Women's hockey splits week against Harvard and Vermont

AKIKAZU ONDA / The Dartmouth Staff Breaking a two-game winning streak, the Dartmouth women's hockey team split the long weekend with a loss to No.

Men's hockey wins third straight

Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff With two goals exploding off of the stick of assistant captain Scott Fleming '11 in this weekend's non-conference competition, the Dartmouth men's hockey team defeated Providence College, 4-2, Friday in Hanover and Harvard, 6-2, Sunday in Cambridge, Mass. Jumping out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period, Dartmouth (3-6, 1-6 ECAC Hockey) maintained the lead throughout the entire game despite two Harvard (1-6-2, 1-4-2 ECAC Hockey) power-play goals in the second and third period.

Women's basketball loses fourth

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff Brutal second halves proved to be the downfall for the Dartmouth women's basketball team this week, as it was handed its third and fourth consecutive losses by the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vt., and the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Big Green (1-4, 0-0 Ivy) unraveled in the second half Sunday, shooting just 12.5 percent from the floor.

Men's basketball gets first victory

The Dartmouth Playing two days after Thanksgiving, the Dartmouth men's basketball team feasted on the University of Hartford Saturday night, recording its first victory of the season, 68-56, at Leede Arena. Three players scored career highs for Dartmouth, and four Big Green (1-4, 0-0 Ivy) players scored in double digits. Key to the victory was Dartmouth's ability to knock down open shots.

Squash teams go undefeated against non-conference foes

The Dartmouth Both the men's and women's squash teams were undefeated this weekend, going a combined 4-0 while visiting Navy, George Washington University and Franklin & Marshall College.

Women's hockey posts first two-game weekend sweep

Akikazu onda / The Dartmouth Staff akikazu onda / The Dartmouth Staff Co-captain Jenna Cunningham '10 secured her 100th career point this weekend as the Dartmouth's women's hockey team earned its first two-game sweep of the season against league rivals Brown and Yale. After splitting the last two weekends at home, the Big Green (4-3-1, 4-3-1 ECAC Hockey) highlighted its offensive prowess on the road this weekend, taking control early in both matches and peppering both the Bears and the Bulldogs with shots. "It was great getting the 100th point this weekend, but coming out of the weekend with two great wins was the best part," Cunningham said. On Friday, Dartmouth traveled to Providence, R.I., where the team picked up two goals in the final five minutes of play to dispatch Brown (1-6-3, 0-5-3 ECAC Hockey) with a 5-2 victory. Amanda Trunzo '11 extended the Big Green's advantage to two, while Jenna Hobeika '12 followed up on a power play with her first goal of the season with 30 seconds left on the clock. Dartmouth dominated the shot battle, as the Big Green sprayed the net in the final frame with 21 shots to finish the match with a 53-22 advantage. "Offensively, I think we did very well," co-captain Sarah Parsons '10 said.

Football falls short to Princeton

nicholas root / The Dartmouth Staff Despite a strong fourth-quarter effort by Conner Kempe '12, who passed for 180 yards in the last 15 minutes of the game, the Big Green football team dropped its final game of the season this Saturday to a well-prepared Princeton team. In the 23-11 loss, no touchdowns were scored until the third quarter. Princeton's (4-6, 3-4 Ivy) Kenny Gunter finally accelerated the scoring in the third quarter when he sped past defenders on a 46-yard touchdown run.

Men's hockey captures first win of the season against Saints