NCAA Tournament

When the women’s lacrosse team took the field against Duke in the first round of this season’s NCAA Division I Tournament in Annapolis, Md., on Friday, few outside observers thought that the No. 17 Tigers (10-7 overall, 6-1 Ivy League) would be able to defeat the No. 8 Blue Devils. However, Princeton gave Duke (14-5, 2-4 ACC) a run for its money, forcing a tie game at the end of regulation that sent the match into overtime. It was not until the second overtime period that the Blue Devils finally netted the game-winning goal, when midfielder Maddy Acton fired an accurate finish with 5:15 left to play in the sudden-death overtime period. 

Making its second-ever NCAA championship appearance for the second consecutive year, the sixth-seeded women's water polo team went 2-1 at the national championships this past weekend in Boston to finish fifth out of eight teams playing in the tournament. After falling short to third-seeded UCLA in the opening round, the Tigers (28-6 overall, 5-0 CWPA) bounced back over the next two days to beat Iona and University of California, San Diego.

After its second consecutive Eastern Championships title two weeks ago, the women’s water polo team will make its second consecutive and second-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament this weekend. The sixth-seeded Tigers (26-5 overall, 5-0 CWPA Southern) will face third-seeded UCLA in their attempt to give Princeton’s up-and-coming program its first ever trip to the semifinals.

Despite a furious late rally in the final two innings, the baseball team lost its NCAA Tournament opener at No. 7 Texas on Friday evening, 5-3. Sam Stafford held the Tigers (23-23) to one run in seven innings, helping regional host Longhorns (44-15) advance to the winner’s bracket of the four-team double-elimination tournament.

After winning the Ivy League championship and earning a place in the NCAA Tournament, the baseball team waited for more than three weeks to learn its postseason draw. That wait came to an end on Monday afternoon. Princeton drew the fourth seed in the University of Texas regional and will play the No. 7 Longhorns in Austin, Texas on Friday.