Frisbee concludes record season
Despite ending the tournament with a losing record, the team's performance was a milestone for Dartmouth's frisbee program, which had never won a collegiate championship match until last weekend.
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Despite ending the tournament with a losing record, the team's performance was a milestone for Dartmouth's frisbee program, which had never won a collegiate championship match until last weekend.
After a dismal 2007 season, Dartmouth (25-17, 15-5 Ivy) rebounded this season to win the Red Rolfe division of the Ivy League, advancing to the Ancient Eight championship series. The Big Green faced off against Columbia (22-25, 15-5 Ivy), the Lou Gehrig division champions, on Tuesday and Wednesday in Hanover.
Despite losing the lead to Harvard (6-8, 1-5 Ivy) for a short span in the second and third periods, the Big Green (7-7, 3-3 Ivy) played a second straight week of impressive team lacrosse.
The Big Green stayed resilient, however, and got the victory it has been looking for all season in front of a packed house on Saturday at Scully-Fahey Field, as Dartmouth shocked the No. 10 Tigers, 11-9, on Senior Day.
The College marked the dedication of Burnham Field and the adjoining Sports Pavillion, which will serve both Burnham Field and the nearby Scully-Fahey Field, with two exhibition soccer matches and festivities for donors and alumni involved in the project last weekend.
Dartmouth's men's lacrosse team suffered a tough defeat on the road Saturday, losing to No. 4 University of Virginia 11-7.
The Dartmouth men's lacrosse team took another disappointing loss last weekend to falling 16-11 to Ivy powerhouse No. 5 Cornell, Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y.
It took two full quarters for Dartmouth's men's lacrosse team to overcome a six-goal deficit and push the University of Pennsylvania into overtime, but it took less than 30 seconds for the Quakers to end the Big Green's comeback bid and Dartmouth lost the Saturday afternoon heartbreaker, 9-8.
Although the score may indicate a blowout by the Blue Devils, the Big Green (4-4, 0-1 Ivy) fought throughout the game and remained competitive through the fourth quarter. The game was played at a neutral site in Long Island, N.Y.
The win marks Dartmouth's 27th straight victory over Holy Cross.
After the game, Fairfield (2-0, 0-0 ECAC) entered the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's coaches' poll at the No. 20 spot, while the Big Green (1-1, 0-0 Ivy), which received honorable mention votes last week, received zero votes in the latest poll.
The team was satisfied with the win but believes it has more promise for the season that will begin to take shape soon.
The team still feels many of the growing pains that affect newly-formed club sports teams. The team, which is coached by players, manages its own finances and raised much of the money for its trip to Florida.
The men's squad (2-9, 0-6 EISL) swam well as a team and also saw standout individual performances. The women (4-8, 0-6 Ivy) also produced a number of solid performances that carried the team to their victory over the Black Bears.
The Big Green men's team (1-8, 0-6 EISL) lost to Yale (5-1, 4-1 EISL) 244-55 and to Penn (5-4, 2-4 EISL) 208-87. Dartmouth's women's squad (2-7, 0-5 Ivy) lost to Yale (5-1, 3-1 Ivy) 225-75 and to Penn (6-4, 3-4 Ivy) 210-90.
Cottrell, a native of Somers Point, N.J., has always had the FCS on his radar. In his senior year of high school, he considered universities with reputations for both strong football programs and academic traditions, looking specificlally to the Ivy League and institutions such as Lehigh University and Colgate University.
Dartmouth's all-important winter season is in full swing, but cross-country runner and Nordic skiing all-star Ben True '08 is noticeably missing from the Big Green scene.
The upgrades included 1,400 feet of safety netting on the giant slalom course and the widening of both the giant slalom and slalom courses to a standard 40-meter wide slope.
Stanley thought the All-Ivy selections adequately rewarded the Dartmouth women who had impressive seasons.
Overall, the team was satisfied with its play on Saturday.