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Men’s basketball struggles to find rhythm in tough loss to Quakers

Men’s basketball struggles to find rhythm in tough loss to Quakers

David Xin

The men’s basketball team conceded its second game to the University of Pennsylvania this season after a tough 82–65 defeat. Penn’s victory puts them at the top of the Ivy League with a perfect 6–0 record. Princeton is now tied with Columbia with a 3–3 record. The top four teams in the Ivy League will qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

SPORTS | 02/06/2018

Women’s tennis remains perfect, sweep Delaware and defeat No. 6 Auburn

David Xin

After sweeping Temple University 7–0, the women’s tennis team entered the weekend slated to face off against the University of Delaware and No. 12 Auburn University. The doubleheader began on an auspicious note as the Tigers swept Delaware 7–0, taking two of three in the doubles point and sweeping the singles. However, Princeton awaited nationally ranked Auburn fresh off a sweep of Cornell University. The Tigers would knock of Auburn 4–2, improving their dual-meet record to 3–0.

SPORTS | 02/06/2018

Women's Squash split weekend against Harvard and Dartmouth, Men's lose Ivy doubleheader

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Women's Squash split weekend against Harvard and Dartmouth, Men's lose Ivy doubleheader

Over the weekend, men’s squash suffered tough defeats against Harvard and Dartmouth, while women’s squash rebounded back from a loss against Harvard to beat Dartmouth to improve to 11-1 on the season.

SPORTS | 02/05/2018

Wrestling splits Ivy League doubleheader against Harvard and Brown

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Wrestling splits Ivy League doubleheader against Harvard and Brown

Jack Graham

Over the weekend, Princeton wrestling traveled to New England for meets against Harvard and Brown. The Tigers split the doubleheader, defeating Harvard 21-17 but falling 17-15 to Brown.

SPORTS | 02/05/2018

The Penn-Princeton “rivalry”: It’s okay to be the little brother

Christopher Murphy

You can’t change the facts: Princeton is the big brother in this relationship and will continue to be until Penn can prove otherwise. Penn, maybe one day you’ll know what it’s like. Maybe one day you’ll rise to the top of the standings and put us in our place. But until then, we hope you like the taste of your face in the mud.

SPORTS | 02/04/2018

Tigers suffer heartbreaking OT loss to Bears

Christopher Murphy

Brandon Anderson went to the free throw line 13 times for the Brown Bears, but his only miss of the night from the charity stripe was the one that mattered most, and the one that will be burned into the Tigers’ memories for the rest of this season.

SPORTS | 02/04/2018

Dear little Princetonians

Here at the historic University of Pennsylvania*, things are looking up — but before we continue, we thought it would be wise to make sure you're ready for this. We know you need three weeks off to take your finals, so if you want to interrupt this column and come back to it next month we totally understand.

SPORTS | 02/04/2018

Men’s and women’s basketball sweep weekend doubleheader against Columbia and Cornell

Owen Tedford

This past weekend was a great one for Princeton men’s and women’s basketball. Both teams went undefeated in their opening Ivy League weekend at home in Jadwin Gymnasium against Columbia on Friday and Cornell on Saturday.

SPORTS | 01/14/2018

Tiger's blowout win over Cornell encouraging sign for Ivy League hopes

Marcia Brown

In a spectacular blowout of a first half, the Tigers roared up to the basket at Jadwin Gymnasium. By halftime, the team held a 34 point lead over Ivy League No. 5 Cornell.

SPORTS | 01/13/2018

Men's Volleyball opens season against nationally ranked opposition, grabs historic win over Stanford

Men's Volleyball opens season against nationally ranked opposition, grabs historic win over Stanford

David Xin

The men’s volleyball team began the new year with a challenge. Traveling to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, the Tigers faced four nationally ranked teams to open the season. Despite the daunting opposition, the Princeton team showed their perseverance with several strong performances including a historic win against No. 8 Stanford, showing the strength and potential of their young squad.

SPORTS | 01/11/2018

Princeton adds curling, mini golf, and Madden to list of Division I sports

Christopher Murphy

The University Department of Athletics announced on Monday that it was adding three new sports to its list of Division I sports: curling, mini golf, and Madden. All three sports will have a men’s and women’s division, increasing the number of men’s sports to 21 and women’s sports to 20.

SPORTS | 01/09/2018

Princeton football claims national championship

Christopher Murphy

The Princeton football team has declared themselves 2017 National Champions. Despite finishing with a 5-5 record and not playing in the Football Bowl Subdivision, college football’s highest tier, the team believes it has a legitimate claim to the title.

SPORTS | 01/09/2018

LaVar Ball new self-proclaimed head coach of men’s and women’s basketball

LaVar Ball new self-proclaimed head coach of men’s and women’s basketball

David Xin

LaVar Ball, American media personality and CEO of Big Baller Brand, has proclaimed himself head coach of both the men’s and women’s basketball programs at Princeton University. “I have decided to take my talents to the Tigers,” said Ball. “They all going to be big ballers now.”

SPORTS | 01/09/2018

Women’s hoops closes 2017 with dominating performance vs. UMBC

Christopher Murphy

The women’s basketball team closed out 2017 in style with a dominating performance over the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers at Jadwin Gymnasium on Saturday. The Tigers (10-3) earned the impressive 77-40 victory to close out the year with a four-game win streak and wins in seven of their last eight games.

SPORTS | 01/07/2018

Tigers drop Ivy League opener against Pennsylvania 76-70

Tigers drop Ivy League opener against Pennsylvania 76-70

Christopher Murphy

After having their conference opener against UPenn postponed due to the snow, the Tigers dropped the rescheduled game this afternoon 76–70. The loss puts the Tigers (7–8) below .500 and delivers a big — albeit early — blow to the Tigers’ Ivy League performance. In a game against teams looking to challenge Harvard and Yale for Ivy League supremacy, chalk round one up to the other guys.

SPORTS | 01/06/2018

Princeton downs Penn in Ivy League opener to win 5th straight

Christopher Murphy

The Tigers (11–3) defeated the Quakers by a score of 70–55. With the win, the Tigers earned their sixth victory in a row and won against UPenn for the first time in their last six attempts. In this rematch between the teams that finished first and second, UPenn and Princeton respectively, the Tigers rewrote the narrative that everyone was expecting; defeating the Quakers at the Palestra will be considered a big upset by many people in the coming days, who predicted UPenn as the runaway Ivy League favorite.

SPORTS | 01/06/2018

Basketball recap: Tigers finish 5th in Diamond Head Classic

Christopher Murphy

The Tigers victory over the Warriors concluded a 12 day, 10,500 mile road trip. They wrap up their non-conference schedule with a 7-7 record and now have a long week and a half off before kicking off their Ivy League season against Penn with a showdown in the Palestra.

SPORTS | 12/28/2017

Men's basketball edges out Akron with buzzer beater

David Xin

With just under a minute left in the game, a three-pointer from freshman forward Sebastian Much gave Princeton a three-point advantage, breaking a deadlock that threatened to throw the game into overtime. A successful defensive possession gave the Tigers an opportunity to make it a two-possession game, but a missed one-on-one opportunity gave the Zips an opportunity to tie the game. Akron did just that, nailing a three-pointer to tie the game at 62 apiece.

SPORTS | 12/24/2017

Princeton scores much-needed victory over Monmouth before break

Princeton scores much-needed victory over Monmouth before break

Jack Graham

Playing its final home game of the semester, Princeton men’s basketball (3–6) earned a much-needed non-conference win over Monmouth (3–8) on Tuesday night. Princeton scored the final nine points of the game to cap off a 69–58 victory.

SPORTS | 12/13/2017

On Tap: Meet Wawa United FC, Princeton’s newest home for sports and good vibes

On Tap: Meet Wawa United FC, Princeton’s newest home for sports and good vibes

Christopher Murphy

Princeton’s newest soccer team is venturing out beyond the Orange Bubble and breaking the mold of traditional sports teams on campus. And, it’s taking the University by storm with a 400 percent membership increase since its inception in September.

SPORTS | 12/12/2017

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