Men’s basketball fell 83–77 to Yale in a thrilling Ivy tournament semifinal game in New Haven.
Men’s lacrosse (2–3) was defeated by Rutgers (4–3) last weekend 9–8. The Tigers will head to Philadelphia to face Penn (2–3) for their first Ivy League game of the season.
On Saturday at 3 p.m., third-seeded men’s basketball (16–11, 8–6 Ivy) will tip off against Yale (20–7, 10–4) in the semifinals. Top-seeded women’s basketball (20–9, 12–2) will do the same against Cornell (12–13, 6–8) at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Here are previews to keep you occupied until then.
After a third-place finish at the EIWA championships, including individual wins for Patrick Brucki and Patrick Glory, Princeton wrestling will send six wrestlers to Pittsburgh for the NCAA championships next week
Standout men’s basketball player Devin Cannady ’19 entered a plea agreement on Mar. 11 for the four charges brought against him after he allegedly threw a punch at a Department of Public Safety Officer in Wawa on Jan. 18. Three of his four charges were dismissed. For the fourth charge, Cannady received a conditional discharge, and he will serve 20 hours of community service as part of the agreement. According to his attorney, Cannady has plans to return to the University in the fall and will be preparing for the NBA draft while on leave.
Women’s basketball (20–9 overall, 12–2 Ivy) won its final regular-season game 80–68 Saturday against Yale (16–13, 6–8), securing a 10-win streak and an Ivy League title. The win marked the Tigers’ 14th conference title in program history and second in a row.
Women’s hockey was defeated by Cornell in a double-overtime thriller in the ECAC semifinals. The Tigers will head to Minneapolis to take on No. 2 University of Minnesota in the NCAA quarterfinals, their first appearance since 2006.
Saturday night, the Tigers were blown out 81–59 by Yale at Jadwin Gymnasium. Next Saturday, Princeton will play Yale again — this time in the semifinals of the Ivy League basketball tournament in New Haven.
Despite a 13–2 run in the game’s final minutes to cut a large Brown lead to two, the Tigers found themselves doomed by their 25 turnovers. They lost 67–63 at home in the regular season’s penultimate game.
Women’s basketball senior forward Sydney Jordan is excelling on and off of the court. She is the first women’s basketball player to be a recipient of the Pyne Honor Prize, she participates in many extracurriculars outside of basketball, and she has been a participant of the national social movement of athletes kneeling during the national anthem.
An inside look at Princeton wrestlers’ “weight management” techniques.
Princeton ended the regular season on a high note with a pair of road wins this weekend, defeating Yale (13–13–3, 11–10–1) 3–2 on Friday and Brown (11–13–5, 8–9–5) 5–1 on Saturday. The Tigers will enter the ECAC tournament with a three-game win streak and a four-game unbeaten streak.
Men’s lacrosse was defeated by Johns Hopkins 14—12 on Saturday after giving up the lead late in the game. They take on Navy on Tuesday evening,
Women’s basketball defeated Dartmouth 64–47 and Harvard 61–58 this weekend, earning the top seed in the Ivy League tournament.
Women’s hockey beat St. Lawrence 4–1 on Friday evening and 6–2 on Saturday afternoon. Winning these two games moved Princeton on to the semifinals where they will face Cornell next weekend.
Princeton finished its New England road trip to Hanover and Cambridge with a win, a loss, and a ticket to the Ivy League tournament
Cannady was a team captain and Princeton’s leader in points per game this season with an 18.2 average. He is fifth on Princeton’s all-time scoring list with 1515 points and third in three-pointers with 268.
After a win against Penn (18–5 overall, 8–2 Ivy) that tied it for first, Princeton women’s basketball (16–9, 8–2) head coach Courtney Banghart decided to treat her team. The Tigers defeated Penn 68–53 in a rare Tuesday Ivy League game at the Palestra.
This weekend, the No. 7 women’s hockey team (18–6–5 overall, 15–4–3 ECAC) will begin its ECAC playoff journey with a best-of-three series against fifth-seed St. Lawrence (14–13–7, 9–7–6) at Baker Rink. The format for this tournament is to take the top eight of 12 teams from the conference ranked on points earned in conference games, with two points awarded for a win, one for an overtime loss, and none for a loss in regulation.
The Princeton women’s lacrosse team has already experienced a season’s worth of highs and lows, experiencing a tough loss against Virginia and exciting defeats of Temple and Penn State. Head coach Chris Sailer became the first Division I head coach to record 400 wins at one school.
