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Bella Alarie ’20 selected fifth overall in WNBA draft

Molly Milligan and Ben Burns

Princeton’s Senior Bella Alarie was selected by the Dallas Wings on Friday night with the fifth pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft. Alarie, a three-time Ivy League Player of the Year, is the second Princeton player ever selected in the WNBA Draft.

SPORTS | 04/17/2020

COVID-19 and student athletes: Response from President Eisgruber

COVID-19 and student athletes: Response from President Eisgruber

Christopher L. Eisgruber

This public health crisis has required us to ask all Princeton undergraduates to do a difficult thing: to complete their semesters online, and, in the case of our seniors, to forgo experiences that they had anticipated throughout their time here.

OPINION | 04/14/2020

Campus Rec offers intramural e-sports on PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices

Campus Rec offers intramural e-sports on PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices

Emily Philippides

Princeton University Campus Recreation recently released information regarding intramural e-sports, which offers students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to engage in friendly virtual competition in a variety of games on PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and even mobile devices.

SPORTS | 04/13/2020

OP-ED | ‘Time will prove this choice misguided’: A group of Princeton athletes speak out

OP-ED | ‘Time will prove this choice misguided’: A group of Princeton athletes speak out

Guest Contributors

We write with the hope that this opportunity is not yet lost. We write with the hope that the University will align itself with the NCAA and reconsider its decision.

SPORTS | 04/10/2020

Princeton will not grant eligibility waivers to spring athletes who withdraw, Marcoux announces

Alissa Selover, Tom Salotti, and Josephine de La Bruyere

Princeton University will not allow student-athletes who withdraw this spring to preserve an extra year of eligibility, Athletic Director Mollie Marcoux announced in an email on Thursday to spring sport athletes.

SPORTS | 04/09/2020

A season, lost: Princeton athletes reflect on cancellation of collegiate sports

Stadium bleachers on a sunny day with fences in the foreground.

A season, lost: Princeton athletes reflect on cancellation of collegiate sports

Christopher Murphy and Rachel McQuigge

The life of a Division I athlete is one of rigor and routine. Preseason. Competition season. Postseason. Repeat. The goal of a Division I athlete is to be game-ready, race-ready, match-ready by the time the season’s first whistle blows — and to be even better by the time the season’s last buzzer sounds. Two tweets in 25 hours and 18 minutes upended the rhythms, the lifestyles, and the dreams of 20 teams.

FEATURES | 04/08/2020

NCAA grants extra year of eligibility to spring athletes, denies it to winter ones

Josephine de La Bruyere

The NCAA will extend an extra year of eligibility to spring sport athletes whose seasons were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division I Coordination Committee announced Monday night.

SPORTS | 03/30/2020

NCAA cancels all winter and spring championships

Josephine de La Bruyere

The NCAA Media Center announced March 12 that the Association will be cancelling all winter and spring championships.

SPORTS | 03/12/2020

Ivy League cancels all spring athletic events through end of academic year

Alissa Selover

The Ivy League Presidents announced on March 11 that all Ivy League athletic events through the remainder of the academic year will be cancelled due to further developments in the outbreak of COVID-19.

SPORTS | 03/11/2020

On Tap with Bella Alarie ’20

On Tap with Bella Alarie ’20

Alissa Selover and Josephine de La Bruyere

What would senior women’s basketball star and captain Bella Alarie bring with her to a deserted island? Her phone, her mom, and, of course, Netflix.

SPORTS | 03/10/2020

Ivy League cancels basketball tournament due to COVID-19 threat

Alissa Selover

The Ivy League Presidents made the decision to cancel the men’s and women’s basketball tournament.

SPORTS | 03/10/2020

Weekend Review: March 8, 2020

Weekend Review: March 8, 2020

Sports Editors

The Prince Sports Editors outline the Princeton Athletics events over the weekend. Women’s basketball beats Cornell and Columbia. Men’s basketball wins against Columbia but loses to Cornell. Men’s volleyball loses to NJIT. Men’s hockey beats Dartmouth. Men’s lacrosse beats Rutgers. Michael Sowers and Stephanie Neatby are honored as players of the week.

SPORTS | 03/09/2020

Princeton women’s hockey defeats Cornell for first ECAC title in program history

Owen Tedford and Chris Murphy

The No. 6 Princeton women's hockey team won their first ECAC title in program history after defeating No. 1 Cornell 3–2 in overtime. Senior goalie Stephanie Neatby shutout Cornell after the Big Red had scored two goals, and sophomore defender Mariah Keopple scored the winning goal. The Tigers have secured an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 03/08/2020

Women’s hockey heads to Ithaca with a chance to make history

Women’s hockey heads to Ithaca with a chance to make history

Owen Tedford and Chris Murphy

Should they sweep this weekend’s games, the team will emerge as the ECAC Tournament Champion for the first time in school history.

SPORTS | 03/07/2020

Men’s tennis defeats ODU and MTSU, climbs ITA rankings

Men’s tennis defeats ODU and MTSU, climbs ITA rankings

Sophie Cantine

The Tigers defeated ODU 4–3 and nationally ranked MTSU 4–1. They head to Penn State on Friday and back to Jadwin Gymnasium for Sunday’s matches against William and Mary and NJIT.

SPORTS | 03/05/2020

Men’s lacrosse to face in-state rival Rutgers

Nancy Tran

For Rutgers and no. 3 Princeton men’s lacrosse, it’s been a close two years. On March 10, 2018, the Tigers claimed a 15–14 overtime victory on Sherrerd Field. On March 9, 2019, they fell 9–8 in Piscataway, New Jersey. This weekend, they will face the Scarlet Knights on Sherrerd Field again.

SPORTS | 03/04/2020

Men’s swimming and diving finishes second at Ivy League Championships

Alissa Selover

Princeton men’s swimming and diving took home second place at the four-day-long Ivy League Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. Multiple strong performances, across both individual and relay events, allowed the Tigers to accumulate a total of 1231 points. Raunak Kholsa was honored as High Point Swimmer of the meet and Charlie Minns was named Career High Point Diver.

SPORTS | 03/03/2020

Men’s track and field wins Ivy League Championship, women take fourth

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

Track and field competed in Indoor Heps this weekend. Men's track and field won their sixth-straight Ivy League Championship while women's track and field took fourth in the meet.

SPORTS | 03/02/2020

Women’s hockey books trip to ECAC semifinal with dramatic win in double overtime

Women’s hockey books trip to ECAC semifinal with dramatic win in double overtime

Owen Tedford and Chris Murphy

Women's hockey advanced to the ECAC Semifinals after a double overtime win against Quinnipiac. The win for Princeton means that they are much more likely to make an NCAA appearance this year, but they will be facing Clarkson in the Semifinals this weekend.

SPORTS | 03/02/2020

Weekend Review: March 1, 2020

Men's track and field with 2020 Indoor Champion banner

Weekend Review: March 1, 2020

Sports Editors

The Prince Sports Editors outline the Princeton Athletics events over the weekend. The men’s track and field team secured a team victory today at the Indoor Ivy League Championships with 173 points. Softball competed at the George Washington Tournament in Washington, D.C. The Tigers had to close wins against Georgetown University (7–6) and Towson University (4–3) on Friday, a 5-3 loss against Georgetown on Saturday, and a 7–5 loss against GW and a 11–9 win over Morgan State on Sunday. Women’s basketball secure regular season Ivy League title after 81-39 win over Brown and 64-49 win over Yale. Baseball lost all four games against Penn State (18–1, 4–3, 13–1, 4–2).

SPORTS | 03/01/2020

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