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Wawa United and women’s club soccer compete in ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Wawa United and women’s club soccer compete in ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Harry Lord

Last Friday evening, fans flocked to Finney-Campbell Field for an historic soccer game: the inaugural Wawa United FC vs women’s club soccer derby. Wawa United is a soccer club made up of Princeton students, which was founded last year by Jonny Hopcroft ’20, the current team captain. The team normally plays its games in a local recreational league.

SPORTS | 04/19/2018

Golf preps for Ivy League championships

Golf preps for Ivy League championships

Samantha Shapiro

Heading into the Ivy League championships this weekend, men’s and women’s golf hope for wins to secure bids to the NCAA tournament. The league showdowns will run Friday through Sunday, with one round each day.

SPORTS | 04/18/2018

Gross tosses shutout but baseball drops series vs. Penn

Jack Graham

Men’s baseball continued its Ivy League conference schedule this weekend with a three-game home series against Penn. The team received an absolute gem of a pitching performance in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader from senior righthanded pitcher Ben Gross, who threw his first ever complete-game shutout in a 3–0 win, but still lost the series after falling 7–2 and 10–1 in the other two games.

SPORTS | 04/18/2018

Men’s volleyball to face George Mason in EIVA semifinal

Jack Graham

The last time men’s volleyball faced off against George Mason, the team took two of the first three sets from the EIVA regular season champions before ultimately losing in five. This weekend, Princeton will have a chance to avenge the loss, with even higher stakes, as it prepares to play George Mason once again in the EIVA semifinals.

SPORTS | 04/18/2018

Tigers clinch top seed in CWPA championships, perfect 8–0 in conference play

David Xin

The women’s water polo team ended conference play with a four-game home stand over the weekend. The Tigers faced George Washington, Brown, Harvard, and Bucknell at DeNunzio Pool, winning all four of their matches. The wins doubled Princeton’s winning streak to eight games and helped the Tigers end the regular season with a perfect 8–0 performance in the CWPA.

SPORTS | 04/17/2018

Tigers defeat Dartmouth in highest-scoring Princeton game ever

Owen Tedford

This past weekend, the men’s lacrosse team (6–5, 1–3 Ivy League) hosted Dartmouth (2–9, 0–4) in its second-to-last home Ivy League game of the season.

SPORTS | 04/16/2018

Tigers defeat Bulldogs by record margin, win 18–4

David Xin

The women’s lacrosse team (7–5, 3–1 Ivy) dominated Yale (7–6 overall, 2–3 Ivy) to pick up their third conference win of the season.

SPORTS | 04/16/2018

Men’s volleyball clinches playoff berth with historic away win over Penn State

Men’s volleyball clinches playoff berth with historic away win over Penn State

David Xin

The men’s volleyball team clinched a playoff berth in EIVA tournament after a historic win over Penn State on Friday, April 13. After starting off what appeared to be a disappointing season, the Tigers managed to string a series of victories when it mattered most to bring themselves into the postseason conversation.

SPORTS | 04/15/2018

Weekend review: In critical sports weekend, athletes break records

Christopher Murphy

Weekend Review

SPORTS | 04/15/2018

Women's water polo sweeps four weekend matches

Paige Thompson

This past weekend was a thrilling one for the Princeton women’s water polo team as CWPA conference play got underway at Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool. The No. 11 Princeton Tigers (17–7) took a full sweep of the season’s first league tournament, defeating the No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers (24–7), the St. Francis College Red Flashes (12–14), No. 12 Hartwick Hawks (27–9), and No. 9 Michigan Wolverines (27–8).

SPORTS | 04/12/2018

Baseball takes on Penn to kick off Ivy League stretch

Tom Salotti

Baseball (4–2, Ivy League) faces the Quakers (3–5–1) this Friday and Saturday at Clarke Field as the Tigers look to maintain their footing in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 04/12/2018

Softball rallies from seven point deficit, but Monmouth survives

David Xin

The softball team struggled to find its rhythm early in a match against Monmouth on Tuesday. Despite a rally late in the game, the Tigers were unable to cut the deficit as the Hawks ended the game with a 13–7 win.

SPORTS | 04/11/2018

Tigers edged out by No. 2 Maryland in final moments in 11–10 thriller

David Xin

The women’s lacrosse team took No. 2 Maryland to the wire, building on a strong lead to stay ahead for the first 50 minutes of the game. However, the Terps came back as a free-position attempt with 45.1 seconds left on the clock gave Maryland the opportunity to steal the game. After giving the Terps their largest deficit all season, the Tigers were unable to hold on and were narrowly edged out by Maryland 11–10.

SPORTS | 04/11/2018

ESPN, Ivy League announce ten-year partnership

Samantha Shapiro

Last week, ESPN and the Ivy League announced a ten-year deal in which ESPN agreed to cover over 1,100 events annually across 30 sports. Most of these events will be available through ESPN+, a new “upcoming direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service,” with a cost of $4.99 per month. Launching on April 12, ESPN+ is part of a redesigned ESPN app and will also be accessible through ESPN.com.

SPORTS | 04/10/2018

Tiger Crews dominate on Lake Carnegie, prepare for mid-season showdowns

Tiger Crews dominate on Lake Carnegie, prepare for mid-season showdowns

Molly Milligan

In one of the busiest days in its history, 31 rowing races came down the Lake Carnegie course last Saturday as all four Princeton rowing squads — the Heavyweight Men, Lightweight Men, Openweight Women, and Lightweight Women — hosted Ivy League competitors.

SPORTS | 04/10/2018

Men’s lacrosse dominates Stony Brook, now seeks first road win against Siena

Men’s lacrosse dominates Stony Brook, now seeks first road win against Siena

Owen Tedford

The men’s lacrosse team came out hot against Stony Brook, cruising to a 16–8 win over the Seawolves. Now the Tigers have set their sites on Siena, where they look to get their first road win of the season in the first ever matchup between the two teams.

SPORTS | 04/09/2018

Tennis teams hopeful for Ivy success as league play continues

Tennis teams hopeful for Ivy success as league play continues

Alissa Selover

Heading into the heart of Ivy League play, both the men’s and women’s tennis teams look to build off of quality wins last week. The men defeated Cornell 4–3 in an exciting match, while the women remain undefeated in Ivy League play after weekend victories.

SPORTS | 04/09/2018

Softball drops series to Dartmouth as rough season continues

Softball drops series to Dartmouth as rough season continues

Christopher Murphy

After playing one of their best games of the season early Friday afternoon, the Princeton softball team seemed to gain some momentum. By Saturday night, all of that momentum was gone.

SPORTS | 04/08/2018

Individual NCAA victories point to exciting future for women’s fencing

Individual NCAA victories point to exciting future for women’s fencing

Daniel Gitelman

NCAA title hauls from saber Maia Chamberlain and épée Kasia Nixon, both sophomores, in late March capped off a spectacular finish to a turbulent season for the Princeton women’s fencing team. The duo would lead the Tigers to secure their first ever double-title win, in what was not only a joyous celebration of individual talent, but also an indication of a very bright future for the program.

SPORTS | 04/05/2018

Tiger open women to host first-ever Ivy League Invitational

Molly Milligan

It will be a busy morning on Lake Carnegie this Saturday as all four Princeton rowing squads host Ivy League competitors. The open women’s crew will be last to take to the water as they host the first-ever Ivy League Invitational. This regatta will feature all the Ivy League teams except Brown, who will travel next weekend to California to face West Coast crews at the Lake Natoma Invite.

SPORTS | 04/05/2018

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