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(10/05/18 2:28am)
Off to a promising 7–2–2 start to the 2018 season, the Tigers return to their home pitch this Saturday to take on Brown. Princeton is coming off of a draw against Dartmouth last weekend and a home victory against Bucknell last Tuesday; Brown has gone 4–6–1 in their season so far.
(09/17/18 1:48am)
The Princeton women’s tennis team began their fall season with a powerful performance at home in the Princeton Invitational tournament, showcasing their strength and versatility against Syracuse, Penn, and Temple.
(10/17/17 12:48am)
Both the men’s and women’s cross country squads turned in impressive results at their weekend performances in the Princeton Invitational and Penn State National Open, respectively. This sets a strong precedent for what many consider to be the most important meet of the season, the Ivy Heptagonal Championships.
(09/27/17 3:47am)
The Princeton men’s golf team continues its strong open to the season, netting a second place finish at the Quechee Collegiate Invitational hosted by Dartmouth in Vermont. It is the second tournament of the season for the Tigers, who just finished competing at Duke’s Rod Myers Invitational a week earlier.
(09/15/17 2:34am)
The newly minted Tiger tennis team hopes to start out the 2017 season on a high note, as the team splits to attend two critical national invitational tournaments hosted at Duke and University of Pennsylvania, respectively. It will be a test of strength and confidence for a Princeton team that retains key elements of last year’s stalwart team, despite losses to graduation, and welcomes one of its strongest first-year classes ever.
(05/15/17 2:47am)
It’s been another extremely fruitful year for the Princeton track and field program. Against tough odds and fierce competition from frontrunner Cornell, the men’s track team clinched first place in the Ivy championships by a margin of seven points. It was yet another impressive notch in the belt for coach Fred Samara, who was named Ivy Coach of the Year, and marked the Tigers’ 40th championship overall. The women’s team also had a successful postseason, taking third at the Ivy League championships overall and winning eight individual all-Ivy honors, a powerful showing for first-year head coach Michelle Eisenreich, who joined the program last year.
(04/26/17 1:35am)
In their weekend home bouts against Ivy League competitors this weekend, the men’s tennis team split their two matches, rebounding after a 3-4 heartbreaking loss to Harvard to take a 4-2 win against Dartmouth. The weekend series moves the Tigers to 13-12 overall and 3-3 in the Ivy League.
(04/20/17 2:52am)
The No. 9 Tigers capped off their regular season in the pool with another strong showing against George Washington University last Friday, as the Tigers handled the outmatched Colonials by winning 16-6 on senior day.
(04/12/17 1:40am)
It was another successful weekend for the Tigers in the pool, as the women’s water polo team felled three CWPA rivals to move to a respectable 21-3 overall record, 6-1 in conference play. Currently ranked 10th in the national polls, the Tigers are poised for yet another remarkable season— coach Luis Nicolao has broken the 20-win benchmark an impressive five out of the last six seasons at Princeton.
(03/31/17 2:18am)
Ivy and EIWA Coach of the Year Chris Ayres wanted to bring the Princeton wrestling program into national prominence. Speaking about the gradual, often painstaking rise of the Tigers as serious national contenders, Ayres noted, “Our program has come a long, long way in the past 10 years, with a lot of people sacrificing to elevate it to this point.”
(03/03/17 2:49am)
It hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the Princeton wrestling team. Competing in an Ivy League dominated for decades by Cornell, as well as competing within the fiercely competitive EIWA, the Tigers have often struggled to find their place in a sport traditionally dominated by large, storied Midwestern programs. Head coach Chris Ayres, however, has turned Princeton from an insignificant contender in college wrestling to a consistent placer in the NCAA national championships, one of the most dangerous squads in the EIWA.
(02/24/17 4:15am)
A month ago, in a dominating performance at Harvard-Yale-Princeton championships, the Princeton women’s track and field team proved its mettle, earning 73 points and easily beating out rivals Harvard and Yale, each by an impressive 25 points.
(02/10/17 4:16am)
Coming off a monumental season last year, the Princeton wrestling team has high expectations for its performance this season. Bolstered by a strong corps of returning NCAA qualifiers, spearheaded by All-American Brett Harner, and featuring a tough freshman class led by standout wrestler Matthew Kolodzik, the Tigers have cracked into the top 25 numerous times and have been recognized as one of the nation’s most vibrant programs.
(01/02/17 4:21pm)
Freshman standout Matthew Kolodzik became the second Midlands Tournament finalist ever for the Princeton wrestling program, improving on his fifth-place performance from last year, when he wrestled as an unattached competitor while deferring admission to the University.
(12/07/16 4:00am)
After an impressive trouncing of Maryland and Buffalo at the Madison Square Garden Grapple in the Garden, the No. 25 Tigers headed to Lincoln this weekend for another pre-season test as they took part in the Nebraska Duals, hosted by the University of Nebraska. Though the Tigers wrestled well, ultimately they fell short of high expectations, losing to the Drexel Dragons and the No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers while defeating the Michigan State Spartans.
(11/29/16 4:44am)
Though the wrestling season is barely a couple of weeks in, the Tigers (2-1) have already become quite the local celebrities.
(11/22/16 1:50am)
Hosting the Northeast Water Polo Conference tournament in DeNunzio this weekend, the No. 12 Tigers looked to win their second consecutive Collegiate Water Polo Association conference title and qualify for their second NCAA championship tournament in a row. Ultimately, despite a hard-fought struggle against Ivy League rival Harvard, these aspirations would be lost in a tough 14-13 loss to the Crimson.
(11/18/16 2:32am)
Ever since that first fateful 1869 football game, Princeton and Rutgers University, the flagship state university of New Jersey, have traveled down quite different paths. One is a private, liberal-arts oriented university, the other a sprawling public research institution and a member of the Big 10, one of the largest athletic conferences in the United States. But this Saturday, any differences between the two universities will be forgotten on the wrestling mat, as the two prepare for quite possibly the largest collegiate sporting event in New Jersey history. In the aptly-named “Battle of the Birthplace,” the Tigers will take on the No. 10 Scarlet Knights in High Point Solutions stadium before an estimated crowd of 15,000 people.
(10/20/16 4:25pm)
It was a tough weekend for the Princeton men’s water polo team last Saturday in Cambridge, as they dropped a heartbreaking 8-7 match to a strong Bucknell squad. Last weekend’s loss brings Princeton to a 13-7 overall record, while the Tigers dropped to 13th in the overall national poll after reaching ninth place in the national polls following back-to-back wins over George Washington and Navy.
(10/18/16 4:31pm)
Despite playing well and hard, the ninth-ranked Tigers fell to a determined thirteenth-ranked Bucknell squad in a heartbreaking 8-7 slugfest at Harvard’s Blodgett pool.Earlier in the day, the Tigers played a lighter match against the water polo team of the New York Athletic Club. A matchup that had no impact on Princeton’s official win record or conference standing, the game featured previous stars of the Princeton water polo team, including recent graduate Thomas Nelson ‘15. Princeton would ultimately fall, 16-8, to the NYAC.The Tigers’ next match was far more noteworthy and proved to be far more bitterly-fought. Ranked ninth in the nation and coming off impressive home wins against George Washington and Navy, Princeton faced off against a Bucknell team that had gone 14-3 and nabbed a thirteenth-place national ranking. While they hadn’t played Princeton this year, the Bison had taken impressive victories over George Washington and Navy.A dogged defensive battle in the first half gave the Bison a 5-3 advantage headed into the third quarter. Late starts, however, have never fazed Princeton before; as freshman Sean Duncan noted, “As a team I think we are very good at always fighting until the end.” The Tigers counterattacked, however, with junior Jordan Colina and freshman Evan Elig tying the score at six. Another goal from sophomore driver Matt Payne, who led the team with four tallies, gave the Tigers the lead with six minutes to go. Ultimately, however, Bucknell equalized the score at seven, and then took the game-winning goal with only a heartbreaking 30 seconds on the clock, giving them an 8-7 lead.While no doubt a tough loss for the Tigers, Princeton has been overwhelmingly successful in its NWPC conference games and still has an ample opportunity to end the season strongly. Duncan noted that, while the team is extremely skilled offensively and boasts one of the nation’s finest goalkeepers, it needs to continue working on developing patience, concentration, and opportunities to capitalize in the game’s more stalemate moments: “We are very good as a mobile, fast-paced team, but struggle when we get stagnant and play a very slowed-down game. Our momentary lack of focus for one to three minute spans is what kills us and makes us lose close games.” Duncan also noted the challenge of playing with a relatively small, young squad, making it especially impressive that every member of the team has been able to contribute uniquely to its success: “We are a small team to begin with and when we have a couple of guys out with injuries, our bench is only six field players deep. This requires everyone to make contributions in the pool.”Ultimately, however, there is reason for optimism from the Tigers. While perhaps failing to win some close games, Princeton has proven it is deadly offensive and is one of the most spirited teams in the nation: no loss or deficit seems to faze the Tigers. Ultimately, the Tigers still have a stellar chance of another conference championship and a return to NCAA postseason play. The Tigers take on Iona in their home pool on Saturday.