Senior guard Blake Peters, now 14th on the Princeton career made three-pointers list, rises over the defender for a three-pointer in the Tiger’s win at St. Joseph’s on Tuesday.
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Princeton Tigers: Nov. 21–Dec. 4
39 games and matches were played across 17 sports and 10 states over the past two weeks. Of the 31 games where only one team came out on top, the Tigers won 74.2 percent of matches, beating out the 65 percent in last week’s games. Multiple-day meets and tournaments are counted individually for each day of the competition. Competitions with more than one event or individual results — such as golf and cross country — are not included in our win percentage analysis.
This week, the Tigers won nearly three-quarters of their games. They outclassed their opponents when they had home-field advantage, taking 10 of 12 at Old Nassau. The Tigers still held strong when playing on the road, winning 13 of their 19 games away from Princeton, including the impressive win of men’s basketball over St. Joseph’s.
Gail-force wins
Women’s squash coach Gail Ramsay reached 300 career wins two weeks ago when women’s squash smoked Drexel 9–0 at home. Ramsay is the second-winningest coach in collegiate women’s squash, trailing only Trinity’s Wendy Bartlett.
All-American Frenchman?
Star men’s tennis player Paul Inchauspe was recently named an All-American, just the fifth in Princeton program history. Inchauspe, who hails from France, shone at the individual NCAA championships, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen after knocking off the top seed in the entire draw in the second round.
Triple Threat
Senior guard Blake Peters currently sits 14th all-time for career three-pointers made in Princeton history, with 147. He is averaging 2.5 three-pointers a game so far this season, so he has a good chance to finish top-seven in the Tiger record books with 20 games remaining this season.
No. 5 Men’s Water Polo won their fourth-consecutive Northeast Water Polo Conference championship, routing Brown 17–6 at home in DeNunzio Pool. The Tigers face off against the No. 4 Stanford team tomorrow in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.
Isn’t she wunderful
Junior forward Issy Wunder netted five goals for women’s ice hockey in their 12–1 win over Stonehill on Saturday. That is the fourth-most goals ever scored by a Tiger in a game and tied for the most in this century.
Mr. All-around rebound
Junior forward Caden Pierce, reigning Ivy League Player of the Year, broke into the top 10 for career rebounds for the men’s basketball program this week. Pierce, who has 564 right now, is on pace to finish with over 950 for his career if he returns next year for his senior season.
Holy Puck
First-year forward Mackenzie Alexander currently leads the NCAA in points per game through 13 games for the Tigers, as her 2.23 points per game a contest narrowly edges out Wisconsin’s Casey O’Brien by one one-hundredth. Her teammate, Issy Wunder, comes in at third in the nation with 2.15 points per game, the only other player over two.
X-factor
Junior guard Xaivian Lee left his mark on Tiger men’s basketball history in their win over St. Joseph’s on Tuesday, recording the first triple double in the program’s history with a statline of 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. His achievement is caveated by the fact that assists were not an official stat until the 1970s, well after the legendary Bill Bradley ’65 — who certainly would have come close to a triple double — left Jadwin Gymnasium.
From excellence on the ice to the basketball record books, the Tigers notched many successes in the rink and on the court and look to continue their strong start to their winter seasons. Check back next week to learn about all things Princeton Athletics — By The Numbers.
Harrison Blank is an assistant Sports editor at the ‘Prince.’
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