The women’s water polo team notched a 1-2 record in its games at DeNunzio Pool last weekend, falling to Iona and Bucknell before rebounding with a convincing victory over George Washington.
The Tigers (7-1 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) traveled to New Haven, Conn., last Saturday and took down Yale (4-4, 1-2).
MINNEAPOLIS, March 28 — With one minute remaining in the NCAA West Regional semifinal between the men’s hockey team and the University of Minnesota Duluth, the scene was one of jubilation for Princeton fans at Mariucci Rink. One minute later, all they could do was sit and watch in stunned silence.
Led by a gifted group of seniors, Princeton swept its Ivy League competition and finished its perfect Ancient Eight season with a dominating performance at the Ivy League Championships from March 5 to March 7.
In most sports, a Princeton-Yale matchup is expected to be closely contested, replete with recent and historical rivalry fodder. In men’s lacrosse, however, the story is slightly different. The No. 5 Tigers (6-1 overall, 0-0 Ivy League) have not lost to the unranked Bulldogs (4-3, 1-1) since before any of the current seniors donned the orange and black jersey.
The men’s baseball team begins its 2009 Ivy League campaign on Saturday, and that means one thing: Rain or shine, hot or cold, Princeton (7-6 overall, 0-0 Ivy League) will bring a playoff mentality to every game.
For the second straight year and the third time in Princeton history, the men’s hockey team has made it to the NCAA Tournament. The No. 10 Tigers (22-11-1 overall, 14-8-0 ECAC Hockey) will take on No. 8 University of Minnesota Duluth (21-12-8) at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis tonight at 9 p.m.
The season within a season will begin for the No. 6 women’s lacrosse team this weekend when it travels to Ithaca, N.Y., to take on No. 14 Cornell in its Ivy League opener.
After winning its 18th Ivy League title three weeks ago in a dominating all-around performance, the No. 17 Princeton men's swimming and diving team will send six swimmers to the NCAA Championships this weekend in search of greater glory.
It’s official. President Obama has a better March Madness bracket than I do. The President of the United States made his choices based on basic assumptions about teams’ coaches or best players. Every other person who knows nothing about NCAA basketball just picked the highest seeds.
To the average person, Jonathan Meyers’ story might not make that much sense.
They may not be the undefeated team of yesteryear, but after extending its winning streak to four games after its 13-4 domination of Temple last night, the women’s lacrosse team doesn’t have too much to complain about.
Building on an impressive fall, all four crew prepare for a successful spring season that kicks off this weekend.
After scoring 18 goals en route to a victory over No. 20 Albany in a high-scoring shootout last Friday afternoon, the Tigers traveled up to Piscataway, N.J., and picked up a 13-6 victory over Rutgers in the team’s most efficient offensive outing yet.
The mystique of No. 11 Stanford’s home court proved too much for the women’s tennis team to overcome, and it dropped a 6-1 decision in its final match before Saturday’s Ivy League opener. Stanford, on the other hand, extended its home winning streak to 144 games.
The Daily Princetonian caught up with the Tigers’ leading scorer to discuss quirky teammates, favorite classes and pre-game rituals.
The baseball team’s home opener was not quite the homecoming it was hoping for, as Princeton fell 10-7 to Rutgers on Tuesday. The Tigers (7-6 overall) looked good in the first inning, as junior pitcher Langford Stuber struck out the first batter he saw, and the infield scooped up a double play to end the inning. The Scarlet Knights (9-11) were equally effective on defense, however, striking out two and easily snagging an infield fly from sophomore infielder Greg Van Horn.
The women’s swimming and diving team placed 18th at the NCAA Championships, held last weekend in College Station, Texas.
Though the men’s volleyball team has struggled to post wins at home over the previous month, last weekend the Tigers proved that they are still a force to be reckoned with by dominating Harvard in a decisive 3-0 victory.
Unfortunately for the Tigers, their 7-6 loss to St. Mary’s last Tuesday was the first of several heartbreaking late-inning defeats. Princeton (5-9 overall) went 2-6 over break with four one-run losses.
