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Tigers open up Ivy League season with win over Columbia

Tigers open up Ivy League season with win over Columbia

Nolan Liu

Senior quarterback Chad Kanoff threw for 230 yards, junior quarterback John Lovett and senior running back Joe Rhattigan rushed for almost fifty yards apiece, and the Princeton Tigers (2-1, 1-0 Ivy) opened their Ivy League season in emphatic style by dismantling the Columbia Lions (0-3, 0-1 Ivy), 48-13. Despite the final score, Columbia struck first to open the game.

SPORTS | 10/02/2016

Women's Soccer stomps Dartmouth in Ivy League home opener

Miranda Hasty

The women’s soccer team topped Dartmouth, 2-0, in Saturday’s Ivy League home opener. The Tigers secured the game early in the game with goals from freshman forward Abby Givens and senior captain and forward Tyler Lussi. Finishing a cross along the endline from Lussi, Givens knocked the ball into the back of the net from the penalty kick area in just the sixthminute of the match.

SPORTS | 10/02/2016

Women's Volleyball sweeps Harvard and Dartmouth at home

David Xin

In a complete reversal of last year’s 0-3 Ivy League conference start, the women’s volleyball team have won their last three games in the Ancient Eight.

SPORTS | 10/02/2016

Men’s Water Polo Ready for Packed Weekend at Home

Emily McLean

The Princeton men’s water polo team (7-5) is preparing for a weekend of hosting four games at DeNunzio Pool.

SPORTS | 09/29/2016

Tigers to Face Harvard and Dartmouth in a Promising Start to the Season

Jay Lee

The women’s volleyball team will play Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend in hopes of continuing their five-game winning streak.After sweeping the Rutgers Tournament in mid-September followed by a hard-fought 3-2 victory against the Penn Quakers in their opening game of the Ivy League last week, the Princeton Tigers (7-3, 1-0 Ivy League) will take on the Crimson (3-7, 1-0 Ivy League) and the Big Green (6-5, 0-1 Ivy League) at home on Sept.

SPORTS | 09/29/2016

Mixed Results for Men's Water Polo at Mountain Pacific Invitational

Michael Gao

The University men’s water polo team continued their season in the Mountain Pacific Invitational at the University of California Berkeley during this past weekend, Sept.

SPORTS | 09/27/2016

Club Sports Series: Princeton Running Club

Club Sports Series: Princeton Running Club

David Liu

Starting this semester, the Daily Princetonian will publish a weekly feature centered on one of the University’s club sports everyWednesday.

SPORTS | 09/27/2016

Barba Strikes Late as Princeton Rattles Off 4th Straight Win

Chris Murphy

Senior defender Patrick Barba’s first career goal was memorable not just in the state column, but in the win column as well.Barba scored what would become the game winning goal off a corner kick by junior midfielder Matthew Mangini, heading the ball in with about 13:00 left in the half to give Princeton (4-2) the lead for good at 2-1 over the visiting Fairleigh Dickinson University Knights (2-6). On what was a chilly September night, the Tigers left their supporters’ hearts very warm as they rallied from a tie to win their fourth straight game.

SPORTS | 09/26/2016

Men's tennis enjoys success at Ivy-Plus Invitational

Isabella Haegg

Princeton Men’s Tennis co-hosted the Ivy-Plus Invitational with Penn from Sept. 23 to Sept.

SPORTS | 09/26/2016

Women's soccer draw the Bulldogs in first Ivy League match

Miranda Hasty

The women’s soccer Ivy League season opener against Yale ended in a draw this past Saturday, Sept.

SPORTS | 09/25/2016

Field Hockey ends weekend with wins against Dartmouth and American

Claire Coughlin

No. 13 Princeton women’s field hockey (5-3, 1-0 Ivy) had a successful weekend, with a 4-0 shutout in their Ivy League opener at home against Dartmouth (3-4, 0-1 Ivy) on Saturday, and a 2-1 victory over the American University Eagles (6-3, 2-0) on Sunday at Jacobs Field.The 11-time defending conference champs had Saturday’s game in the bag from the opening whistle until the final horn.

SPORTS | 09/25/2016

Tigers fall to Lehigh in tough away game

Nolan Liu

Despite a tough battle, the Princeton Tigers (1-1, 0-0 Ivy) dropped their second game of the season to Lehigh (2-2, 1-1 Home), 42-28.The Tigers kept it close throughout the first half, but a tremendous third quarter by the Mountain Hawks allowed them to build a 21-point advantage and stave off a Princeton comeback in the fourth to hang on to their victory.Lehigh struck first, as vaunted quarterback Nick Shafnisky led the Hawks down the field and hit Derek Knott with a touchdown pass less than five minutes into the game.

SPORTS | 09/25/2016

Men’s water polo looks to challenge national powerhouses in weekend Mountain Pacific Invitational

Michael Gao

Water polo has traditionally been an athletic mainstay of schools in California.

SPORTS | 09/22/2016

Soaring women's soccer to kick off Ivy League play against Yale

Miranda Hasty

In accordance with tradition, the women’s soccer team will begin its Ivy League season on Saturday against Yale at 4 p.m.

SPORTS | 09/22/2016

Football hopes improvements since season opener will elevate Princeton over Lehigh this weekend

Nolan Liu

The Princeton Tigers (1-0 overall, 0-0 Ivy League) will continue their season this Saturday as they take on Lehigh (1-2) in a second non-conference game.Last weekend, Princeton made a strong opening statement as it defeated Lafayette 35-31 at home.

SPORTS | 09/22/2016

Women's Volleyball opens Ivy League Play against Penn

David Xin

This Saturday, Sept. 24, the women’s volleyball team will travel to Penn for its first Ivy League Conference match of the season.

SPORTS | 09/22/2016

Tennis looks for Ivy success

Hamza Chaudhry

Following a strong 2015 campaign that featured several wins over highly ranked teams in the nation, the 2016 Princeton men’s tennis team is poised for a great season this year.

SPORTS | 09/20/2016

New-Look Cross Country Excited for National Tournaments

Claire Coughlin

The Princeton women’s cross country team was quietly one of the most successful teams on campus last year and shows no sign of slowing down this coming season.

SPORTS | 09/20/2016

Princeton Men’s Water Polo Looks to Repeat Success of Previous Season

Michael Gao

Even before classes started, the Princeton men’s water polo team got off to a rolling start, achieving impressive wins in early-season games.

SPORTS | 09/20/2016

Focused women’s tennis team to combine strengths of senior and freshman classes to start fall season

Berthy Feng

The Princeton women’s tennis team, eager to continue its Ivy League success, benefits from strong returning players and impressive new freshmen.Last year, the Tigers were 13-10 and won their third consecutive Ivy title, earning, in tandem, their third straight bid to the NCAA Tournament.

SPORTS | 09/20/2016

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