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Princeton Tigers: Nov. 5–12
The Tigers played 29 games and matches across 15 sports and 10 U.S. states over the past eight days. Of the 20 games where only one team came out on top, the Tigers won 70 percent of matches, falling slightly short of last week’s 77 percent. Multiple-day meets and tournaments are counted individually for each day of the competition. Competitions with more than one event or individual results — such as golf and cross country — are not included in our win percentage analysis.
This week, the Tigers won over two-thirds of their games. They took home over 70 percent of their games on the road, including a historic win over undefeated Harvard in field hockey. The Tigers held onto home field advantage, winning over 50 percent of games at Princeton.
Famous first
For the first time in Ivy League field hockey history, a player has won Offensive Player of the Year all four years of their career. Senior midfielder Beth Yeager, a 2024 U.S. Olympian, secured the award after yet another year of leading the Tigers in goals and points.
Four for four
With their two sweeps over Cornell and Columbia this past weekend, women’s volleyball clinched their place in the Ivy League Tournament for the fourth time in the fixture’s four years of existence. The Tigers currently sit atop the Ancient Eight standings, tied with Cornell at nine wins, and will likely need two wins this weekend over both Harvard and Dartmouth to ensure the right to host the tournament as the top seed.
Rookie revelation
First-year receiver Josh Robinson set a Princeton record for most receptions and receiving yards by a first-year. The Tampa native has amassed 388 yards on 34 receptions, and is on his way to five Ivy League Rookie of the Week awards as well.
Third time’s the charm
After falling to the Harvard Crimson in back-to-back years in the Ivy League Tournament final, No. 2 field hockey knocked off the Crimson 2–1 in this year’s final. The Tigers went to Cambridge and handed the undefeated Crimson their first loss of the season.
After Sunday’s win, the Tigers have won 11 straight matches, the third-longest win streak in program history. They have a good shot to add another to that number in their first-round matchup with the Fairfield University Stags, where they are heavy favorites.
New year, same results
Last weekend, men’s and women’s swim and dive traveled up north to Hanover and dominated Brown and Dartmouth. The two reigning Ivy League champions set a combined 17 pool records and won all but three races. Senior Mitchell Schott set pool records in the 200 free and 200 back, first-year Chloe Kim dominated the 1000 free and 400 individual medley, and senior Charlotte Martinkus dove from the three-meter with a record score of 340.90.
The Tigers saw success on the field, ice, court, and in the pool this past week as Ivy Tournaments is upon us. Winter sports got off to a strong start, especially in the pool. Check back in next week to learn about all things Princeton Athletics — By The Numbers.
Harrison Blank is a head Sports editor at the ‘Prince.’
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