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Within Ivy League, Princeton among lowest in salary gap between coaches of men's and women's teams

Princeton ranked the second lowest among the Ivy League in athletic coaching salary disparities based on the team's gender, according to data gathered from the Office of Postsecondary Education for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.According to the Department of Education’s online Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool, the difference between average salaries for full time coaches of men’s teams and of women’s teams at Princeton is $16,817.Full time head coaches of men’s teams earn about $124,744 on average and full time head coaches of women’s teams earn about $107,927on average.The gender reported does not refer to the gender of the coach but rather that of the team.

SPORTS | 04/20/2015

The Daily Princetonian

Women's lacrosse defeats Columbia, clinches share of league title

The Princeton women’s lacrosse team continues their remarkable run at success, as they defeated the Columbia Lions on Saturday to maintain a perfect record in Ivy League play. The Tigers (11-3 overall, 6-0 Ivy League) had to weather some hard times before they took the game against the Lions (5-9, 1-5). While starting off strong to take a solid lead, they would then see the tide turn against them as the Lions came back to tie the game 6-6 with about 17 minutes to go. This, however, is a position with which the Tigers are well acquainted.

SPORTS | 04/19/2015