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Around the Ivies: Women’s lacrosse

As the women’s lacrosse team heads into the heart of Ivy League play, it find itself up against a strong class of Ivy teams. With five league games left for Princeton, everything is still up for grabs. Here is a look at where things currently stand just past the halfway mark of the season.

Men’s tennis falls to Penn in Ivy League opener

Men’s tennis (15–8 overall, 0–1 Ivy) was defeated 6–1 by the University of Pennsylvania (12–9 overall) on Saturday in Philadelphia. After losing to Penn State (11–9 overall) on March 17 and subsequently winning two out of three matches on its spring break trip to Florida, the Tigers fell short in their first Ivy League matchup of the season.

Men’s lacrosse falls in heartbreaker to Brown

This past weekend of March 31, the men’s lacrosse team (3–5 overall, 0–3 Ivy League) travelled to Providence to take on Brown in its third Ivy League match of the year looking for its first League win and its first win on the road. 

Women's Weekend Review

Women's lacrosse thrashes Delaware Blue Hens, golf wins Match Madness, and tennis open Ivy League play with a decisive win.

Men's Weekend Review

Men's volleyball falls 2-3 to George Mason

In its final home game of the season, Men’s Volleyball took George Mason University to five sets but were unable to close the deal, falling two sets to three.

Women’s lacrosse falls to Syracuse in tightly contested game

The women’s lacrosse team lost a tight 16–17 game against Syracuse on Thursday. Halfway through regular season play, the team is now 4–4 on the season and 1–1 in the Ivy League. 

Softball starts Ivy League play with 2–1 series victory over Brown

Softball is off to a strong start in Ivy League play, with two wins in three games against Brown.

Men’s baseball ends slide with 6–5 win against Rutgers

On Wednesday, men’s baseball defeated Rutgers to snap the team’s two-game losing streak.

Men’s track and field opens season at UNF Spring Break Invitational

The men’s track and field team opened the outdoor season with a strong performance at the Spring Break Invitational in Jacksonville, Fla. Senior sprinter and captain Carrington Akosa, sophomore hurdler and sprinter Joey Daniels, and junior thrower Adam Kelly all set personal bests.

Men's Lacrosse kicks off Ivy League play with pair of losses

The Princeton men’s lacrosse team (3–4, 0–2 Ivy League) has had a difficult start to its Ivy League season. Facing two of the conference’s top teams in No. 20 Penn (5–4, 1–1) and No. 4 Yale (6–1, 2–0), Princeton lost 14–7 to Penn and 16–8 to Yale. 

Men's tennis finishes non-conference play with Florida trip

After coming off of a 4–3 loss at Penn State, the Princeton men’s tennis team (15–7) traveled to Florida over spring break to compete in its final series of matches before Ivy League play begin this weekend. The 46th-ranked Tigers faced the 40th-ranked University of Central Florida (9–6), University of South Florida (11–7), and Florida Gulf Coast University (5–9). 

Weekend Review

After winning ECAC title, Men’s Hockey falls in NCAA Tournament to Ohio State

Declan Farmer ’20 wins Paralympic gold in sled hockey

While most Princeton students were enjoying the first weekend of spring break, sophomore Declan Farmer was up to something a bit more exciting — leading Team USA to a gold medal in sled hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Farmer was the star in the dramatic 2–1 U.S. victory in the gold medal game against Canada.

Men’s hockey beats Clarkson to win ECAC championship

Men’s hockey concluded its improbable run to the ECAC championship with an overtime 2–1 victory over Clarkson on Saturday. Senior forward Max Becker scored the game-winning goal at the 2:37 mark in the overtime period, giving Princeton its first ECAC championship since 2008 and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. 

Women’s basketball set for first round battle with UMD

The No. 12 seed Tigers are ready to battle the No. 5 seed Terrapins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Check out our in-depth preview for keys to the game and what to watch for. 

Women's water polo splits weekend tournament with two losses, one win

“I think that this weekend was okay. We lost a really tough game that we could have won against the Hawks, but it’s still early in the season. We have a lot of tough games coming up in California that I’m looking forward to playing,” said senior center Chelsea Johnson.

2018 Ivy League Tournament Champion Tigers heading to NCAA Tournament

The Tigers won by 29 points in the Ivy League Tournament Final, avenging last year's lost to Penn in the same game and punching their ticket to the 2018 NCAA Tournament. 

Halftime Recap: Meyers lights it up as Tigers lead by sixteen

Princeton has lit up Penn from beyond the arc, neutralizing the physical Quaker defense. With freshman Abby Meyers leading the way, the Tigers are hoping they can close out the game and earn a trip to the big dance.