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Ivy League championship within reach for men's soccer

After taking down American University (10-4-3 overall, 4-2-2 Patriot League) 2-0 on the road on Wednesday afternoon in its final non-conference game of the regular season, the men’s soccer team (9-3-3 overall, 3-1-1 Ivy) moves into its penultimate match of the regular season on Saturday evening, and the stakes cannot be higher. With just two Ivy League matches remaining for each team in the conference, the Tigers stand atop the conference standings, tied with Dartmouth with a total of 10 points.

Field Hockey: A tale of two seasons

Around the Ivies: women's volleyball

It so happens that the Ancient Eight’s traditional Big Three have separated themselves as the league’s top contenders.

Academic dishonesty at UNC reveals need for impressive athletics

Last week, the University of North Carolina was forced to apologize for the egregious measures it took to boost the grades of its student-athletes.

On Tap with Tenley Shield and Caroline Araskog

With the fall season having recently concluded, freshmen Tenley Shield and Caroline Araskog, the two newest members of the women’s golf team, sat down to talk with The Daily Princetonian about recent successes on the course, the team dynamic and whether or not to bring Eli Manning to a deserted island. Daily Princetonian: To start off, where are you from and what’s the best part about being from there? Tenley Shield: I’m from the Detroit area.

Tigers rebound in Ithaca after Homecoming debacle

After being embarrassed on their home field last weekend in the homecoming matchup against Harvard, it was unclear how the Tigers would respond with more than half of their Ivy season left to play.

150th career victory comes for Holmes-Winn

During a trio of fall break contests, field hockey (6-10 overall, 5-1 Ivy League) did all it could to remain in the Ivy League Championship hunt.

Lussi scores double brace in Homecoming loss

The women’s soccer team split two close Ivy League games this past week, falling to Harvard at home but rallying to beat Cornell on the road.

Men's soccer tops the Ivy table with one week of play remaining

When Ivy League play consists of only seven games, winning the conference title requires clutch performance each Saturday between October and November.

Harvard brings nine-game unbeaten streak to Princeton

In a week characterized by performance under pressure during midterms, the men’s soccer team (6-3-3, 1-1-1 Ivy) will close its work week on Saturday evening when it hosts Harvard (8-3-1, 2-0-1 Ivy) in what could arguably be the most critical match of the team’s season. Coming off a less than thrilling draw on the road last weekend against Columbia, the Tigers now face the only undefeated Ivy team in conference play.

Following consecutive losses, Tigers look to rebound against Quakers

Princeton, N.J. is far from Dillon, Texas, and tigers are not quite panthers, but Princeton women’s volleyball (9-8, 4-3 Ivy) will nonetheless host Ivy League rival Penn (6-12, 3-4) under the Friday night Dillon lights on Oct.

Princeton and Harvard to meet on gridiron for Ivy League marquee matchup

After two consecutive years of dramatic finishes and Roman Wilson ’14 touchdown catches, last year’s Ivy co-champions will go head-to-head this weekend, with the winner remaining in control of his own fate in pursuit of this year’s title.

Around the Ivies: men's soccer

Eight sides turn their attention to the midpoint of their conference schedules. Six of these teams are within a single win of the Ivy League lead.

Rugby tops Harvard at home

Men’s rugby (4-2 Ivy League) welcomed a rival Harvard side (1-4) on Saturday, aiming to improve on its Ivy League standings as it headed into the game in fourth place behind undefeated Dartmouth, Columbia and next week’s opponents: Brown.

Sophomore Ku leads Tigers at Princeton Invitational

This past weekend, the Princeton women’s golf team hosted the Princeton Invitational, the lone event at the team's home course, Springdale Golf Club.

Column: NFL domestic violence

For those attuned to matters outside the Orange Bubble, you may have heard about the recent controversy surrounding the National Football League and its handling of the Ray Rice case.

Tiger lightweights take gold at Head of the Charles

Princeton crew started off its 2014-15 season with a splash this past weekend at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Mass.

Lions edge out Tigers in Manhattan matchup

Women's soccer suffered its first Ivy League loss this weekend in a close contest against Columbia with a final score of 1-0.

Chexercise: Chess and Physical Fitness

“Before and during [the world championship chess match], [Bobby] Fischer paid special attention to his physical training and fitness, which was a relatively novel approach for top chess players at that time.

Football dominates despite missing starters

Princeton (3-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) started a series of six Ivy League games with a 27-16 home victory over Brown (2-3, 0-2) on Saturday, leaving them tied atop the Ivy League standings with Harvard and Dartmouth with an undefeated 2-0 league record.