The field hockey team will take on Penn State in the first round of the NCAA tournament Saturday in College Park, Md. The winner of that matchup will face the winner of Maryland-New Hampshire Sunday. Princeton defeated Penn State, 3-1, Oct. 22.
The football team has announced that senior running back Kyle Brandt, who sustained a dislocated elbow in Princeton's 40-24 loss to Penn Saturday, will miss the final two games of the season. Also out for the remainder of the 2000 campaign — with a dislocated shoulder — is sophomore center Roger Patterson.
Brandt finishes his career with 1,139 yards on 314 carries.
Sophomore Kavitha Krishnamurthy, coming off a stellar first year with the Princeton women's tennis team, competed at the prestigious ITA Women's Tennis East Region Championships in Williamsburg, Va. That tournament ended yesterday as Krishnamurthy, the No. 3 seed, fell in straight sets to Virginia Commonwealth's Andrea Ondrisova.
The Tiger fencing teams, both of which won Ivy titles last year, began their respective seasons last weekend at the Temple Open in Philadelphia. Women's standout junior Maya Lawrence finished in a tie for third place in epee competition. Among the Princeton men, senior Terry Kim finished second and freshman James Leighton took 11th in the sabre competition. In the men's foil, junior Joel Spitalnik finished 44th.
The Tigers will be in action again this weekend at the Penn State Open in State College, Pa.
Junior forward Mike Nugent, who had missed the men's soccer team's last six games with a high ankle sprain, may return to action this weekend. Princeton hopes to keep its chances at an NCAA at-large berth alive with a win over Yale.
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Hayk YengibaryanThe men’s lacrosse team had their season ended at the hands of No. 7-seeded Maryland. Meanwhile, women’s lacrosse earned an opening-round win before falling to No. 2-seeded Boston College.
The men’s lacrosse team had their season ended at the hands of No. 7-seeded Maryland. Meanwhile, women’s lacrosse earned an opening-round win before falling to No. 2-seeded Boston College.
Jesse Marsch ’96 appointed as Canada men’s soccer national team head coach
Hayk YengibaryanAfter managerial stints with RB Leipzig and Leeds United, Jesse Marsch ’96 will be on the sidelines for the Canadian national team as they prepare to compete in the 2024 Copa America this summer.
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Tigers win Ivy League Softball Tournament to get automatic NCAA tournament bid
Andrew BosworthAfter four games, three of which were against the Harvard Crimson, the Princeton softball team prevailed on Saturday to win the 2024 Ivy League Softball Tournament, earning themselves a bid to the NCAA tournament.
After four games, three of which were against the Harvard Crimson, the Princeton softball team prevailed on Saturday to win the 2024 Ivy League Softball Tournament, earning themselves a bid to the NCAA tournament.
