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Football hosts Lehigh in non-conference season finale

Football hosts Lehigh in non-conference season finale

Owen Tedford

Tomorrow, Princeton football (3–0, 1–0 Ivy) hosts local rival Lehigh (1–3), last year’s Patriots League winner, in its last nonconference game of the year at 1 p.m. at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. This will be the Tigers’ last chance to get it right before going into the rest of their conference play and win another Ivy League title.

SPORTS | 10/04/2018

Women’s soccer finished non-conference play with win over Bucknell

David Xin

The women’s soccer team (7–2–2 overall, 1–0–1 Ivy League) finished non-conference play this past Tuesday with a game against Bucknell (5–7–1) at home. The Tigers took the lead early, scoring a quick goal in the third minute.

SPORTS | 10/04/2018

Women’s volleyball continues to impress with wins over Brown, Yale

Women’s volleyball continues to impress with wins over Brown, Yale

Jack Graham

Women’s volleyball (10–4 overall, 3–0 Ivy League) remained undefeated in the Ivy League this season with a pair of commanding wins against Brown (8–5, 1–2) and Yale (8–4, 2–1) this weekend.

SPORTS | 10/03/2018

Study shows decline in concussions following Ivy League rule change

Jack Graham

A 2016 rule change in the Ivy League led to a significant reduction in concussions, a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded.

SPORTS | 10/02/2018

Men’s soccer comes from behind to draw Dartmouth in Ivy opener

Men’s soccer comes from behind to draw Dartmouth in Ivy opener

Tom Salotti

Men’s soccer tied Dartmouth 2–2 after two overtime periods Saturday at home in its first game of the Ivy League season. The team is fresh off a 4–4 preseason.

SPORTS | 10/02/2018

Harvard sinks Princeton 13–12 in double OT

Christopher Murphy

Princeton faced Harvard on Saturday with the chance to avenge their 2017 NWPC Championship game defeat. For much of the game, it looked like it was going to emerge victorious. However Harvard’s resilience and defensive prowess orchestrated a come-from-behind victory, leaving the Tigers to lick their wounds following a second straight double OT loss to their NWPC rivals.

SPORTS | 10/01/2018

Weekend Review, Sept. 30

David Xin and Miranda Hasty

The football team continued their string of strong offensive performances with a 45–10 victory over Columbia in the Ivy League season opener.

SPORTS | 09/30/2018

Football dominates Columbia in Ivy League opener

Jack Graham

Last year's football team found itself the victim of somewhat bad luck, losing several close games, including its Ivy League opener against Columbia. This year's team seems to have found an effective solution to that problem: Blow its opponents out.

SPORTS | 09/28/2018

Women’s volleyball faces Brown, Yale this weekend

Alissa Selover

The women’s volleyball team will continue Ivy League play this weekend with matches against Brown and Yale on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

SPORTS | 09/27/2018

Football kicks off Ivy League play at Columbia

Owen Tedford

This Friday, Princeton football (2–0 overall, 0–0 Ivy) heads up the New Jersey Turnpike to New York City to take on Columbia (2–0, 0–0) at 6 p.m. in the Tigers’ first Ivy League game of the season. Since this is the first Ivy League game of the season for both teams, they’ll each be looking to get off to the right start in conference play.

SPORTS | 09/27/2018

Men’s soccer sees positives in loss to Loyola, prepares for Ivy League opener

Samantha Shapiro

Men’s soccer (4–4 overall) is gearing up for its first Ivy League matchup this Saturday at 1 p.m., home against Dartmouth (2–4–2). The Tigers are vying for the Ivy League title, and every game counts: the team with the best conference record wins the title and ensures an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

SPORTS | 09/26/2018

Women’s soccer crushes Yale in Ivy opener

Tom Salotti

Princeton women’s soccer (6–2–1 overall, 1–0 Ivy League) dominated Yale (5–3–1, 0–1) this weekend, netting three goals and conceding none.

SPORTS | 09/26/2018

A sure thing? A look at how win probability is determined

A sure thing? A look at how win probability is determined

Christopher Murphy

Ever wonder how statisticians come up with metrics like win probability? In the new series of articles “Beyond the Numbers,” we take a look at some of the most popular and recent analytic trends in the sporting world. We begin with win probability and how once-in-a-generation sporting outcomes seem to occur much more often than we predict.

SPORTS | 09/25/2018

Women’s tennis concludes busy week featuring two tournaments

Women’s tennis concludes busy week featuring two tournaments

Miranda Hasty

In one of the busiest weeks any Princeton sports team has had this year, the women's tennis team competed in two separate tournaments last week. Half the team traveled to the midwest to compete against 31 other schools in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic. Meanwhile, the other half stayed closer to home, competing in the Cissie Leary Invitational hosted by Penn.

SPORTS | 09/24/2018

No. 5 Tigers Field Hockey smother Dartmouth to open Ivy play

No. 5 Tigers Field Hockey smother Dartmouth to open Ivy play

Molly Milligan

The Tigers have climbed to No. 5 in the nation based on the latest NCAA poll. They proved why they deserve to remain among the nation's best after dominating Dartmouth to open Ivy League play with a win. While the Big Green continue to search for answers against the Orange and Black, the Tigers set their sights on Yale.

SPORTS | 09/24/2018

Football overpowers Monmouth in record-breaking game

Jack Graham

“I thought John's deep balls were really beautifully thrown, and [the receivers] did a great job finishing them [for touchdowns],” said head coach Bob Surace '90.

SPORTS | 09/24/2018

Weekend Review, Sept. 23

David Xin

Weekend Review, Sept. 23

SPORTS | 09/23/2018

Football strives for bounce-back season

Jack Graham

At first glance, Princeton football does not appear to be in a great position heading into the 2018 season. Not only are the Tigers coming off an underwhelming, second-to-last finish in the 2017 Ivy League standings, but they also graduated quarterback Chad Kanoff, now playing in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals, who in 2017 indisputably posted the most impressive season by a quarterback in Princeton history. Further examination, however, reveals the Tigers have good reason for optimism.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

Women’s volleyball hopes to earn fourth consecutive Ivy League Championship

Alissa Selover

In November 2017, the Princeton women’s volleyball team won its third straight Ivy League Championship. While it was initially tied with Yale for the Ivy League title, a tiebreaker game allowed the Tigers to clinch the outright title and advance to the NCAA tournament, where they fell to Iowa State in three sets. Coming off of an 18–8 overall and 10–4 conference record, the Tigers are hungry for the same success.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

Men’s soccer (4–3) shakes off rough start and looks forward to Ivy League opener

David Xin

The men’s soccer team had a tough start to the 2018 season, losing three out of its first four games. These losses were made especially tough given Princeton’s strong performances in these matches. The Tigers outshot Bradley 15–6 in their 2–1 loss and had five shots in their 1–0 defeat at the hands of Monmouth.

SPORTS | 09/20/2018

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