In the 2018 fall sports season, a remarkable five Princeton teams won conference championships. Here, we briefly recap their seasons.
Contributing to a weekend full of Tiger athletics victories, cross country concluded its season at the NCAA championships in Madison, Wis. Women’s cross country finished 21st in the nation, and men’s finished 22nd.
Field hockey fell just short in an overtime Final Four thriller against Maryland.
In a pair of weekend home games, women’s ice hockey extended is undefeated streak to eight games with a win against Colgate and a draw against Cornell.
Princeton put the finishing touches on a perfect season Saturday, rolling Penn 42–14 to finish unbeaten and win the Ivy League title outright.
The Tigers certainly went down swinging, but unfortunately, a penalty kick effort for the ages was not enough to overcome Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Facing the Wolverines with a chance to advance to play No. 7 Notre Dame, the Ivy League champions fell in penalty kicks on a cold, snowy evening in Ann Arbor.
The Princeton Tigers (9–0 overall, 6–0 Ivy) look to cap their undefeated season with a win against the Penn Quakers (6–3 overall, 3–3 Ivy) on Saturday at Powers Field.
For the second time in three years, No. 4 field hockey has earned a spot in the Final Four. They face the No. 2 Maryland Terrapins today at 3:45 p.m. at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year Kevin O’Toole and a stout Princeton defense lead men’s soccer into their NCAA tournament first round showdown Thursday in Ann Arbor.
Both men’s and women’s cross country will travel to Madison for the NCAA championships this weekend.
Men’s swimming and diving finished first but women’s finished last in this weekend’s Big Al Invitational field of five teams.
Stellar performances from both freshmen and seniors have men’s water polo poised for a strong showing in this weekend’s Northeast Water Polo Conference tournament.
Women’s soccer (11–4–2, 5–1–1 Ivy) fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders (14–5–2, 5–3–1 conf.) last Friday evening 0–3 in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament. After clinching the Ivy League title in the season finale against Penn, the Tigers secured the only tournament slot from the League.
Women’s hockey remained atop the ECAC this weekend after going 1–0–1 against Syracuse over the weekend. The Tigers received contributions from a number of players as their versatility continues to shine in the early season. Now, they head home to face a tough test of ECAC foes.
In a rematch of last year’s ECAC quarterfinal, the Tigers extended their winning streak against Union to three with a thrilling 4–3 overtime victory. Defenseman Derek Topatigh was the hero in OT, while goalie Ryan Ferland kept his team in it with 33 saves. The win vaults Princeton to first in the ECAC standings.
It will be Princeton’s second trip to the Final Four in three years.
In a game that featured more offense than ever before in the history of Princeton vs. Yale, the Tigers stayed two steps ahead with their dominating ground attack. Forcing four interceptions on defense, the Tigers head home with an Ivy League Title and the promise of the first bonfire in five years.
Princeton leads Yale 42–14 after one half of play at the Yale Bowl
The NCAA’s most equally matched league is set for another tightly contested year as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and even Penn get set to compete for the top spot in the Ivy League.
The Tigers will spend December playing non-conference games mostly away from the friendly confines of Jadwin Gymnasium. The Ivy season starts with a bang on Jan. 5, when the Tigers host Penn in a matchup that will set the tone for the Ivy League’s race to the top.
