Men’s lacrosse throttles Yale in Ivy title game to advance to NCAAs
Despite a slow start to the season and three heartbreaking overtime losses, No. 20 men’s lacrosse (8–6 overall, 4–2 Ivy League) has fought their way into the NCAA Tournament.
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Despite a slow start to the season and three heartbreaking overtime losses, No. 20 men’s lacrosse (8–6 overall, 4–2 Ivy League) has fought their way into the NCAA Tournament.
While most Princeton students were enjoying Lawnparties on Prospect street on Sunday afternoon, the No. 10 women’s water polo team (29–3 overall, 9–1 CWPA) were busy winning their first Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) championship win since 2015. After defeating No. 18 Harvard (23–9, 5–5) 12—8, the team, along with their fans, jumped into Denunzio Pool to celebrate their victory.
Women’s lacrosse (7–8 overall, 4–3 Ivy League) finished their regular season play with a victory over the Harvard Crimson (8–6, 4–3). After a tight first half, the Tigers were able to pull away in the third quarter and hold their lead to send the Crimson back to Cambridge with a 17–13 loss.
Princeton baseball (21–18 overall, 12–6 Ivy League) punched their ticket to the Ivy League tournament after taking two of three games this past weekend against Yale (16–21, 9–9). Tigers pitching dominated against the Yale Bulldogs, as Princeton recorded their first no-hitter since April of 2008.
On Tuesday, the softball team (22–17 overall, 14–4 Ivy League) made their way to Villanova for a doubleheader against the Wildcats (29–18 overall, 13–5 Big East). The Tigers left the series with a split, winning the first game but dropping game two.
This past weekend, the Princeton men’s golf squad trekked to The Stanwich Club in Greenwich, Conn, with one goal in mind: returning to Princeton with the William J. Miller trophy. Even after a shaky first day of play, the Tigers did just that, securing the program’s 31st Ivy League title on the green.
This past weekend, Princeton softball (21–16 overall, 14–4 Ivy League) welcomed the Harvard Crimson (23–14–1, 13–5) to Strubing Field, in a matchup featuring the top teams in the conference. Earning the hard-fought series win, the Tigers took the Friday opener before splitting the Saturday doubleheader. More importantly, the Tigers’ Friday win secured their spot in the Ivy League Championship.
Despite a hard-fought, back-and-forth game, No. 24 women’s lacrosse (6–8 overall, 3–3 Ivy League) suffered a one-goal loss to unranked Dartmouth (6–8, 3–3) on Saturday, 15–14. For both teams, this game was important in establishing a spot in the Ivy League tournament.
Princeton baseball (18–17 overall, 10–5 Ivy League) traveled to Ithaca, N.Y. this weekend for a three-game series, sweeping Cornell (6–23, 5–10) for the first time since 2006. The Tigers had an explosive offensive display and elevated themselves to 44 home runs this season on Friday, breaking Princeton baseball’s previous record of 43 home runs in a season, set in 1996.
On Saturday afternoon, sophomore attacker Coulter Mackesy led No. 20 men’s lacrosse (6–5 overall, 4–1 Ivy League) in a 17–11 defeat of the Harvard Crimson (5–6, 2–3), and put his name in the record books on by becoming just the fifth sophomore in program history to reach 100 points.
On Wednesday, April 19, No. 24 women’s lacrosse (6–7 overall, 3–2 Ivy League) traveled to Franklin Field to face No. 15 University of Pennsylvania (9–4, 5–0). Competing for a share of the Ivy League title, the anticipated matchup went to the Quakers, who were able to pull ahead and defeat the Tigers 15–9. With the win, the Quakers claimed at least a share of the title, the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, and their first win over the Tigers in six years.
Heading into the weekend, the Princeton women’s water polo team (27–3 overall, 9–1 CWPA) was ranked No. 6 in the week 13 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) poll, tying a program record for the Tigers.
This weekend, the Princeton men’s and women’s track and field teams competed on home ground for the last time this season.
This past weekend, Princeton softball (19–15 overall, 12–3 Ivy League) won two crucial games in a three-game series against Cornell (11–20, 4–8). After splitting a pair of games on Saturday afternoon, the Tigers won on Sunday, which was enough to tie the Harvard Crimson (21–12–1, 12–3) for first place in the Ivy League.
Women’s lacrosse (6–6 overall, 3–1 Ivy League) took the field on Saturday at noon to face the Brown Bears (5–7, 2–3), not knowing that a multi-day event was underway. After a few prolonged stoppages for severe lightning, the Tigers came out on top nearly a day later, defeating the Bears 20–16.
The No. 22 women’s lacrosse team (5–6 overall, 2–1 Ivy League) took their home field on Wednesday night to face the No. 11 Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (11-2, 5–0 Patriot League) for a hard fought game, but the Hounds were able to outscore the Tigers in three of four quartesr, cementing a 20–10 defeat for the Tigers.
This Wednesday in West Long Branch, men’s baseball (12–16 overall , 5–4 Ivy League) played anything but hospitable in their dominating win against the Monmouth Hawks (12–16, 3–10 Colonial). The game was an offensive display for the Tigers, as none of the eight pitchers that the Hawks rotated in could stop the flow of 16 hits that ended with Princeton winning 17–11.
This past weekend, Princeton’s softball team (17–14 overall, 10–2 Ivy League) welcomed the Columbia Lions (10–18, 6–6) to Strubing Field for a three-game series. The Tigers went into the weekend tied with the Harvard Crimson atop of the Ivy standings, but left the weekend with sole possession of first place after a series sweep against the Lions.
On an Easter weekend trip to Philadelphia, Tigers baseball (11–16 overall, 5–4 Ivy League) lost two of three against the Quakers (16–11, 6–3).
No. 15 men’s lacrosse (4–5 overall, 2–1 Ivy League) suffered a 16–13 loss on Saturday at Sherrerd Field to the Syracuse Orange (7–5 overall, 0–3 Atlantic Coast), breaking their two-game win-streak.