analysis and brutal honesty ? about both his team's shortcomings and its strengths ? makes his assessment one for Princeton's opponents to take seriously.Nelson had to wait a year to be vindicated, but the Tigers' 7-2 win over Villanova Friday showed the Wildcats that his words are worth believing, if they didn't believe them already. More winsAfter thrashing the Wildcats in Villanova, Pa., Princeton went on to beat West Chester, 16-2, James Madison, 16-0 and Penn, 12-3 Saturday and Sunday at George Washington.Princeton (18-6 overall, 7-1 Collegiate Water Polo Association) ended the weekend with a 4-0 record, earning the No.

SPORTS | 04/06/1998

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