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Princeton University Athletics
Friday, February 24
Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Classic)
4:00 PM
Princeton University
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Elon
Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
Softball Set to Open Season with Five at Liberty This Weekend
February 20, 2023 | Softball
The 2023 season will get underway this weekend for the Princeton softball team with five games at the Liberty Softball Classic in Lynchburg, Va.
Princeton enters as the defending Ivy League champion and the league's NCAA tournament representative a year ago, and the Tigers were picked first in the Ivy League preseason media poll this season, receiving 13 of the 16 first-place votes. The Tigers finished 27-17-2 last season and 17-4 in the Ivy League to win the league title, defeating Harvard in a best-of-three Ivy League Playoff Series for the NCAA tournament bid.
Replacing the Ivy League Playoff Series this year is the Ivy League Tournament, a four-team, double-elimination event held May 11-13 at the home field of the highest seed.
Princeton returns seven All-Ivy League selections from a year ago, including Ivy Pitcher of the Year Alexis Laudenslager and Ivy Rookie of the Year Sophia Marsalo, plus Ivy Coach of the Year Lisa Van Ackeren. Princeton's returning first-team All-Ivy honorees last season were Laudenslager, Marsalo (first base), Serena Starks (outfield), Allison Ha (utility) and Adrienne Chang (designated player). Grace Jackson (shortstop) and Lauren Sablone (outfield) are second-team All-Ivy returnees.
The weekend's games will not have a video stream, but links for live stats are available on the schedule page and with each game mentioned below.
Here's a look at each game and opponent:
vs. Elon, Friday, 4 p.m. | Live Stats
Record: 4-5 (entering Wednesday)
Elon in 2022: 30-22, CAA final
Series History: Tied 2-2
Last meeting: 2018
vs. Morgan State, Friday, 6 p.m. | Live Stats
Record: 4-4
Morgan State in 2022: 31-15, MEAC final
Series History: Princeton leads 1-0
Last meeting: 2020
vs. Marshall, Saturday, 2 p.m. | Live Stats
Record: 7-2
Marshall in 2022: 35-18, CUSA semis
Series History: Tied 1-1
Last meeting: 2007
at Liberty, Saturday, 4 p.m. | Live Stats
Record: 1-9
Liberty in 2022: 44-18, NCAA regional (1-2)
Series History: Liberty leads 4-1
Last meeting: 2019
vs. Northern Illinois, Sunday, 9 a.m. | Live Stats
Record: 1-4
NIU in 2022: 17-28
Series History: Princeton leads 3-0
Last meeting: 1996
Princeton enters as the defending Ivy League champion and the league's NCAA tournament representative a year ago, and the Tigers were picked first in the Ivy League preseason media poll this season, receiving 13 of the 16 first-place votes. The Tigers finished 27-17-2 last season and 17-4 in the Ivy League to win the league title, defeating Harvard in a best-of-three Ivy League Playoff Series for the NCAA tournament bid.
Replacing the Ivy League Playoff Series this year is the Ivy League Tournament, a four-team, double-elimination event held May 11-13 at the home field of the highest seed.
Princeton returns seven All-Ivy League selections from a year ago, including Ivy Pitcher of the Year Alexis Laudenslager and Ivy Rookie of the Year Sophia Marsalo, plus Ivy Coach of the Year Lisa Van Ackeren. Princeton's returning first-team All-Ivy honorees last season were Laudenslager, Marsalo (first base), Serena Starks (outfield), Allison Ha (utility) and Adrienne Chang (designated player). Grace Jackson (shortstop) and Lauren Sablone (outfield) are second-team All-Ivy returnees.
The weekend's games will not have a video stream, but links for live stats are available on the schedule page and with each game mentioned below.
Here's a look at each game and opponent:
vs. Elon, Friday, 4 p.m. | Live Stats
Record: 4-5 (entering Wednesday)
Elon in 2022: 30-22, CAA final
Series History: Tied 2-2
Last meeting: 2018
vs. Morgan State, Friday, 6 p.m. | Live Stats
Record: 4-4
Morgan State in 2022: 31-15, MEAC final
Series History: Princeton leads 1-0
Last meeting: 2020
vs. Marshall, Saturday, 2 p.m. | Live Stats
Record: 7-2
Marshall in 2022: 35-18, CUSA semis
Series History: Tied 1-1
Last meeting: 2007
at Liberty, Saturday, 4 p.m. | Live Stats
Record: 1-9
Liberty in 2022: 44-18, NCAA regional (1-2)
Series History: Liberty leads 4-1
Last meeting: 2019
vs. Northern Illinois, Sunday, 9 a.m. | Live Stats
Record: 1-4
NIU in 2022: 17-28
Series History: Princeton leads 3-0
Last meeting: 1996
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