Women's lacrosse dominates UConn in fall scrimmage

Douglas Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Staff The Big Green women's lacrosse team defeated the University of Connecticut 20-9 in a scrimmage at Scully-Fahey Field on Saturday.

Volleyball sweeps Harvard again

Geoff Holman / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's volleyball team rolled past Harvard in its Ivy home opener last Friday at Leede Arena to remain undefeated in league matchups. Beating the Crimson (4-9, 0-2 Ivy) in straight sets for the second time in two weeks, the Big Green (6-6, 2-0 Ivy) made its case to be a top league contender, backed by a healthy rotation and a strong offense. "In the scheme of things, these two games are probably the most important matches we will play this season," co-captain Megan MacGregor '10 said.

Field hockey extends winning streak to four games

nicholas root / The Dartmouth nicholas root / The Dartmouth Staff After suffering a tough 1-0 loss to Boston University on Sept.

Soccer snaps losing streak with win over Catamounts

LAURA DIEZ / The Dartmouth Two goals and a penalty sealed the deal for the Dartmouth's men's soccer team as it beat the University of Vermont (0-6-3), 3-1, in a showdown of regional rivals at Burnham Field on Wednesday night. Co-captains Daniel Keat '10 and Craig Henderson '09 both contributed assists, and were later rewarded with goals of their own.

Field hockey extends win streak with double-OT win

NICHOLAS ROOT / The Dartmouth The Dartmouth field hockey team clinched a 3-2 double-overtime win against the University of Vermont on Wednesday to continue its three-game winning streak. Meghan Everett '12 contributed two of the team's three goals, including the game winner, while co-captain Chelsea Dodds '10 added her first goal of the season.

Winingham and Scott to compete at All-American tourney

RICKY MELGARES / The Dartmouth Staff By Caroline Buck Seated side-by-side, Mary Beth Winingham '10 and Molly Scott '11 might seem more like sisters or close friends at first glance than a tennis doubles powerhouse. These two Dartmouth standouts, however, have achieved a rare feat both have qualified to play at the Rivieria/ITA Women's All-American Championships in California in October. Winingham and Scott seem to have the best of both worlds as both individual players and as doubles competitive drive paired with a strong friendship. "Our styles complement each other well," Scott said. "The way we interact is that we have fun on the court you'll see us laughing between points," Winingham said.

Santomauro adjusts to pro career

GEOFF HOLMAN / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth slugger Nick Santomauro '10 grew up rooting for the New York Yankees and dreaming of playing professional baseball. Despite his Yankee roots, however, Santomauro recently signed with the New York Mets, and insists that his loyalties have changed. "On the day of the draft, I was a converted Mets fan," he said. Santomauro joined the Mets organization after being drafted in the 10th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft this past June, ending his career with the Dartmouth baseball team to embark on his career in professional baseball. "When you are a little kid, you always want to play in the majors," Santomauro, who played right field for the Big Green, said.

Women's golf comes in ninth at rain-soaked Yale Invitational

Courtesy of Mark Washburn The Dartmouth women's golf team finished ninth at the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn., over the weekend, with a score of 670.

Strong offense sparks volleyball to victory in league opener

ZACH INGBRETSEN / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's volleyball team opened Ivy play last Friday with a straight set win against Harvard at Cambridge, Mass. Coming off three non-league home games, the Big Green (5-6, 1-0 Ivy) hit the road to square off against last year's fourth-place finisher in the Ivy League. "We had a great week of practice and were really excited to start Ivy play," co-captain Megan MacGregor '10 said.

Women's soccer defeats Brown 3-1 after overtime loss to BU

Rugby dominates Yale in first home Ivy League matchup

Curie Kim / The Dartmouth Brophy Field played host to its first ever Ivy League match on Saturday, as host Dartmouth men's rugby trounced Yale, 62-8. Dartmouth (3-0, 3-0 Ivy) jumped out to an early 21-0 lead on tries by Tommy Brothers '11, Derek Fish '12 and Will Lehmann '12. "Really, our goal from the beginning and right before we started the game was to come out fast, get our systems going," Tay Stevenson '10 said.