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Women’s hockey begins ‘second season’ against Quinnipiac in ECAC Quarterfinals

Women’s hockey begins ‘second season’ against Quinnipiac in ECAC Quarterfinals

Owen Tedford and Chris Murphy

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.

SPORTS | 02/27/2020

Undefeated men’s lax takes on Hopkins this weekend after taking down defending NCAA champion UVA

Undefeated men’s lax takes on Hopkins this weekend after taking down defending NCAA champion UVA

Molly Milligan

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.

SPORTS | 02/27/2020

Men’s and women’s track and field heads to Ivy Heps at Cornell this weekend

Men’s and women’s track and field heads to Ivy Heps at Cornell this weekend

Emily Philippides

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.

SPORTS | 02/27/2020

Women’s hockey sweeps Yale, Brown

Women’s hockey sweeps Yale, Brown

Christopher Murphy and Owen Tedford

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.

SPORTS | 02/26/2020

Women’s basketball takes down Penn

Alissa Selover

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.

SPORTS | 02/26/2020

Softball racks up one win and two losses this past weekend at the Houston tournament

Sreesha Ghosh

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.

SPORTS | 02/25/2020

Wrestling beats Rutgers for first time since 1990

Josephine de La Bruyere

Say what you will about Princeton wrestling. This, no one can dispute: it’s a team gifted with an enviable narrative arc.

SPORTS | 02/24/2020

Women’s Swimming and Diving shatters records en route to Ivy League title

Ben Burns

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.

SPORTS | 02/24/2020

Weekend Review: Feb. 23, 2020

Weekend Review: Feb. 23, 2020

Sports Editors

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.

SPORTS | 02/23/2020

Women’s basketball remains undefeated in Ivy League after 87–55 victory over Dartmouth

Women’s basketball remains undefeated in Ivy League after 87–55 victory over Dartmouth

Jack Graham

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.

SPORTS | 02/23/2020

Ellis, Cantine break records as men’s and women’s track and field prepare for Ivy Champs

Ellis, Cantine break records as men’s and women’s track and field prepare for Ivy Champs

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

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.

SPORTS | 02/20/2020

Men’s hockey picks up second conference victory, splitting weekend play

Christopher Murphy

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.

SPORTS | 02/19/2020

Softball to open season in Texas

Sreesha Ghosh

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.

SPORTS | 02/19/2020

Women’s ice hockey registers a win this past weekend on road-trip to upstate NY

Owen Tedford

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.

SPORTS | 02/18/2020

Men’s tennis finishes third at ECAC Indoor Champs

Men’s tennis finishes third at ECAC Indoor Champs

Tom Salotti

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.

SPORTS | 02/17/2020

Women’s basketball finished first half of Ivy League play undefeated

Alissa Selover

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.

SPORTS | 02/17/2020

Wrestling emerges unscathed from Drexel, Penn doubleheader

Wrestling emerges unscathed from Drexel, Penn doubleheader

Josephine de La Bruyere

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.

SPORTS | 02/17/2020

Men’s basketball leads the Ivy League after 73–54 win against Brown

Elan Zohar

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.

SPORTS | 02/16/2020

Princeton men’s basketball ‘humbled’ in blowout loss to Yale

Jack Graham

“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.

SPORTS | 02/16/2020

On defense, handshakes, and bleeding orange: Carla Berube

Alex Gjaja

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.”

FEATURES | 02/14/2020

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