Following a strong 2015 campaign that featured several wins over highly ranked teams in the nation, the 2016 Princeton men’s tennis team is poised for a great season this year.
The Princeton women’s cross country team was quietly one of the most successful teams on campus last year and shows no sign of slowing down this coming season.
Even before classes started, the Princeton men’s water polo team got off to a rolling start, achieving impressive wins in early-season games.
The Princeton women’s tennis team, eager to continue its Ivy League success, benefits from strong returning players and impressive new freshmen.Last year, the Tigers were 13-10 and won their third consecutive Ivy title, earning, in tandem, their third straight bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Last year was a rollercoaster ride of emotion for the Princeton women’s volleyball team.
The men’s soccer team concluded the 2015 fall season with an impressive 10-5-2 final record.
The 2015 season for the Princeton women’s soccer team ended in disappointment after a loss against University at Southern California in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
After a 2015 campaign that saw the Tigers start 4-0 before dropping close games late to Yale and Dartmouth, Princeton football will look to further their successes this season.The Tigers (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) have already gotten off to a strong start, vanquishing touch out-of-conference foe Lafayette 35-31 while displaying a potent combination of offense and defense.
To many, Princeton field hockey represents a historically dominant program that most recently featured three Olympians in the Rio Games.
The women’s soccer team headed into a pair of games this past weekend with a clean record, having won the first six games of the season.
The Princeton women’s tennis team completed its first tournament of the season over the weekend at the Princeton Invitational.
Fireworks danced outside of Princeton Stadium on Saturday night as the Tigers (1-0, 0-0 Ivy) came storming back to erase an early Lafayette lead and beat the Leopards (1-2, 0-0 in-conference) 35-31 to open the 2016 season. Princeton would strike first, with senior running back Joe Rhattigan breaking out for a 23-yard run to cap a nine-play scoring drive.
This past weekend, the Princeton men and women’s cross country team competed in the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton race at West Windsor Fields on Saturday.
Princeton field hockey (3-2) failed to capture its first away game of the season this past Friday, falling to UVa (4-3) by a score of 0-2. Despite leading the Cavaliers in shots-on-goal, including nine team-leading shots from sophomore striker Ryan McCarthy, Princeton could not breach the Virginia defense.
The Princeton Tigers will open their season this Saturday as they host the Lafayette Leopards (1-1 overall, 0-0 Ivy League).The opener will serve as a strong non-conference test for the Tigers.
Two weekends into the 2016 season, Princeton women’s field hockey (3-1 overall) has stuck to its winning ways despite off-season coaching and roster shifts.This past summer, the Tigers not only graduated a stellar senior class but also hired a new coach in Carla Tagliente.
Despite outstanding efforts, the Princeton men’s soccer team (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) has come up just short in its first two games of the season.
The women's soccer team ended their season last year as the outright Ivy League champions, winning six games in the Ivy League Conference.
Of the 13 University students and alumni and two assistant coaches that competed at the 2016 Olympics, three returned home with medals. Ashleigh Johnson ’17 goal kept her way to gold when Team USA beat Italy, 12-5, in the women’s water polo finals.
Of the University’s two track and field assistant coaches that competed on Day 13 of the Games, one was disqualified, while the other failed to qualify for the next round. Assistant coach Priscilla Frederick, representing Antigua and Barbuda, was eliminated when she failed to clear 1.92m in the women’s high jump qualifications.
