Women's basketball extends winning streak to nine games

SAM RAUCH / The Dartmouth The Dartmouth women's basketball team wasted no time getting reacquainted with its home court after a 40-day hiatus, as the Big Green had dominating performances in victories over Columbia and Cornell this weekend.

Skiers remain undefeated with win at home carnival

Zeke Turner / The Dartmouth Senior Staff With the added benefit of a home advantage, Dartmouth's ski team secured its strongest win of the season with 921 points at the Dartmouth Carnival.

NCAA gives athletes the green light to drink VitaminWater

Courtesy of Deadspin.com The NCAA issued a press release on Wednesday denying that drinking VitaminWater would cause student-athletes to fail drug tests.

Basketball teams to face Columbia, Cornell this weekend

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's and women's basketball teams will look to extend their respective winning streaks this weekend, as both approach mid-season league play with high hopes of competing for the Ivy crown. The men's squad (6-14, 4-2 Ivy) is coming off of its first doubleheader sweep of the season, edging out league rivals Brown and Yale last week at Leede Arena. After losing its Ivy opener to Harvard early last month, the Big Green has since gone 4-1 in league play, leaping to third place in the Ivy standings. Dartmouth's victory against the Bulldogs last Saturday marked the first time in four years that the Big Green has won three straight league matchups.

Smith '11 leads Big Green on the court

Courtesy of DartmouthSports.com Last year, the Dartmouth women's basketball team went to the National Invitation Tournament after losing to Cornell in a playoff game for a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Men's, women's squash teams trounced in Ivy matchups

Women's swimming and diving beats Northeastern 165-135

Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's swimming and diving team defeated Northeastern University 165-135 this weekend at the Karl Michael Pool in Hanover. Northeastern swept the first eight events, but Dartmouth (7-7, 1-5 Ivy) was able to secure both second and third place in seven of those eight events.

Track teams find success over weekend, set team records

Larissa Cespedes / The Dartmouth Staff Both the men's and women's Dartmouth track and field teams took first place over the weekend in a quad-meet against University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont and Quinnipiac University.

Toe to Toe: Knapp vs. Rose (Rose)

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff It's refreshing, maybe even inspirational, to see Dartmouth basketball reeling off victories.

Toe to Toe: Knapp vs. Rose (Knapp)

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's basketball program just had its most successful weekend in recent memory, beating both Brown and Yale in heroic fashion on consecutive nights.

Tennis rebounds after losses to sweep Army 9-0

Andy Foust / The Dartmouth Staff The Big Green men's tennis team came alive Sunday, sweeping Army after losing to University of North Carolina at Greensboro and University of Binghamton earlier in the weekend.

Women's hockey has weekend victories over Brown, Yale

DOUG GONZALEZ / The Dartmouth The Dartmouth women's ice hockey team squeaked out two victories against Ivy League opponents Brown and Yale this weekend at Thompson Arena, putting the Big Green on a four-game winning streak.

Men's hockey defeats Brown, falls 3-1 to Yale

Marina Agapakis / The Dartmouth Staff After a decisive 5-2 victory over Brown on Friday night in Providence, R.I., the No.

Men's basketball squeaks past Brown, Yale at home

Jared Bookman / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth men's basketball team picked up two important home wins against Brown and Yale over the weekend. Dartmouth beat Brown 63-61 in overtime on Friday night.

Women's basketball extends winning streak to seven games

The Dartmouth The Dartmouth women's basketball team extended its winning streak to seven with victories against Brown and Yale over the weekend. A stellar defensive effort contributed to a 58-27 blowout against Brown (3-17, 0-5 Ivy) on Friday night.