Big Green sprints to success at Dartmouth Relays
It was a busy weekend at Leverone Field House, as more than 2,000 athletes came from New England, New York and Canada to compete in the 34th annual Dartmouth Relays.
It was a busy weekend at Leverone Field House, as more than 2,000 athletes came from New England, New York and Canada to compete in the 34th annual Dartmouth Relays.
In late-night swimming action Wednesday, the Dartmouth men's Swimming and Diving Team defeated Middlebury College at the Middlebury Natatorium 188-88 and set 14 pool records. Ryan Goldhahn '04, Thomas Sanford '04 and Yale Fillingham '06 each won or had a part in winning four events in which records were set.
The women's team wins 14 events in a 177-118 stomp of the Panthers
Dartmouth's worst loss this year came on Nov. 9 at the hands of the Harvard Crimson, whose team is equipped with three Olympians, including Salt Lake City gold-medalist Angela Ruggiero.
The Dartmouth men's hockey team improved to 9-4 (5-2 ECAC) by winning the Thompson-hosted Ledyard National Bank Auld Lang Syne Classic and picking up its first road victory. The team shook a monkey off its back down I-89 by coming from behind to beat the University of Vermont at Gutterson Field House 3-2 to pick up a key road victory. Lee Stempniak '05 put Dartmouth on the board just 22 seconds into the matchup with the local rival Catamounts, tucking a Trevor Byrne '03 rebound past Shawn Conschafter. The Cats came back the next period, however, dominating play and putting up two goals while shutting down the Dartmouth offense.
Ever look at someone and suddenly, unbidden, the thought "Old School" emerges from the depths? Not old school in the sense of Dr. J with a huge Afro or a helmet-less Bobby Orr, but rather a sense of pervading dignity and honor in the mold of Dean Smith or Joe Paterno.
One would expect that after winning the Ivy League with a 13-1 record in 2002 and being picked to win the league again in the preseason media poll, the Harvard women's basketball team, led by reigning Ivy Player of the Year Hana Peljto and 2002 Rookie of the Year Reka Cserny, would be confident in its abilities.
While the rest of the school enjoyed a month of winter break, the women's ice hockey team tallied three consecutive victories in the friendly confines of Thompson Arena. The University of New Hampshire received a rude early Christmas present on Dec.
Most Valuable Player: Rich Gannon, Raiders quarterback For starters, Gannon was the driving force behind the league's best offense, as well as the leader of arguably the NFL's best team at the end of the regular season.
Mike Oulette '06 one-timed a pass from classmate Hugh Jessiman '06 into the back of the net at 2:39 in an unexpected overtime period to give men's hockey a shocking come-from-behind win against top-ranked Boston College. Dartmouth (6-3, 4-2 ECAC) knocked off its second top-10 opponent in the midst of a five-game winning streak (Dartmouth beat No.
There was no Dick Vitale talking about who would be cutting down the nets at the Final Four, and no one was likely scrambling to set up an office pool as the teams were announced, but last Monday's NCAA tournament selection show had all the excitement of March Madness for the Dartmouth men's soccer team. Unfortunately, the Big Green's name never came up, as the squad was snubbed for a bid in the field of 48.
Behind a stellar performance by Gillian Apps '06, the Big Green women's hockey team finished its season sweep of the Catamounts with an 8-0 blow-out on Wednesday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse. In two shutouts, Dartmouth out-shot Vermont 124-11 and registered a total of 15 goals.
The waiting is over. After consecutive losing seasons-- Dartmouth's first back-to-back campaigns under .500 in its 17 seasons with head coach Chris Wielgus -- the Big Green women's basketball team is ready to attempt a return to their tradition of excellence. The Big Green, which won 13 Ivy League championships between 1980 and 2000, spent the last two seasons in mediocrity while rebuilding its roster.
This weekend, the Dartmouth men's hockey team will look to continue its dominance at Thompson Arena against Yale and Princeton. Last weekend, the Big Green (3-3-0, 2-2-0 ECAC, 1-2-0 Ivy) slapped around Colgate for some much-needed confidence heading into the evenutal upset of Cornell. Dartmouth put out as much of a veteran line-up as it could muster against the Big Red, and the older guys produced.
Football team travels to Princeton for season finale
Peacock '03 leads team to second-place finish at Delaware
A successful fall season characterized by dedication, perseverance and heart came to an end for the Dartmouth sailing team as the Big Green sailors competed in championship regattas over the past two weekends. Powerful performances in earlier qualifying regattas earned Dartmouth a berth in the respective Atlantic Coast Championships for the freshmen and women's teams.
The men's soccer team has only one thing left to do during its regular season campaign, and that is to take care of Brown. For the second time in three years, all the chips get placed on the table as Dartmouth (8-7-1, 4-1-1 Ivy) and Brown (5-7-4, 1-3-2 Ivy) meet with the Ivy League title still on the line. Unlike two years ago, however, Brown has no shot at the championship.
Coming off of a disappointing loss to Ivy League-rival Harvard last Saturday in Thompson Arena due to the absence of multiple players, the women's hockey team takes its No.
This season, Memorial Field has seen its share of exciting action, as all of the Big Green football team's home games have been decided by eight or fewer points. In fact, the action on the field has been rivaled only by the action in the stands, which has included the antics of a moose mascot, the screams of nine shirtless fans braving 30-degree Homecoming weather and the Dartmouth College Marching Band's new arrangement of the theme from "Back to the Future." That music will be truly appropriate this week, as Dartmouth (3-5, 2-3 Ivy) will be looking to go "back to the future" and recapture the form the team had earlier in the season, as Dartmouth enjoyed its first three-game winning streak since 1997 and looked ready to close the door on the difficulties that plagued the team over the last four years. According to defensive tackle Matt DeGutes '03, the key to a Dartmouth victory this Saturday over the Brown Bears (0-8, 0-5 Ivy) lies in the team's attitude. "We came out last week [against Cornell] with a desire to not lose," DeGutes said.