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Women’s hockey roars past Dartmouth in playoff opener

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Women’s hockey roars past Dartmouth in playoff opener

Max Hines

The Tigers advanced to the second round of the ECAC playoffs, where they will travel to face No. 3 Clarkson University in a tough best-of-three series.

SPORTS | 02/26/2024

By the Numbers: First-years shine in week of Ivy League dominance

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By the Numbers: First-years shine in week of Ivy League dominance

Harrison Blank and Andrew Bosworth

By the Numbers: A Week in Princeton Athletics. We broke down individual excellence across many sports, including exceptional performances from first-years.

SPORTS | 02/22/2024

Staff Picks: Women’s Basketball at Columbia

Staff Picks: Women’s Basketball at Columbia

Hayk Yengibaryan, Harrison Blank, Allison Ha, and Max Hines

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26, Assistant Sports Editor Harrison Blank ’26, sports staff writer Allison Ha ’25, and sports staff writer Max Hines ’25 make their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 02/22/2024

Xaivian Lee has a P-set to do

Xaivian Lee has a P-set to do

Julian Hartman-Sigall

Princeton’s Korean-Canadian basketball star only played nine minutes during the team’s Sweet Sixteen run last year. Now, he’s sitting atop the Ivy League in conference play and a TikTok sensation. But... he's still got to do his Economics homework.

SPORTS | 02/22/2024

Princeton men’s tennis sweep weekend at ECAC Indoor Championships

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Princeton men’s tennis sweep weekend at ECAC Indoor Championships

Josefina Gurevich

Princeton men's tennis squad crushed their competition including Brown University, Yale University, and the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend to win the ECAC Indoor Championships.

Princeton men's tennis squad crushed their competition including Brown University, Yale University, and the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend to win the ECAC Conference Indoor Championships.

SPORTS | 02/22/2024

Madison St. Rose: sophomore star and poised leader for the Tigers

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Madison St. Rose: sophomore star and poised leader for the Tigers

Max Hines

Madison "Maddie" St.Rose's basketball game has experienced massive evolution leading to her position as a sophomore showstopper and growing leader of the Princeton women's basketball team.

SPORTS | 02/22/2024

Strong defensive showing propels No. 11 Princeton men’s lacrosse past Manhattan

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Strong defensive showing propels No. 11 Princeton men’s lacrosse past Manhattan

Hayk Yengibaryan and Lily Pampolina

Following two out-of-conference games against unranked opponents, the Tigers’ next five games will be against ranked opponents. The difficult stretch of games will include road games at No. 4 ranked Maryland and No. 2 ranked Duke.

SPORTS | 02/21/2024

Tigers headed to Olympics, NBA, and national honors: this week in Princeton Athletics

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Tigers headed to Olympics, NBA, and national honors: this week in Princeton Athletics

Hayk Yengibaryan

This week, Princeton athletes were recognized, coaching staffs were filled, and spots in the Paris Olympics were clinched.

SPORTS | 02/21/2024

No. 25 women’s basketball storms past Brown, freezes Yale in busy weekend

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No. 25 women’s basketball storms past Brown, freezes Yale in busy weekend

Max Hines

The Tigers came from behind to beat Brown in a runaway fourth quarter, while they allowed their fewest points in 43 years against Yale. Now, the Tigers head into another week of practice before their toughest regular-season matchup remaining against the Columbia Lions (18—5, 9—1). The game will tip off at 2 p.m. Saturday on ESPN+ from Levien Gym.

The Tigers came from behind to beat Brown in a runaway fourth quarter, while they allowed their fewest points in 43 years against Yale. Now, the Tigers head into another week of practice before their toughest regular-season matchup remaining against the Columbia Lions (18—5, 9—1). The game will tip off at 2 p.m. Saturday on ESPN+ from Levien Gym.The Tigers came from behind to beat Brown in a runaway fourth quarter, while they allowed their fewest points in 43 years against Yale.

SPORTS | 02/20/2024

Men’s basketball rallies late to overcome the Brown Bears at Jadwin

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Men’s basketball rallies late to overcome the Brown Bears at Jadwin

Ryan Kirby

The Tigers still remain third in the Ivy League standings behind Yale and Cornell after a 2–0 weekend that included wins over Brown and Yale.

SPORTS | 02/19/2024

Men’s basketball dominates Yale to hand the Bulldogs their first Ivy loss of the season

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Men’s basketball dominates Yale to hand the Bulldogs their first Ivy loss of the season

Hayk Yengibaryan and JP Ohl

The Tigers had four players score double digits en route to a 73–62 victory over the Bulldogs. With the win, Princeton is now one game behind Yale and Cornell in the race for the Ivy League regular season title.

SPORTS | 02/19/2024

Women’s lacrosse loses a close season opener against No. 16 Virginia

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Women’s lacrosse loses a close season opener against No. 16 Virginia

Peter Wang

Paced by four goals from senior attacker Grace Tauckus, women’s lacrosse gave the No. 16 team in the country a run for their money.

SPORTS | 02/19/2024

Men’s ice hockey splits weekend with loss to RPI, shootout win over Union

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Men’s ice hockey splits weekend with loss to RPI, shootout win over Union

Ava Seigel

The shootout goal to lift the Tigers over Union came courtesy of familiar late-game hero, Adam Robbins.

The shootout goal to lift the Tigers over Union came courtesy of familiar late-game hero Adam Robbins.

SPORTS | 02/18/2024

By the Numbers: A Week in Princeton Athletics

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By the Numbers: A Week in Princeton Athletics

Harrison Blank and Andrew Bosworth

Check out By the Numbers: A Week in Princeton Athletics. We broke down three Ivy League titles in men’s and women’s fencing and men’s squash as well as the recent women’s basketball win.

SPORTS | 02/16/2024

March Madness heroes Ryan Langborg ’23 and Keeshawn Kellman ’23 take on a fifth year

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March Madness heroes Ryan Langborg ’23 and Keeshawn Kellman ’23 take on a fifth year

Hayk Yengibaryan

The Daily Princetonian spoke with former Princeton basketball stars Ryan Langborg ’23 and Keeshawn Kellman ’23 to discuss their experiences during their graduate year at Northwestern University and Florida Gulf Coast University.

SPORTS | 02/15/2024

Staff Picks: Men’s Basketball vs Yale, Round Two

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Staff Picks: Men’s Basketball vs Yale, Round Two

Hayk Yengibaryan, JP Ohl, Joseph Uglialoro, and Alex Beverton-Smith

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26, Assistant Sports Editor Alex Beverton-Smith ’27, sports staff writer JP Ohl ’26, and sports staff writer Joseph Uglialoro ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 02/15/2024

A recap of Princeton athletics’ ups and downs across busy weekend

A recap of Princeton athletics’ ups and downs across busy weekend

Ava Seigel and Tate Hutchins

Princeton athletics had a busy weekend across tennis, hockey, wrestling, golf, and track and field with both successful wins and hard-fought losses.

SPORTS | 02/15/2024

‘A special place at a special time’: Inside Princeton baseball’s analytics revolution

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‘A special place at a special time’: Inside Princeton baseball’s analytics revolution

Joseph Uglialoro

The ‘Prince’ sat down with members of the Princeton Baseball Analytics Club to discuss how students have worked with pitching coach Joe Haumacher to revitalize the team’s approach to pitching.

SPORTS | 02/14/2024