As the other Ivy League teams wrap up their non-conference schedule and begin to focus on the upcoming league play, Dartmouth (7-8, 1-1 Ivy) and rival Harvard have already completed their season series, which they split 1-1.
Alex Barnett '09 was named Ivy League Player of the Week on Jan. 14 for his performance at home against Harvard.
Pre-season Ivy League favorite Cornell (8-5) begins its conference schedule at home against Columbia (7-8), less than a week after the Big Red's 64-33 win against the New Jersey Institute of Technology. A strong Brown team (8-6) begins its conference schedule at Yale (6-8). Both games will take place on Jan. 19.
Women's Basketball
The Dartmouth women's basketball team (4-10, 1-0 Ivy)will begin the bulk of its conference schedule in position to make a run for the Ivy title and regain its status as the best team in the league.
While the team's record is not impressive thus far, the Big Green stacks up well in comparison to what its league rivals have accomplished in their out-of-conference schedules. Only Cornell (8-5) and Harvard (7-8) have had better luck in the pre-Ivy season.
Dartmouth has a head start in the Ancient Eight with one Ivy win under its belt. The team took down Harvard, last year's champ, in a thrilling Ivy Opener two weeks ago. The two rivals will meet again when the Big Green takes on the Crimson at its home next week.
Men's hockey
The Big Green (7-8-1, 3-7-1 ECAC) has stumbled out of the gates this season and is currently ranked 10 out of 12 in the league. Frontrunner Princeton (10-8-0, 8-4-0 ECAC) continues to run roughshot over the rest of the conference as it continues its five-game winning streak with away wins at Yale (7-6-3, 4-4-3 ECAC)and Brown (1-11-4, 1-6-3 ECAC).
The bright spot for Dartmouth was a win over Clarkson (10-17-1, 7-3-0 ECAC), which dropped the Golden Knights to third in the conference.
Clarkson, despite picking up an away win over Harvard (6-9-3, 5-62 ECAC) last weekend, couldn't keep up with Princeton and second-place Quinnipiac (13-5-3, 6-3-3 ECAC). Harvard slides to fourth after a three-game losing streak in which it dropped its last two against St. Lawrence (9-9-3, 4-4-2 ECAC) and Clarkson.
Women's hockey
The Big Green (11-5-2, 8-4-1 ECAC) currently sits in second place in the ECAC, behind Harvard (16-1-0, 13-0-0 ECAC) and followed closely by St. Lawrence (15-7-0, 8-2-0 ECAC).
The next several games will be crucial in the determination of playoff seedings, and Dartmouth will need to win games to stay ahead of the Saints.
The Big Green will go on to face Boston College on Jan. 20. The Eagles knocked the Big Green out of the NCAA tournament last year.
Men's Squash
The Dartmouth men's squash team (7-1, 0-1 Ivy) kept its early -season momentum through winter break. The Big Green, ranked 7th nationally, swept the Maine Invitational with wins over No. 12 Bates and a 5-4 win over No. 14 University of Rochester.
Dartmouth went on to topple Amherst with wins from all nine of its players this week. No. 4 Yale (5-0, 3-0 Ivy) also beat Amherst decisively, and No. 9 UPenn (2-3, 1-2 Ivy), whose team has been played by injuries, rebounded to beat No. 10 Navy.
The squad faces top-ranked opponents No. 1 Trinity and Yale this weekend, hoping to even out their 0-1 record in the Ancient Eight. While the Big Green has a spot in the top 10 of the College Squash Association rankings, its Ivy League standings do not reflect its early season success. Dartmouth is currently tied for sixth place out of seven Ivy League teams after its sole loss to league-leading No. 3 Harvard (2-0, 1-0 Ivy).
Women's squash
The Dartmouth women's squash team (7-2, 0-1 Ivy) posted a solid showing in the Maine Invitational, beating Bowdoin andColby, which are currently tied for the No. 12 spot in the College Squash Association rankings. A win over No. 11 Bates put the Big Green in the title game against No. 6 Stanford. Dartmouth dropped the championship match to the Cardinals 5-4, ending the weekend 3-1.
The Big Green shut out Amherst without surrendering a single game of nine individual matches on Wednesday. Dartmouth will face No. 4 Yale and No. 5 Trinity this weekend.
Men's Swimming
The Big Green men's swimming and diving team (1-6, 0-4 EISL) has struggled off the blocks this season, as the team lost to the University of Vermont for the first time in four years last week. The squad has suffered from an injury to co-captain Andrew Berry '08, one of the top divers in the Ivy League. Dartmouth will try to turn its fortunes around against Yale (3-1, 2-1 EISL) and UPenn(4-3, 1-3 EISL), as the team attempts to pick up its first conference victory in New Haven, Conn. this weekend. Harvard (4-0, 4-0 EISL) and Princeton (3-0, 2-0 EISL) currently lead the Ancient Eight.
Women's Swimming
The Dartmouth women's swimming and diving squad (2-5, 0-3 EISL) got a crucial nonconference victory against Boston University this past weekend, but has struggled against Ivy League opponents.
The Big Green will look to carry the positive momentum when the team travels to face Yale (3-1, 1-1 EISL) and UPenn (5-3, 2-3 EISL) at Yale this weekend. The current leaders of the Ivy League are Harvard (4-0, 4-0 EISL) and Princeton (3-0, 2-0 EISL).
Skiing
The Dartmouth ski team won the Bates Winter Carnival, the first of six Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association races on the EISA carnival circuit, last weekend. Freshman Courtney Hammond '11 won her first intercollegiate race in the giant slalom event, ahead of two other Dartmouth skiers who finished in the top 10. On the men's side, captain Dave Chodounsky '08 won the slalom event and placed third in the giant slalom. Dartmouth also took second in the women's 10k classic race and third in the men's 10k classic race with top performances from Ida Sargent '11 and Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess '09 respectively.
The second EISA carnival takes place at St. Lawrence University this weekend.
