Women’s Ice Hockey beat St. Lawrence (4-0) but lost to #6 Clarkson (1-2) this past weekend on a road-trip to upstate NY.
After clinching the win over Penn, the Tigers fell to Harvard in the semifinals. The third place match against Dartmouth, a repeat of last year, saw Princeton dominate the Big Green to claim a spot on the podium.
Women's basketball isn’t done dominating just yet. With their No. 1 scoring defense paving the way, they haven’t lost during the first half of Ivy League play. With a 15-game winning streak and 7–0 conference record, the Tigers dominated Yale and Brown this weekend.
Wrestling walked away from a Saturday, Dillon Gymnasium doubleheader against Penn and Drexel — Pennsylvania’s top two Division I programs — with back-to-back victories. The 33–6 and 22–16 wins cemented Princeton as the sole Ivy League champion and earned the team its first undefeated Ivy League season since 1986.
Princeton's men's basketball team faced a tough loss to Yale on Friday night, but came back powerfully in their 73–54 win against Brown on Saturday. Sophomore Ethan Wright had an especially strong performance, finishing the game with 21 points. The Tigers now take back the top spot in the Ivy League.
“Destroyed” and “rolled” were among the words used by Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson to describe his team’s 88–64 loss to Yale on Friday night.
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.
