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(04/12/16 5:22pm)
In their first lacrosse game under new head coach, Matt Madalon, following the dismissal of former head coach Chris Bates, the Princeton men’s lacrosse team (0-3, 2-7), faced off against eighth ranked Stony Brook (2,1, 9-2) at home in the first of two consecutive non-Ivy League games. Despite beating Stony Brook in shots, ground balls and turnovers, the Tigers fell 13-10. The Tigers entered the fourth quarter down only two, 11-9, but found the back of the net only once during the period while Stony Brook scored twice. Junior attacker Gavin McBride paced the Tigers in scoring with 3 goals and an assist — his 24th consecutive game with a point.
(04/05/16 4:19pm)
The Princeton men’s lacrosse team (2-6, 0-3 Ivy League) came into this weekend’s game against nationally third-ranked Brown (8-0, 3-0) after a tough 11-10 loss to first overall Yale the weekend before. After going into halftime down 11-6, the Tigers came out flat in the third quarter, falling to a deficit of 16-8 before the fourth quarter began. When it was all said and done, the Tigers would allow three more goals, falling 19-8 and to 2-6 on the year.
(03/03/16 6:26pm)
After getting snubbed at last year’s NCAA Tournament, men’s lacrosse (1-1 overall, 0-0 Ivy) looks to make a statement this season. Led by senior captains Matt O’Connor, Austin deButts, Ryan Ambler and junior captain Bear Goldstein, the Tigers started the season with a victory. The Tigers played New Jersey Institute of Technology at home, the program’s second year, and defeated them by a score of 21-4. Junior Zach Currier had career highs in goals, assists and points, with four, three and seven, respectively. Additionally, eight of the twelve players who scored in the game recorded their first career goal, including electric sophomore midfielder Austin Sims and freshman Charlie Durbin.
(12/07/15 4:37pm)
The Princeton men’s and women’s squash teams were both active this past weekend as they closed out the year of 2015 with a combined five matches at home. The eighth-ranked men’s team (2-4) entered the weekend with a 1-2 record, both losses previously having come to teams ranked in the top 10 in the nation. The women’s team (4-0) had played two matches coming into the weekend and still has yet to lose one of the 36 individual matches played this season. The men played two matches on Saturday, starting with a dominant 8-1 victory over Williams before falling to St. Lawrence later that day. Additionally, the Tigers lost to Rochester the next day. The women (4-0) also played Williams and St. Lawrence on Saturday, winning both matches in quick fashion.
(10/13/15 3:14pm)
This past weekend, three players from the women’s tennis team traveled to Annapolis, Md. for the Navy Blue and Gold Invitational. The women who traveled were sophomore Sara Goodwin, junior Caroline Joyce and freshman Amber Park. The other schools that participated in the Invitational were Delaware, George Mason, George Washington, Howard, Long Island University Brooklyn, Loyola (Maryland), Seton Hall and Stony Brook. All three girls participated in the singles draw, while Goodwin and Park played in the doubles draw. Goodwin and Park came in second place in the doubles, while Joyce and Park lost in the quarterfinals for singles and Goodwin advanced to the semifinals before being defeated.
(09/21/15 6:22pm)
The Princeton men’s water polo team traveled to the west coast this past weekend for a game against Santa Clara University and the Kap 7 NorCal Invitational at Stanford. The Kap 7 is a 16-school tournament, comprised mostly of west coast teams. The Tigers, ranked 12th in the most recent CWPA poll, opened the trip with a victory against the Santa Clara team, 12-7.
(09/15/15 4:02pm)
On Friday, Sept. 11, the men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Boston to participate in the second annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet. The men’s team came in first place for the second consecutive year and the women came in second to Harvard, placing one point out of first. Harvard won the women’s event, despite junior Lizzie Bird’s first-place finish.On the men’s side, the Tigers clocked an average time of 25:03.40 for a total of 31 points. Harvard and Yale tied for second, scoring 47 points each. Junior William Bertrand, senior Michael Sublette and sophomore Wolfgang Beck finished 2-3-4, helping Princeton secure the victory, with another four Tigers in the top 15. Bertrand was only a second away from finishing in first, with Harvard’s Tom Purnell clocking in at 24:48.On the women’s side, Bird ran the course in 17:14 — seven seconds faster than the second-place finisher from Harvard. As a team, the Tigers were only a point away from first place. Princeton finished with 37 points, while Harvard only had 36 points, despite the fact that the Tigers had a faster average time and the lowest combined times. Princeton’s average time was 17:41.20 and Harvard’s was 17:43. Yale finished third with 50 points.Next weekend, the men's team will compete in and host the Princeton Interregional Meet, while the women's team is scheduled to participate in the Iona Meet of Champions.
(04/21/15 4:06pm)
Senior Dan Richardson played his last Ivy League match in the best way possible. He gave Princeton a shot at playing more tennis this season by clinching the win for Tigers in the final regular season match against Cornell. The No. 36 men’s tennis team (19-7 overall, 4-3 Ivy League) made the decision for the selection committee for the national tournament that much more difficult this weekend. After a 5-2 loss to Columbia (14-5, 7-0), Columbia defeated Penn to claim the outright Ivy League title and an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers traveled to Ithaca, N.Y., after this loss to Columbia to play against Cornell (12-8, 4-3). The Tigers defeated Cornell 4-3.
(04/21/15 3:51pm)
The Princeton men’s volleyball team (11-11 overall, 6-5 EIVA) had a come-from-behind victory over Saint Francis University (6-19, 4-7)Friday night, securing a place in the EIVA playoffs. Despite falling to Penn State (17-9, 11-0) in four sets — 25-27, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-15 — on Wednesday, the Tigers reboundedon Saturday to ensure that they will be playing in the playoffs. The Tigers fell behind early in the match before storming back to win the final two sets for a 3-2 (26-24, 19-25, 23-25, 28-26, 15-12) victory. Senior All-American outside hitter Cody Kessel led the charge with 17 kills and four aces against Penn State and 30 kills during the course of the Saint Francis match to clinch the playoff spot.
(04/09/15 1:16pm)
The Princeton tennis teams appear to be getting hot at the perfect time. Both teams are putting their perfect Ivy League records on the line this weekend with matches against Dartmouth and Harvard. On the men’s side, No. 35Harvard (15-6, 1-1 Ivy League) and No. 54Dartmouth (9-10, 0-2) will come to Princeton, while on the women’s side, the team travels to face No. 37Dartmouth (14-4, 1-1)on Saturdayand travels to play unranked Harvard (7-7, 0-2)on Sunday.
(04/01/15 3:32pm)
Although the Princeton men’s squash team (8-8, 3-4 Ivy) had a strong season, it wasoverlooked when championship brackets were set at the end of the year. Despite victories over both Franklin and Marshall and Penn, a 5-4 loss to Cornell University at the end of the season and early losses, such as a 5-4 match against Navy, dropped them into the B bracket of the CSA national championships, while F&M and Penn advanced to the A bracket.
(03/30/15 2:55pm)
The men and women’s tennis teams opened their Ivy League playthis past Saturday. Both teams played against the University of Pennsylvania and secured 6-1 victories. The No. 28ranked men (16-4, 1-0 Ivy) played against the No. 57ranked Quakers (14-4, 0-1 Ivy) at home. The women (7-7, 1-0 Ivy), ranked 58thin the nation, travelled to Philadelphia to face off against the unranked Penn team (7-5, 0-1 Ivy).
(03/23/15 7:46pm)
The Princeton tennis teams travelled to San Diego for a final three matches before Ivy League play begins. Both teams posted 2-1 records against three highly ranked opponents. The unranked women’s team (6-7) began the trip with a 6-1 upset victory over 31stranked Long Beach State (8-1). The team then knocked off 67thranked San Diego State (6-8) by a score of 4-3 in the semifinals before suffering a 6-1 loss to 11thranked Oklahoma State (14-3) in the finals. On the men’s side, the team (15-4) defeated 39thranked University of Indiana (10-6) in the first round. In the semifinals, the host team, University of San Diego (11-4), ranked 30thin the nation, swept the Tigers 4-0. In the consolation match, the Tigers defeated Ivy League rival Harvard (12-5), ranked 22ndin the nation, 4-3.
(03/12/15 4:29pm)
In the final matches before heading to San Diego, Calif., for a spring break tournament, the men’s tennis team (12-3) swept at an out of conference double header last Sunday. The Tigers, ranked No. 25 in the nation, had dominant showings over both Binghamton University (2-9) and theUnited States Military Academy(9-4). The Tigers went a combined 14-0 this weekend, winning both matches by a score of 7-0.
(03/03/15 4:42pm)
Men’s lacrosse is off to a 3-0 start to the season and is now ranked 10th in the nation after a statement overtime win against Johns Hopkins. The Daily Princetonian sat down with freshmen midfielders Austin Sims and Sam Bonafede to talk about Ivy League rivalries, ice cream and Wiz Khalifa.
(03/02/15 4:13pm)
The Princeton men’s tennis team achieved its highest ranking in the past 35 years last week, yet was given no break as the team was forced to take on yet another ranked opponent this past weekend. The No. 23 ranked Tigers (11-3) matched up against No. 39 Penn Stateon Saturdayand had a doubleheaderon Sundayagainst unranked opponents University at Buffalo (8-4) and Monmouth University (4-5). The men suffered a tough 4-3 loss to Penn State, but bounced backon Sundayand swept the two out-of-conference matches. The Princeton women’s team (4-6) won its only match this weekend against No. 60 University of Memphis (7-7).
(02/23/15 4:28pm)
The Princeton tennis teams travelled to Montgomery, Ala. for the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic this weekend. The men’s team, ranked No. 50 in the nation, had posted an impressive 7-1 record to start the season. The team was in a bracket with the University of Alabama, Auburn University, Boise State University, Clemson University, Mississippi State University, University of South Florida and Texas Tech University. The women’s team (2-5) was ranked No. 60 in the nation, and was in a bracket with Alabama, Boise State, DePaul University, Ohio State University, Texas Tech, Tulane University and Yale. The men’s team had an excellent showing at the Classic this weekend, placing second in their bracket after a 4-0 loss to South Florida in the final, after completing two upsets to knock out Mississipi State and Clemson. The women’s team, unable to complete their final match against Tulane due to rain, settled for tie for 5th place.
(02/16/15 6:18pm)
This weekend the Tigers gave a thrilling performance to finish third in the Howe Cup, hosted at Harvard. The Tigers came into the tournament seeded fourth andpowered past the Yale Bulldogs 6-3 but fell just short of victory 5-4 against the top seeded Harvard Crimson, which wouldgo on clinch the championship, defeating Trinity College in the finals. The Orange and Blackwent on to defeat the University of Pennsylvania Quakers 5-4 in a consolation matchto finish third in the annual team championship tournament.
(02/02/15 6:13pm)
While most of the student body was off enjoying a break from the stress of finals and Dean’s Date, the men’s hockey team kept working during Intersession as it travelled along the East Coast for a three-game stint. The Tigers (3-15-2, 1-12-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference) played Army, Yale and Brown. The team finished the week with a 1-1-1 record.
(11/20/14 4:40pm)
Junior sabre Gracie Stone knows what it’s like to be a national champion.