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​In Historic Matchup, Princeton Wrestling Looks to Take Down Rutgers in the “Battle of the Birthplace”

Ever since that first fateful 1869 football game played, Princeton and Rutgers University, the flagship state university of New Jersey, have traveled down quite different paths.

Women’s Basketball Stumbles on Opening Weekend

Women’s basketball had an early hiccup in their opening weekend of the season. The Tigers, projected to excel in this season with a core group of freshman, lost their first two games of the season to Rider and George Washington. The Tigers opened their season against Rider on the evening of Nov.

Women's Hockey stumbles to start season

The Princeton Women’s Ice Hockey Team (4-3-1, 2-3-1 ECAC) battled back-to-back against two major Ivy League rivals this weekend, Harvard (1-3-0, 1-3-0 ECAC) and Dartmouth (1-5-0, 1-4-0 ECAC). The team had a thrilling victory in overtime on Friday, Nov.

Men's and women's cross country close out on seasons

The men’s cross country team finished in third at the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Regional at Penn State this past Friday just missing a qualifying position for the NCAA Championships.

Princeton Track and Field look for Ivy League Championship

The men and women’s track and field teams are scheduled to kick off the indoor winter season on Dec.

Women's Squash hope to recapture last year's success

Fresh off of a team training trip to Greece and riding the momentum from a 12-4 season, Princeton Women’s Squash look to replicate their success from last year, boasting seven clean 9-0 sweeps and reaching a national ranking of 3. The Tigers capped off their regular season matches with a thrilling 5-4 victory against Trinity, a historically strong team that looks to challenge Princeton again this season. “We hadn’t beaten them in a while, and they are always a really deep and experienced team of international players, so beating them 5-4 was an incredible way to end the regular season,” said junior Olivia Fiechter, who has played No. 1 on the ladder since her freshman year. The team graduated four seniors from last year, including Rachel Leizman and Tara Harrington who played in the starting lineup for all four years, Captain Libbie Maine, and Isabella Bersani who rounded out the bottom of the ladder. After losing such an integral class, the team looks to their freshman recruits Madison Soukup and Morgan Steelman to step in and fill their shoes. Soukup has been ranked as high as No. 4 at both the U15 and U17 levels nationally, and Steelman was ranked No. 1 at the U13, U15 and U17 age levels and reached No. 5 at U19.

Tigers look to build upon historic stretch

The 2016 Tigers have a big task on their hands. Their mission: to continue the success of the previous seasons and cement a legacy of their own. The Princeton women’s basketball team comes into this season looking to continue what has arguably been the greatest stretch in the team’s history, and quite possibly in the entirety of the Ivy League.

Princeton Ice Hockey looks for continued success after historic season

Last year, the Princeton Women’s Ice Hockey Team had one of their most successful seasons in program history.

Men's Hockey optimistic about future prospects despite rocky start

Despite a somewhat rocky start, Princeton Men’s Hockey remains optimistic for a successful season.

Tigers motivated to make NCAA bid after close loss last season

Just six points across two games kept the Tigers from taking the Ivy League title outright, and a two-point loss to Harvard in the waning days of the season kept them from sharing the league title and a chance for a playoff game with Yale.

Football cruises past Yale 31-3, Tigers in three-way tie for first place

The stars aligned for Princeton football this weekend, as the Tigers (7-2, 5-1 Ivy ) thrashed Yale 31-3 while Penn topped Harvard in overtime.

Women's Volleyball claims outright Ivy League title

After a remarkable comeback against Cornell in the fifth set, the women’s volleyball team has earned the outright Ivy League title and a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Field Hockey Erupts into NCAA Final Four

Following two enormous upsets over No. 6 Penn State and No. 7 Virginia, Princeton field hockey became the victorious underdog of the collegiate field hockey world this past weekend.

Club sports profile: Men’s Ultimate Frisbee

Many Princetonians may be familiar with the legendary first collegiate football matchup between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869.

On Tap with Gaby Pollner

Consumability of a sport

A monumental sporting event is taking place in New York City this month. No, dear reader, I refer not to the start of the season for my beloved New York Knicks (though who couldn’t fall in love with the lovable Latvian string bean known as Kristaps Porzingis?). I’m actually talking about the World Chess Championships, hosted in the Big Apple, and it features two of the brightest stars of this generation, Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin. Carlsen has been hailed as “The Mozart of Chess.” The handsome, well-spoken 25-year-old has dazzled his opponents at the board since he was 13 years old.

Women's hockey drops tough games against high-quality competition

Princeton Women’s Ice Hockey (3-2-1, 1-2-1 ECAC) began the weekend as an undefeated team, but fell down in their rankings as they lost to both No. 6 St.

Women's soccer ends season with tie as Lussi reflects on legacy

The women’s soccer team wrapped up the 2016 fall season with a 1-1 draw against UPenn this past Saturday, November 5, at Roberts Stadium. Princeton was in the lead just seven minutes after the first whistle when senior defender Haley Chow slid and knocked in a corner kick from senior defender and midfielder Jesse McDonough.

Women's Volleyball splits weekend, sweep Brown after falling to Yale

The women’s volleyball team split their games this Friday and Saturday, winning their match against Brown after a heart-breaking loss against Yale.

Field Hockey handles Penn, clinches NCAA At-Large Bid

Late Sunday night, the NCAA selection committee awarded the Princeton field hockey team (10-7 overall, 5-2 Ivy) an At-Large bid to the post-season tournament.