The women’s swimming and diving team will face its toughest Ivy League competition of the season when it challenges Princeton today in New Jersey at 4 p.m. The Lions are currently 5-2 (3-2 Ivy) in dual-meet competitions and will be entering the battle propelled by a five-meet winning streak. The Tigers, however, are undefeated this season, boasting a 6-0 overall record (6-0 Ivy). This will be Princeton’s final meet of regular season competition, and it will be up to Columbia to break the Tigers’ perfect record.

When these two teams dove into Uris Pool last season, Princeton defeated Columbia 156-123. The competition began in favor of the Lions when the team of Dorothy Baker, Mariele Dunn, Allison Hobbs, and Hannah Galey took first place in the 200 medley relay. Princeton responded by winning the following two races, but Dunn and Galey teamed up again to raise the score in Columbia’s favor—taking the top spot in the 50 breaststroke and 50 free, respectively.

On the diving board, then-senior captain Shannon Hosey shone for the Lions, placing 2nd in 3-meter diving and first in the 1-meter competition. With a score of 290.70 in the 1-meter event, Hosey achieved her highest score of the season on both boards.

Although then-freshman Baker was able to capture first in the 200 back, the Tigers ran away with the win after claiming first place in the four events that followed. Winning the 200 IM was Princeton’s Alicia Aemisegger, who broke the 1999 pool record by finishing in 2:02.68.

The Lions did not give up, answering the Tigers by setting a new pool record in the 200 freestyle relay. The squad of Lauren Fraley, Christina Hughes, Hobbs and Galey finished the event in 1:36.89, breaking the 2006 record of 1:37.41.

With its triumph over the Lions last year, Princeton finished 7-0 in the league, winning the title of Ivy League Champion in regular season competition. This year, the Lions will strive to maintain their winning streak and improve to 4-2 in the Ancient Eight. The Columbia-Princeton match will begin at 4 p.m. today in Princeton, N.J.