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Dartmouth faced Brown (6-19, 2-12 Ivy) on Friday having already beaten the Bears in straight sets earlier this season. History repeated itself, as the Big Green again went on to sweep Brown.
After running to individual titles two weekends ago at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, Ethan Shaw '12 and Abbey D'Agostino '14 maintained pace at the NCAA Northeast Region Cross Country Championships in Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday. With their outstanding performances, both Shaw and D'Agostino qualified to represent the Big Green at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 21.
In its first-ever season-opener against a team from the Big 12 Conference, the Dartmouth women's basketball team lost, 54-20, against Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. The loss came despite an impressive defensive performance by the Big Green (0-1), which forced the Wildcats to commit 28 turnovers.
While the end result did not fall in the Big Green's favor, the Dartmouth men's basketball team's performance in its season-opening game against Rutgers University showed that the team has the skills and the willpower to exceed expectations this season. While many have predicted another last-in-the-Ivy-League finish for the Big Green, players from the team are confident that it can be a competitive force in the conference this season.
Dartmouth also suffered a 4-0 loss at the hands of Colgate (6-4-1, 2-2-0 ECAC) on Friday after giving up three goals in the third period. This weekend's losses offset last weekend's sweep of Princeton University and Quinnipiac University.
Dartmouth (3-2-1, 3-0-1 ECAC) rolled into Ithaca, N.Y., on Friday as the clear underdog to its formidable challengers. Cornell (5-1-0, 4-1-0 ECAC), the second-ranked team in the country, had not yet lost a game this season.
"This is the biggest win of my career," co-captain Nick Schwieger '12, who rushed for 137 yards on a career-high 37 carries, said. "It's a great win for the program. To go on the road and beat an Ivy League contender speaks volumes about this program right now. We'd never beat those guys in my career, so it was really great."
Three Dartmouth football players were selected as members of the Capital One Academic All-District Football Team on Thursday, according to a Dartmouth athletic department press release. The College Sports Information Directors of America announced that linebacker Luke Hussey '11 Th'12, tight end John Gallagher '12 and wide receiver Tim McManus '11 were selected as members of the first team for the University Division of District I, which includes Division I institutions in several Northeastern states. Hussey, who is an engineering major with a 3.94 GPA, was also a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is awarded to the country's best student-athlete in football. Hussey recorded a career-high 63 tackles this season, contributing to his career total of 124 tackles. Gallagher, an economics major with a 3.59 GPA, is a four-year starter and has recorded 19 catches this season for 169 yards. McManus, a history major with a 3.48 GPA, is a three-time captain and has the fifth-most receptions in Dartmouth history with 134. McManus only played in three games this year due to a concussion.
The Dartmouth men's soccer team now ranked first in the Ivy League had plenty to celebrate after its win over Cornell University at Burnham Field on Saturday. The 3-1 victory on the team's senior day elevated the Big Green to its first-place status, and co-captain Lucky Mkosana '12 broke the Dartmouth all-time record for both goals and points with his 34th career goal.
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I sat down with men's cross country runner Ethan Shaw '12 to talk about his recent first-place finish in the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship 10K run, his pre-race eating habits and the dirty side of cross country.
Both crew teams and the women's tennis team had successful showings at home events this weekend. The women's tennis team won all but two matches over the course of the three-day Big Green Invite, while the men's and women's crew teams competed successfully at the novice-only Green Monster race.WOMEN'S TENNIS
With its hopes of finishing with a winning record Ivy League record hanging in the balance, the Dartmouth women's volleyball team split back-to-back five-set matches on the road this weekend against Cornell University and Columbia University. The Big Green (14-9, 6-6 Ivy) maintained its fourth-place position in the League with the results, two games ahead of Harvard University with two games left to play.
The win is the Big Green's first over Cornell since 2005.
The Dartmouth women's soccer team closed out its season on a high note on Saturday, beating Cornell University, 1-0, at home on senior day. The Big Green (4-12-0, 2-5-0 Ivy) finished the season in a tie with Columbia University for sixth place in the League.
Although it was charged with three delay-of-game penalties due to a continuous flood of tennis balls from Big Green fans, the Dartmouth men's hockey team handily defeated Princeton University, 5-3, in front of almost 4,000 spectators on Saturday. The win capped a weekend sweep for the Big Green (3-2, 2-0 ECAC), which defeated Quinnipiac University, 5-4, with a late comeback effort on Friday.
The Big Green rushed for 379 yards overall, its highest total since 1991. Quarterback Conner Kempe '12 also passed for a season-high 161 yards, and Dartmouth's 540 total yards were its most in a game since 2001.
Dartmouth men's hockey team will appear twice on the nationally-televised Versus network when it plays at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Jan. 6 and at Yale University on Feb. 17. Versus, which will become NBC Sports Network on Jan. 2, will air 16 live college hockey games this season, including the Hockey East postseason tournament. "We are excited to be launching our first-ever college hockey package by building a destination on Friday nights on the NBC Sports Network with many of the preeminent brands in the sport," President of Programming for NBC Sports Group Jon Miller said in a statement, according to College Hockey News. The inaugural match of the series will take place on New Year's Eve, when fourth-ranked University of Notre Dame hosts 12th-ranked Boston University. Eleven of the 16 games will take place on Friday nights, and all conferences except Atlantic Hockey will be featured at least once, according to College Hockey News.
A new phenomenon has swept the country. I'm not referring to planking, a silly and pointless move which seemed to intrigue everyone for no apparent reason. What I am referring to is very dear to many in Gainesville, Fla., and Denver, Colo. It's called "Tebowing."
This week I interviewed Lindsay Holdcroft '14, the Dartmouth women's hockey goaltender, to talk about her outlook on the season, her small stature and her experience playing with the boys.