Tuesday, September 22, 2015

2 Princeton student athletes arrested on alcohol charges

Maria Elena Ubina is on the squash team. Audrey Abend in on the fencing team.

PRINCETON - Two Princeton University student athletes were arrested this past weekend on alcohol-related infractions, Princeton police said.

At about 1:50 a.m. Saturday, an officer pulled over Maria Elena Ubina, 20, of Greenwich , Conn. on William Street at Washington Road. During the stop, Ubina was arrested her for drunken driving, police said.

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Ubina, a junior on Princeton's squash team, earned first-team All-America and All-Ivy League honors and ended the 2014-2015 school year ranked fifth in the nation in the sport, according to her university biography. She is also a former no. 1 ranked squash player in the country in the under-19 age category.

Ubina was released on her own recognizance after being booked at police headquarters.


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On Sunday at about 4 p.m., an officer stopped Audrey Abend, 19, of New York City, who was on foot on Prospect Avenue, police said.

Abend allegedly gave police false information during the stop and was found in possession of alcohol. She was charged with hindering apprehension and possessing alcohol as a minor, police said.

Also a junior, Abend, as a member of Princeton's fencing team, placed seventh at a NCAA regional and was on a third-place team at the National Squad Championships, her Princeton biography says. Abend was ranked no. 5 in the country as a junior fencer.

Abend was also processed at police headquarters and later released on her own recognizance.

Kevin Shea may be reached at kshea@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter@kevintshea. Find The Times of Trenton on Facebook.

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