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Men's water polo to compete in the Northeast Water Polo Conference Championship

Rachel Posner

Coach Litvak and the men’s water polo players have been focused on consistency all year long, and they’re not looking to change much going into this weekend as they compete in the Northeast Water Polo Conference Championship.

SPORTS | 11/21/2019

Princeton women's basketball falls to Iowa in wild finish

Jack Graham

Princeton women’s basketball’s (4–1 overall, 0–0 Ivy League) first loss couldn’t have come in a more thrilling fashion. Despite a buzzer-beater at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime, as well as several chances at the end of overtime to force double overtime, Princeton fell 77–75 to Iowa (3–1) on Wednesday night.

SPORTS | 11/21/2019

Burn the ships: wrestling looks ahead to 2019-2020 season

Burn the ships: wrestling looks ahead to 2019-2020 season

Josephine de La Bruyere

Last year, No. 11 Princeton wrestling pulled off what head coach Christopher Ayres called “the greatest collegiate athletic turnaround of all time.” The team had spent the year urging their fans to #GetIn: to buy into their program, to hop on board before the bandwagon did. Now Princeton wrestling is back, and the Tigers aren’t satisfied. Getting in isn’t enough. They want to burn the ships.

SPORTS | 11/21/2019

‘Building Monsters’: Football, food, and fitness at Princeton

Alex Gjaja

On Princeton’s biggest eaters sweatshirts, sweatpants, backpacks, and hats are emblazoned two words: Princeton Football. Football players commit themselves to the team’s grueling practice and game schedule; they are expected as well to change their bodies for the good of the game. How do Princeton’s football players manage to pack on the pounds without sacrificing the fitness and dexterity that allowed them to play at the University in the first place?

FEATURES | 11/21/2019

Princeton women's basketball looks to continue hot start against Iowa

Jack Graham

Princeton women’s basketball will go on the road to face an Iowa team that made the Elite 8 last season.

SPORTS | 11/19/2019

Princeton women's volleyball shares Ivy League championship with Yale, prepares for playoff match

Alissa Selover

After losing to Yale in the final game of the season, Princeton women’s volleyball will face the Bulldogs again in the Ivy Playoff game with an NCAA tournament bid on the line.

SPORTS | 11/19/2019

Women's hockey defeats Union and RPI on successful New York road-trip

Owen Tedford

Women’s hockey defeated Union and RPI this weekend. The Tigers crushed the Dutchwomen 7–2 on Friday and bested the Engineers 4–1 on Saturday.

SPORTS | 11/18/2019

Women's basketball beats FGCU to remain undefeated

Jack Graham

Princeton women’s basketball overcame injuries to its two best players to win 67–53 against Florida Gulf Coast at Jadwin on Sunday afternoon and remain unbeaten on the season.

SPORTS | 11/18/2019

Men’s hockey falls to Union College 2–1 after overtime goal

Men’s hockey falls to Union College 2–1 after overtime goal

Tom Salotti

Men’s hockey was defeated by Union College after a last-minute overtime goal. The game concluded Princeton’s home-opening weekend.

SPORTS | 11/17/2019

No. 9 field hockey upsets No. 2 UConn, returns to NCAA Final Four

Molly Milligan

No. 9 Field Hockey (15–4, 7–0 Ivy) upset the second-ranked UConn Huskies on Sunday afternoon in Storrs, Conn. to advance to the NCAA Final Four. The 2–0 victory was the sweetest form of revenge for the Tigers, who lost to the Huskies in overtime at home in September.

SPORTS | 11/17/2019

Princeton football crushed 51–14 by Yale

Jack Graham

Princeton football suffered its worst loss since 2014 on Saturday, falling 51–14 to Yale.

SPORTS | 11/16/2019

Princeton football looks to bounce back against Yale on Senior Day

Jack Graham

After picking up its first loss of the season, Princeton football will face another tough test in Yale

SPORTS | 11/15/2019

‘Preparing for the battlefield’: Athletics and leadership in ROTC

Samantha Shapiro and Josephine de La Bruyere

They woke up as first-years and seniors, history majors and engineers, Oklahomans and Connecticut natives. They pulled on standard-issue shirts, shorts, socks, strapped on their running watches. Some of them double-checked to make sure their shaves were clean. And somewhere in the walk from each of their dorms to Jadwin Gym, that group of individual students became something else entirely: a platoon of Army cadets.

FEATURES | 11/15/2019

Princeton men's hockey to play RPI, Union in first home series

Emily Perez

Princeton men’s hockey will play at Baker Rink for the first time this season, facing RPI and Union College this weekend.

SPORTS | 11/13/2019

Examining compensation to college athletes

Matthew Fuller

Ultimately, the arguments that defend the status quo in college sports reflect only a single viewpoint. Often, they fail to consider what profiting from one’s own likeness or from ticket sales could do for athletes who may not be able to reach professional level but still face the pressure of supporting their family, maintaining a very limited education, and finding time for physical and mental health.

SPORTS | 11/13/2019

Men's basketball falls to Lafayette in home opener

Jack Graham

Princeton men’s basketball remained winless Wednesday night after falling 72–65 to Lafayette in the team’s home opener at Jadwin.

SPORTS | 11/13/2019

Women’s basketball drubs George Washington 75–50

Isaac Goldston

This Sunday in Washington, D.C., Princeton women’s basketball (2–0 overall) convincingly defeated George Washington University (1–1) 75–50. This win made it two victories in two games played for new head coach Carla Berube.

SPORTS | 11/12/2019

On tap with goalie Natalie Grossi

On tap with goalie Natalie Grossi

Tom Salotti

Natalie Grossi of women’s soccer broke the Ivy League record for career shutouts earlier this season and extended it to 31 in the team’s final game against Penn this year.

SPORTS | 11/12/2019

Men’s basketball falls to the University of San Francisco

Andy He

Princeton men’s basketball headed to San Francisco, California where they were defeated by the University of San Francisco. Despite the loss, they made history by participating in the first college basketball game to be played at the new Chase Center and also took some time to take a quick trip to Alcatraz.

SPORTS | 11/11/2019

Women's volleyball defeats Dartmouth, Harvard in straight sets at Dillon

Women's volleyball defeats Dartmouth, Harvard in straight sets at Dillon

Nancy Tran

Women’s volleyball defeated Dartmouth College and Harvard University on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The Tigers have won their past nine games in the Ivy League and sit atop the conference standings.

SPORTS | 11/11/2019

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