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Football stays undefeated with 48–10 ‘Alumni Weekend’ win over Brown

Jack Graham

This season, Princeton has proved it can beat teams roundly, entering the weekend with four blowout wins in four games. This week, the team showed it could do the same without its star quarterback, with junior Kevin Davidson filling in injured senior John Lovett.

SPORTS | 10/13/2018

Men's cross country hosts Princeton Invitational this weekend

Men's cross country hosts Princeton Invitational this weekend

Samantha Shapiro

Men’s cross country is running under the radar — no pun intended. Currently, the team stands right on the edge of breaking into the NCAA Top 30 rankings. But the team has its eyes set high, aiming for an Ivy League title, a first-place finish in the Mid-Atlantic NCAA Regional Championship, and a top 15 NCAA finish overall.

SPORTS | 10/11/2018

Men's tennis prepped for ITA Regionals

Ethan Li

Starting this Thursday, Princeton will host the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships for the Northeast division.

SPORTS | 10/11/2018

Men's soccer pulls off overtime victory at St. John's

Mark Dodici

In their final tune-up, against St. John’s, before the conference-heavy home stretch of the season, men’s soccer (6–4–1, 1–0–1 Ivy League) dominated on paper for most of regulation but were unable to score in the first 90 minutes.

SPORTS | 10/10/2018

Women's soccer prepares for critical match Sunday at Columbia

Tom Salotti

Women’s soccer heads to Columbia University in New York City on Sunday for a crucial match.

SPORTS | 10/10/2018

Beyond the Numbers: A look at football’s historic offensive stats

Christopher Murphy

In the second installment of Beyond the Numbers, we take a look at football’s remarkable offensive stats through four games.

SPORTS | 10/09/2018

No. 5 field hockey dominates No. 3 UConn in upset win

Molly Milligan

On Friday night, the Tigers (10–3 overall, 3–0 Ivy) traveled to New York City to take on Columbia (6–4 overall, 2–1 Ivy) under the lights.

SPORTS | 10/09/2018

Women’s volleyball splits weekend with win over Dartmouth, loss against Harvard

Women’s volleyball splits weekend with win over Dartmouth, loss against Harvard

Alissa Selover

Hoping to remain undefeated in conference play, the Tigers hit the road to take on Dartmouth and Harvard. While they handled the Big Green in three sets, they were upset by the Crimson in three sets and dropped to 4–1 in Ivy play. Now, the Tigers get set for a showdown against fellow conference leader Cornell.

SPORTS | 10/08/2018

Men’s water polo goes 1–2 in weekend road trip, dimming conference title hopes

Paige Thompson

Hoping to gain ground in the NWPC title race, the Tigers traveled to New England for three conference games over two days. After starting the weekend with a win over MIT, the Tigers suffered back to back one goal losses to Harvard and Brown, failing to gain ground in the standings.

SPORTS | 10/08/2018

Tigers give up two goal lead, fall to Brown 3–2

Tom Salotti

This weekend’s game coincided with the University’s “She Roars” conference, which brought University alumni from all over the world back to campus to celebrate “the impact women have had on the University and their communities.”

SPORTS | 10/07/2018

Football annihilates Lehigh 66–7 in nonconference finale

Jack Graham

The Tigers put up 66 points on Lehigh, with seven different players scoring touchdowns. Princeton heads into its Ivy League home opener against Brown undefeated, with a perfect 4–0 record.

SPORTS | 10/06/2018

Women’s Soccer looks to make gains in Ivy League play against Brown

Michael Gao

Off to a promising 7–2–2 start to the 2018 season, the Tigers return to their home pitch this Saturday to take on Brown. Princeton is coming off of a draw against Dartmouth last weekend and a home victory against Bucknell last Tuesday; Brown has gone 4–6–1 in their season so far.

SPORTS | 10/04/2018

Football hosts Lehigh in non-conference season finale

Owen Tedford

Tomorrow, Princeton football (3–0, 1–0 Ivy) hosts local rival Lehigh (1–3), last year’s Patriots League winner, in its last nonconference game of the year at 1 p.m. at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. This will be the Tigers’ last chance to get it right before going into the rest of their conference play and win another Ivy League title.

SPORTS | 10/04/2018

Women’s soccer finished non-conference play with win over Bucknell

David Xin

The women’s soccer team (7–2–2 overall, 1–0–1 Ivy League) finished non-conference play this past Tuesday with a game against Bucknell (5–7–1) at home. The Tigers took the lead early, scoring a quick goal in the third minute.

SPORTS | 10/04/2018

Women’s volleyball continues to impress with wins over Brown, Yale

Women’s volleyball continues to impress with wins over Brown, Yale

Jack Graham

Women’s volleyball (10–4 overall, 3–0 Ivy League) remained undefeated in the Ivy League this season with a pair of commanding wins against Brown (8–5, 1–2) and Yale (8–4, 2–1) this weekend.

SPORTS | 10/03/2018

Study shows decline in concussions following Ivy League rule change

Jack Graham

A 2016 rule change in the Ivy League led to a significant reduction in concussions, a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded.

SPORTS | 10/02/2018

Men’s soccer comes from behind to draw Dartmouth in Ivy opener

Men’s soccer comes from behind to draw Dartmouth in Ivy opener

Tom Salotti

Men’s soccer tied Dartmouth 2–2 after two overtime periods Saturday at home in its first game of the Ivy League season. The team is fresh off a 4–4 preseason.

SPORTS | 10/02/2018

Harvard sinks Princeton 13–12 in double OT

Christopher Murphy

Princeton faced Harvard on Saturday with the chance to avenge their 2017 NWPC Championship game defeat. For much of the game, it looked like it was going to emerge victorious. However Harvard’s resilience and defensive prowess orchestrated a come-from-behind victory, leaving the Tigers to lick their wounds following a second straight double OT loss to their NWPC rivals.

SPORTS | 10/01/2018

Weekend Review, Sept. 30

David Xin and Miranda Hasty

The football team continued their string of strong offensive performances with a 45–10 victory over Columbia in the Ivy League season opener.

SPORTS | 09/30/2018

Football dominates Columbia in Ivy League opener

Jack Graham

Last year's football team found itself the victim of somewhat bad luck, losing several close games, including its Ivy League opener against Columbia. This year's team seems to have found an effective solution to that problem: Blow its opponents out.

SPORTS | 09/28/2018

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