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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Twenty-five games in, the team has remained true to its word. The Tigers (24–1, 12–0 Ivy) used dominant defensive performances to beat Brown and Yale this weekend and secure the regular season Ivy League title.
The Bobcats left their mark in Princeton’s record books in 2017 when they defeated the Tigers 3–2 in triple OT of game one in the ECAC Quarterfinals, the longest game in Tiger history. Since then, however, Princeton has dominated them, snuffing that 2017 team by winning the next two in the series, and then winning five of the six meetings since.
The undefeated Tigers are looking to use their momentum to beat one of the most well-respected teams in the country. The Tigers are now ranked eighth in this week’s Inside Lacrosse poll.
The teams are heading to Ithaca, N.Y., this weekend for the annual Ivy League track and field championship meet. The women are looking to improve upon their fifth-place finish from last year, while the men are hoping to defend their indoor team championship title.
This past weekend, the No. 6 women’s hockey team played its last weekend of the regular season hosting to Ivy League foes, Brown and Yale. Princeton ended the regular season with a sweep before the ECAC Tournament begins.
Having secured 18 wins in a row, a Top 25 National ranking, and its ticket to the Ivy League Tournament, the No. 21 Princeton women’s basketball team is showing nothing less of the desire to win this season.
The opening day of the Houston tournament in Houston, Texas saw the softball team split a pair of games — winning against Syracuse 6–4 and losing to Houston 11–1. Louisiana Tech defeated the Tigers 6–3 on the second day of the tournament.
Say what you will about Princeton wrestling. This, no one can dispute: it’s a team gifted with an enviable narrative arc.
Princeton women’s swimming and diving dominated the Ivy League meet to win their 23rd Ivy League Championship, a league-best record. Princeton finished with 1,569 points, as the competition saw multiple Tigers break school, league, and pool records across the four-day event.
The Prince Sports Editors outline the Princeton Athletics events over the weekend. The weekend's highlights include: No. 5 women's tennis defeats Yale 4–1 at Blue Gray National Tennis Classic; No. 28 men’s tennis capped out their weekend at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Alabama with a 4–0 win over No. 46 ranked University of Arizona; No. 9 Princeton women’s lacrosse was defeated by No. 8 Virginia on Saturday in the home opener for the Tigers; No. 4 men's squash loses to No. 2 Trinity to close out regular season competition; Women's squash loses 6–1 to no. 1 Harvard in squash national team finals. The article also features lacrosse's Chris Brown as the male athlete of the week, and swim and dive's Mimi Lin as female athlete of the week.
The Princeton women's basketball remains undefeated in the Ivy League after an 87–55 win against Dartmouth. Princeton only had a two-point lead by the end of the first half, but secured a decisive victory throughout the second half thanks to the Tiger defense. Senior forward Bella Alarie hurt her knee in the beginning of the game, but came back strong for the rest of the game, scoring 28 points in 26 minutes of play. Sophomore guard Grace Stone also received a career-high 16 points during the game. The Tigers will be facing their rival, Penn, on Tuesday night.
Sohie Cantine is now the only woman in Princeton’s program history to rank top 10 all-time in the mile, 1K, and 3K. Sam Ellis finished at the Boston University Valentine Invitational with a mile time of 3:57:66, a new school record.
Men’s hockey picked up its second conference win of the season with a 6–3 win over St. Lawrence but fell in a 1–3 heartbreaker to no. 5 Clarkson.
Women’s softball will make the long journey to the Lone Star State this weekend for the annual Houston Tournament. From Friday, Feb. 21, to Sunday, Feb. 23, the Tigers will take on Louisiana Tech, Texas Tech, Syracuse, and the University of Houston.
