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Kaitlyn Chen named to Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List

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Kaitlyn Chen named to Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List

Allison Ha

Senior captain Kaitlyn Chen is among only 25 players that are picked from all mid-major schools in the U.S. for the list.

SPORTS | 10/29/2023

Staff Picks: World Series

Hayk Yengibaryan, Joseph Uglialoro, Lee Meister, Max Hines, and Peter Wang

Five members of the Daily Princetonian Sports staff offered their predictions ahead of the MLB World Series.

SPORTS | 10/26/2023

Staff Picks: Men’s Football at Cornell

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Staff Picks: Men’s Football at Cornell

Hayk Yengibaryan, Alex Beverton-Smith, and Peter Wang

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ’26 and contributors Alex Beverton-Smith ’27 and Peter Wang ’27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ‘26 and contributors Alex Beverton-Smith ‘27 and Peter Wang ‘27 made their predictions for this weekend’s Ivy League contest.

SPORTS | 10/26/2023

On baseball’s biggest stage, Mike Hazen ’98 and Chris Young ’02 face off

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On baseball’s biggest stage, Mike Hazen ’98 and Chris Young ’02 face off

Joseph Uglialoro and Andrew Park

As general managers of their respective teams, Hazen and Young have engineered remarkable rebuilds to get their teams to the World Series.

SPORTS | 10/25/2023

Men’s soccer final home game against Fordham ends in a 2–2 draw

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Men’s soccer final home game against Fordham ends in a 2–2 draw

Tate Hutchins

Just three points behind the Ivy League lead, Princeton will now look ahead to eleventh-hour matchups versus Harvard and Penn.

Just three points behind the Ivy League lead, Princeton will now look ahead to do-or-die matchups versus Harvard and Penn.

SPORTS | 10/25/2023

Men’s water polo goes 5–2 during their second California trip, with wins over four ranked opponents

Men’s water polo goes 5–2 during their second California trip, with wins over four ranked opponents

Hayk Yengibaryan

On Sunday, No.6 men’s water polo returned from their second California trip of the season, going 5–2 over a seven day span that saw them beat four ranked opponents.

SPORTS | 10/24/2023

Defensive stalemate leads to scoreless draw for men’s soccer against Brown

Peter Wang

“It’s do or die now,” said Watson. “From here on out, a tie isn’t good enough to reach our goals. We must win the next two games.”

SPORTS | 10/22/2023

Men’s and women’s cross country teams shine in Nuttycombe Invitational and ECAC Championships

Nine Princeton members of the men's cross country team, dressed in an orange tank top and black shorts, running during warm-ups.

Men’s and women’s cross country teams shine in Nuttycombe Invitational and ECAC Championships

Max Hines

At the Nuttycombe Invitational and the ECAC Championships this weekend, the men’s and women’s cross country teams, respectively, exhibited strong performances as the season continues to ramp up. Next up for the Tigers is the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships in Boston on Saturday, October 28.

SPORTS | 10/22/2023

Princeton Football defeats Harvard, creates five-team tie atop Ivy League

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Princeton Football defeats Harvard, creates five-team tie atop Ivy League

Alex Beverton-Smith

For the Tigers, this victory puts them atop the league. Five teams now have 2–1 conference records, reflecting the intensity and closeness of the season so far.

SPORTS | 10/22/2023

Women’s soccer set for a title push after defeating Yale 3–1

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Women’s soccer set for a title push after defeating Yale 3–1

Joseph Uglialoro

With the Ivy League standings beginning to take shape, the Princeton women’s soccer team (8–2–2 overall, 3–1–0 Ivy League) added to their conference record with a 3–1 win over the Yale Bulldogs (5–4–3, 0–3–1) on Friday night. Following a week in which the Tigers lost 2–1 away against conference leaders Brown and defeated Penn 1–0 in Philadelphia, the team successfully corrected course with a dominant showing at home.

SPORTS | 10/10/2023

Men’s water polo takes care of business, defeats Long Island and Iona

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Men’s water polo takes care of business, defeats Long Island and Iona

Hayk Yengibaryan

The Tigers 16–2 start to the season is their best start in 20 years, dating back to 2003 when they started 17–2.

SPORTS | 10/08/2023

Princeton football falls 12–9 in first loss to Lafayette since 2004

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Princeton football falls 12–9 in first loss to Lafayette since 2004

Alex Beverton-Smith

Princeton’s offensive struggles in the early parts of the season continued, as Lafayette snapped a 12-game losing streak to the Tigers.

SPORTS | 10/08/2023

Men’s soccer picks up first Ivy League win in 4–0 rout of Columbia

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Men’s soccer picks up first Ivy League win in 4–0 rout of Columbia

Tate Hutchins

The win was Princeton’s first Ivy League win of the season, as the Tigers dominated the Lions in all facets of the game.

SPORTS | 10/08/2023

Staff Picks: Men’s Football vs Lafayette

Princeton will face Lafayette in their second straight home game and their final non-conference game.

Staff Picks: Men’s Football vs Lafayette

Hayk Yengibaryan, Harrison Blank, and Alex Beverton-Smith

Associate Sports Editor Hayk Yengibaryan ‘26, alongside contributors Harrison Blank ‘26 and Alex Beverton-Smith ‘27, made their prediction for this weekend’s contest.

SPORTS | 10/05/2023

Men’s soccer loses tough match versus No. 8 Georgetown, 3–0

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Men’s soccer loses tough match versus No. 8 Georgetown, 3–0

Ryan Kirby

The Tigers faced a tall task against a top-ten team, and fell to under .500 on the season.

SPORTS | 10/04/2023

Men’s water polo opens conference play with three wins

Senior attacker and captain Pierce Maloney cocks his right arm back in preparation for a shot on goal as he's defended by a Harvard Crimson defender.

Men’s water polo opens conference play with three wins

Hayk Yengibaryan

Looking to win a third consecutive Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) title, the No. 6 men’s water polo team (14–2 overall, 3–0 NWPC) got conference play underway at Denunzio Pool over the weekend. On Saturday, they beat No. 20 Harvard (8–3, 2–1) 17–11 in the afternoon before taking care of business in the evening vs. MIT (6–5, 0–3) 14–7. On Sunday, an afternoon matchup vs. the No.18 ranked Brown Bears (7–3, 2–1) resulted in a 15–9 Tiger win.

SPORTS | 10/03/2023

Football stuns Columbia 10–7 in thrilling Ivy League opener

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Football stuns Columbia 10–7 in thrilling Ivy League opener

Sarina Sheth

The Tigers edged out the Lions, giving the Tigers an important head start in the Ivy League standings.

SPORTS | 10/01/2023

Women’s cross country races to a sixth place finish in a Boston “learning experience”

Five smiling women in cross country uniforms.

Women’s cross country races to a sixth place finish in a Boston “learning experience”

Max Hines

Aggregating the scores of the top five runners, the Tigers collected 136 points, just ten behind fifth-place Villanova and seven in front of seventh-place Auburn. This was Princeton’s first race in 20 days, and their first race of the season of more than four schools.

SPORTS | 10/01/2023

Men’s soccer cruises to 4–1 win over Monmouth in Garden State clash

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Men’s soccer cruises to 4–1 win over Monmouth in Garden State clash

Tate Hutchins

After dropping their Ivy League opener to Dartmouth last week, the Tigers bounced back in exciting fashion with a 4–1 win against the Monmouth Hawks in a game that featured four different Princeton goalscorers.

SPORTS | 09/27/2023

Field hockey splits weekend games against Columbia and Northwestern

Two Princeton field hockey women athletes celebrating a goal on a field.

Field hockey splits weekend games against Columbia and Northwestern

Evelyn Walsh

The Tigers got off to a strong start in Ivy League play Friday evening with a 2–1 against the Columbia Lions. It was their 10th straight conference win, in a streak dating back to October 2021. However, they fell to the No. 3 Northwestern Wildcats Sunday morning, 4–0.

SPORTS | 09/27/2023

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