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Women’s lacrosse defeats Loyola Maryland, sets up NCAA quarterfinal rematch with BC

Women’s lacrosse defeats Loyola Maryland, sets up NCAA quarterfinal rematch with BC

Nancy Tran

Women’s lacrosse defeated Loyola Maryland 17–13 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The win advances the Tigers to the quarterfinals where they will face Boston College for the second year in a row.

SPORTS | 05/12/2019

Women's lacrosse opens NCAA tournament with dominant win over Wagner

Jack Graham

The Tigers scored 14 first half goals and rolled by Wagner in their first round NCAA tournament game, winning 19–7 at home.

SPORTS | 05/11/2019

Men’s track and field clinches Ivy League title, second-straight triple crown

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

Seven individual first-place finishes, 13 All-Ivy League honorees, and a host of other medal performances secured defending champion men’s track and field the 2019 Ivy League Heptagonal Championship. The win, by a whopping 59 points, represented the program’s ninth triple crown and head coach Fred Samara’s 46th Ivy League title.

SPORTS | 05/09/2019

Women’s track and field secures fourth place finish at Heps

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

A solid showing at the Ivy League Heptagonal championships last weekend earned women’s track and field a fourth-place finish, one step up from its indoor fifth-place performance.

SPORTS | 05/09/2019

Women's tennis earns NCAA tournament win, falls in second round

Elan Zohar

Princeton women’s tennis earned their first NCAA tournament win since 2014 against Northwestern but fell to Washington in the second round.

SPORTS | 05/07/2019

THREE-PEAT: Women’s lacrosse beats Penn for third straight Ivy tournament championship

Nancy Tran

For the third consecutive year, Princeton women’s lacrosse (14–3, 6–1 Ivy) finished the season as the Ivy League tournament champions.

SPORTS | 05/07/2019

Men's volleyball falls to Pepperdine 3–2 in NCAA quarterfinals

Alissa Selover

Men’s volleyball was defeated by No. 3 Pepperdine in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, ending the team’s historic season.

SPORTS | 05/05/2019

Weekend review: May 5

Weekend review: May 5

Sports Editors

Check out a recap of this weekend’s wins and losses.

SPORTS | 05/05/2019

Softball to face Dartmouth with long shot Ivy title bid on the line

Sam Lee

Softball (14–24 overall, 10–8 Ivy) will close out the season this weekend with a three-game series at Dartmouth (10–26, 7–11). The Tigers will be looking to rebound after a series loss to Cornell (10–32, 5–13) last weekend, in which they took the first game 10–5 and lost both of the next two by a score of 4–3.

SPORTS | 05/03/2019

Men’s, women’s track and field prepare for Ivy League Championship

Men’s, women’s track and field prepare for Ivy League Championship

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

As the outdoor season comes to a close, men’s and women’s track and field are both gearing up to host the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Heps) this weekend. With titles in cross country and indoor track and field already under their belt, the men will strive for their second triple crown in two years. And with the women’s title all but guaranteed to go to powerhouse Penn, the Tigers will aim for for a second-place finish.

SPORTS | 05/02/2019

COLUMN: Did the Warriors ruin the NBA?

Matthew Fuller

Instead of ruining the NBA, the Warriors have made the playoffs more exciting. The more superstars in a series, the more interesting stories there are.

SPORTS | 05/02/2019

Tigers defeat Brown in final home series of the season

Tigers defeat Brown in final home series of the season

Mark Dodici

Princeton baseball (13–23, 8–10 Ivy) won its last home series of the season last weekend, taking two out of three games against Brown (11–25, 8–10 Ivy) for their second consecutive series victory.

SPORTS | 05/01/2019

Lightweight men march through Yale, claim first HYP home title since 1998

Molly Milligan

Men’s lightweight crew claimed its first home Harvard-Yale-Princeton title since 1998. “Anybody in the race or watching will be taking about this one for the next 100 years," said head coach Marty Crotty.

SPORTS | 05/01/2019

Rugby teams compete at annual Rickerson Cup; women’s team wins B-side bracket

Rugby teams compete at annual Rickerson Cup; women’s team wins B-side bracket

Owen Tedford

The Princeton men’s and women’s rugby teams jointly hosted the ninth annual Rickerson Cup on Rickerson Field this past Saturday. The Cup - named after Stu Rickerson '71 - looks to raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer; this year, the event raised around $22,000 in one day.

SPORTS | 05/01/2019

John Lovett, Stephen Carlson sign NFL contracts

Jack Graham

Shortly after the NFL draft last weekend, Princeton quarterback John Lovett and wide receiver Stephen Carlson signed free agent contracts with the Chiefs and Browns respectively

SPORTS | 04/30/2019

Women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart to leave for UNC

Jack Graham

Courtney Banghart will become the head coach at UNC after 12 years leading Princeton’s women’s basketball program.

SPORTS | 04/30/2019

Women's lacrosse defeats Cornell 18–15 in final regular season game

Women's lacrosse defeats Cornell 18–15 in final regular season game

Nancy Tran

Women’s lacrosse defeated Cornell 18–15 this weekend in their final regular season game. The Tigers will head into the Ivy League tournament as the first seed.

SPORTS | 04/29/2019

Men’s volleyball wins first ever NCAA tournament match

Men’s volleyball wins first ever NCAA tournament match

Alissa Selover

Men’s volleyball recorded their first-ever NCAA win on Saturday over Barton College. The Tigers won 3–1 with set scores of 25–23, 25–21, 18–25, and 25–20.

SPORTS | 04/29/2019

Weekend Review: April 28

Weekend Review: April 28

Sports Editors

Check out this weekend’s dubs and losses by your Princeton Tigers.

SPORTS | 04/29/2019

Men’s lacrosse falls to Cornell despite third quarter lead, misses playoffs

Tom Salotti

Men’s lacrosse was defeated by Cornell 14–13 on Saturday. While the loss marked the end of the road for the Tigers this season, individual players posted impressive numbers.

SPORTS | 04/28/2019

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