No. 15 women's lacrosse suffers 10–15 defeat to Yale in Ivy opener
On Saturday afternoon, No. 15 women’s lacrosse (2–2 overall, 0–1 Ivy League) fell to the No. 22 Yale Bulldogs (3–1, 1–0) in their Ivy League opener by a score of 10–15.
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On Saturday afternoon, No. 15 women’s lacrosse (2–2 overall, 0–1 Ivy League) fell to the No. 22 Yale Bulldogs (3–1, 1–0) in their Ivy League opener by a score of 10–15.
On Saturday afternoon, men’s basketball (19–8 overall, 10–4 Ivy League) earned their second-straight Ivy League regular-season title thanks to a ferocious second-half comeback against rival Penn Quakers (17–12, 9–5). After trailing by as many as 19 points, the Tigers forced overtime and eventually won, 77–69.
In a Friday night matchup in Dillon Gymnasium against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (4–8 overall, 1–4 NEC), men’s volleyball (6–8, 2–2 EIVA) cruised to a commanding 3–0 win. The victory was the Tigers’ third consecutive win, following last weekend’s sweep of rival Harvard (5–8, 0–4).
On Wednesday, March 1, No. 15 Princeton women’s lacrosse (2–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) defeated No. 14 Rutgers (3–2, 0–0 Big 10) in their final game before beginning conference play.
The water was not calm this past weekend at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatic Center at Brown University. Throughout the Ivy League championships, Princeton and Harvard battled neck and neck in each event to earn as many points as possible, each with the hope of being crowned Ivy champion.
A year after shocking nationally ranked No. 6 Harvard in a first round upset of the 2022 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) playoffs, Princeton women’s ice hockey (15–15–1 overall, 10–12–0 ECAC) set their sights on an even bigger upset against No. 3 Colgate (30–5–2, 18–3–1) this time around. Unfortunately for the Tigers, despite a thrilling win in the first game of the three-game series, an upset was not in the cards against the Raiders.
This past weekend, men’s baseball (1–3 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) headed south to face the Georgia Bulldogs (6–2, 0–0 Southeastern Conference) in a four-game series. After dropping the first three contests, the Princeton batters came alive in the final game, rallying from multiple deficits to win 12–11.
The Princeton men’s basketball team (18–8 overall, 9–4 Ivy League) completed the season sweep of the Harvard Crimson (14–13, 5–8) on Friday afternoon, prevailing 58–56 in a lower-scoring matchup than many had anticipated.
After splitting last weekend’s games at home, men’s ice hockey (12–17–0 overall, 8–14–0 ECAC) were looking to clinch home ice for the first round of playoffs by getting at least one win. The challenge? Taking down Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers (14–19–1, 9–13–0) on Friday or the Union Dutchmen (14–18–2, 8–13–1) on Saturday. Unfortunately, the Tigers suffered two tough defeats, first unable to come back in the third period against the Engineers and losing 6–4, then being overpowered by Union 3–1 on Saturday night.
It was New Year’s Eve 2022 in Cambridge, Mass., and Princeton women’s basketball had seen better days — for every attempt they made to cut Harvard’s lead to a single possession, the Crimson seemed to have a response. The result, a 67–59 Harvard win, made for the Tigers’ first Ivy League loss in over 40 games and proved there was still plenty of work to be done to win another Ivy League title.
On a chilly Saturday afternoon that saw snow flurries, No. 4 men’s lacrosse (2–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) fell 11–5 to No. 6 Maryland (3–1, 0–0 Big Ten) in a rematch of last year’s national semifinals. In that game, the Terps won 13–8 and went on to win the national championship two days later. The rematch was highly anticipated, with a sold-out crowd of 1,753 at Sherrerd Field.
The Princeton men’s volleyball team (6–8 overall, 2–2 EIVA) entered this past weekend with hopes of improving their 11–14 all-time record against the Harvard Crimson (4–8, 0–4 EIVA). On Friday and Saturday, they picked up consecutive wins over Harvard in two four-set battles.
On a frigid and gloomy Tuesday night on Sherrerd Field at the Class of 1952 Stadium, No. 3 men’s lacrosse (2–0 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) clashed with the Manhattan Jaspers (2–1, 0–0 Metro Atlantic Athletic) in what was a tougher-than-expected game for the heavily favored Tigers. After a 22–9 stomping of Monmouth (1–1, 0–0 Colonial Athletic), Princeton’s endurance, resilience, and poise were tested, but the Tigers emerged with a 14–9 win.
The Tigers have hit their stride with reigning Ivy League Tournament MVP, junior guard Kaitlyn Chen, leading the way.
Despite starting off strong with a 5–1 lead, No. 16 Princeton women’s lacrosse (0–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) fell to the No. 13 Virginia Cavaliers (3–0, 0–0 Atlantic Coast) in their 2023 season opener at Sherrerd Field and their first game under new head coach Jenn Cook on Saturday, Feb. 18.
The Princeton men’s lacrosse team (1–0 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) opened their season with a massive victory over the Monmouth Hawks (0–1, 0–0 Colonial), putting up an impressive 22 goals to the Hawks’ nine at home Saturday afternoon in a repeat of last year’s 22-goal rout of the West Long Branch squad.
On Feb. 17, men’s basketball (17–8 overall, 8–4 Ivy League) shook off the Brown Bears (13–12, 6–6), 78–67. The day after, on Feb. 18, they suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss against the Yale Bulldogs (18–7, 8–4) in front of a crowd of over 2,600 at Jadwin Gymnasium, 93–83. With the Ivy League tournament looming, the team had a fleeting reign atop the standings on Friday before falling to a tie for first place with Yale and Penn.
As the weekend approached, the women’s ice hockey team (14–13–1 overall, 10–12–0 ECAC) had a prime opportunity to climb the ranks and finish strong in conference play with matchups against Clarkson (26–8–2, 15–6–1) on Friday and St. Lawrence (16–17–3, 10–9–3) on Saturday.
Men’s ice hockey (12–15–0 overall, 8–12–0 ECAC) split their final two home games of the season with a victory over Brown (9–16–2, 5–13–2) and a disappointing shutout loss against Yale (6–17–4, 5–13–2). The Tigers had the opportunity to clinch home ice for the winner-takes-all first round of the conference playoffs, but that will have to wait until next weekend with Saturday’s loss.
This weekend, the Tigers secured their 24th Ivy League championship title with multiple wins across the board. The Tigers scored 1480 points, defeating both Harvard and Yale, who had 1254 and 1158.5 points, respectively.