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Historic season for women’s water polo comes to an end in the national semifinals

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Historic season for women’s water polo comes to an end in the national semifinals

Hayk Yengibaryan

After beating Cal in the quarter-finals, the season came to an end after an 18–8 loss to USC in the semifinals.

SPORTS | 05/18/2023

Men’s lacrosse throttles Yale in Ivy title game to advance to NCAAs

Men’s lacrosse throttles Yale in Ivy title game to advance to NCAAs

Harrison Blank

The rollercoaster season for the men’s lacrosse team kept rolling this weekend, as they took down Penn before beating Yale for the Ivy title on Sunday.

SPORTS | 05/07/2023

Baseball clinches a spot in the Ivy League Tournament with two wins in series against Yale

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Baseball clinches a spot in the Ivy League Tournament with two wins in series against Yale

Sarina Sheth

With this series win against Yale, Princeton continues to gain momentum as they look toward the postseason. The Tigers stand at third in the Ivy League conference, behind Penn and Harvard. The Tigers will play at Rutgers this Wednesday before their final regular season series against Brown.

SPORTS | 05/02/2023

Women’s lacrosse finishes regular season play with 17–13 victory against Harvard

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Women’s lacrosse finishes regular season play with 17–13 victory against Harvard

Evelyn Walsh

With both their senior day game and their Ivy Playoff seed on the line, the Tigers needed to win by four or more goals to secure the third seed in the upcoming tournament. Succeeding, Princeton will face the No. 2 seeded Yale Bulldogs in the first round of the Ivy League tournament, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania, at 4 p.m. on May 5.

SPORTS | 05/02/2023

Women’s water polo defeats Harvard to win the CWPA Championship for the first time since 2015

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Women’s water polo defeats Harvard to win the CWPA Championship for the first time since 2015

Hayk Yengibaryan

With the win, the Tigers have qualified for the NCAA tournament, which will be hosted by the University of the Pacific from May 12–14. They will take on No. 3 University of California in the first round.

SPORTS | 05/02/2023

Softball earns road split against Villanova

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Softball earns road split against Villanova

Tony Owens

Following their series against Harvard, the Tigers travelled to Pennsylvania to take on Villanova in a doubleheader, winning the first game before dropping game two.

SPORTS | 04/26/2023

Ivy Champs: Men’s golf, Fantinelli wins team and individual titles

Hayk Yengibaryan and JP Ohl

With the team win, Princeton has earned an auto bid to the NCAA regionals.

SPORTS | 04/24/2023

Softball cruises past Harvard and into the Ivy Championship

Tony Owens

The series win helped the Tigers to secure a spot in the Ivy League Championship, where they will look to repeat as Ivy League Champions.

SPORTS | 04/24/2023

Women’s lacrosse falls 15–14 to Dartmouth

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Women’s lacrosse falls 15–14 to Dartmouth

Cate Lee

A 6–0 second quarter was not enough for the Tigers, as they fell to the Big Green in Hanover, N.H. on Saturday.

SPORTS | 04/24/2023

Baseball sweeps Cornell in three-game series, sets program record for most single-season home runs

Baseball sweeps Cornell in three-game series, sets program record for most single-season home runs

Sarina Sheth

Princeton baseball swept Cornell in a three-game series for the first time since 2006, giving them a five-game winning streak. Princeton is now third in the Ivy League, behind Columbia and Penn.

SPORTS | 04/23/2023

Coulter Mackesy joins 100-point club as men’s lacrosse defeats Harvard, 17–11

Coulter Mackesy joins 100-point club as men’s lacrosse defeats Harvard, 17–11

Hayk Yengibaryan

Princeton will travel to Ithaca, N.Y. to play Cornell next Saturday with the winner having sole control of the No.1 seed heading into the Ivy League tournament.

SPORTS | 04/23/2023

Women's lacrosse falls in pivotal game versus Penn

Cate Lee

With the loss to Penn, Princeton women’s lacrosse fell to 3–2 in Ivy League play and will not repeat as Ivy League champions.

SPORTS | 04/20/2023

Softball wins 2 of 3 against Cornell, ties Harvard for first place in the Ivy Conference

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Softball wins 2 of 3 against Cornell, ties Harvard for first place in the Ivy Conference

Sarina Sheth

Following their three-game sweep against Columbia last weekend, the Tigers went 2–1 against Cornell in Ithaca over the weekend. They are now tied with the Crimson at the top of the Ivy standings.

SPORTS | 04/18/2023

Lightning fast times at the Larry Ellis Invitational

Lightning fast times at the Larry Ellis Invitational

Zoë Scheske

Despite thunderstorms on Saturday, the Tigers showcased exciting results at Princeton’s Weaver Stadium as they near the Ivy League Championships.

SPORTS | 04/17/2023

Women’s water polo drops crucial game to Michigan, going 2–1 on the weekend

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Women’s water polo drops crucial game to Michigan, going 2–1 on the weekend

Hayk Yengibaryan

Despite the loss to Michigan, the Tigers will still head into the CWPA tournament as the No. 1 seed.

SPORTS | 04/17/2023

Women's lacrosse defeats Brown 20–16 amid weather delays

Women's lacrosse defeats Brown 20–16 amid weather delays

Evelyn Walsh

The Tigers weathered a rain delay that saw the game paused mid-way through the third quarter on Saturday and resumed at noon on Sunday.

SPORTS | 04/16/2023

No. 22 women's lacrosse falls to Loyola Maryland Greyhounds, 20–10

No. 22 women's lacrosse falls to Loyola Maryland Greyhounds, 20–10

Evelyn Walsh

In a hard fought game, the Hounds were able to outscore the Tigers nearly every quarter, cementing a 20–10 defeat for the Tigers. The Tigers will return to Ivy League play at noon this Saturday, April 15 at home against Brown.

SPORTS | 04/13/2023

Men’s baseball ripped RBIs in an away game victory against Monmouth

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Men’s baseball ripped RBIs in an away game victory against Monmouth

Ava Seigel

“Mid-week games are interesting, because they always hold a bunch of different pitching,“ said Head Coach Scott Bradley to The Daily Princetonian. “I am very proud of our offense and at-bats. To win a game going into Columbia [this weekend] should give us some confidence.”

SPORTS | 04/13/2023

Baseball wins one of three against UPenn behind Chmielewski gem

Baseball wins one of three against UPenn behind Chmielewski gem

Gabriel Robare

The Tigers continue Ivy League play next weekend when they take on league-leading Columbia (16–11, 7–2 Ivy) for a pivotal series: a sweep would shoot the Tigers into first place, but too many losses may put the top of the Ivy League out of reach.

SPORTS | 04/10/2023

Laundenslager leads softball to three-game sweep against Columbia

Laundenslager leads softball to three-game sweep against Columbia

Tony Owens

The Tigers now have sole position atop the Ivy League standings after the weekend sweep.

SPORTS | 04/10/2023

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