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Sprint football program to be discontinued

By Jessica Li news editor

In an email addressed to sprint football affiliates Monday afternoon, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 announced that the University has decided to discontinue its 82-year-old sprint football program.

Eisgruber and Director of Athletics Mollie Marcoux ’91 delivered the news in person to current members of the sprint football team this afternoon, Assistant Vice President of Communications Daniel Day said. Day said that the team was not given prior notice about the program’s termination and noted that members of the current team were not consulted during the deliberations process.

Sprint football team captains Chad Cowden’17 and Kris Garris’17 were unavailble for comment at the time of publication.

According to Jerry Price, senior associate director of Athletics and Athletic Communications, sprint football team coach Sean Morey was given advance notice about

the decision.

Day explained that the conclusion came after extensive deliberations led by a committee of University administrators, athletic staff, athletic medical directors and sprint football alumni.

“We’ve been engaged in a pretty transparent, sixmonths-long review of the program that was brought about by concerns about the competitiveness of the team and the safety of the sport at Princeton,” said Marcoux.

“We made the decision with great reluctance for several reasons, but most importantly because we know this program has a long tradition at Princeton and we know how important it has been for the student-athletes who have participated in it,” Eisgruber wrote in his email.

Members of the committee on sprint football declined to comment collectively.

However, President of the Friends of Princeton Sprint Football Bennett Graham, who is also a member of the evaluation committee, explained that the committee was not charged with making

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After an 82-year-long run, the sprint football program was discontinued by President Eisgruber.

a decision but rather with reviewing the state of the sport and presenting a holistic report about the future of the program.

Graham said that despite having participated in the committee on sprint football, he was not informed of the decision to terminate the team until shortly before the public announcement.

Ultimately, the decision to terminate sprint football was made by Eisgruber, Graham said, which Eisgruber confirmed in an email statement to the ‘Prince.’ an email to the ‘Prince,’ “This decision was one of the most difficult that I have

had to make during my time as president. I have great respect for the players and the coaching staff of our sprint football team, and for the character they have shown in the face of adversity,” Eisgruber wrote, “many of them provided compelling testimonials about how much the sprint football program had meant to their lives.”

However, Eisgruber noted that he could not “permit the continuation of a program with such a high injury rate and with a substantial risk of very serious injuries.”

“As a member of the alumni group, we’ve had conversations in the past few years

about receiving more support from administration [and] we’ve been disappointed at the progress that’s been made as far as turning the tide of the program,” Graham said.

He further described the decision as a saddening and disappointing moment for sprint football alumni.

After extensive review, the University discontinued the program due to concerns about the “safety of the sport as currently constituted at Princeton, the inability of Princeton teams to compete successfully and changes that have taken place in the league in which it plays,” See SPRINT page 3

STUDENT LIFE

LECTURE

U. graduate housing fire displaces six graduate students; none harmed

Dunwoody discusses diversity in the army

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Six graduate students have been displaced from their dormitories following a fire that occurred early Sunday afternoon, according to Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day. Day explained that no one was harmed in the incident.

According to NJ.com, two students who were present at

the time of the incident ran out of the apartment but were not injured. No one else was in the building, explained Robert Gregory, Director of Emergency Services at the Princeton Fire Department.

Day explained that the incident happened around 1 p.m. at 27 Edwards Place, a residential apartment unit for graduate students. The building faces University Place and is located near the Princeton

University Store.

After receiving an emergency call around 1 p.m.

Sunday afternoon, a number of parties, including the Princeton Fire Department, Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, the Plainsboro Fire Company, the Princeton Junction Fire Company and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, among others, responded See FIRE page 2

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Many people falsely continue to believe that having token minorities is a solution to a lack of diversity, while the key really lies in diversity of thought, said General Ann Dunwoody at a lecture this past Monday.

Dunwoody is the first woman in United States history to be ranked as a four-star general.

Dunwoody said she initially joined the army after her junior year of college due to a paid army incentive designed to recruit more women. She had been planning to work as a coach and a physical education instructor and considered army service to be a small detour in her path.

However, after her two-year service in the army was completed, she decided that she wanted to continue in the army, a decision that permanently changed her life’s trajectory, she explained.

Dunwoody reflected largely on her experience as a female in an overwhelmingly male environment and the overall lack of diversity within the army.

In more than one instance, she noted, she was the only woman at a table of men.

“I never worked for a woman.

I worked for men who either believed in me or didn’t,” Dunwoody said.

She recounted a time when she was given menial tasks while her less qualified male counterparts were given higher-ranking positions. That was the only time, Dunwoody explained, that she seriously considered leaving the army.

However, Dunwoody said she made the choice to continue serving and stay on the

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moral high ground despite the inequality, and was eventually recognized and promoted to a position that reflected her value.

Though she has been able to overcome significant gender discrimination in her career, Dunwoody added that far too many people falsely continue to believe that having token minorities is a solution to lack of diversity.

“To me, the real power of diversity comes from the power of diversity of thought. Any organization can be improved by recruiting the best and brightest from all walks of life. Good leaders treat others with dignity and respect and embrace diversity of thought,” Dunwoody said.

She said that though notable progress has been made in terms of increasing diversity, there is still a long way to go. For those who are minorities or are otherwise struggling, Dunwoody said that the key is bravery and perseverance.

“If we let others drive us away from something we are passionate about or something we believe in, they win,” she said.

Even if people are initially given menial jobs, as happened to Dunwoody, they will advance if their capabilities become evident to others, she noted.

She said that people must earn and establish their individual reputations, and if they excel at whatever jobs they have been assigned, they will be noticed and rewarded for it.

Dunwoody also noted that less than one percent of the American population is currently enlisted in the army. She added that less than 30 percent See LECTURE page 3

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immediately and reported to the scene, said Day. Day explained that the Princeton Fire Department is investigating the cause and circumstances surrounding this incident.

According to Gregory, the fire has been ruled an accident, though the exact cause of the fire is undetermined.

The building suffered moderate damage from the incident, Gregory noted.

“The fire was in the wall and ceiling of the first f loor apartment. The first f loor apartment had both heat and smoke damage, the second f loor had heavy smoke damage,” he said.

In order to contain the fire, respondents to the scene had to tear down several walls in the building’s interior. Day noted that firefighters at the scene also had to knock a door down to access the fire. In an email, Chief Dan Tomlin of the Princeton Police Department noted that while there was damage to the first and second f loors of the building, there were no reported injuries to fire personnel or residents.

Gregory noted that the University is responsible for assessing damages to the

building and property losses. The assessment for Saturday’s fire is still ongoing, according to Day. This sentiment was echoed by Tomlin, who noted that, at this time, the fire is still under investigation.

The fire was under control by around 1:30 p.m., Day explained. However, after the accident, both the first and second f loor rooms were found uninhabitable, and six students had to be temporarily relocated after an evaluation by the housing department.

The six students whose housing was affected by the fire’s damage are now being housed in different graduate residential units across campus, noted Day, who could not disclose the exact locations for reasons of confidentiality.

Several facilities personnel made sure that gas supply, electricity and other utilities to the building were turned off following the incident, said Day. The University is in the process of repairing the building and making it inhabitable again, Day noted as well, though he could not comment on the timeframe of the repair process.

Executive Director of Public Safety Paul Ominsky deferred comment to Day.

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Sprint football decision the result of six months of committee discussion SPRINT

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according to Day. When asked about the team’s specific record of injuries, Price said that he has had no knowledge about the health trends that this team has experienced. Furthermore, he said that could not comment on whether the sprint football team experienced more injuries as compared to other such teams.

However, Eisgruber said that sprint football has substantially higher injury rates than any other varsity sport offered at Princeton.

“The risk of injury to players is unacceptably high, and the University could not responsibly permit the program to continue in its current form,” he said.

Earlier this year, the Ivy League instituted a collective ban on tackling in sprint football, a leading cause of concussions.

According to Day, since the team won its last league title in 1989, it has had 18 win-less seasons. The team has had 106 consecutive losses in the league since 1999, and over the last five seasons had forfeited four times.

Marcoux further said that it is not normal for sports teams to have to forfeit games. However, the situation had to occur a few times in the past sprint football season since there was not a sufficient roster size, Marcoux explained.

In a University press release, it was explained that “only alternative to discontinuing the program was to

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recruit specifically for the sport.” University officials, however, concluded that it was not possible to increase the overall number of recruited athletes, according to the release.

Price declined to comment on whether financial reasons played a role in the decision to not expand its athletic recruitment.

According to Graham, the sprint football alumni organization provides most of the funding for the team.

Self-funded sports team only require administrative help in facilitating training, Graham said.

Currently,wrestling and water polo are the only selffunded sport programs at the University.

“As an alumnus of this program, the team meant a lot to us,” Graham said. “When we look back at the history of it, we remember when the program went through a period of success. The program took quite a hit in the last 20 years.”

Graham further noted that concrete conversations about commemorating the history of the team have not yet began.

“We’ve had a lot of camaraderie and sportsmanship that we will continue to honor. But it would’ve been much more exciting to watch that commemoration happening out on the field,” Graham said.

Wrestling was the last sport to be administratively terminated in the 1980s.

However, the sport was brought back after petitions from the community.

Dunwoody: The real power of diversity comes from diversity of thought LECTURE Continued from page 1

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of males in the United States between the ages of 18 and 36 are currently eligible to join the army, a remarkably small number. Causes for this ineligibility range from lack of high school diplomas to medical problems, she noted.

Though the small size of enlistment might seem to be a concern, Dunwoody said that she believes only in an all-voluntary force unless there is a drastic need for soldiers, in which case a draft could be considered.

What is most important in the army, Dunwoody said, is maintaining a high standard of excellence. If mistakes are not immediately corrected and substandard behavior is tolerated, poor performance becomes the new norm. In a combat zone, this weakness can result in increased fatalities.

Thorough leadership is crucial

to maintain the standard, she explained.

Dunwoody ended by asking the audience to keep the men and women who are deployed in their prayers and to remember how important their service is.

Dunwoody was promoted to lieutenant general and the Deputy Chief of Staff in 2005.

Former U.S. President George W. Bush nominated her as Commanding General, U.S. Army Material Command in 2008 and she was soon confirmed by the Senate. Dunwoody served in that position until 2012, at which point she retired from the Army. Dunwoody was among six recipients of an honorary degree awarded by the University in 2015.

The lecture took place in Robertson Hall on Monday at 4:30 p.m. and was titled “A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America’s First Female Four-Star General.” The event was organized by the Wilson School.

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In defense of the administration’s speech policies Nicholas Wu columnist

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had thought that the debate about free speech on campus had settled after the protests concluded last fall, but I was proven wrong by the flyer incident in late March. A hacker remotely sent anti-Semitic flyers to campus printers. I believe that the University can limit particularly threatening hate speech, while still maintaining the individual right to freedom of speech.

Last week, the Daily Princetonian’s Editorial Board argued for the right to free expression with regards to that incident. In their opinion, while the content of the f lyers was reprehensible, the University had to be “content-neutral in upholding the principle of free speech at Princeton,” and thus should not discipline students involved in the incident.

Adding its voice to the discourse, the Black Justice League released a statement, alleging “hypocrisy” and “inconsistency” on behalf of the University in denouncing anti-Semitic actions while supposedly permitting similar types of speech against the Black Justice League during the Nassau Hall sit-in.

I respectfully disagree with both opinions. For example, when a bomb threat was called in against the Black Justice League members, the University took swift and decisive action with the Princeton Police Department to protect the protestors and investigate whether the threat was credible, vowing to punish all students responsible.

There is no hypocrisy on the part of the University in the way it dealt with the hacking incident and how it dealt with the threats at the BJL protest.

The Editorial Board argued that section 1.3.3 of Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities — which restricts speech “that constitutes a genuine threat or harassment” — is too broad and can be enforced arbitrarily. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education concurs and has given the University a “red light” rating for its theoretical infringements on free speech.

The f lyers did not present a “clear and present danger,” which would have made them illegal. But there was a clear consensus among the campus community that these f lyers were reprehensible. Indeed, the f lyers called people to join in a “struggle for global white supremacy.” The consensus of outrage shows that the community had already engaged with, and rejected, this message, something that the Editorial Board believes needed to happen before the f lyers could be suppressed. Thus, it was the will of the campus community to eliminate those f lyers.

FIRE and the Editorial Board have a point in saying that the University could do a better job of clearly delineating what type of speech can be censored. I applaud the University, however, in the way that it has enforced the current provisions. Despite the hyperbolic language used by FIRE — which claims that the University “clearly and substantially limits freedom of speech” — Princeton is not on a path toward police-state levels of speech suppression. Nor has it treated this incident differently from the threat that the BJL protestors faced.

Instead, the University has done a fine job of preserving the right to free expression, while maintaining the safe environment for learning that a campus requires.

Nicholas Wu is a sophomore from Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. He can be reached at nmwu@princeton.edu.

EDITORIAL

Affirming the Wilson Legacy Review Committee’s recommendations

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ast week, the University Board of Trustees announced its approval of the recommendations made in the Wilson Legacy Committee’s report. These recommendations include retaining Wilson’s name at the Woodrow Wilson School and Wilson College, revising Princeton’s unofficial motto, diversifying campus art and establishing a potential graduate school pipeline program for underrepresented groups. The Board supports the aforementioned recommendations, commends the committee’s emphasis on student involvement through the process and encourages student involvement in continued discussions about Wilson.

First, the Board commends efforts by the Committee and the University to reach out to members of the campus community for input.

The Committee gathered information through a widely circulated website survey on Wilson, which received over 635 responses. It also held 11 small-group discussions on campus and considered response letters in a variety of Universityaffiliated publications.

The Board affirms the University’s decision to retain Wilson’s name. The Committee decided that it was appropriate not to implement a name change mostly because the “original reasons for adopting the names remain valid.” The Board supports this conclusion and believes that going forward, the University should continue to give careful consideration to all contributions and flaws of historical figures when making decisions to rename buildings. While there may be cases in the future where the shortcomings of a figure outweigh any positive contributions, renaming is not justified in this case.

The committee also recommended several new policies that the Board supports. First, the committee suggested a motto change from “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and the Service of All Nations” to “Princeton in the Nation’s Service and the Service of Humanity.”

This change does justice to the full extent of Princeton’s service, one that is not exclusively tied to the concept of national boundaries. A second proposal by the Committee was to establish a pipeline program for graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. The Board encourages the University to work to make these programs more visible through improved publicity and outreach efforts so that students from underrepresented groups are informed about them and therefore have the opportunity to benefit.

Regarding the committee’s suggestion to “diversity campus art and iconography,” the Board

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urges the University to include more student works in an effort to diversify campus art. This would add student voices to the conversation on diversity and increase student engagement.

For example, Mathey College’s Arts and Culture committee puts together presentations of student works in Café Antoine. Spaces like this would be ideal for hosting diverse student projects. Furthermore, we encourage students to participate in the ongoing discussion about the Wilson College dining hall mural. Since the decision on the mural will be made later in the semester, students still have time to voice their opinions to the Head of the College and the ad hoc student committee on the mural. In addition, we recommend that the ad hoc committee and Wilson College offer more forums through which students can participate in the conversation.

Finally, while the committee may have issued its recommendations, the Board believes that we have a responsibility as individuals to create a diverse and welcoming environment for our peers. Thus, we encourage students to engage in discussions on diversity and inclusion whenever possible. For example, an exhibit criticizing and commemorating Wilson’s legacy has been installed in the basement of Robertson Hall. Additionally, a course on his legacy, HIS 406/WWS 377, will be offered next fall. The Board urges students to visit the exhibit to gain a more complete view of Wilson and the controversy surrounding his legacy and to participate in the visitor-reaction portion of the exhibit. We also recommend that students interested in Wilson’s legacy take the course to continue learning about a truly complex historical figure.

The University’s engagement with students through this process is commendable and has produced positive changes in the campus community. The University, in its response to the committee report, has remained consistent with its mission to promote diversity and inclusivity on campus. Additionally, it has provided many opportunities for students to engage with Wilson’s legacy. Moving forward, the Board encourages the University to strengthen its commitment to these recommendations through increased outreach and publicity and urges students to engage with the proposed reform efforts and future conversations on diversity.

The Editorial Board is an independent body and decides its opinions separately from the regular staff and editors of The Daily Princetonian. The Board answers only to its Chair, the Opinion Editor and the Editor-in-Chief.

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Eliminate the writing sem monopoly

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rinceton University is not like Columbia. We do not have a core curriculum, and all distribution areas cover a large number of classes, creating a good ecosystem of competition.

Freshman writing seminars are the exception to this rule, and their quality suffers as a result. It’s basic economics: with a monopoly in place, there is no incentive for improvement. If, say, a politics class is poorly taught, students will avoid that class and it will either improve or else stop being offered. All students, however, must take a writing sem, so they can live on without adapting.

True, students rank their preferences among dozens of writing seminars and that creates a small amount of competition. But the structure is identical across all

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the seminars and they need the same size class — meaning that the worst writing sem might have as many students as the best.

Required and prerequisite classes for certain majors can present a similar problem for the same reason. But they normally leave at least some choice. For example, the EMP sequence can be taken instead of PHY 103 and MAT 201. Even these large introductory classes do not have a true monopoly.

Ultimately, the writing sem monopoly stunts innovation. The solution is to open the writing requirement to more classes. Just as an LA requirement can be satisfied by courses in literature, visual arts,

architecture, music, photography and other subjects, students should be able to fulfill the writing requirement with all sorts of classes.

Maybe a student would prefer to learn writing from a history class, or perhaps a journalism class. Perhaps STEM majors would prefer a class more tailored to their specific needs: a lab class that focuses on the mechanics of writing lab reports, or even one dedicated to the art of writing grant proposals. For all other areas, Princeton acknowledges that many classes are capable of teaching students a new mode of thinking.

Writing should not be different.

Beni Snow is a freshman from Newton, Mass. He can be reached at bsnow@princeton.edu.

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mediately jumped into action against No. 15 Indiana. Princeton and Indiana have had significant roles in the history of women’s water polo. Last year, in fact, the Tigers defeated the Hoosiers in the CWPA championships for their first victory over Indiana since 2007.

The first half proved to be a furious exchange of goals and blows, with von Brande at one point making three saves in a row, leaving the score tied 3-3 at halftime. In the second half, however, Indiana managed to extend its lead to 6-4; the Tigers began a furious comeback, spearheaded by goals from Wan, Kelleher and freshman attack Eliza Britt, but in the end, time ran out again for the Princeton squad, which took another narrow loss at 8-7.

Princeton, however, refused to be cowed. In their final Sunday match against Harvard, the Tigers emerged with a 9-7 triumph. Though Harvard opened up the game with the first goal, Wan, Hallock, Britt and Kelleher all netted goals in the first quarter to give Princeton a narrow 4-3 lead by the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Princeton offense exploded: Hallock, Kelleher and sophomore Sydney Cheong all scored goals in rapid succession to give the Tigers a commanding 7-4 lead. Now Harvard would be forced to play catch-up; they mounted a tenacious comeback, but goals from Britt and Wan maintained the Princeton lead, and the Tigers walked away with their first CWPA win. Just as critical as Princeton’s five scorers were the impressive efforts of Van Brande, who had seven saves in the game.

Wan proudly defended her team’s performance this weekend, stating, “Going up against the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked in the CWPA in one day was tough, but I think our team fought really well, and we showed that we are fit and mentally prepared for our Eastern Championship weekend.”

Princeton hopes to improve on its performance this weekend, win the CWPA championships and return to the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row — the Tigers placed sixth last year.

To do that, Wan said, “Looking forward, I think everyone’s role on the team is crucial and will be significant in reaching our goals for the postseason.”

With their determination and skill, there is no doubt that the Tigers stand an excellent chance in achieving their ultimate goals.

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fense evaporated. In the first inning alone, Princeton’s run total equaled that for both Yale games combined. By the top of the second, the Tigers had accumulated an impressive 8-1 lead over the Bears.

Brown would incrementally chip at the Princeton lead for the remaining five innings; however, the Orange and Black defense managed to preserve an 11-9 victory for the Tigers.

Sunday’s 11 total runs propelled the matchup into the ranks of the top scoring games of the season, but the second matchup shattered all previous expectations, with 25 runs scored. Belski and se-

nior co-captain Billy Arendt led the force with eight and five runs batted in, respectively.

In fact, the 25 total runs on Sunday were the most runs the team has scored since 1992. Even more impressively, Belski’s eight runs batted in set a new Princeton school record, which stood for 84 years.

Similar to the earlier game against the Bears, the Tigers jumped to an early lead at the start of the second game.

In the second inning the Tigers scored eight runs, but did not stop there. For the remaining of the game, the Tigers added to their record, including a remarkable six run final inning.

Explaining the recordbreaking game on Sunday,

Christie cited the rest that the team received on Saturday. Unlike most weekends, the team played their first matchup on Friday, providing time for rest on Saturday. Christie explained that it “was a nice change of pace.”

Looking ahead, the Tigers are preparing for difficult games against Penn, Columbia and Cornell. However, Princeton has reason to be optimistic given its competitive Ivy League performance thus far. Christie added that the team has been working to combine consistent hitting and defense with an already deep pitching squad. The senior added that if the team does succeed, Princeton “will be a hard team to beat.”

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Women’s water polo drops two, picks up one to open up CWPA play

By Michael Gao Contributor

The Princeton women’s water polo squad (14-5 overall, 1-2 Collegiate Water Polo Association) traveled to Ann Arbor, Mich. this weekend to take on some of the nation’s best collegiate water polo squads.

Though a smaller team than many of their competitors, the Tigers have proved resourceful and determined all season.

Coming into the tournament as the No. 16 team, the Tigers faced tough competition from their three slotted opponents: No. 8 Michigan State University (22-6, 3-0), competing in their home pool; No. 15 Indiana University (17-6, 2-1); and IvyLeague rival, No. 13 Harvard (19-7, 0-3).

Princeton narrowly dropped its first game against Michigan in a 9-8 heartbreaker. The

Tigers jumped to a roaring 2-0 lead against the Wolverines with early goals from junior center defender Morgan Hallock and sophomore utility Haley Wan. The Wolverines, however, tied the game by the end of the first quarter and extended it to 7-3 early into the second half. The tenacious Orange and Black play would narrow Michigan’s lead, but ultimately the clock ran out on the Tigers. Senior utility Pippa Temple, freshman utility Lindsey Kelleher and Wan led the team with two goals apiece; Kelleher also managed an impressive three assists.

On the defensive end, sophomore goalie Helena van Brande recorded two saves and two steals.

The Tigers had little time to recover from their grueling opener, however, and they imSee W. POLO page 5

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The rivalry between Princeton and Indiana, reining CWPA runner-up, grew with the Hoosiers’ 8-7 win.

BASEBALL

Baseball falls to Yale, rebounds over Brown

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Sports Editor

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The Tigers will now seek both offensive and defensive consistency.

Riding a successful streak of Ivy League wins, Princeton baseball traveled to New Haven and Providence this weekend with high hopes. In the end, the team emerged with two tight losses to Yale and two record-breaking wins over Brown. In particular, the offensively dominant Tigers scored 25 runs, including eight runs batted in from junior firstbaseman Zack Belski.

Currently sitting atop the Lou Gehrig Division of the Ivy League, Princeton has shown great improvement this season. The team’s success has translated into confidence; as senior catcher

Andrew Christie said, for “every Ivy League game we’re expecting to win going in.”

At the same time, Princeton baseball has also historically struggled against Yale.

In fact, the Tigers last beat the Bulldogs in 2013. By the end of Friday, the team’s confidence would prove insufficient to take down the Bulldogs, with the Tigers falling 6-3 in the first game and then 6-1 in the second.

In both games against Yale, Princeton struggled to generate offense. The combination of Bulldog pitchers Scott Politz and Chasen Ford kept the Tigers to just 10 hits over both games. As Christie noted, “We couldn’t get anything going off their pitcher.”

Princeton’s deep pitching staff deserves equal credit.

With senior Luke Strieber commanding the mound in the first game and junior Chad Powers in the second, the duo kept the Bulldogs to just 13 hits. In fact, in the second game, the score remained stagnant at 2-1 until the bottom of the eighth when the Bulldogs scored four runs off of two hits.

Ref lecting on the close and regrettable losses, Christie offered a few lessons, explaining that the team made a few key mental errors in the first game and needs to be more competitive in the future.

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SOFTBALL

Softball steals victories from Yale, splits games against Brown

By Nolan Liu Associate Sports Editor

The Princeton softball team (11-21 overall, 4-4 Ivy League) enjoyed a successful weekend, sweeping two contests against Yale before splitting its doubleheader against Brown. The wins keep Princeton in the lead in the South Division of the Ivy League and well in contention for the conference title as the season continues.

Princeton took two close games against the Bulldogs, pulling a 6-5 win in the first game’s 10 innings and then following with a 5-4 nail-biter to close out the matchup. The Tigers opened their first game of the weekend strong, exploding with three runs in the first inning to take a significant lead, although Yale retaliated with four runs in the bottom of the first to come back on top, 4-3. Princeton pulled ahead again with two runs to make it 5-4 at the top of the fifth, but a Yale score in the bottom of the sixth tied the game again until well into the tenth inning. Then, freshman Keeley Walsh took a go-ahead RBI single, and Princeton held on to pull off a 6-5 victory.

The second game also ended up a close contest, with Yale building a 4-1 lead through the fourth before Princeton scored three runs in the fifth to tie the game at four. Play was suspended on the day, due to darkness, but the score remained tied for three more innings when the game resumed on Saturday. Ultimately, senior catcher Skye Jerpbak hit a run in the eighth and Princeton moved to 2-0 with a 5-4 win.

Commenting on the significance of the team’s victories over the Bulldogs, sophomore shortstop Dani Dockx remarked, “I think it was really big for us to get those close games in our favor. It just set the expectations for us that much higher. Everyone stepped up. We came out with a lot of energy.”

In the next contest against Brown, Princeton fell hard in the first game — giving up three runs by the second inning and falling behind 7-0 by the conclusion of the third inning. The Bears held on to their lead, adding two by the sixth to force a conclusion to the game by the run rule.

However, the Tigers were not stymied by the loss; Dockx reflected that it presented the team with

Tweet of the Day “I need to be back on a beach getting a tan” Hannah Winner (@ HannahisaWinner), junior Goalkeeper, Women’s Soccer

an important opportunity to reevaluate their play.

“I think we just all needed to realize that we needed to be more aggressive,” she noted. “There is no reason that we can’t beat every single team in the Ivy League.

We can compete with anyone out there. As long as we trust each other.”

Princeton lived true to Dockx’s words in its final game of the weekend. After a scoreless first three innings, the Tigers drove in three runs in the fourth. Brown cut the lead to 3-1 in the fifth, but sophomore pitcher Ashley La Guardia allowed no further scores and Princeton walked off with a 3-1 win to finish their weekend on a high note.

The weekend leaves the Tigers at 4-4 in the league and still atop their conference. Evaluating their performances, Dockx concluded, “We’re really positive and feeling pretty good about where we stand right now… I think [our] strength is that we’ve been able to answer back and move on from our mistakes. There’s a different mentality that everyone needs to step up. We need to put the pieces together and then we’ll be really hard to stop.”

NATALIA CHEN :: CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Softball closed out two close wins over Yale, winning 6-5 then 5-4.

Stat of the Day

8 RBI Junior infielder Zack Belski set a new Princeton record with 8 runs batted in against Brown on Sunday.

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