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‘She’s one of the greatest ever to play in the Ivy League’: Bella Alarie ’20 retires from professional basketball

‘She’s one of the greatest ever to play in the Ivy League’: Bella Alarie ’20 retires from professional basketball

Isabel Rodrigues

“Though I will no longer be on the court, I look forward to this new period of my career as I explore opportunities on the business side of sports and the game I’ve always loved.”

SPORTS | February 7

Jesse Marsch ’96 sacked as Leeds United head coach after a string of bad results

Hayk Yengibaryan

Marsch was relieved of his duties as Leeds United manager Monday morning. The club had not won a Premier League game since November and currently sits at 17th place in the table.

SPORTS | February 6

Women’s basketball sweep the weekend with double-digit wins over Columbia, Cornell

Women’s basketball sweep the weekend with double-digit wins over Columbia, Cornell

Isabel Rodrigues

“We worked so hard on our defense and it’s coming together so much better than it was early in the year,” head coach Carla Berube said after the game. “So much credit to our players for working really hard day in and day out.”

SPORTS | February 6

Men’s ice hockey defeats Dartmouth with a five-goal third period

Cole Keller

“We struggled with our detail on the penalty kill which cost us in 2 of the 3 losses,” head coach Ron Fogarty wrote to The Daily Princetonian. “We are continually working on that part of the game and need it to be better for our last six games.”

SPORTS | February 5

Men’s basketball tops Ivy standings with wins over Cornell and Columbia

Men’s basketball tops Ivy standings with wins over Cornell and Columbia

Hayk Yengibaryan

The win against Cornell marked the 200th career win for head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 with the Tigers, and the two-win weekend gave Princeton sole position of the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League with five games remaining.

SPORTS | February 5

Staff Picks: Women's Basketball at Cornell, Columbia

Staff Picks: Women's Basketball at Cornell, Columbia

Isabel Rodrigues and Allison Ha

The women’s basketball team (14–5 overall, 5–2 Ivy League) has a big weekend coming up, with another chance to beat the Cornell Big Red (9–11, 2–5) on Friday, Feb. 3 and the opportunity for a rematch against the Columbia Lions (17–3, 6–1) on Saturday, Feb. 4. Senior sports writer Isabel Rodrigues ’23 and sports contributor Allison Ha ’25 offer their picks for this weekend’s contests.

SPORTS | February 2

Staff Picks: Men's Basketball vs. Cornell, Columbia

Diego Uribe and Hayk Yengibaryan

This weekend, the Tigers (14–6 overall, 4–3 Ivy League) will look to keep their first-place standing in the Ivy League after hosting back-to-back games this weekend in Jadwin Gymnasium against the Cornell Big Red (15–5, 5–2) on Friday, Feb. 3 and the Columbia Lions (6–16, 1–6) on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Jadwin Gymnasium.

SPORTS | February 2

Grant Wahl ’96 to receive Colin Jose award for ‘significant, long-term contribution’ to American soccer

Grant Wahl ’96 to receive Colin Jose award for ‘significant, long-term contribution’ to American soccer

Wilson Conn

Named after the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s historian emeritus, the honor is bestowed upon “journalists whose careers have made significant long-term contributions to soccer in the United States,” per the Hall’s press release.

SPORTS | January 31

Suffocating defense propels women’s basketball to massive win over Yale, 79–30

Suffocating defense propels women’s basketball to massive win over Yale, 79–30

Isabel Rodrigues

“The defensive piece was more like the Princeton defense that we’ve been working on,” head coach Carla Berube told The Daily Princetonian after the game. “We show it in practice every day, we work really hard at it. So it’s good to see it shown in the game today.”

SPORTS | January 31

Men’s basketball suffers loss to Yale, 87–65

Men’s basketball suffers loss to Yale, 87–65

Matt Drapkin

“It’s key that we look at what happened, and then we need to move on with a big weekend ahead,” head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 said.

SPORTS | January 29

Men’s basketball prevails in overtime thriller against Dartmouth

Men’s basketball prevails in overtime thriller against Dartmouth

Diego Uribe

“It was a crazy end, there was a lot of energy all around,” said senior forward Keeshawn Kellman. “There were a bunch of turnovers and foul calls that could have gone either way, but it allowed us to just keep playing hard and build up some momentum going into overtime.”

SPORTS | January 25

Women’s basketball continues Ivy win-streak, beating Dartmouth

Women’s basketball continues Ivy win-streak, beating Dartmouth

Allison Ha

Despite faltering in the first half against the Big Green, who entered the game winless in Ivy play, the Tigers found their rhythm in the second half, thanks to dominance in the paint and stifling defense.

SPORTS | January 25

Seven football seniors represent Princeton at Japan-U.S. Dream Bowl in Tokyo

Seven football seniors represent Princeton at Japan-U.S. Dream Bowl in Tokyo

Brian Mhando

Seven Princeton seniors traveled to Japan to practice and play alongside other Ivy League players in the game, including defensive linemen Michael Azevedo and James Stagg, defensive backs Dawson De Iuliis and CJ Wall, linebacker Ike Hall, punter Will Powers, and offensive lineman Connor Scaglione.

SPORTS | January 25

‘A little adversity was good for us’: Women’s basketball adds third-straight Ivy win against Penn

‘A little adversity was good for us’: Women’s basketball adds third-straight Ivy win against Penn

Isabel Rodrigues

Wins over Cornell, Brown, and Penn have helped the Tigers rebound from their early losses against Harvard and Columbia.

SPORTS | January 18

Men’s basketball posts double-digit win over rival Penn

Men’s basketball posts double-digit win over rival Penn

Diego Uribe

The Tigers entered the second half down a point, but with a driving layup from senior forward Tosan Evbuomwan, the Tigers capped a 9–2 run that gave them a ten-point lead with 7:32 remaining in the game.

SPORTS | January 18

Miles Smith Jr. appointed as new Associate Director of Athletics for DEI

Dana Serea

Prior to taking up this position, Smith served as Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Student Development at the College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Smith’s hiring comes about four months after the resignation of the former Associate Director of Athletics of DEI, Jordan “JT” Turner, who left the position in Sept. 2022.

SPORTS | January 18

Men’s ice hockey splits Hobey 100 Weekend

Men’s ice hockey splits Hobey 100 Weekend

Cole Keller

Despite opening up a 3–0 lead over the Crimson, the Tigers fell to Harvard when the Crimson scored with just 28 seconds left in overtime. Against Dartmouth, meanwhile, the Tigers were able to hold their lead, winning 4–2.

SPORTS | January 12

Men’s basketball tops Ivy standings with wins at Columbia, Cornell

Yousif Mohamed

Saturday’s win over Cornell also meant that head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 became the eighth men’s basketball coach ever to record 100 Ivy League regular-season wins.

SPORTS | January 11

Women’s basketball falls to Columbia in overtime, shuts down Cornell

Women’s basketball falls to Columbia in overtime, shuts down Cornell

Isabel Rodrigues

A late comeback forced overtime against Columbia, but the Tigers ultimately suffered their first defeat to the Lions since 2008. The next day, they made quick work of Cornell to get their first win of the Ivy League season.

SPORTS | January 11

Women’s hockey wins twice on Hobey 100 Weekend

Women’s hockey wins twice on Hobey 100 Weekend

Cole Keller

The Tigers treated record numbers of fans at Baker Rink to multiple three-goal victories, knocking off Dartmouth 5–2 on Friday before taking down Harvard 3–0 the day after.

SPORTS | January 11

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