Women's Soccer

When the women’s soccer team walked on the pitch at Roberts Stadium for their last game of the 2010 season, the Tigers knew that they controlled their destiny. They were about to face Ivy League nemesis Penn for the conference title and an automatic NCAA Tournament bid with the momentum of a hard-fought overtime win at Cornell fresh in their minds.

The women’s soccer team ended an exciting and successful season on Saturday. Princeton (9-6-1 overall, 4-2-1 Ivy League) finished by facing Penn (9-6-2, 4-1-2) in what was officially a regular season game, but played out as an Ivy League championship game, as the two teams went into the game at the top of the league. Although the game ended in a scoreless tie, it felt like a loss to the Tigers, as the tie favored the Quakers to win the Ivy League title and the automatic spot in the NCAA tournament.

With the Ivy League title still in reach, the women’s soccer team travels to Ithaca, N.Y., to rally for first place this weekend. Princeton (8-6 overall, 3-2 Ivy League) will face Cornell (6-6-1, 1-3-1) on Saturday at 4 p.m.

With three games left in the season, the women’s soccer team finds itself pitted against Harvard after a history of struggle on its path to take the Ivy League title. 

The women’s soccer team was ranked No. 1 in the Ivy League as it headed to Columbia to face the second-place Lions on Saturday. But the Lions (8-2-3 overall, 3-0-1 Ivy League) handed the Tigers (8-5, 3-1) their first league loss of the season in a 2-0 decision and extended their own unbeaten streak to seven games. With the win, Columbia moved past Princeton into first place in the Ivy League.