Sports Recaps

Men’s basketball closes perfect home season with 79–77 win against Cornell

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Men’s basketball closes perfect home season with 79–77 win against Cornell

Riley Bonner and Tate Hutchins

In front of a packed Jadwin Gymnasium, the Tigers defeated the Cornell Big Red. Vaulting to the top of the Ivy League standings, the victory increases their likelihood of securing the first seed in the Ivy League tournament.

SPORTS | 03/03/2024

Six double-digit scorers carry men’s basketball to win over Columbia

Caden Pierce jumps off the court with a basketball coming out of his hand. Several Columbia players wearing blue jerseys stand around him.

Six double-digit scorers carry men’s basketball to win over Columbia

Alex Beverton-Smith

After winning against Columbia, the Tigers will now turn to a pivotal Ivy League game Saturday night versus the the Cornell Big Red, as they vie for the important one seed in the Ivy Madness tournament.

SPORTS | 03/02/2024

The Garden State Rivalry: No. 23 women’s lacrosse wins their home opener against No. 22 Rutgers

Lily Pampolina

In a meeting of New Jersey rivals, No. 23 Princeton women’s lacrosse beat out No. 22 Rutgers 13–10 in the season home opener. Led by attackers Jami MacDonald and McKenzie Blake, who scored three goals each, the Tigers saw out Rutgers in fairly comfortable fashion.

SPORTS | 02/29/2024

25 titles: Men’s track and field and women’s swim and dive dominate at Ivy League Championships

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25 titles: Men’s track and field and women’s swim and dive dominate at Ivy League Championships

Hayk Yengibaryan

Both varsity programs won their 25th Ivy League Championship last weekend.

SPORTS | 02/29/2024

Baseball loses two of three in season-opening series at UNC Wilmington

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Baseball loses two of three in season-opening series at UNC Wilmington

Ify Obianwu and Joseph Uglialoro

Aside from an uncompetitive Game 1, the Tigers held tough with a team that perennially makes the NCAA Tournament in an eye-opening weekend.

SPORTS | 02/27/2024

Men’s basketball breezes past Harvard and Dartmouth in weekend sweep

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Men’s basketball breezes past Harvard and Dartmouth in weekend sweep

Ryan Kirby and Alex Beverton-Smith

Xaivian Lee’s 27 points paced the Tigers in the win over the Crimson, while Caden Pierce’s 22 points led the way against Dartmouth. The Tigers now go on to face Columbia on Friday and Cornell on Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/26/2024

No. 11 men’s lacrosse loses first game of season against No. 4 Maryland

Attacker in Princeton uniform shoots a shot on goal against Maryland.

No. 11 men’s lacrosse loses first game of season against No. 4 Maryland

Evelyn Walsh

Princeton only mustered half of the shots on goal as Maryland as the Tigers failed to pull off the road upset.

SPORTS | 02/26/2024

No. 14 men’s volleyball splits weekend versus Harvard

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No. 14 men’s volleyball splits weekend versus Harvard

Francie McKenzie

The Tigers will now look to Friday’s matchup with George Mason, as they try to shake off a slow start to EIVA conference play.

SPORTS | 02/26/2024

Women’s hockey roars past Dartmouth in playoff opener

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Women’s hockey roars past Dartmouth in playoff opener

Max Hines

The Tigers advanced to the second round of the ECAC playoffs, where they will travel to face No. 3 Clarkson University in a tough best-of-three series.

SPORTS | 02/26/2024

Princeton men’s tennis sweep weekend at ECAC Indoor Championships

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Princeton men’s tennis sweep weekend at ECAC Indoor Championships

Josefina Gurevich

Princeton men's tennis squad crushed their competition including Brown University, Yale University, and the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend to win the ECAC Indoor Championships.

Princeton men's tennis squad crushed their competition including Brown University, Yale University, and the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend to win the ECAC Conference Indoor Championships.

SPORTS | 02/22/2024

Strong defensive showing propels No. 11 Princeton men’s lacrosse past Manhattan

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Strong defensive showing propels No. 11 Princeton men’s lacrosse past Manhattan

Hayk Yengibaryan and Lily Pampolina

Following two out-of-conference games against unranked opponents, the Tigers’ next five games will be against ranked opponents. The difficult stretch of games will include road games at No. 4 ranked Maryland and No. 2 ranked Duke.

SPORTS | 02/21/2024

No. 25 women’s basketball storms past Brown, freezes Yale in busy weekend

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No. 25 women’s basketball storms past Brown, freezes Yale in busy weekend

Max Hines

The Tigers came from behind to beat Brown in a runaway fourth quarter, while they allowed their fewest points in 43 years against Yale. Now, the Tigers head into another week of practice before their toughest regular-season matchup remaining against the Columbia Lions (18—5, 9—1). The game will tip off at 2 p.m. Saturday on ESPN+ from Levien Gym.

The Tigers came from behind to beat Brown in a runaway fourth quarter, while they allowed their fewest points in 43 years against Yale. Now, the Tigers head into another week of practice before their toughest regular-season matchup remaining against the Columbia Lions (18—5, 9—1). The game will tip off at 2 p.m. Saturday on ESPN+ from Levien Gym.The Tigers came from behind to beat Brown in a runaway fourth quarter, while they allowed their fewest points in 43 years against Yale.

SPORTS | 02/20/2024

Men’s basketball rallies late to overcome the Brown Bears at Jadwin

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Men’s basketball rallies late to overcome the Brown Bears at Jadwin

Ryan Kirby

The Tigers still remain third in the Ivy League standings behind Yale and Cornell after a 2–0 weekend that included wins over Brown and Yale.

SPORTS | 02/19/2024

Men’s basketball dominates Yale to hand the Bulldogs their first Ivy loss of the season

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Men’s basketball dominates Yale to hand the Bulldogs their first Ivy loss of the season

Hayk Yengibaryan and JP Ohl

The Tigers had four players score double digits en route to a 73–62 victory over the Bulldogs. With the win, Princeton is now one game behind Yale and Cornell in the race for the Ivy League regular season title.

SPORTS | 02/19/2024