Women’s ice hockey stays unbeaten in first weekends of Ivy play
Owen TedfordWomen’s ice hockey got off to a hot start in Ivy League play, winning three games and tying one over the past two weekends.
Women’s ice hockey got off to a hot start in Ivy League play, winning three games and tying one over the past two weekends.
Princeton’s defense didn’t allow any points after the opening drive, the offense came through when it mattered, and the team narrowly beat previously unbeaten Dartmouth 14–9.
The Tigers scored 66 points for the second time this season and posted their first shutout of the year in a 66–0 win against Cornell.
Princeton and Yale both possess 7–1 records in Ivy League play. On Friday, they play for sole control of the top spot.
The fight for the Ivy League title continues Saturday afternoon, as football faces Cornell in a crucial home game.
After a tough workout, long run, or stellar race, men’s cross country head coach Jason Vigilante often repeats a phrase to his team: “We’re right where we want to be.” Going into the Heptagonal Championship, this sentiment holds up.
“[The Penn State Invitational] gives us confidence going into Heps. We finished with one of the smallest spreads in the field,” said senior Allie Klimkiewicz. The Tigers also had a stellar showing at the Lakefront Invitational in Chicago, capturing first. Klimkiewicz described the Chicago win as an “unexpected confidence boost.”
Chris Murphy ’20 and Samuel Lee ’22 interviewed former professional baseball player Chris Young ’02 to discuss Young’s transition from Princeton to Major League Baseball.
The women’s field hockey team lost 1–3 to Harvard this past Saturday. Hoping to redeem this loss, the Tigers will look to defeat Cornell and Penn as they approach the NCAA tournament.
Princeton’s goals were scored by senior forward and co-captain Karlie Lund, junior forward Carly Bullock, and sophomore forward Annie MacDonald.
Men’s soccer crushed Harvard University at home on Saturday, Oct. 20, 3–0. This weekend’s win continues the Tigers’s undefeated season and puts them in first place in the Ivy League.
In a fiercely contested Ivy League matchup in Cambridge, Mass., Princeton proved it could survive a close game with a 29–21 win over Harvard.
With fall action concluding last week, the men's and women's golf teams looked to end their season on a high note. Both teams did just that, with the men's team winning wire to wire and the women's team coming from behind to win on the final day of their tournament.
Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams will face Harvard this Saturday on Sherrerd Field at the Class of 1952 Stadium. The men’s team will kick off the back-to-back games at 3 p.m., while the women’s team will conclude the day, kicking off at 6 p.m.
Tomorrow at noon, Princeton football (5–0, 2–0 Ivy) takes on rival Harvard (3–2, 1–1 Ivy) after traveling up to Cambridge on Friday. Normally, this game would be home for the Tigers, but due to the Ivy League’s changing schedule, Princeton will make the trip again.
Competing for the top spot in the Ivy League, women’s volleyball squared off against Cornell and Columbia this past weekend. The Tigers left little doubt as to who was the Ivy favorite after winning in straight sets against both teams to take sole possession of first. Now, they hope to continue their momentum against Penn this weekend.
Sophomore Stephanie Schrage came away with a singles victory, the first Tiger to win a singles regional title since 2012, for the tournament and thus claiming her bid to play at ITA Fall Nationals in Surprise, Arizona, in November.
In Matthew Fuller's debut column, he breaks down the action from a busy week of college football.
The Princeton Tigers took the Ivy League lead after defeating the Columbia Lions 2–1 in New York on Saturday, improving their league record to an undefeated 2–0–1.
Set to host five days of tennis matches, men’s tennis looked to place high in the annual ITA Tournament. However, some tough competition and the elements derailed the Tigers, with sophomore Davey Rodriguez being the only Tiger remaining in Monday’s action.