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(02/12/24 5:09am)
In front of a sold-out crowd at Jadwin Gym, the Tigers (17–3 overall, 5–2 Ivy League) triumphed over the Penn Quakers (9–13, 1–6) after a late second half run. The Tigers had one of their best shooting performances of the year, connecting on 16 shots from beyond the arc and attempting their most three-point shots in any game since 2016.
(02/09/24 5:06am)
Each week, Sports and Data editors analyze recent athletic competitions to provide analysis and insight on the happenings of Princeton athletics and individual players across the 38 intercollegiate teams at Princeton. Whether they are record-breaking or day-to-day, statistics deliver information in concise ways and help inform fans who might have missed the action.
(02/08/24 7:21am)
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will face off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada this Sunday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Ahead of the most anticipated game of the NFL season, six members of The Daily Princetonian Sports staff offered their picks for who will emerge victorious in this rematch of Super Bowl LIV, which saw the Chiefs erase a 10 point deficit in the fourth quarter to overcome the 49ers 31–20.
(02/07/24 6:08am)
This week, Princeton athletes climbed the rankings, had action in the major leagues, and made a splash in international sporting competitions. Coming off of a historic 2023 calendar year that saw many Princeton athletics programs find success in the postseason, The Daily Princetonian looked at how Tigers past and present have made their mark in the sporting world this week.
(02/05/24 6:29am)
Continuing their cruise through the Ivy League slate of play, the No. 25 Princeton women’s basketball (17–3 overall, 7–0 Ivy League) team defeated both Yale (5–15, 2–5) and Brown (13–7, 4–3) on Friday and Saturday, respectively, maintaining a one game lead for first place in the Ivy League. Saturday’s game drew in a crowd of 2,710 — the largest since 2013.
(02/05/24 5:11am)
New Haven, Conn. (CT) — After a historic start to the season, things have started to cool down for the Tigers (16–3 overall, 4–2 Ivy League). Opposing crowds have given Princeton a tough time on the road. This proved to be the case once again on Friday evening when, despite a strong first half performance from the Tigers, the Yale (15–6, 6–0) crowd propelled its squad to a 70–64 win.
(02/02/24 4:23am)
The No. 16 Princeton men’s volleyball team dominated at their midweek home opener against the No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) Gauchos, winning three sets to one (25–18, 24–26, 25–16, 25–21).
(02/02/24 3:41am)
Coming off a tough 83–68 loss to the Cornell Big Red (15–3 overall, 4–0 Ivy League), the Princeton men’s basketball team (15–2, 3–1) currently sits in third place in the Ivy League standings. In front of the Tigers, the Big Red and the Yale Bulldogs (13–6, 4–0) are the only two undefeated teams remaining.
(02/01/24 4:52am)
Former Ivy League player of the year and one of last season’s March Madness heroes Tosan Evbuomwan ’23 signed a 10-day contract with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday.
(01/31/24 7:24am)
Princeton men’s tennis (2–3 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) rallied to close out the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Kickoff Weekend with a dominant win over Rice University (3–2 overall, 0–0 American Athletic Conference).
(01/31/24 7:22am)
Back on Dec. 3, a game-tying shot fell short at the buzzer against the Rhode Island Rams to hand Princeton a two-point loss and bounce them from the top 25 rankings. Since that point, it’s been nothing but dominance from women’s basketball (15–3 overall, 5–0 Ivy League), and now they are back to No. 25 in both the AP and WBCA polls.
(01/29/24 4:25am)
In a matchup for first place in the Ivy League between two of the league’s best — both of whom are off to their best starts to a season since the 1960s — the men’s basketball team fell to the Cornell Big Red 83–68, spoiling what was a perfect Ivy League campaign.
(01/24/24 8:38am)
After a legendary career on the gridiron for Princeton football, unanimous First Team All-Ivy League linebacker Ozzie Nicholas ’24 committed last week to play his final year of college eligibility at Duke University as a graduate transfer. Nicholas tallied 104 total tackles in the 2023 season, making him the first Tiger to break triple digit tackles since Jon Olofsson ’11 in 2010.
(01/24/24 7:17am)
In a battle for first place in the Ivy League, women’s basketball (14–3 overall, 4–0 Ivy League) defeated the Columbia Lions (12-5 overall, 3-1 Ivy League) 80–65 on Saturday afternoon, snapping the Lions’ 10 game win streak in the process.
(01/10/24 5:32am)
The Ivy League season opened for Princeton women’s basketball (11–3 overall, 1–0 Ivy League) last weekend versus the Cornell Big Red (6–7, 0–1) with a resounding 79–38 victory. Traveling to Ithaca, the Tigers defeated their first conference opponent of the season in a familiar fashion: through the dominance of senior guard Kaitlyn Chen and sophomore guard Madison St. Rose.
(01/10/24 6:03am)
Xaivian Lee has arrived, and all eyes are on him.
(01/03/24 3:50am)
Professional ice hockey player Adam Johnson’s tragic death by a skate blade to the neck during an Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) game in England on Oct. 28 sent ripples through the sport’s community. Due to the nature of Johnson’s injury, those in the ice hockey community have begun to question the safety of the sport that they love, including members of Princeton's own team.
(12/31/23 2:27am)
Comprising 18 percent of Princeton’s undergraduate student body, athletes play a significant role in Princeton’s campus culture, making athletic recruitment a significant part of Princeton’s offers of admission. Recruitment, however, is much less understood than traditional pathways to admissions.
(12/18/23 5:56am)
While the rest of campus was busy preparing for finals, on Dec. 13 men’s basketball (10–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) decisively took down the Division-III Bryn Athyn Lions (8–2 overall, 3–0 United East) in a 92–40 blowout win. Later that evening, a defensive masterclass powered women’s basketball (8–3 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) past in-state rival Rutgers (6–8 overall, 0–1 Big Ten), 66–55.
(12/14/23 4:02am)
This weekend, Princeton men’s hockey (5–5–2 overall, 4–3–1 ECAC) played a home-and-home series against the Sacred Heart Pioneers (8–7–1 overall, 8–3–0 Atlantic Hockey Association). Starting the weekend away Friday night, the Tigers skated away with a shutout win over the Pioneers, before returning to Hobey Baker Rink for a closely-contested tie on Saturday night.