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Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff Men's Lacrosse Coming off a lackluster performance last weekend during a 16-9 loss to No.
Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff Men's Lacrosse Coming off a lackluster performance last weekend during a 16-9 loss to No.
As the winter snow continued to pile up in Hanover over spring break, Dartmouth's men's and women's Ultimate Frisbee teams migrated south in search of better weather and stiff competition.
Maggie Goldstein / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth's women's lacrosse team, ranked 20th in the nation, defeated the University of Vermont, 21-6 in Hanover this Tuesday, rebounding from a disappointing loss against Brown last Saturday. Co-captain Kristen Barry '08 was pleased with the team's level of play. "We really connected as a team, from the sidelines to the defense to the attack," Barry said.
Even in the earliest days of spring in New Hampshire, Dartmouth students start eagerly anticipating the day when they can shed their winter layers and bask in warmer weather.
Courtesy of Ben Bostick With four consecutive national titles and five undefeated seasons under its belt, Dartmouth's figure skating team will defend its title at the Intercollegiate National Championship in Ann Arbor, Mich., this weekend. Dartmouth qualified to represent the Eastern Region in the National Championship after winning the qualifying competition held at the University of Delaware on March 2.
Dartmouth men's and women's track prevailed in the Snowflake Invitational at Tufts University this past weekend, as both teams placed first out of thirteen schools. Big Green athletes posted 11 first place finishes in various events to contribute to winning scores of 223 for the men and 196.5 for the women. The meet's name was appropriate as temperatures reached the low teens and gusting winds posed a challenge to every event at the outdoor meet. "The meet went very well in terms of our overall team score," men's coach Barry Harwick said.
Jennie Post / The Dartmouth Staff A one-hour weather delay could not shake the Dartmouth baseball team's confidence on Sunday.
While most students were busy cramming for final exams at the end of Winter term, two Big Green athletes were in Fiji accomplishing something far more impressive than beating the median in class. Craig Henderson '09 and Dan Keat '10, members of Dartmouth's men's soccer team, helped their native New Zealand qualify for the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. Henderson and Keat were instrumental in helping New Zealand win the Oceania Football Confederation's Olympic qualifying tournament, held on March 1-9 in Lautoka, Fiji. Keat helped set up the winning goal in the first game against Fiji, but was sent off on a controversial red card in a game against Vanuatu and missed the rest of the tournament due to a suspension. Henderson had a goal against the Solomon Islands to secure the win and virtually guarantee the Oly-Whites' spot in the 29th Olympiad. This marks the first time that the Oly-Whites have qualified for the Olympics in soccer.
Team to Beat: The Boston Red Sox. That's right, I said it. The Boston Red Sox are the team to beat in 2008.
Team to Beat: The Boston Red Sox. It's odd to think, after growing up as a fan witnessing the hapless trials and travails of the Red Sox, that we are now in an era of Red Sox dominance, but it seems to be the case.
Dartmouth men's and women's tennis teams appear to be starting off on the right foot for upcoming Ivy League match ups following decisive wins for both squads in their last non-conference matches at home. The Big Green men (7-7, 0-0 Ivy) defeated Division III rival Amherst, 7-0.
Marina Agapakis / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth's women's lacrosse team, ranked 20th in the nation, was upset by Ivy rival Brown 8-5 in Providence this past Saturday.
The trip from Hanover to New Jersey is a lot easier to make when you're going there to win. In the Ivy League opener for both schools, Dartmouth (8-7, 2-0 Ivy) beat Princeton (8-11, 0-2 Ivy) twice in a doubleheader on Saturday, winning 5-4 in game one and 8-5 in the nightcap. In the first game, Brett Gardner '10 drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in extra innings.
Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth's softball team opened up its Ivy League season with tough losses in both games of Saturday's doubleheader at Princeton. Game one came down to the final inning but ended with a 5-4 Dartmouth loss, followed by a 8-2 defeat in the second game. Dartmouth (4-15, 0-2 Ivy) has had a bumpy start to the season, dropping five consecutive games. In the opener, Princeton (5-17, 2-0 Ivy) struck first with two runs, but the Big Green quickly responded.
Dartmouth's softball team's early season struggles continued on Wednesday when the squad lost a doubleheader at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Zach Ingbretsen / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth's men's lacrosse team had an impressive offensive performance against Holy Cross in Hanover this Tuesday, routing the Crusaders, 21-12. The win marks Dartmouth's 27th straight victory over Holy Cross. Despite losing the last four games, the Crusaders (3-5, 0-4 Patriot League) have had an impressive season thus far, knocking off Yale in early season play.
The men's and women's tennis teams travelled to opposite coasts this spring break to pick up some match-speed practice in preparation for the upcoming Ivy League season. The women's tennis team lost just one of five matches in a week-long trip to Florida, while the men's team lost three matches and snagged one close win over Loyola Marymount University in California. The Big Green men (6-7, 0-0 Ivy) matched up against Utah on March 16, falling 2-5.
Dartmouth's men and women's track and field teams escaped the mud and snow of Hanover this spring break, traveling to Scottsdale, Arizona to take advantage of the warmer climate before the spring season begins this weekend. In Arizona, the squads had the opportunity to gauge their progress when they each competed in the Baldy Castillo Invitational hosted by Arizona State University on March 21-22. The meet was not scored and will not count toward the Big Green's overall meet record. The Arizona State Sun Devils, who compete in the Pacific 10 conference, are the newly crowned men and women's indoor track and field champions.