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(02/07/24 6:08am)
This week, Princeton athletes climbed the rankings, had action in the major leagues, and made a splash in international sporting competitions. Coming off of a historic 2023 calendar year that saw many Princeton athletics programs find success in the postseason, The Daily Princetonian looked at how Tigers past and present have made their mark in the sporting world this week.
(02/05/24 5:11am)
New Haven, Conn. (CT) — After a historic start to the season, things have started to cool down for the Tigers (16–3 overall, 4–2 Ivy League). Opposing crowds have given Princeton a tough time on the road. This proved to be the case once again on Friday evening when, despite a strong first half performance from the Tigers, the Yale (15–6, 6–0) crowd propelled its squad to a 70–64 win.
(02/02/24 3:41am)
Coming off a tough 83–68 loss to the Cornell Big Red (15–3 overall, 4–0 Ivy League), the Princeton men’s basketball team (15–2, 3–1) currently sits in third place in the Ivy League standings. In front of the Tigers, the Big Red and the Yale Bulldogs (13–6, 4–0) are the only two undefeated teams remaining.
(01/29/24 4:25am)
In a matchup for first place in the Ivy League between two of the league’s best — both of whom are off to their best starts to a season since the 1960s — the men’s basketball team fell to the Cornell Big Red 83–68, spoiling what was a perfect Ivy League campaign.
(12/31/23 2:27am)
Comprising 18 percent of Princeton’s undergraduate student body, athletes play a significant role in Princeton’s campus culture, making athletic recruitment a significant part of Princeton’s offers of admission. Recruitment, however, is much less understood than traditional pathways to admissions.
(12/08/23 4:38am)
“After weeks of grinding and studying in East Pyne and Firestone, there’s nothing like fighting between the lines,” sophomore Braden Lalin told The Daily Princetonian after his team, the Travelers, emerged victorious from the championship game of this year’s 5v5 intramural basketball season.
(12/07/23 4:27am)
For Princeton men’s basketball (9–0 overall, 0–0 Ivy League), the only thing they know is winning.
(12/05/23 4:30am)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — After a grueling 32 minutes of water polo, another historic season for the No. 4 seeded and No. 5 ranked Princeton men’s water polo team (28–6 overall, 9–1 Northeast Water Polo Conference) came to an end in the national semifinals, when they lost 17–13 to the No. 1 seeded and No.3 ranked University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins (26–2, 7–0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation).
(12/02/23 4:46pm)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — When the final whistle sounded at Uytengsu Aquatics Center on Friday afternoon, the Princeton men’s water polo (28–5 overall, 9–1 Northeast Water Polo Conference) continued its historic season and advanced to the NCAA semifinals.
(12/01/23 4:13am)
The last year has been a special one for Princeton athletics. From men’s basketball’s historic run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament to wrestler Patrick Glory ’23’s national championship, it was nothing short of an incredible year for fans of the Orange and Black — who showed their support this past Tuesday during the 10th annual Tiger Athletics Give Day (TAGD).
(11/30/23 3:16am)
At the USC Uytengsu Aquatics Center on this coming Friday, Dec. 1, the No. 4 seeded men’s water polo team (27–5 overall, 9–1 Northeast Water Polo Conference) will have a chance to make history. Since the NCAA expanded the postseason tournament in 2015, the Tigers have never made the Final Four.
(11/28/23 3:59am)
On Monday, the Associated Press released its weekly polls for men’s and women’s basketball. The Tigers entered the Top 25 for the first time since November 2022 in women’s basketball, coming in at No. 25 in the Week 4 poll. On the men’s side, the Tigers picked up 14 points in the poll.
(11/21/23 2:56am)
Prior to the hiring of head coach Dustin Litvak in 2018, No. 6 Princeton men’s water polo (27–5 overall, 9–1 Northeast Water Polo Conference) had won just four conference championships in its 22-year history. Fast forward five years and the Tigers are in the midst of a dynasty under Litvak, successfully completing a three-peat and winning the conference title in four of the last five seasons.
(11/15/23 5:52am)
It was just another day studying for finals at Firestone Library when then first-year goalie West Temkin got a call from the USA Water Polo Men’s Junior National Team head coach Jack Kocur.
(11/14/23 4:58am)
29 games.
(11/12/23 12:27am)
On a beautiful fall Saturday, the Princeton (4–5 overall, 3–3 Ivy League) and Yale (6–3, 4–2) football teams met for the 145th time at Powers Field for another rivalry matchup.
(11/11/23 9:25pm)
The oldest rivalry in NCAA football history revolves around Princeton (4–5 overall, 3–3 Ivy League) and Yale (6–3, 4–2). 150 years into this storied rivalry, the two sides met for the 145th time at Powers Field. The Tigers were unable to come out victorious in a high-scoring game, as the Bulldogs beat the Tigers in double overtime, 36–28.
(11/10/23 5:23am)
A bonfire, a blood feud, and an Ivy League title on the line: Princeton’s football team (4–4 overall, 3–2 Ivy League), could not have more to lose this Saturday as they take on the Yale Bulldogs (5–3 overall, 3–2 Ivy League) in what is the nation’s oldest football rivalry, dating back to 1873.
(11/07/23 4:38am)
It was a memorable senior day for the No. 7 men’s water polo team (25–5 overall, 9–1 Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC)) as they honored the six seniors on the team and took care of business against Iona (12–18 overall, 4–8 conference) and Long Island University (LIU) (6–21 overall, 2–9 conference) on Nov. 4.
(11/06/23 4:20am)
On Friday night, 47 became the magic number for Dartmouth kicker Owen Zalc. The first-year from Cary, N.C. stepped up to kick a 47-yard field goal with 1:28 remaining to give Dartmouth (4–4 overall, 3–2 Ivy League) a win over Princeton (4–4, 3–2). Zalc is now 4-for-4 on 47-yard field goals this season, but none were as big as Friday night’s.