Princeton University Athletics
Thursday TigerBlog - Yeah, No
March 12, 2026 | Tiger Blog
Today TigerBlog tries something a little different:
Yeah — The Princeton women's hockey team plays its NCAA tournament opener tonight against UConn, at Penn State's Pegula Ice Arena. Opening face-off is at 7. You can watch it on ESPN+.
No — Princeton was swept by UConn this season in Storrs, with scores of 2-1 and 3-0.
Yeah — Those games were nearly five months ago.
Yeah — Princeton is making its fifth NCAA tournament appearance after a season in which the team won its first ECAC regular season title.
Yeah — The winner of the Princeton-UConn game will face the host Nittany Lions Saturday at 2, with the winner to the Frozen Four, which will also be at Penn State.
No — To get to the Frozen Four, Princeton would have to get past UConn and then a Penn State team coached by longtime friend and former Tiger head coach Jeff Kampersal (who was the first Princeton hockey player TB ever wrote about, back in the early 1990s).
Yeah — The men's hockey team opens its ECAC quarterfinal series tomorrow at 7 at home against Union. Game 2 will be Saturday at 7. Game 3, if necessary, will be Sunday at 4.
Yeah — If you haven't seen THIS STORY on a group of Princeton Hockey superfans who call themselves "The Hobey Bakers," make sure you read it.
Yeah — The writer of the piece is Princeton sophomore Emilia Reay, who also writes for the Daily Princetonian and has dived in headfirst to helping TB at men's lacrosse home games.
No — Emilia does some great Princeton commentaries on her Instagram account but has a limited following. Make sure you give a follow to: emiliareaycametoplay.
Yeah — The NCAA indoor track and field championships will be held this weekend in Fayetteville, Ark., with four men's individuals, two women's individuals and one men's relay.
Yeah — Greg Foster is the No. 2 seed in the long jump.
Yeah — You can read more HERE and HERE.
Yeah — Princeton men's lacrosse defenseman Jack Stahl added USILA Team of the Week honors to his Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week award after holding Rutgers' Colin Kurdyla to one goal on six shots. Kurdyla then responded with four goals and seven assists in his next game, a 19-4 Scarlet Knights win.
Yeah — Stahl's performance against Kurdyla plus his performances against Syracuse's Joey Spallina and UNC's Owen Duffy resulted in three All-Americans who combined for two goals and four assists on 20 shots. Those three All-Americans in their following game after facing Stahl combined for seven goals and 13 assists.
Yeah — Jami MacDonald had a goal and an assist in Princeton's 12-10 loss to Virginia yesterday. MacDonald now has 209 career points, one more than her brother Mikey had in his Roper Trophy-winning career at Princeton.
Yeah — Junior Ella Sloan had three goals and three assists in the game and now has seven goals and three assists in the last two games after having seven goals and one assist for her career prior to that.
No — The Princeton men's tennis team was ranked 28th last week, when its only match was against No. 27 Pepperdine, a match Princeton won 4-1. This week's rankings? Pepperdine stayed at No. 27. Princeton dropped to No. 29.
Yeah — The men's and women's tennis teams are spending Spring Break in California. The women opened their trip with a 4-0 win over Fresno State and now play at Cal Poly today and then Loyola Marymount Saturday. The men play Memphis today and then San Diego Saturday, with both matches on San Diego's courts.
No — Like the men, the women also dropped in the rankings, going from No. 37 last week to No. 54 this week. That's a 17-spot drop. And hey, keep in mind that Princeton didn't even play last week.
Yeah — Speaking of California, the women's water polo team is also there for Spring Break. The 14th ranked Tigers will take on No. 2 UCLA today at 7 Eastern/4 Pacific in Los Angeles, with four more matches at the San Diego State Invitational this weekend.
No — The women's water polo team will play eight times in all on this trip, but none will be against USC, whose athletic communications contact is former Princeton contact Joanna Dwyer.
Yeah — It's the home opener for the softball team, who has a doubleheader Saturday and a single game Sunday against Binghamton.
Yeah — This is Year 2 of the Cynthia Paul Field on the Meadows Campus. If you haven't been to a game there yet, make sure you do so this season; it's a great facility.
No — A loyal reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, reminded TB that he wrote THIS several years back and Princeton Athletic siblings. In other words, he'd already answered his own question from earlier this week.
No — TigerBlog is almost finished with "Packed To The Rafters," an Australian show that has 122 episodes in all. If you have Acorn TV, watch it; you'll be glad you did.
Yeah — The complete weekend schedule is HERE.
