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(02/21/24 8:27am)
This week, Princeton athletes were recognized, coaching staffs were filled, and spots in the Paris Olympics were clinched. Coming off of a historic 2023 calendar year, which 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.
(02/20/24 7:10am)
With fifteen wins in a row, Princeton women's basketball (20—3 Overall, 10—0 Ivy League) is a machine. Over the weekend, the team — No. 25 in the latest AP women's college basketball poll — defeated the Brown Bears (14—9, 5—5) and the Yale Bulldogs (6—17, 3—7) to continue their rampage through Ivy League play.
(02/19/24 6:58am)
“We’ll be ready,” senior guard and captain Matt Allocco told the Daily Princetonian following the win against Brown on Friday night.
(02/19/24 4:42am)
This weekend, Princeton men’s ice hockey (8–14–3 overall, 6–10–2 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) hosted two conference matchups: first falling to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers (9–18–3, 6–10–2) on Friday night before rallying back to beat the Union Garnet Chargers (13–14–3, 7–8–3) in a shootout win on Saturday.
(02/19/24 5:13am)
In their first game of the 2024 season, the Princeton women’s lacrosse team (0–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) fell 14–12 to No. 16 University of Virginia (3–0, 0–0 Atlantic Coast Conference) in a matchup that featured heavy offensive fireworks and standout defensive capabilities from both teams. Despite the loss, the Tigers had eight goal scorers, paced with four tallies by senior attacker Grace Tauckus.
(02/19/24 7:12am)
In another packed night at Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton men's basketball (18–3 overall, 6–2 Ivy League) faced off against the Brown Bears (6–17, 2–6). Coming off of a win against Penn last weekend (9–14, 1–7), the Tigers looked to continue their momentum on Friday night — setting the stage for their rematch against the Yale Bulldogs on Saturday.
(02/16/24 4:07am)
The Class of 2023 is one of the most memorable classes in Princeton men’s basketball history. Highlighted by Tosan Evbuomwan ’23, Ryan Langborg ’23, and Keeshawn Kellman ’23 — who led the Tigers to their first NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in the expanded tournament era — last year’s seniors are truly unforgettable.
(02/16/24 3:17am)
“To win in March, you have to lose in February,” wrote associate Sports editor Hayk Yengibaryan in our last edition of Staff Picks, before correctly predicting that the men’s basketball team would fall to the Yale Bulldogs on Feb. 2.
(02/16/24 5:26am)
Editor's Note: 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. Read last week’s By the Numbers about indoor track and field success.
(02/15/24 7:28am)
This past weekend, Princeton athletics faced both landmark successes and hard-fought defeats across the court, ice, and mats. As spring season sports commence and winter athletics playoffs approach, all Tigers are on the prowl for success. The Daily Princetonian recapped the performance of women’s tennis, men’s ice hockey, women’s track and field, men’s wrestling, and women’s golf.
(02/14/24 7:28am)
When Joe Haumacher was hired as pitching coach for the Princeton baseball team prior to the 2023 season, the program was in dire straits. The Tigers were coming off a season in which they went 7–33, finishing in the basement of the Ivy League. They also finished last in the league in both 2019 and 2020, with the 2021 season shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Princeton, Haumacher represented the centerpiece of a shifting philosophy under longtime head coach Scott Bradley. The baseball team would ride the wave of analytics revolutionizing baseball across the major leagues.
(02/12/24 8:39am)
Over the weekend, No. 12 Princeton women’s ice hockey (12–10–5 overall, 5–10–5 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) hosted the No. 3 Clarkson Golden Knights (27–3–2, 15–3–1) and the No. 7 St. Lawrence Saints (22–9–0, 14–4–0), falling to both in hard-fought battles.
(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.