The Princeton men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the 123rd Penn Relay Carnival held at UPenn and at the 2017 Lion’s Invitational held at TCNJ this past weekend.
While the Princeton baseball team may not be hoisting a banner this year, the Tigers can look towards the future with much anticipation and optimism. Princeton ended their season this weekend with a 4 game split against the Cornell Big Red.
The largest track and field event in the nation occurred this weekend in Philadelphia, and it was an important one for Princeton women’s track and field.
The men’s tennis team concluded its regular spring season with a 4-3 victory against Penn on Saturday at the Lenz Tennis Center.
The women’s water polo team, ranked No. 9 by the Collegiate Water Polo Association, is entering the CWPA Championship, April 28-30, with strong momentum and an incredible showing from the senior class.
Both the men and women’s track and field teams are competing at the 123rd annual Penn Relays on Thursday through Saturday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
Last weekend, the baseball team had a tough time, getting swept at Clarke Field against Columbia (14-21, 9-7 Ivy). Princeton (9-26-1, 5-11) kept the games close. In particular, strong pitching proved a key to Princeton’s success in game two with senior pitcher Chad Powers striking out a season — best seven batters in seven innings work. Senior infielder Cody Phillips had a strong showing in these two games as well, with two hits in the first game and a career-high four hits in the second game, batting a total of 6-7 on the day.
The Princeton Women’s Lacrosse Team (11-3, 5-1 Ivy) caused Cornell (10-4, 5-1 Ivy) to drop its first Ivy League challenge of the season last Saturday afternoon, triumphing in a 12-11 double overtime win on Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, NY.
In their weekend home bouts against Ivy League competitors this weekend, the men’s tennis team split their two matches, rebounding after a 3-4 heartbreaking loss to Harvard to take a 4-2 win against Dartmouth.
Two weekends ago, senior Alice Zheng, a member of Princeton’s Powerlifting Club, earned first place at the 2017 USAPL Collegiate Nationals. A veteran of the sport, Zheng took the top spot with an impressive performance, squatting 160 kg, benching 91 kg, and deadlifting 188 kg.
It is always very exhilarating to win a title, especially one after a long title drought. But to win a title in as dominating a fashion as the Tigers did is a feeling all its own.
In the penultimate weekend of their regular season, the Princeton softball team clinched the Ivy League South Division and a spot in the Ivy League championship series after winning three out of four games against Columbia.
The men’s lacrosse team (9-4, 4-1 Ivy League) pulled out an exciting victory against the Harvard Crimson (5-7, 1-4) last Saturday in the last home game of the season.
The No. 4 Yale Bulldogs and two-time defending Ivy League Champs travelled down to New Jersey this weekend and won the Carnegie Cup for the fourth straight year.
Fifty years after winning an Ivy League Championship, the 1967 Princeton men’s lacrosse team will return to campus this weekend to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
With a win last Saturday at Dartmouth (2-9 overall, 0-4 Ivy), the men’s lacrosse team will now return home for its last home game of the year against Harvard (5-6, 1-3). In addition to senior day festivities, the game will feature ceremonies honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Ivy League-winning team. Princeton (8-4, 3-1) has had a good season so far, earning it a No. 16 ranking in the USILA/Nike Coaches Poll, second in the Ivy League only to Yale.
The Princeton Track and Field teams traveled to Austin, Texas this past weekend to compete at the Texas Invitational — a two-day event held April 14 and 15.
The No. 9 Tigers capped off their regular season in the pool with another strong showing against George Washington University last Friday, as the Tigers handled the outmatched Colonials by winning 16-6 on senior day. The class of 2017 represents one of the most illustrious and successful groups in the history of the program.
Following two exciting victories against Harvard, the baseball team (9-22, 5-7 Ivy) faced Penn (18-14, 8-4) in a four-match series at Meiklejohn Stadium in Philadelphia last Saturday and Sunday to kick off Gehrig Division play.
Princeton women’s lacrosse was in Ivy League action against Yale last weekend, beating the Bulldogs 17-9. The Tigers remain unbeaten in Ivy League play and have only lost two games so far this season, currently holding a 10-2 record overall.
