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Princeton women’s hockey defeats Cornell for first ECAC title in program history

Owen Tedford and Chris Murphy

The No. 6 Princeton women's hockey team won their first ECAC title in program history after defeating No. 1 Cornell 3–2 in overtime. Senior goalie Stephanie Neatby shutout Cornell after the Big Red had scored two goals, and sophomore defender Mariah Keopple scored the winning goal. The Tigers have secured an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 03/08/2020

Women’s hockey heads to Ithaca with a chance to make history

Women’s hockey heads to Ithaca with a chance to make history

Owen Tedford and Chris Murphy

Should they sweep this weekend’s games, the team will emerge as the ECAC Tournament Champion for the first time in school history.

SPORTS | 03/07/2020

Men’s tennis defeats ODU and MTSU, climbs ITA rankings

Men’s tennis defeats ODU and MTSU, climbs ITA rankings

Sophie Cantine

The Tigers defeated ODU 4–3 and nationally ranked MTSU 4–1. They head to Penn State on Friday and back to Jadwin Gymnasium for Sunday’s matches against William and Mary and NJIT.

SPORTS | 03/05/2020

Men’s lacrosse to face in-state rival Rutgers

Nancy Tran

For Rutgers and no. 3 Princeton men’s lacrosse, it’s been a close two years. On March 10, 2018, the Tigers claimed a 15–14 overtime victory on Sherrerd Field. On March 9, 2019, they fell 9–8 in Piscataway, New Jersey. This weekend, they will face the Scarlet Knights on Sherrerd Field again.

SPORTS | 03/04/2020

Men’s swimming and diving finishes second at Ivy League Championships

Alissa Selover

Princeton men’s swimming and diving took home second place at the four-day-long Ivy League Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. Multiple strong performances, across both individual and relay events, allowed the Tigers to accumulate a total of 1231 points. Raunak Kholsa was honored as High Point Swimmer of the meet and Charlie Minns was named Career High Point Diver.

SPORTS | 03/03/2020

Men’s track and field wins Ivy League Championship, women take fourth

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

Track and field competed in Indoor Heps this weekend. Men's track and field won their sixth-straight Ivy League Championship while women's track and field took fourth in the meet.

SPORTS | 03/02/2020

Women’s hockey books trip to ECAC semifinal with dramatic win in double overtime

Women’s hockey books trip to ECAC semifinal with dramatic win in double overtime

Owen Tedford and Chris Murphy

Women's hockey advanced to the ECAC Semifinals after a double overtime win against Quinnipiac. The win for Princeton means that they are much more likely to make an NCAA appearance this year, but they will be facing Clarkson in the Semifinals this weekend.

SPORTS | 03/02/2020

Weekend Review: March 1, 2020

Men's track and field with 2020 Indoor Champion banner

Weekend Review: March 1, 2020

Sports Editors

The Prince Sports Editors outline the Princeton Athletics events over the weekend. The men’s track and field team secured a team victory today at the Indoor Ivy League Championships with 173 points. Softball competed at the George Washington Tournament in Washington, D.C. The Tigers had to close wins against Georgetown University (7–6) and Towson University (4–3) on Friday, a 5-3 loss against Georgetown on Saturday, and a 7–5 loss against GW and a 11–9 win over Morgan State on Sunday. Women’s basketball secure regular season Ivy League title after 81-39 win over Brown and 64-49 win over Yale. Baseball lost all four games against Penn State (18–1, 4–3, 13–1, 4–2).

SPORTS | 03/01/2020

Women’s basketball earns regular season Ivy League title after beating Brown and Yale

Women’s basketball earns regular season Ivy League title after beating Brown and Yale

Jack Graham

Twenty-five games in, the team has remained true to its word. The Tigers (24–1, 12–0 Ivy) used dominant defensive performances to beat Brown and Yale this weekend and secure the regular season Ivy League title.

SPORTS | 03/01/2020

Women’s hockey begins ‘second season’ against Quinnipiac in ECAC Quarterfinals

Owen Tedford and Chris Murphy

The Bobcats left their mark in Princeton’s record books in 2017 when they defeated the Tigers 3–2 in triple OT of game one in the ECAC Quarterfinals, the longest game in Tiger history. Since then, however, Princeton has dominated them, snuffing that 2017 team by winning the next two in the series, and then winning five of the six meetings since.

SPORTS | 02/27/2020

Undefeated men’s lax takes on Hopkins this weekend after taking down defending NCAA champion UVA

Undefeated men’s lax takes on Hopkins this weekend after taking down defending NCAA champion UVA

Molly Milligan

The undefeated Tigers are looking to use their momentum to beat one of the most well-respected teams in the country. The Tigers are now ranked eighth in this week’s Inside Lacrosse poll.

SPORTS | 02/27/2020

Men’s and women’s track and field heads to Ivy Heps at Cornell this weekend

Men’s and women’s track and field heads to Ivy Heps at Cornell this weekend

Emily Philippides

The teams are heading to Ithaca, N.Y., this weekend for the annual Ivy League track and field championship meet. The women are looking to improve upon their fifth-place finish from last year, while the men are hoping to defend their indoor team championship title.

SPORTS | 02/27/2020

Women’s hockey sweeps Yale, Brown

Women’s hockey sweeps Yale, Brown

Christopher Murphy and Owen Tedford

This past weekend, the No. 6 women’s hockey team played its last weekend of the regular season hosting to Ivy League foes, Brown and Yale. Princeton ended the regular season with a sweep before the ECAC Tournament begins.

SPORTS | 02/26/2020

Women’s basketball takes down Penn

Alissa Selover

Having secured 18 wins in a row, a Top 25 National ranking, and its ticket to the Ivy League Tournament, the No. 21 Princeton women’s basketball team is showing nothing less of the desire to win this season.

SPORTS | 02/26/2020

Softball racks up one win and two losses this past weekend at the Houston tournament

Sreesha Ghosh

The opening day of the Houston tournament in Houston, Texas saw the softball team split a pair of games — winning against Syracuse 6–4 and losing to Houston 11–1. Louisiana Tech defeated the Tigers 6–3 on the second day of the tournament.

SPORTS | 02/25/2020

Wrestling beats Rutgers for first time since 1990

Josephine de La Bruyere

Say what you will about Princeton wrestling. This, no one can dispute: it’s a team gifted with an enviable narrative arc.

SPORTS | 02/24/2020

Women’s Swimming and Diving shatters records en route to Ivy League title

Ben Burns

Princeton women’s swimming and diving dominated the Ivy League meet to win their 23rd Ivy League Championship, a league-best record. Princeton finished with 1,569 points, as the competition saw multiple Tigers break school, league, and pool records across the four-day event.

SPORTS | 02/24/2020

Weekend Review: Feb. 23, 2020

Weekend Review: Feb. 23, 2020

Sports Editors

The Prince Sports Editors outline the Princeton Athletics events over the weekend. The weekend's highlights include: No. 5 women's tennis defeats Yale 4–1 at Blue Gray National Tennis Classic; No. 28 men’s tennis capped out their weekend at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Alabama with a 4–0 win over No. 46 ranked University of Arizona; No. 9 Princeton women’s lacrosse was defeated by No. 8 Virginia on Saturday in the home opener for the Tigers; No. 4 men's squash loses to No. 2 Trinity to close out regular season competition; Women's squash loses 6–1 to no. 1 Harvard in squash national team finals. The article also features lacrosse's Chris Brown as the male athlete of the week, and swim and dive's Mimi Lin as female athlete of the week.

SPORTS | 02/23/2020

Women’s basketball remains undefeated in Ivy League after 87–55 victory over Dartmouth

Women’s basketball remains undefeated in Ivy League after 87–55 victory over Dartmouth

Jack Graham

The Princeton women's basketball remains undefeated in the Ivy League after an 87–55 win against Dartmouth. Princeton only had a two-point lead by the end of the first half, but secured a decisive victory throughout the second half thanks to the Tiger defense. Senior forward Bella Alarie hurt her knee in the beginning of the game, but came back strong for the rest of the game, scoring 28 points in 26 minutes of play. Sophomore guard Grace Stone also received a career-high 16 points during the game. The Tigers will be facing their rival, Penn, on Tuesday night.

SPORTS | 02/23/2020

Ellis, Cantine break records as men’s and women’s track and field prepare for Ivy Champs

Ellis, Cantine break records as men’s and women’s track and field prepare for Ivy Champs

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

Sohie Cantine is now the only woman in Princeton’s program history to rank top 10 all-time in the mile, 1K, and 3K. Sam Ellis finished at the Boston University Valentine Invitational with a mile time of 3:57:66, a new school record.

SPORTS | 02/20/2020

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