Men's ruggers begin league play with dominant game
Before a large crowd of enthusiastic DRFC supporters, Dartmouth opened its white-league schedule Saturday with a 41-5 thrashing of Northeastern at Sachem Field.
Before a large crowd of enthusiastic DRFC supporters, Dartmouth opened its white-league schedule Saturday with a 41-5 thrashing of Northeastern at Sachem Field.
It is not often that a team gets a clean slate three weeks into its season, but that is exactly what the Dartmouth men's soccer team is looking forward to this weekend as it travels to Princeton University to open its Ivy League campaign. The Big Green (0-4 overall, 0-0 Ivy) is looking to get its first win of the year against a Tigers squad that's off to a similarly rough start (1-2-2, 0-0). Needless to say, the first three weeks of the 2002 season have not gone according to plan for the Dartmouth men.
As disappointing as the Big Green football team's loss to Colgate last Saturday was, when viewed in the grand scheme of things, the game represented solid improvement in head coach John Lyons' squad. The last time Dartmouth and Colgate met, on Sept.
It has been a disappointing year for the Big Green women's soccer team. The team is struggling despite eight starters and 16 letter-winners returning from one of the most successful campaigns in its history, one that led the squad to an NCAA tournament berth last year. A series of tough losses against 16th-ranked Virginia and 23rd-ranked division rival Princeton have dropped the Big Green's record to 2-3-1 overall and 0-1-1 in the Ivy League. As the team dropped important matches, its ranking dropped as well; ranked No.
The Dartmouth: Sports are full of great nicknames, like former NBA star Chuck "The Rifleman" Person, 1982 Masters Champion Craig "The Walrus" Stadler and former hockey goalie Georges "The Chicoutimi Cucumber" Vezina.
The marketing slogan for the 2002 Dartmouth football season, "Why not us? Why not now?" has not impressed many members of head coach John Lyons' squad. In an Aug.
The marketing slogan for the 2002 Dartmouth football season, "Why not us? Why not now?" has not impressed many members of head coach John Lyons' squad. In an Aug.
Rebekka Stucker '04 lifted the Dartmouth field hockey team over Boston University, 3-2, by scoring her first goal of the season with just 4:40 left in Monday afternoon's match at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stucker was able to put the ball home thanks to an assist from Lauren Welsh '03, following a scramble for the ball that resulted from a Dartmouth corner. Stucker was the Ivy League's third-leading point producer in 2001 with 12 goals and four assists but has had a hard time finding the touch that helped make that possible.
The Ivy League hasn't been known for its athletic prowess in years. The once mighty league doesn't get mentioned by Chris Berman during the NFL Draft marathon, Charles Barkley doesn't make strange jokes about it for the NBA Draft and the Florida Marlins aren't selling off anyone who went to school in the league.
Athletics have been a way of life at Dartmouth College for years. In the days prior to the founding of the Ivy League, Dartmouth made frequent trips to college athletics' biggest forums, including trips to the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four in 1942 and 1944. Since joining the Ivy League in 1956, Dartmouth has won 105 Ivy League championships in varsity sports and has created a strong legacy in league history.
Dartmouth teams brought home Ivy League championships in women's soccer, women's hockey and men's cross country and an ECAC field hockey championship to highlight an eventful year in sports at Dartmouth.
Diverse group of '04s ready to take on leadership role, hope to lead Dartmouth to Ivy success
In a season that was short on highlights, the Big Green football team's 32-27 victory over Yale during the 2001 season certainly stands out.
Lacrosse '04s carry memory of fallen teammate Demaine as they head into their final two seasons
'04 Field Hockey players sound off about the transition to college speed and the victories which are yet to come
Dartmouth's athletic department is losing former Athletic Director Richard Jaeger this year but has made very strong moves to replace him.
The Connecticut River saw some great action this past week as the Ledyard Canoe Club hosted the United States Canoe Association Marathon Canoe & Kayak National Championships.
Editor's Note: This is the ninth in a series of articles profiling members of the Class of 2004 on Dartmouth varsity sports teams There are no math majors among the Big Green Men's Basketball Class of 2004, but the rising juniors have learned a great deal about subtraction in their first two seasons in Hanover.
Editor's Note: This is the eighth in a series of articles profiling members of the Class of 2004 on Dartmouth varsity sports teams. Two years of Dartmouth football have not been particularly kind to the 14 rising juniors on head coach John Lyons' squad.
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, it is now official. Two of baseball's biggest names, and biggest egos, are now suffering from RCI " rectal-cranial immersion. I am, of course, talking about Bud Selig and George Steinbrenner.