New women’s basketball head coach Carla Berube has racked up a considerable — if clunky — list of accolades. She isn’t happy yet. “I think,” she said, “that I’m a work in progress.”
Women's basketball is on a 13-game win streak and undefeated in the Ivy League. With nine games total left in the regular season, this weekend’s away match-ups against Yale and Brown are a chance for Princeton to solidify its dominance in the Ivy League once again.
Men’s tennis takes on Penn in the first round of the ECAC Indoor Championship at Cornell University on Friday.
Men's Volleyball will face Penn State on Friday and Saint Francis on Saturday. Princeton beat the Nittany Lions in the finals of the EIVA Championships last April — the Tigers defeated St. Francis in the semifinals of that same tournament.
The men had a number of strong performances over the weekend at the HYP meet, including two Ivy-league leading marks in the pole vault and 1000m run. There were several other first-place finishes, including the triple jump. The men came first overall with 89 points, well ahead of both Harvard (28 points) and Yale (63 points).
The women had several outstanding performances and a number of personal bests across all event groups at the HYP meet this past Saturday, including first-place finishes in the 60m hurdles and 500m races. The Tigers came first overall, beating Harvard 67–58 and Yale 67–56.
It took three decades, and a dream.
Despite losing for the first time in the Ivy League, Princeton remained tied for first in the league after Yale fell to Harvard.
The women's tennis team went 2–1 at the ITA Indoor Nationals in Chicago this weekend. They were defeated by No. 7 NC State but went on to win all their matches against Arizona State and No. 6 Pepperdine. The Tigers went into the weekend ranked No. 17, but they will likely rise in next week's polls due to the win over Pepperdine. The highlight of the weekend was when Princeton sophomore singles player Brianna Shvets, ranked 34th in the nation, upset Ashley Lahey, the nation's top player, in straight sets.
Princeton women’s hockey went 2–0 in their second to last weekend of the regular season. They defeated both Rensselaer and Union in two tough battles. The Tigers have already guaranteed themselves a playoff position as one of the top eight teams, and need one more win to ensure a home quarterfinal. The Tigers’ toughest remaining game is against No. 7 Clarkson next Saturday afternoon. When these teams last met Princeton, won 2–1.
Princeton became the first Ivy League to win 500 Ivy League Championships.
Ellen DeVoe ’86 is one of women’s basketball’s most decorated athletes. Now she watches her son, sophomore guard Ethan Wright, play her game — his own way.
Cornell wrestling has a dynasty. Princeton wrestling has a dream. On Sunday in Jadwin Gymnasium, one will fall — or fall short.
Women’s basketball, with only one loss overall and undefeated in the Ivy League, hosts Cornell and Columbia at Jadwin Gymnasium this weekend.
Although Princeton’s two opponents are in the back half of the Ivy League standings, their strong home records suggest that this weekend will be no cakewalk. However, the Tigers, currently on a six-game win streak, have beaten tougher opponents this season.
No. 2 Princeton Women's Squash recorded two wins at home last weekend against No. 4 Yale and Brown, granting them a record of 9–1 and a record of 4–1 in the Ivy League.
Men’s and women’s track and field felled too many records to count in their first week of the indoor season, which saw the Tigers traveling to New York City, Cambridge, Ithaca, and Annapolis.
Princeton women’s swim and dive defeated Harvard and Yale at HYP championships. The men’s team, however, netted a win over Yale but lost to Harvard.
Princeton men’s hockey faced a tough match against No. 1 Cornell this weekend, suffering from a 5–3 defeat. The Big Red placed pressure on the Tigers offensively, outshooting them 36–15.
Princeton wrestling opened its Ivy League season last weekend with victories against Harvard and Brown.
