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Women's lacrosse aims to secure fourth consecutive Ivy League title

Women's lacrosse aims to secure fourth consecutive Ivy League title

Audrey Spensley

The Princeton women’s lacrosse team is poised to secure its fourth consecutive Ivy League title this spring. With a record of 8-1 overall, 2-0 Ivy, and a strong legacy of success, the team has built great momentum going into the second half of the season.

SPORTS | 04/06/2017

Men's tennis set for Ivy League season kickoff against Cornell and Columbia

Owen Tedford

With two weeks of rest since its last match over spring break against the University of California, Santa Barbara, the men’s tennis team (10-9, 0-0 Ivy League) gets ready to start its Ivy League play this weekend.

SPORTS | 04/06/2017

Women’s basketball home-game attendance correlated with success

David Liu

A closer look at attendance rates to women’s games — over the span of a decade — shows attendance is a function of the team’s record while the men’s team, on the other hand, draws a consistent showing regardless of performance.

SPORTS | 04/06/2017

Weekend Recap: Baseball sweeps Bears, swept by Bulldogs

Chris Murphy

This weekend the Tigers took Clarke Field for the first time this season. After having a rough opening patch of the schedule, Princeton looked to get back on track with a four-game homestand against Ivy League foes.

SPORTS | 04/04/2017

Softball sweeps weekend matches against Brown and Yale

Jack Graham

Princeton softball made a strong claim as to why it’s the team to beat in the Ivy League by going undefeated this weekend, posting a pair of wins against Brown and Yale.

SPORTS | 04/04/2017

Women’s water polo goes 2-1 for the weekend

Grace Baylis

Last weekend, the woman’s waterpolo team played three games, winning two and losing one.

NEWS | 04/03/2017

Men's volleyball splits weekend against NJIT, Coker

David Xin

The men’s volleyball team split the weekend this Friday and Saturday. The Tigers (6-3 EIVA, 9-8 overall) lost a hard-fought match against conference rivals NJIT (4-3, 9-7) on Friday, but quickly responded the following day to sweep Coker college, 3-0. The EIVA conference loss to NJIT proved to be a major setback for the Princeton team.

NEWS | 04/03/2017

Women's track and field compete at Yale Invitational and Florida Relays

Claire Coughlin

The Princeton Women’s Track and Field team had a busy weekend with a meet in Florida on Friday, Mar. 24 and a meet in Connecticut on Saturday, Apr. 1. After spending spring break in Florida, four Tigers returned to compete at the Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville. The meet consisted of some of the best teams in the nation and the Tigers performed exceptionally well.

SPORTS | 04/02/2017

Princeton upset champions Columbia to claim Inaugural Campbell Cup

Miranda Hasty

The men’s lightweight rowing team faced a significant obstacle this Saturday, Apr 1, racing against the incumbent IRA champion Columbia on Lake Carnegie for the inaugural Campbell Cup in the second half of a regatta with the heavyweights.

SPORTS | 04/02/2017

Men's rowing earns thrilling victory over IRA champion Columbia

Men's rowing earns thrilling victory over IRA champion Columbia

Miranda Hasty

The men’s lightweight rowing team faced a significant obstacle this Saturday, racing against the incumbent IRA champion Columbia on Lake Carnegie for the inaugural Campbell Cup in the second half of a regatta with the heavyweights.

SPORTS | 04/01/2017

Men's and women's lacrosse looking to dominate in weekend matches

Grace Baylis

The women’s lacrosse team will be heading into this weekend’s game against Delaware off of a big win against Syracuse on Wednesday evening.

SPORTS | 03/30/2017

Princeton wrestling caps historic season with third-place finish in EIWA Championships, Top 25 finish in NCAA Tournament

Michael Gao

Ivy and EIWA Coach of the Year Chris Ayres wanted to bring the Princeton wrestling program into national prominence. Speaking about the gradual, often painstaking rise of the Tigers as serious national contenders, Ayres noted, “Our program has come a long, long way in the past 10 years, with a lot of people sacrificing to elevate it to this point.”

SPORTS | 03/30/2017

Women's fencing takes fourth in NCAA tournament, Van Brummen wins épée title

Owen Tedford

The Princeton women’s fencing team entered the 2017 NCAA Championship last weekend with the best track record of any of the competitors over the last six championships, finishing in the top four each time.

SPORTS | 03/30/2017

Women's Tennis Seeks Ivy Title

Audrey Spensley

The Princeton women’s tennis team (9-6) will begin a run for its fourth consecutive Ivy League title this weekend when they compete against the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

NEWS | 03/29/2017

Grousbeck '83 and Callaghan '83 discuss time at U., their careers, and the meaning of life

Abhiram Karuppur

Boston Celtics Managing Partner and CEO Wycliffe “Wyc” Grousbeck '83 and Berkshire Partners Managing Director Kevin Callaghan '83 discussed how their experience at the University shaped their careers and helped them understand the meaning of life.

NEWS | 03/28/2017

On Tap with Steven Cook

Viraj Deokar

We caught up with senior basketball player Steven Cook fresh off an Ivy League title win and NCAA Tournament game.

SPORTS | 03/28/2017

Women's softball struggles then succeeds in California

Jack Graham

Since the beginning of its season on May 3, the Princeton women’s softball team has worked through a hectic schedule, playing 18 games over the course of three weeks. Disadvantaged with less practice and game experience than many of its early opponents, the team began its season slowly, but has responded in strong fashion to post a 7-11 record as of March 26. This weekend, the team will transition into Ivy League play, beginning with a pair of home doubleheaders against Brown and Yale.

NEWS | 03/27/2017

Men's baseball splits series with Navy

Students practicing baseball at Princeton.
Heather Grace / The Daily Princetonian

Men's baseball splits series with Navy

David Xin

The men’s baseball team split their four-game series against Navy this past weekend.

NEWS | 03/27/2017

Men's volleyball splits weekend doubleheader against GCU

David Xin

The men’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season by splitting their games against Grand Canyon University this past Thursday and Friday.

SPORTS | 03/26/2017

Track and field show promise in Spring Break competition

Claire Coughlin

The Princeton Men and Women’s Track and Field teams were both lucky enough to escape the colder weather over spring break and head down south to face fresh, new competition.

SPORTS | 03/26/2017

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