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Women's Soccer: Lazo’s flurry keeps Princeton unbeaten in Ivy play

Women's Soccer: Lazo’s flurry keeps Princeton unbeaten in Ivy play

After a drawn-out, empty-handed first half, the women’s soccer team’s match against Dartmouth on Saturday was decided in a span of just five minutes. Sophomore forward Lauren Lazo’s back-to-back goals late in the second half delivered the Tigers (6-3-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) a 2-1 lead and their fourth straight win.

SPORTS | 09/30/2012

Men's Soccer: Porter’s game-winner caps Ivy League opener

The men’s soccer team (5-3 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) dominated defending Ivy League co-champion Dartmouth (3-5, 0-1) on all sides on Saturday night, culminating with sophomore forward Cameron Porter’s golden goal just one minute, 45 seconds into sudden-death overtime. Fired up after a foul on Dartmouth, one that sent sophomore midfielder Joe Saitta off the field with ankle pain, Porter slipped into the 18-yard box and gave the Tigers major cause for celebration.

SPORTS | 09/30/2012

Football: Tigers down Lions 33-6 for 1st victory

NEW YORK — The football team’s victory this week against Columbia, the first of Princeton’s season and the third career win with the Tigers for head coach Bob Surace ’90, was a story of redemption in more ways than one. Freshman kicker Nolan Bieck was perfect on four field-goal attempts after missing three last week. Sophomore quarterback Quinn Epperly, who did little with the limited playing time he was given in the first two games, played almost an entire half and proved he could produce points. Most importantly, the Tigers won convincingly after two weeks of close, heartbreaking losses.

SPORTS | 09/28/2012

Men's Soccer: Chance for redemption begins

After numerous hard-fought battles against Big East conference opponents, the men’s soccer team (4-3) will begin its hunt for Ivy League glory on Saturday at Roberts Stadium. Dartmouth will provide Princeton with its first Ancient Eight test.

SPORTS | 09/27/2012

On Tap with ... Tom Moak

After throwing an amazing — if unplanned — touchdown pass in last Friday’s home opener, senior wideout Tom Moak has set a high bar for the Tigers’ receiving core. The ‘Prince’ talked to the Atlanta native about how he got his start in football, his career highlight and some lighter parts of being part of the team.

SPORTS | 09/27/2012

Football: Rushing attack key for Ivy opener

With high hopes for its running backs, the football team will head to the Big Apple on Saturday in an attempt to jump-start what has so far been a season of heartbreakers. Despite falling just short in each of their first two games, the Tigers (0-2) have displayed more ability than was expected of them and have reason to believe that this weekend’s game against Columbia (1-1) could be the beginning of a turnaround.

SPORTS | 09/27/2012

Cross Country: Princeton faces 1st big test in South Bend

The men’s and women’s cross country teams will face their first true challenges of the season this weekend. Since their season openers at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational on Sept. 8, the Tigers have been putting in miles to prepare themselves for the rigorous racing ahead. This afternoon, select runners will compete at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind., while the rest of the teams will race at Lehigh’s Paul Short Invitational.

SPORTS | 09/27/2012

Field Hockey: Pennsylvania, field hockey's hotbed

If you look at a list of the top field hockey players in the NCAA, or the roster of Team USA, two stats will stick out: There are a lot of goals scored, and a lot of Pennsylvanians. Nobody seems to have a definite answer for why the Keystone State dominates the sport, but there’s no denying that it does. As of last week, 87 players on the top 10 teams in the NCAA come from Pennsylvania. Consider that New Jersey has the second-most players on that list — with 23. And Pennsylvania is also home of the best of the best, including nine of 16 members of the U.S. Olympic team.

SPORTS | 09/26/2012

Sports Shorts: After placing eighth at Yale, women’s golf prepares for Nittany Lion Invitational

The women’s golf team placed eighth out of a 16-team field at the Yale Fall Invitational last Sunday. Junior Kelly Shon led both the Tigers and all other Ivy League players at the tournament, finishing fourth individually at +1 after shooting 72 on the last day, at par for The Course at Yale.

SPORTS | 09/26/2012

Column: Stat Corner - Tackling defensive statistics

Calculating defensive statistics in football can be problematic. Each stop can be credited to one player as a solo tackle, or to two players as an assisted tackle. And that’s where the art comes in. If a linebacker has the running back stopped, and a safety comes in later and helps him to the ground, does the safety deserve a share of the tackle too? In the scrum of a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-one, how many defensive linemen were involved in the play? Often, there’s no clear answer to these questions — it’s up to the scorer to use his judgment and make a decision.

SPORTS | 09/26/2012

Around the Ivies: Tigers aim to avoid last year's finish

On Saturday afternoon, the men’s soccer team will host Dartmouth, kicking off intra-conference play in the Ivy League. The other six squads will start play two hours later, beginning a seven-game race to the title. Can Princeton shake off last year’s struggles and return to its 2010 spot on top of the league? We break it down for you here.

SPORTS | 09/26/2012

On Tap with ... Nikhil Chervu

Senior Nikhil Chervu is a wide receiver and safety on the sprint football team. Recently, the ‘Prince’ sat down with Chervu over lunch to discuss the Dirty South, Indians playing football and George Michael.

SPORTS | 09/25/2012

Men's Soccer: Longtime Princetonian keeps on kicking

For over 20 years, Jim Barlow has been a name synonymous with Princeton men’s soccer. Barlow started his long and storied Princeton career as a student athlete, arriving on campus in 1987 and graduating in 1991. He was the 1987 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, 1990 Ivy League Player of the Year and a three-time first-team all-Ivy League selection.

SPORTS | 09/25/2012

Sports Shorts: Hoy, Cornacchio lead 6-1 rout

For the second straight week, the women’s soccer team throttled a non-conference opponent on the road. Princeton (5-3-1) defeated St. Peter’s 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon, extending its win streak to three games and five of seven.

SPORTS | 09/25/2012

Men's Tennis: New coach has sights set beyond Ancient Eight

Under former head coach Glenn Michibata’s 12-year tenure, the men’s tennis team never won the Ivy League championship. The team came close — in 2011, the Tigers went 6-0 in the Ivy League before losing to Cornell by one tight match in the deciding meeting — but still has not won the title in the 21st century.

SPORTS | 09/25/2012

Women's Volleyball: Visitors regain 5th-set magic at Penn

Despite falling behind after the first and third sets, the women’s volleyball team rallied to win its first Ivy League contest, beating Penn 26-28, 25-22, 14-25, 25-23, 15-13 at The Palestra on Saturday evening. Princeton (4-7 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) righted a three-game losing streak behind a match-high 25 kills from senior outside hitter Lydia Rudnick.

SPORTS | 09/24/2012

Men's Water Polo: Team visits California after Southern road trip

The men’s water polo team is now 7-4 after picking up a 7-5 win against George Washington and a 9-6 victory over Johns Hopkins while suffering a 13-10 loss to Navy.

SPORTS | 09/24/2012

Women's Soccer: Tigers win Ivy opener on own goal

Coming off a 5-2 pounding of Lafayette, the women’s soccer team continued its road trip with a visit to New Haven for a crucial game against Yale. With each team hungry to open up Ivy League play with a win, the Saturday matchup had nail-biter written all over it. The game proved to be just that as it took nearly 97 minutes of near goals and fantastic saves to determine a victor.

SPORTS | 09/24/2012

Men's Soccer: Hosts sweep Princeton Invitational

The men’s soccer team (4-3 overall) hosted the 2012 Princeton Invitational this weekend on Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium. The four game event brought Rider, Fairleigh Dickinson and Penn to the Orange Bubble. The Tigers faced off against Rider on Friday evening before playing Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday afternoon.

SPORTS | 09/24/2012

Field Hockey: No. 2 ’Cuse hands No. 3 Princeton 1st defeat

The field hockey team’s undefeated record was snapped Sunday when No. 2 Syracuse beat No. 3 Princeton 2-0 on Bedford Field. The Tigers (7-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) had extended their win streak to seven on Saturday afternoon when they shut out Ivy League rival Yale 8-0, remaining perfect in conference play.

SPORTS | 09/23/2012

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