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Princeton men's soccer defeats Rider 2-1 in physical home opener

Alissa Selover

Princeton men’s soccer (1–1 overall) made their home debut on Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium in Princeton last night, Sept. 11, against Rider (1–2 overall). Rider fought well in the second half, holding the Tigers down to only two goals on the board, but the Tigers continued to hang on and finish the game with their first victory of the season.

SPORTS | 09/11/2019

Prince Sports 2018-19 End of Year Awards

Prince Sports 2018-19 End of Year Awards

Sports Editors

With the 2018-2019 athletic seasons nearly in the books, here are our picks for the most outstanding player and team performances of the year.

SPORTS | 05/30/2019

Princeton hires Carla Berube as new women's basketball head coach

Jack Graham

On Thursday, May 30, the University announced that Tufts women’s 2019 basketball head coach Carla Berube will take over the same position for the Tigers. The move comes nearly a month after Courtney Banghart agreed to fill the head coaching vacancy at North Carolina.

SPORTS | 05/30/2019

Boston College overwhelms women’s lacrosse in second half as Eagles end Tigers’ season

Boston College overwhelms women’s lacrosse in second half as Eagles end Tigers’ season

Christopher Murphy

Princeton women’s lacrosse fell to Boston College 17–12 in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.

SPORTS | 05/18/2019

All In: Joe Dubuque

Josephine de La Bruyere

Associate head wrestling coach Joe Dubuque was a two-time national champion. He earned All-American status on a torn ACL and has helped oversee Princeton wrestling’s meteoric rise. His motto? All in.

FEATURES | 05/12/2019

Women’s lacrosse defeats Loyola Maryland, sets up NCAA quarterfinal rematch with BC

Nancy Tran

Women’s lacrosse defeated Loyola Maryland 17–13 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The win advances the Tigers to the quarterfinals where they will face Boston College for the second year in a row.

SPORTS | 05/12/2019

Women's lacrosse opens NCAA tournament with dominant win over Wagner

Jack Graham

The Tigers scored 14 first half goals and rolled by Wagner in their first round NCAA tournament game, winning 19–7 at home.

SPORTS | 05/11/2019

Men’s track and field clinches Ivy League title, second-straight triple crown

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

Seven individual first-place finishes, 13 All-Ivy League honorees, and a host of other medal performances secured defending champion men’s track and field the 2019 Ivy League Heptagonal Championship. The win, by a whopping 59 points, represented the program’s ninth triple crown and head coach Fred Samara’s 46th Ivy League title.

SPORTS | 05/09/2019

Women’s track and field secures fourth place finish at Heps

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

A solid showing at the Ivy League Heptagonal championships last weekend earned women’s track and field a fourth-place finish, one step up from its indoor fifth-place performance.

SPORTS | 05/09/2019

Women's tennis earns NCAA tournament win, falls in second round

Elan Zohar

Princeton women’s tennis earned their first NCAA tournament win since 2014 against Northwestern but fell to Washington in the second round.

SPORTS | 05/07/2019

THREE-PEAT: Women’s lacrosse beats Penn for third straight Ivy tournament championship

Nancy Tran

For the third consecutive year, Princeton women’s lacrosse (14–3, 6–1 Ivy) finished the season as the Ivy League tournament champions.

SPORTS | 05/07/2019

Men's volleyball falls to Pepperdine 3–2 in NCAA quarterfinals

Alissa Selover

Men’s volleyball was defeated by No. 3 Pepperdine in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, ending the team’s historic season.

SPORTS | 05/05/2019

Weekend review: May 5

Weekend review: May 5

Sports Editors

Check out a recap of this weekend’s wins and losses.

SPORTS | 05/05/2019

Softball to face Dartmouth with long shot Ivy title bid on the line

Sam Lee

Softball (14–24 overall, 10–8 Ivy) will close out the season this weekend with a three-game series at Dartmouth (10–26, 7–11). The Tigers will be looking to rebound after a series loss to Cornell (10–32, 5–13) last weekend, in which they took the first game 10–5 and lost both of the next two by a score of 4–3.

SPORTS | 05/03/2019

Men’s, women’s track and field prepare for Ivy League Championship

Men’s, women’s track and field prepare for Ivy League Championship

Emily Philippides and Jesse Brewer

As the outdoor season comes to a close, men’s and women’s track and field are both gearing up to host the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Heps) this weekend. With titles in cross country and indoor track and field already under their belt, the men will strive for their second triple crown in two years. And with the women’s title all but guaranteed to go to powerhouse Penn, the Tigers will aim for for a second-place finish.

SPORTS | 05/02/2019

COLUMN: Did the Warriors ruin the NBA?

Matthew Fuller

Instead of ruining the NBA, the Warriors have made the playoffs more exciting. The more superstars in a series, the more interesting stories there are.

SPORTS | 05/02/2019

Tigers defeat Brown in final home series of the season

Tigers defeat Brown in final home series of the season

Mark Dodici

Princeton baseball (13–23, 8–10 Ivy) won its last home series of the season last weekend, taking two out of three games against Brown (11–25, 8–10 Ivy) for their second consecutive series victory.

SPORTS | 05/01/2019

Lightweight men march through Yale, claim first HYP home title since 1998

Molly Milligan

Men’s lightweight crew claimed its first home Harvard-Yale-Princeton title since 1998. “Anybody in the race or watching will be taking about this one for the next 100 years," said head coach Marty Crotty.

SPORTS | 05/01/2019

Rugby teams compete at annual Rickerson Cup; women’s team wins B-side bracket

Rugby teams compete at annual Rickerson Cup; women’s team wins B-side bracket

Owen Tedford

The Princeton men’s and women’s rugby teams jointly hosted the ninth annual Rickerson Cup on Rickerson Field this past Saturday. The Cup - named after Stu Rickerson '71 - looks to raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer; this year, the event raised around $22,000 in one day.

SPORTS | 05/01/2019

John Lovett, Stephen Carlson sign NFL contracts

Jack Graham

Shortly after the NFL draft last weekend, Princeton quarterback John Lovett and wide receiver Stephen Carlson signed free agent contracts with the Chiefs and Browns respectively

SPORTS | 04/30/2019

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