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Football: Princeton's comeback stuns Harvard, 39-34

Football: Princeton's comeback stuns Harvard, 39-34

With less than 30 seconds left to play in Saturday's football game, the undefeated Harvard Crimson was closing in on sophomore quarterback Quinn Epperly. Princeton was down 34-32, sophomore starting quarterback Connor Michelsen was injured, the homecoming crowd of 10,823 was on its feet, and Epperly was on the wrong foot as he hurled the ball toward the end zone.The ball fell into the arms of junior receiver Roman Wilson. He held on as he hit the ground. The Crimson looked on in disbelief as the Tigers roared.

SPORTS | 10/19/2012

On Tap with ... Spenser Huston

Sophomore Spenser Huston is the starting left tackle for the football team, which hosts its homecoming game against Harvard this weekend. Huston was the only freshman to start on Princeton’s offensive line last season and has continued to have success this year. He even scored a touchdown last week against Brown, a very rare and special feat for an offensive lineman. Huston sat down with the ‘Prince’ to talk about the Garden State, rap music and his first touchdown ever.

SPORTS | 10/18/2012

Football: Immovable Princeton defense takes on unstoppable Harvard offense

The football team is set to face its biggest challenge of the year in its biggest game of the year when it hosts defending Ivy League champion Harvard on Saturday. The Crimson (5-0 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) has won its last 14 games, dating back to last season, and is looking to beat Princeton (3-2, 2-0) for the sixth straight time.

SPORTS | 10/18/2012

Field Hockey: No. 2 Tigers host Crimson, No. 4 Huskies

Hoping to extend its four-game win streak even further, the field hockey team will host an Ivy League opponent as well as a fellow top-five team at Bedford Field this weekend. Princeton (11-1 overall, 4-0 Ivy League), currently ranked second in the nation, will face off against Harvard (3-9, 1-3) on Saturday afternoon and turn around to play No. 4 Connecticut (15-0) the following day.

SPORTS | 10/18/2012

Soccer: Long throws pay big dividends

In the ninth minute of the men’s soccer team’s nationally televised home game against Creighton last week, senior defender Mark Linnville perfectly executed one of Princeton’s most important assets: the long throw-in. His driven toss from the sideline sailed into the box, grazing the head of sophomore forward Cameron Porter before sophomore midfielder Myles McGinley slotted the loose ball into the back of the net, giving Princeton an early lead.That goal marked just one of many such chances created this season by Linnville’s unique ability, allowing the team to create dangerous scoring opportunities from any throw-in in the attacking third of the field.

SPORTS | 10/17/2012

Around the Ivies: Tigers, Crimson prepare for league-leading battle

On Saturday, the football team will take on Harvard in a homecoming game that will match two of the Ivy League’s three undefeated squads. How does the rest of the conference stack up at the halfway point?

SPORTS | 10/17/2012

Women's Volleyball: Late starter Peterkin makes early impact

To excel at competitive volleyball, starting at a young age is typically a requirement. Even for those who pick up the game before they reach middle school, long-term success and a collegiate career are anything but guaranteed. In this respect, freshman right side hitter Kendall Peterkin is an anomaly. Whereas most of her peers started before their 10th birthdays, she didn’t begin playing seriously until her freshman year of high school.

SPORTS | 10/17/2012

Men's Soccer: Princeton falls 1-0 at Adelphi

The men’s soccer team lost a midweek game 1-0 at Adelphi on Tuesday afternoon. The Panthers scored in the 56th minute and held Princeton scoreless to earn only their second win of the season.

SPORTS | 10/17/2012

On Tap with ... David Dubow

As a member of the men’s soccer “Elder Council,” senior defender David “Dubs” Dubow leads the reserves both on and off the field. Dubow recently sat down with the ‘Prince’ when he shared his wisdom not only about his experiences as an athlete on campus but also of goprincetontigers.com’s real purpose, Italian Renaissance art, movies and more.

SPORTS | 10/16/2012

Men's Cross Country: Juniors lead Tigers in loaded Wisconsin field

Forging ahead through the crowded field of the Wisconsin Invitational last Friday, juniors Alejandro Arroyo-Yamin, Tyler Udland and co-captain Chris Bendtsen worked together to fight toward the finish line, leading the rest of the men’s cross country team. No longer led by Olympian Donn Cabral ’12 and the rest of the Class of 2012, the Tigers begin a new era. By forming a pack and pushing each other at the front, the three juniors and the rest of the Princeton men behind them hope to make their team more than just the sum of its individual parts.

SPORTS | 10/16/2012

New concussion rules help players keep their heads up

During the second fall lacrosse practice in early September, sophomore midfielder Paul Zima was going for a ground ball when he got hit by a teammate. Afterward, Zima said he felt “a little bit dizzy and out of it.” He continued playing for a few more minutes, but since the feelings of disorientation continued he decided to go see the trainer. The trainer took Zima inside and led him through a series of verbal cognitive tests. After a doctor went over the results, Zima was diagnosed with a concussion.This past summer, the Ivy League put in place new measures intended to help prevent concussions in lacrosse and soccer. These restrictions follow similar ones made to Ivy League football schedules in the summer of 2011, and new recommendations to prevent concussions in hockey are expected in December.

SPORTS | 10/16/2012

Women's Soccer: Princeton extends win streak to 7 straight

The women’s soccer team took an early lead against Columbia (6-7 overall, 2-2 Ivy League) on Saturday and never let go, grabbing a win from the Lions and bringing its Ivy League record to 4-0. Princeton (9-3-1, 4-0) looks well prepared for the rest of the regular season and approaching postseason.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Men's Golf: Jarmas ties for 2nd in Philly

The men’s golf team finished fourth of 19 teams at the Big Five Classic in Philadelphia this weekend. Junior Greg Jarmas led the field at plus-1 after the first round and finished with a two-round score of plus-6, tied for second among individuals.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Men's Soccer: Tigers play 4th straight OT game, take 0-0 draw

The men’s soccer team (5-4-2 overall, 1-0-2 Ivy League) is streaking, although not in the traditional sense. On Saturday, the Tigers played their fourth consecutive game that went to extra time. The streak started with a Sept. 29 win over Ivy League foe Dartmouth, the team’s first game of the season to exceed regulation. Princeton has collected a 1-1-2 record over the span, which includes all three of the team’s conference games and a golden goal defeat at the hands of No. 24 Creighton last Tuesday.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Field Hockey: Hosts continue Ivy dominance in rout

The field hockey team continued its dominant play in the Ivy League on Saturday, thrashing Brown 6-0 at Bedford Field. The No. 3 Tigers (11-1 overall, 4-0 Ivy League), having won four games by a combined score of 26-1, remain undefeated in the conference.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Princeton, other New Jersey sites prohibited from hosting NCAA tournaments

As a result of New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling, the NCAA will not allow any championship events to be held in the Garden State, the governing body announced Monday evening. Princeton, along with other New Jersey schools and venues, will no longer be able to host any NCAA-sponsored tournament games.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Men's Water Polo: Skilled sophomore Hoffenberg is scoring sensation

If you were to consider sophomore attacker Drew Hoffenberg’s first season playing collegiate water polo, it would seem that he never leaves the pool. Last year as a freshman, the attacker put up 47 goals, 36 assists, 11 blocks and drew 41 ejections, leading Princeton to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

SPORTS | 10/15/2012

Sprint Football: On senior night, hosts suffer another close loss

On Friday night, the sprint football team fell to Franklin Pierce 21-14 in its last home game of the season. The Tigers took the field clad in the customary black and orange as well as pink socks for breast cancer awareness. The stands were filled with fans coming out to support the Tigers on their senior night — an atmosphere that was both noticed and appreciated by the team.

SPORTS | 10/14/2012

Women's Volleyball: Bulldogs hand Princeton 1st league defeat

The women’s volleyball team came out firing against Yale on Friday, taking the first set from the defending champions, but the Bulldogs rebounded to hand Princeton its first Ivy League loss. The following day, the Tigers (9-8 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) dropped Brown 3-0 to remain firmly in second place halfway through conference play.

SPORTS | 10/14/2012

Football: Defensive line key to Princeton's shutout

At the start of the season, one area of strength for the football team was clear: with senior Caraun Reid, a returning first-team All-Ivy selection, on one side of the defensive line and second-team All-Ivy senior Mike Catapano on the other, Princeton’s front four looked as menacing as any in the conference. And that defensive line was the biggest reason the Tigers beat Brown 19-0 on Saturday afternoon, ending the Bears’ Ivy League record of 162 straight games without being shut out.

SPORTS | 10/14/2012

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