Men's soccer tops the Ivy table with one week of play remaining
Jack RogersWhen Ivy League play consists of only seven games, winning the conference title requires clutch performance each Saturday between October and November.
When Ivy League play consists of only seven games, winning the conference title requires clutch performance each Saturday between October and November.
In a week characterized by performance under pressure during midterms, the men’s soccer team (6-3-3, 1-1-1 Ivy) will close its work week on Saturday evening when it hosts Harvard (8-3-1, 2-0-1 Ivy) in what could arguably be the most critical match of the team’s season. Coming off a less than thrilling draw on the road last weekend against Columbia, the Tigers now face the only undefeated Ivy team in conference play.
Princeton, N.J. is far from Dillon, Texas, and tigers are not quite panthers, but Princeton women’s volleyball (9-8, 4-3 Ivy) will nonetheless host Ivy League rival Penn (6-12, 3-4) under the Friday night Dillon lights on Oct.
After two consecutive years of dramatic finishes and Roman Wilson ’14 touchdown catches, last year’s Ivy co-champions will go head-to-head this weekend, with the winner remaining in control of his own fate in pursuit of this year’s title.
Eight sides turn their attention to the midpoint of their conference schedules. Six of these teams are within a single win of the Ivy League lead.
Men’s rugby (4-2 Ivy League) welcomed a rival Harvard side (1-4) on Saturday, aiming to improve on its Ivy League standings as it headed into the game in fourth place behind undefeated Dartmouth, Columbia and next week’s opponents: Brown.
This past weekend, the Princeton women’s golf team hosted the Princeton Invitational, the lone event at the team's home course, Springdale Golf Club.
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Princeton crew started off its 2014-15 season with a splash this past weekend at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass.
Women's soccer suffered its first Ivy League loss this weekend in a close contest against Columbia with a final score of 1-0.
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Princeton (3-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) started a series of six Ivy League games with a 27-16 home victory over Brown (2-3, 0-2) on Saturday, leaving them tied atop the Ivy League standings with Harvard and Dartmouth with an undefeated 2-0 league record.
In their third match of Ivy League play this fall, the men’s soccer team (6-3-3 overall, 1-1-1 Ivy League) came out of the weekend with a 1-1 draw on the road against Columbia (4-5-1, 1-1-1). While the Tigers were able to deal with the Lions handily in a 2-1 victory in their 2013 meeting, they struggled to get momentum going their way after allowing a goal just minutes into the match. Columbia’s lone goal came in just the fourth minute of the match.
Field hockey (4-9 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) secured its first October win this past weekend with a complete effort against Ivy League rival Brown (8-4, 1-3). After 70 minutes of play, the scoreboard read 4-0, signaling an end to Princeton field hockey's historically worst five-game losing streak.
The women’s soccer team will head to Columbia this weekend looking to extend its three-game winning streak and fortify its spot at the top of the Ivy League.
On Saturday and Sunday, the women’s golf team will host the 17th edition of the Princeton Invitational Tournament at Springdale Golf Club.
The men’s soccer team will square off against Columbia at 4 p.m. this Saturday, in its first Ivy League road matchup of the season.
After a disappointing 31-30 loss last weekend to Colgate University, the Tigers (2-2 overall, 1-0 Ivy) are looking to open a six-week stretch of Ivy League games strong against Brown.
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Of the teams the Tigers have played in five or more contests, field hockey (3-8 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) has compiled losing records against only five.