Sports Recaps

Men’s and women’s cross country host Princeton Fall Classic

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Men’s and women’s cross country host Princeton Fall Classic

Luke Stockless

This past weekend, men’s and women’s cross country participated in the Princeton Fall Classic on the Meadows Campus course. Both squads competed in a 22-team field with the men’s team placing third and the women’s placing eighth. Both teams topped all other Ivy rivals in attendance.

SPORTS | October 21

Field Hockey upsets No. 10 Crimson 2–1 in overtime, claims top spot in the Ivy League

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Field Hockey upsets No. 10 Crimson 2–1 in overtime, claims top spot in the Ivy League

Hayk Yengibaryan

Last year, the Tigers lost to the Crimson in the Ivy League tournament final and failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament. On Saturday, they walked into Cambridge and avenged the loss with an emphatic overtime victory to claim the top spot in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | October 21

Women’s soccer secures an Ivy League Tournament berth with a win over Harvard

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Women’s soccer secures an Ivy League Tournament berth with a win over Harvard

Lily Pampolina

Scoring the first three goals of the game, the Tigers jumped out to a lead and put on a defensive clinic against the Crimson en route to earning a postseason bid.

SPORTS | October 21

Defensive display gives Princeton football 29–17 victory against Brown

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Defensive display gives Princeton football 29–17 victory against Brown

Alex Beverton-Smith

After two consecutive losses, five turnovers by the Tigers helped secure their first Ivy League victory against Brown, 29–17.

SPORTS | October 21

Women’s volleyball sweeps Ivy weekend plays with wins over Columbia, Cornell

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Women’s volleyball sweeps Ivy weekend plays with wins over Columbia, Cornell

Hayk Yengibaryan

The win against the Big Red put the Tigers at 6–2 in the Ivy League, sitting in second place behind undefeated league leaders Yale who have won 27 straight Ivy contests.

SPORTS | October 21

Second half substitutions lead men’s soccer in comeback against Columbia

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Second half substitutions lead men’s soccer in comeback against Columbia

Bryant Figueroa

Princeton will next face off with Fordham, before returning to Ivy League play in a home matchup versus Yale on Oct. 26.

SPORTS | October 20

Men’s soccer drops consecutive matches against No. 16 Cornell, Army

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Men’s soccer drops consecutive matches against No. 16 Cornell, Army

Hayk Yengibaryan

After three consecutive wins, the Tigers lost two home games in a row against Cornell and Army, failing to score in either match.

SPORTS | October 18

Men’s water polo starts California trip with win over Pepperdine, losses against UCLA and USC

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Men’s water polo starts California trip with win over Pepperdine, losses against UCLA and USC

Doug Schwartz

The Tigers will close out their trip to the West Coast this weekend with games against No. 4 Pacific and No. 9 California.

SPORTS | October 18

Women’s volleyball roars to dominant victories against Harvard and Dartmouth

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Women’s volleyball roars to dominant victories against Harvard and Dartmouth

Keyan Vojdani

After falling to Yale last week, Princeton women’s volleyball scored dominant wins against Ivy League rivals Harvard and Dartmouth over the weekend. The win over the Crimson was the first straight-set win against them since 2019.

SPORTS | October 17

Undefeated in the Ivy League, No. 15 field hockey secures two vital victories at home

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Undefeated in the Ivy League, No. 15 field hockey secures two vital victories at home

Keyan Vojdani

No. 15 field hockey went unbeaten at home over the weekend, routing Ivy rival Brown and overcoming Delaware in double overtime in what was a wire-to-wire exciting affair.

SPORTS | October 16

Women’s soccer makes late push, but falls short in 2–1 loss to Yale

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Women’s soccer makes late push, but falls short in 2–1 loss to Yale

Joseph Uglialoro

Though Sunday’s loss to Yale put Princeton women’s soccer three points behind in the league table, they can all but clinch a spot in the Ivy League Tournament with a home win this Saturday against the struggling Harvard Crimson.

SPORTS | October 16

No. 7 Mercer forces six turnovers in 34–7 rout of Princeton

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No. 7 Mercer forces six turnovers in 34–7 rout of Princeton

Hayk Yengibaryan

With the loss to Mercer fueled by turnovers and interceptions, Princeton football marks its worst start in 13 years. The Tigers last started 1–3 in 2011, when Princeton finish seventh in the Ivy League with a 1–9 record.

SPORTS | October 16

Women’s soccer escapes Penn 1–0 to remain unbeaten in Ivy League

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Women’s soccer escapes Penn 1–0 to remain unbeaten in Ivy League

Ryan Kirby

After dominating the shots and possession battle, women’s soccer finally broke through for a 1–0 victory over Penn to stay perfect in Ivy play.

SPORTS | October 11

Women’s volleyball sweeps Brown, falls to Yale in Ivy League play

Women’s volleyball sweeps Brown, falls to Yale in Ivy League play

Hayk Yengibaryan and Diego Uribe

Through four Ivy League games, the Tigers sit in fourth place, tied with the Penn Quakers. With 10 conference games remaining, the Tigers will need to finish in the top four to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

SPORTS | October 9

No. 16 field hockey splits weekend series in the Empire State

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No. 16 field hockey splits weekend series in the Empire State

Max Hines

No. 16 Princeton field hockey beat Ivy foe Cornell on Friday before falling to No. 14 Syracuse in a Sunday matinée. The Tigers continued their uneven Friday-Sunday splits, staying undefeated on Fridays while picking up another Sunday loss.

SPORTS | October 9

Men’s water polo falls narrowly to rival Harvard in overtime thriller, bests Brown and MIT

Men’s water polo falls narrowly to rival Harvard in overtime thriller, bests Brown and MIT

Bryant Figueroa

Hosting their first Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) home games of the season, the No. 9 men’s water polo team played three matches at Denunzio Pool over the weekend. On Saturday morning, the Tigers defeated the No. 18 Brown Bears before toppling the MIT Engineers. On Sunday morning, the Tigers were narrowly beaten in a double-overtime thriller against their NWPC rivals, the Harvard Crimson (10–2 overall, 3–0 NWPC), 16–17.

SPORTS | October 9

Second-half collapse dooms football in 34–17 loss to Columbia, start to Ivy League play

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Second-half collapse dooms football in 34–17 loss to Columbia, start to Ivy League play

Zachary Meisel

Princeton’s football team suffered a 34-17 loss to Columbia amid injuries and offensive struggles, ending their winning streak against the Lions.

SPORTS | October 7

Road warriors: Men’s soccer defeats Brown 2–1 to earn third straight win

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Road warriors: Men’s soccer defeats Brown 2–1 to earn third straight win

Hayk Yengibaryan

Last season, the Tigers won just one Ivy League contest. This season, they have already doubled their win total after a 2–1 road win against the Brown Bears.

SPORTS | October 7