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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

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

Women’s volleyball faces Brown, Yale this weekend

Alissa Selover

The women’s volleyball team will continue Ivy League play this weekend with matches against Brown and Yale on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

SPORTS | 09/27/2018

Football kicks off Ivy League play at Columbia

Owen Tedford

This Friday, Princeton football (2–0 overall, 0–0 Ivy) heads up the New Jersey Turnpike to New York City to take on Columbia (2–0, 0–0) at 6 p.m. in the Tigers’ first Ivy League game of the season. Since this is the first Ivy League game of the season for both teams, they’ll each be looking to get off to the right start in conference play.

SPORTS | 09/27/2018

Men’s soccer sees positives in loss to Loyola, prepares for Ivy League opener

Samantha Shapiro

Men’s soccer (4–4 overall) is gearing up for its first Ivy League matchup this Saturday at 1 p.m., home against Dartmouth (2–4–2). The Tigers are vying for the Ivy League title, and every game counts: the team with the best conference record wins the title and ensures an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

SPORTS | 09/26/2018

Women’s soccer crushes Yale in Ivy opener

Tom Salotti

Princeton women’s soccer (6–2–1 overall, 1–0 Ivy League) dominated Yale (5–3–1, 0–1) this weekend, netting three goals and conceding none.

SPORTS | 09/26/2018

A sure thing? A look at how win probability is determined

A sure thing? A look at how win probability is determined

Christopher Murphy

Ever wonder how statisticians come up with metrics like win probability? In the new series of articles “Beyond the Numbers,” we take a look at some of the most popular and recent analytic trends in the sporting world. We begin with win probability and how once-in-a-generation sporting outcomes seem to occur much more often than we predict.

SPORTS | 09/25/2018

Women’s tennis concludes busy week featuring two tournaments

Women’s tennis concludes busy week featuring two tournaments

Miranda Hasty

In one of the busiest weeks any Princeton sports team has had this year, the women's tennis team competed in two separate tournaments last week. Half the team traveled to the midwest to compete against 31 other schools in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic. Meanwhile, the other half stayed closer to home, competing in the Cissie Leary Invitational hosted by Penn.

SPORTS | 09/24/2018

No. 5 Tigers Field Hockey smother Dartmouth to open Ivy play

No. 5 Tigers Field Hockey smother Dartmouth to open Ivy play

Molly Milligan

The Tigers have climbed to No. 5 in the nation based on the latest NCAA poll. They proved why they deserve to remain among the nation's best after dominating Dartmouth to open Ivy League play with a win. While the Big Green continue to search for answers against the Orange and Black, the Tigers set their sights on Yale.

SPORTS | 09/24/2018

Football overpowers Monmouth in record-breaking game

Jack Graham

“I thought John's deep balls were really beautifully thrown, and [the receivers] did a great job finishing them [for touchdowns],” said head coach Bob Surace '90.

SPORTS | 09/24/2018

Weekend Review, Sept. 23

David Xin

Weekend Review, Sept. 23

SPORTS | 09/23/2018

Football strives for bounce-back season

Jack Graham

At first glance, Princeton football does not appear to be in a great position heading into the 2018 season. Not only are the Tigers coming off an underwhelming, second-to-last finish in the 2017 Ivy League standings, but they also graduated quarterback Chad Kanoff, now playing in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals, who in 2017 indisputably posted the most impressive season by a quarterback in Princeton history. Further examination, however, reveals the Tigers have good reason for optimism.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

Women’s volleyball hopes to earn fourth consecutive Ivy League Championship

Alissa Selover

In November 2017, the Princeton women’s volleyball team won its third straight Ivy League Championship. While it was initially tied with Yale for the Ivy League title, a tiebreaker game allowed the Tigers to clinch the outright title and advance to the NCAA tournament, where they fell to Iowa State in three sets. Coming off of an 18–8 overall and 10–4 conference record, the Tigers are hungry for the same success.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

Men’s soccer (4–3) shakes off rough start and looks forward to Ivy League opener

David Xin

The men’s soccer team had a tough start to the 2018 season, losing three out of its first four games. These losses were made especially tough given Princeton’s strong performances in these matches. The Tigers outshot Bradley 15–6 in their 2–1 loss and had five shots in their 1–0 defeat at the hands of Monmouth.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

With new head coach, men’s water polo looks to remain in NWPC elite

Christopher Murphy

Dustin Litvak was named the new head coach of the men's water polo team this past June, launching a new era in the team's program history.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

Field hockey (5–3) looks to reclaim Ivy League title for 2018 season

Molly Milligan

The women’s field hockey team, currently 5–3 for the fall season, hopes to clinch the Ivy League Championship title and advance deep into the NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

Women’s soccer (5–2–1) hopes to continue domination of Ivy League

Tom Salotti

With the 2018 season already underway, the No. 25 women’s soccer team (5–2–1) is looking to repeat last year’s Ivy League and NCAA success. With six new team members and a successful preseason, the Tigers are set to remain champions for a second year in a row.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

No. 5 field hockey drop first home game of season to No. 3 Terrapins

Christopher Murphy

Whether it was fourth-ranked Duke, 13th-ranked Delaware, or even unranked Monmouth, the Tigers’ field hockey team (5–3 overall) has been able to defend its home field throughout the early part of the season. But after their double-overtime thriller against No. 3 Maryland, the fifth-ranked Tigers no longer have a perfect record at home.

SPORTS | 09/19/2018

Tigers look to continue winning streak with visit to Rider

Tigers look to continue winning streak with visit to Rider

Owen Tedford

Tonight, the men’s soccer team will take the short trip over to Lawrenceville, New Jersey, to take on its neighbor Rider (12–5–2 overall, 6–2–2 conference) at 7 p.m. Princeton (3–3 overall) has rebounded after a slow start to its season, winning its last two games at its temporary home field of Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium, traditionally the lacrosse field. Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams have been moved there from Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium for the last week due to the heavy rain Princeton got the weekend of Sept. 8.

SPORTS | 09/18/2018

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