Ivy League competition has
seen two trends this season: Cornell
has dominated the courts and
Dartmouth has struggled against
conference rivals. This past week
was no exception.
While Cornell (14-5, 6-0 Ivy)
controlled its home court with a
72-60 win over Princeton (5-15, 2-3
Ivy) and a 87-74 triumph over Penn
(8-14, 3-2 Ivy) this past weekend,
Dartmouth (8-12, 1-5 Ivy) lost by
a combined 65 points to Brown
(12-8, 4-2 Ivy) and Yale (9-11, 3-3
Ivy).
This weekend, the Big Green
hopes to see the end of both
trends, as Dartmouth will take on
Cornell at home on Saturday after
hosting Columbia (10-11, 3-3 Ivy)
on Friday.
Dartmouth has dug a hole for itself
in conference play after failing
to compete this past weekend, but
the team returns home for a fourgame
home stand. Dartmouth has
gone 5-1 at home this season and
will need to rediscover that success
if it is to make a run at the
championship.
Women's Basketbal
Dar tmouth (8-12, 5-1 Ivy)
snagged two Ivy victories this past
weekend against Brown (1-19, 0-6
Ivy) and Yale (5-14, 3-3 Ivy). With
the sweep, the Big Green keeps
pace with Cornell (13-6, 5-1 Ivy)
and Harvard (12-8, 5-1 Ivy) in the
race for the Ivy title.
On the weekend, Dartmouth
only trailed for 35 seconds, in the
opening minutes of the Brown
game. The Big Green built up solid
first-half leads in both games, and
never let its opponent back into
the game.
After the weekend, Brittney
Smith '11, who has recorded a
double-double in four straight
contests, was named Ivy League
Rookie of the Week for the fifth
straight week.
In the battle for the Ancient
Eight crown, Columbia (7-13, 4-2)
and Yale still remain competitive
and could surge ahead if Cornell,
Dartmouth and Harvard falter at
the top, while Princeton (4-17,
1-4 Ivy), Penn (3-17, 0-5 Ivy) and
Brown have fallen out to the cellar
in conference play.
This weekend, the Big Green
is back on the road to face Columbia
and Cornell. A victory over
the Big Red in Ithaca could put
Dartmouth at the front of the Ivy
League race.
The other game to watch this
weekend will be Harvard at Cornell.
The results of this weekend's
matchups could give a clearer
picture of who will come out on
top in the Ancient Eight.
Men's Hockey
Dar tmouth men's hockey
(8-11-4, 3-10-3 ECAC) pulled itself
out the bottom of the stack to tie
for 11th in the ECAC this week
after drawing even against Union
(12-10-5, 7-5-4 ECAC) and Rensselaer
(9-1-4, 4-9-3 ECAC).
This weekend, Dar tmouth
will host two of the ECAC's best
teams, as it faces Quinnipiac (17-
7-4, 9-3-4 ECAC) and Princeton
(14-9-1, 11-5-0 ECAC. Quinnipiac
has moved up to tie Princeton for
second in the ECAC following
two wins this past weekend. The
Tigers have won nine of their last
10 contests.
Conference leader Clarkson
(16-9-3, 11-3-2 ECAC) came out
last weekend with an unexpected
tie against Colgate (11-12-5, 5-7-4).
As a result, Princeton and Quinnipiac
are both only two points
behind the Golden Knights in the
ECAC.
In non-conference play, Harvard
lost the Beanpot title game
against Boston College, 6-5, in
overtime. The Beanpot is an annual
hockey tournament between
Boston-area schools Boston College,
Boston University, Harvard
and Northeastern.
Women's hockey
The Big Green women's hockey
team (13-7-5, 10-5-3 ECAC) played
competitively this past Winter
Carnival weekend, going 1-0-1 in
its final two home games.
On Friday, Dartmouth tied 1-1
against eighth-place Rensselaer
(12-12-5, 5-9-4 ECAC). The Big
Green came back strong on Saturday,
however, to defeat Union
(3-23-2, 0-16-2 ECAC) 4-0.
This weekend, the Big Green
will travel to Quinnipiac (5-20-5,
2-12-4 ECAC) on Friday and
Princeton (12-8-5, 10-6-2 ECAC)
on Saturday.
Saturday's game is critical, as
it will have major implications
for playoff seedings. Dartmouth
is currently in four th place in
the ECAC, while Princeton is in
fifth.
Harvard (23-1-0, 10-0-0)currently
leads the ECAC, and has a
seven-point advantage on secondplace
St. Lawrence (21-8-1, 14-3-1
ECAC).
The Crimson won the Beanpot
tournament this past weekend
over Boston University, 3-1.
Skiing
The Dar tmouth ski team
rebounded for 28-point victor y
over second-place Middlebur y
at the Dartmouth Carnival, the
teams' only home match, this past
weekend.
The women's Nordic team had
several standout performances on
the weekend. In the women's 15k
freestyle race, Dartmouth took
four of the top five finishes with
Ida Sargent '11, Rosie Brennan '11,
Elsa Sargent '08 and Susan Dunklee
'08 finishing first, second,
fourth and fifth, respectively.
Ida Sargent also took second
place in the 5k classic race while
Dunklee took third.
For the men's cross-countr y
team, Glenn Randall '09 and Nils
Koons '11 finished second and
third, respectively, in the 10k
classic race.
On the slopes, Courtney Hammond
'11 continued her stellar
freshman season, winning the
giant slalom for the Big Green.
Dartmouth will look to carr y
the momentum from their victory
all the way to the national championships,
where Dartmouth hopes
to defend its crown.
Men's Squash
The Dartmouth men's squash
team (13-5, 2-4 Ivy) moved down
one spot in the national rankings
this week after losing to Penn (7-6,
2-4 Ivy) over the weekend.
The Big Green is now ranked
No. 7 in national play.
Despite the drop, Dartmouth
will play in the top division of the
Collegiate Squash Association
championships at Harvard this
weekend.
The Ancient Eight saw one
minor upset on Saturday, when
No. 4 Yale (10-2, 4-1) beat No. 3
Harvard (5-2, 4-1) 7-2, which calls
into the question which team will
play in the No. 3 and No. 4 spots
in the top bracket.
The Big Green squad will face
No. 2 Princeton (8-1, 6-0) in the
first round of the Championships.
Barring upsets, the team will get
another chance at No. 6 Penn in
the next round, when the Big
Green battles for the fifth spot in
the tournament.
Women's Squash
The Dar tmouth women' s
squash team (10-6, 2-4 Ivy) maintained
its No. 6 spot in national play
over the course of last weekend.
In other play, No. 5 Trinity upset
No. 3 Harvard (5-3, 3-2 Ivy) 7-2.
No. 1 Penn (12-0, 6-0 Ivy) also won
a close match over Harvard with
a final score of 5-4.
The squad will fight for one of
the top eight spots in the top division
of the Howe Cup in Princeton
over the weekend of Feb. 22-24.
