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Women’s basketball to finish stretch of 5 games in 8 days against Dartmouth, Harvard

Alissa Selover

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.

SPORTS | 02/28/2019

No. 7 women’s hockey hosts St. Lawrence to begin ECAC tournament

Owen Tedford

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.

SPORTS | 02/28/2019

Season in full swing for No. 14 women's lacrosse, head coach passes 400 career wins

Molly Milligan

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.

SPORTS | 02/27/2019

On shutting down Zion Williamson

Matthew Fuller

Zion Williamson’s injury poses issues for Duke, for Nike, and for his professional career. It also begs a larger question – should collegiate athletes see a share of the revenue they bring their Alma Maters?

SPORTS | 02/27/2019

Women's basketball defeats Penn, tied for first in Ivy League

Women's basketball defeats Penn, tied for first in Ivy League

Alissa Selover

After only allowing one basket in the fourth quarter, the women’s basketball team defeated Penn 68-53 on Tuesday. The Tigers are now tied for first place in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 02/26/2019

Men's squash caps season with eighth place CSA finish

Samantha Shapiro

Princeton Men’s squash concluded its grueling, nearly four month long season with a solid result— an eigth place national finish in the College Squash Association.

SPORTS | 02/26/2019

Wrestling cruises by Drexel 27–13 despite No. 3 Kolodzik's upset loss

Wrestling cruises by Drexel 27–13 despite No. 3 Kolodzik's upset loss

Josephine de La Bruyere

No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik lost in an upset to unranked Parker Kropman, but Princeton wrestling earned a convincing win over Drexel in its last match before its conference tournament.

SPORTS | 02/26/2019

Women’s swim and dive finish third overall in Ivy League Championships

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Women’s swim and dive finish third overall in Ivy League Championships

Mark Dodici

It was a weekend of ups and downs in DeNunzio Pool for the women’s swimming and diving team, as they finished third overall in an Ivy League championship meet that Head Coach Bret Lundgaard knew would be difficult to win from the onset.

SPORTS | 02/25/2019

Women’s hockey stumbles to fourth seed ECAC finish, to host St. Lawrence in quarterfinals series

Women’s hockey stumbles to fourth seed ECAC finish, to host St. Lawrence in quarterfinals series

Owen Tedford

This past weekend, the No. 7 ranked women’s hockey team (18–6–5, 15–4–3 ECAC) ended the 2018–19 regular season on a tough note, losing both games against No. 5 Clarkson (25–7–2, 16–5–1) and Saint Lawrence (14–13–7, 9–7–6). These results left the Tigers, as the fourth seed in the ECAC tournament, in a three-way tie for second with Clarkson and No. 9 Colgate (21–8–5, 15–4–3).

SPORTS | 02/25/2019

Women’s basketball edges Columbia 65–59 in home thriller for their fifth straight win

Nancy Tran

On Saturday night, first-year guard Grace Stone netted a personal best of 13 points, and junior forward Bella Alarie led her team in scoring. The two propelled Princeton women’s basketball (15–9, 7–2 Ivy) to a 65–59 victory over Columbia (7–16, 3–7) in a tight game.

SPORTS | 02/25/2019

Men’s hockey dominates St. Lawrence 5–3 in last home game

Josephine de La Bruyere

To its players’ minds, the men’s ice hockey (8–16–3 overall, 6–12–2 ECAC) season so far has been a disappointing one. Second to last in the ECAC standings, the team had suffered a series of humiliating losses — not least of all its Feb. 1, 2–3 loss to last-place St. Lawrence (4–26–2, 2–16–2).

SPORTS | 02/25/2019

Court adjourns hearing in Cannady ’19 case to March 4

Emily Spalding

Originally charged with aggravated assault — an indictable charge — the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office had downgraded it to a disorderly persons offense and remanded the case to the Princeton Municipal Court.

NEWS | 02/25/2019

Men’s basketball concludes successful weekend with Columbia win, 79–61

Tom Salotti

Men’s basketball defeated Columbia on Saturday 79–61, the highest points in conference play this year. Ryan Schwieger had 20 points and Jerome Desrosiers had his first double-double.

SPORTS | 02/24/2019

COLUMN: Youth movement propelled men's basketball this weekend

Jack Graham

First-years and sophomores played an essential role in Princeton’s wins this weekend.

SPORTS | 02/24/2019

Women's basketball survives comeback attempt to beat Cornell

Josephine de La Bruyere

Women’s basketball was outscored 25–10 in the fourth quarter, but a last-second bucket from Bella Alarie secured the team a 68–64 win over Cornell

SPORTS | 02/23/2019

Ryan Schwieger scores career-high 23 as men's basketball defeats Cornell

Jack Graham

Ryan Schwieger had a career-high 23 points, Jerome Desrosiers had a double-double and Princeton held off a late rally from Cornell to earn a 68–59 win

SPORTS | 02/23/2019

UPDATE: Scribbick notches individual win as women's swim and dive remains third in Ivy Championships

UPDATE: Scribbick notches individual win as women's swim and dive remains third in Ivy Championships

Mark Dodici

After two days of the Women’s Swimming and Diving Ivy League Championships, the Tigers find themselves in third.

SPORTS | 02/22/2019

PREVIEW: Men’s basketball looks to earn season sweeps over Columbia, Cornell

Tom Salotti

Men’s basketball took down both Columbia and Cornell in a New York back-to-back earlier this month. This weekend, they’ll look for a similar result at home.

SPORTS | 02/21/2019

PREVIEW: Women’s basketball prepares for rematches with Cornell, Columbia

Alissa Selover

Women’s basketball returns home this weekend to play Cornell and Columbia for the second time this season.

SPORTS | 02/21/2019

Women’s hockey shoots for ECAC regular season title

Owen Tedford

No. 6 women's hockey will take on No. 5 Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend to battle for the ECAC tournament top seed.

SPORTS | 02/21/2019

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