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Men’s cross country looks to build off success, repeat as Heps champs

Men’s cross country looks to build off success, repeat as Heps champs

Samantha Shapiro

After a tough workout, long run, or stellar race, men’s cross country head coach Jason Vigilante often repeats a phrase to his team: “We’re right where we want to be.” Going into the Heptagonal Championship, this sentiment holds up.

SPORTS | 10/25/2018

Women’s cross country to host Heps

Samantha Shapiro

“[The Penn State Invitational] gives us confidence going into Heps. We finished with one of the smallest spreads in the field,” said senior Allie Klimkiewicz. The Tigers also had a stellar showing at the Lakefront Invitational in Chicago, capturing first. Klimkiewicz described the Chicago win as an “unexpected confidence boost.”

SPORTS | 10/25/2018

Chris Young ’02: From the Ivy League to MLB

Christopher Murphy and Samuel Lee

Chris Murphy ’20 and Samuel Lee ’22 interviewed former professional baseball player Chris Young ’02 to discuss Young’s transition from Princeton to Major League Baseball.

SPORTS | 10/24/2018

Field hockey falls to Harvard, 1–3

Field hockey falls to Harvard, 1–3

Josephine de La Bruyere

The women’s field hockey team lost 1–3 to Harvard this past Saturday. Hoping to redeem this loss, the Tigers will look to defeat Cornell and Penn as they approach the NCAA tournament.

SPORTS | 10/23/2018

Women's ice hockey opens season against No. 2 Wisconsin

Owen Tedford

Princeton’s goals were scored by senior forward and co-captain Karlie Lund, junior forward Carly Bullock, and sophomore forward Annie MacDonald.

SPORTS | 10/23/2018

Men's soccer remains undefeated in Ivy League, sits atop conference standings

Tom Salotti

Men’s soccer crushed Harvard University at home on Saturday, Oct. 20, 3–0. This weekend’s win continues the Tigers’s undefeated season and puts them in first place in the Ivy League.

SPORTS | 10/21/2018

Football overcomes tough challenge from Harvard, remains undefeated

Jack Graham

In a fiercely contested Ivy League matchup in Cambridge, Mass., Princeton proved it could survive a close game with a 29–21 win over Harvard.

SPORTS | 10/21/2018

Men’s and Women’s Golf ace final week of fall season with tournament wins

Men’s and Women’s Golf ace final week of fall season with tournament wins

Christopher Murphy

With fall action concluding last week, the men's and women's golf teams looked to end their season on a high note. Both teams did just that, with the men's team winning wire to wire and the women's team coming from behind to win on the final day of their tournament.

SPORTS | 10/20/2018

Men’s and women’s soccer face Harvard back-to-back on Sherrerd

Miranda Hasty

Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams will face Harvard this Saturday on Sherrerd Field at the Class of 1952 Stadium. The men’s team will kick off the back-to-back games at 3 p.m., while the women’s team will conclude the day, kicking off at 6 p.m.

SPORTS | 10/18/2018

Football faces Harvard in Cambridge

Football faces Harvard in Cambridge

Owen Tedford

Tomorrow at noon, Princeton football (5–0, 2–0 Ivy) takes on rival Harvard (3–2, 1–1 Ivy) after traveling up to Cambridge on Friday. Normally, this game would be home for the Tigers, but due to the Ivy League’s changing schedule, Princeton will make the trip again.

SPORTS | 10/18/2018

Women’s volleyball crushes Cornell, Columbia

Alissa Selover

Competing for the top spot in the Ivy League, women’s volleyball squared off against Cornell and Columbia this past weekend. The Tigers left little doubt as to who was the Ivy favorite after winning in straight sets against both teams to take sole possession of first. Now, they hope to continue their momentum against Penn this weekend.

SPORTS | 10/17/2018

Women’s tennis competes at ITA Regionals, Schrage wins singles title

Paige Thompson

Sophomore Stephanie Schrage came away with a singles victory, the first Tiger to win a singles regional title since 2012, for the tournament and thus claiming her bid to play at ITA Fall Nationals in Surprise, Arizona, in November.

SPORTS | 10/17/2018

Midseason madness in college football's top 25

Matthew Fuller

In Matthew Fuller's debut column, he breaks down the action from a busy week of college football.

SPORTS | 10/16/2018

Men's soccer survives late rally, defeats Columbia 2–1

Vignesh Panchanatham

The Princeton Tigers took the Ivy League lead after defeating the Columbia Lions 2–1 in New York on Saturday, improving their league record to an undefeated 2–0–1.

SPORTS | 10/16/2018

Rodriguez prevails for men's tennis as Tigers host ITA Tournament

Rodriguez prevails for men's tennis as Tigers host ITA Tournament

Ethan Li

Set to host five days of tennis matches, men’s tennis looked to place high in the annual ITA Tournament. However, some tough competition and the elements derailed the Tigers, with sophomore Davey Rodriguez being the only Tiger remaining in Monday’s action.

SPORTS | 10/15/2018

No. 3 field hockey routs Brown, looks ahead to No. 11 Harvard

No. 3 field hockey routs Brown, looks ahead to No. 11 Harvard

Molly Milligan

The No. 3 field hockey team proved why they are the third best in the nation on Alumni Weekend, handling Brown with an eight-goal shutout win. With Brown behind them, the Tigers now face their biggest regular-season test against rival Harvard.

SPORTS | 10/15/2018

Women’s XC places fourth in tough Penn State National Open

Josephine de La Bruyere

At the Penn State National Open, the No. 29 Tigers faced some of the toughest competition they have seen this season, including four other top-30 teams.

SPORTS | 10/15/2018

Women’s soccer beats Columbia 1–0 in crucial game

Tom Salotti

Women’s soccer earned a tight victory over Columbia University in New York on Sunday, Oct. 14, scoring one and keeping a clean sheet for themselves.

SPORTS | 10/14/2018

Football stays undefeated with 48–10 ‘Alumni Weekend’ win over Brown

Jack Graham

This season, Princeton has proved it can beat teams roundly, entering the weekend with four blowout wins in four games. This week, the team showed it could do the same without its star quarterback, with junior Kevin Davidson filling in injured senior John Lovett.

SPORTS | 10/13/2018

Men's cross country hosts Princeton Invitational this weekend

Samantha Shapiro

Men’s cross country is running under the radar — no pun intended. Currently, the team stands right on the edge of breaking into the NCAA Top 30 rankings. But the team has its eyes set high, aiming for an Ivy League title, a first-place finish in the Mid-Atlantic NCAA Regional Championship, and a top 15 NCAA finish overall.

SPORTS | 10/11/2018

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