Sports

Tigers motivated to make NCAA bid after close loss last season

Just six points across two games kept the Tigers from taking the Ivy League title outright, and a two-point loss to Harvard in the waning days of the season kept them from sharing the league title and a chance for a playoff game with Yale.

Football cruises past Yale 31-3, Tigers in three-way tie for first place

The stars aligned for Princeton football this weekend, as the Tigers (7-2, 5-1 Ivy ) thrashed Yale 31-3 while Penn topped Harvard in overtime.

Women's Volleyball claims outright Ivy League title

After a remarkable comeback against Cornell in the fifth set, the women’s volleyball team has earned the outright Ivy League title and a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Field Hockey Erupts into NCAA Final Four

Following two enormous upsets over No. 6 Penn State and No. 7 Virginia, Princeton field hockey became the victorious underdog of the collegiate field hockey world this past weekend.

Club sports profile: Men’s Ultimate Frisbee

Many Princetonians may be familiar with the legendary first collegiate football matchup between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869.

On Tap with Gaby Pollner

Consumability of a sport

A monumental sporting event is taking place in New York City this month. No, dear reader, I refer not to the start of the season for my beloved New York Knicks (though who couldn’t fall in love with the lovable Latvian string bean known as Kristaps Porzingis?). I’m actually talking about the World Chess Championships, hosted in the Big Apple, and it features two of the brightest stars of this generation, Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin. Carlsen has been hailed as “The Mozart of Chess.” The handsome, well-spoken 25-year-old has dazzled his opponents at the board since he was 13 years old.

Women's hockey drops tough games against high-quality competition

Princeton Women’s Ice Hockey (3-2-1, 1-2-1 ECAC) began the weekend as an undefeated team, but fell down in their rankings as they lost to both No. 6 St.

Women's soccer ends season with tie as Lussi reflects on legacy

The women’s soccer team wrapped up the 2016 fall season with a 1-1 draw against UPenn this past Saturday, November 5, at Roberts Stadium. Princeton was in the lead just seven minutes after the first whistle when senior defender Haley Chow slid and knocked in a corner kick from senior defender and midfielder Jesse McDonough.

Women's Volleyball splits weekend, sweep Brown after falling to Yale

The women’s volleyball team split their games this Friday and Saturday, winning their match against Brown after a heart-breaking loss against Yale.

Field Hockey handles Penn, clinches NCAA At-Large Bid

Late Sunday night, the NCAA selection committee awarded the Princeton field hockey team (10-7 overall, 5-2 Ivy) an At-Large bid to the post-season tournament.

Strong performance this weekend as Princeton dominates Cornell and Penn

Over fall break, the Princeton football team scored two crucial victories to keep themselves firmly in the chase for the Ivy League title.

Men's Water Polo enters important stretch of conference play

The men’s water polo team heads north during break to take on MIT and No.

Men's soccer prepares to close out season

The 2016 men’s soccer season has almost drawn to a close.

Football embarks on crucial Ivy League stretch over break

The Princeton Tigers will continue their Ivy League schedule over the next two weeks, facing Cornell (3-3, 1-2 Ivy) this Saturday and Penn (4-2, 3-0 Ivy) on Saturday, Nov.

Club Ice Hockey launches streaking season

Over a month into the season, Princeton's own men's club ice hockey team has sustained an impeccable start to the season.

On Tap: Luke Gamble of Men's Tennis

Women's soccer edged out by Harvard in tight match after conceding early goal

The Princeton Women’s soccer team (9-4-1, 1-3-1 Ivy) faced a tough loss against Harvard (8-3-3, 3-0-2 Ivy) this past weekend at Homecoming in Roberts Stadium.

Tigers fall to Crimson in heartbreaking overtime loss

Princeton had more yards and won the turnover battle, but Harvard took the day in a heartbreaking 23-20 overtime victory over the Tigers to stay atop the Ivy League. Both teams entered the day unbeaten and with high expectations: the Tigers (4-2, 2-1 Ivy) were seeking to break the tie for first place in-conference by beating Harvard (5-1, 3-0 Ivy) for the first time since 2013. Once the game began, however, it seemed to be all Harvard.

Princeton suffer first conference loss to Crimson

Princeton field hockey was beat by Harvard in overtime, 3-2. The Tigers started slowly in the first half and saw a sequence of shots on corners, which were blocked by freshman goalkeeper Grace Baylis.