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Life After Smith

By Sammy Kardon | October 19, 2001

It's the beginning of a new era for Dartmouth football. When senior quarterback and All-American candidate Greg Smith '02 broke his middle finger in last week's 49-17 demolition at the hands of Holy Cross, the Big Green lost not only its best player, but its identity as well. Everything has changed.

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Crew finishes fifth in debut at Stonehurst

By Ed Freidheim | October 16, 2001

After making a seven-hour journey to western New York, the men's heavyweight crew team finally got its fall season underway on Sunday, placing an impressive fifth at the Stonehurst Capitol Regatta. The boat race, which was held on the home course of the Rochester Institute of Technology, consisted of a field of 35 top-flight crews, some of which came from Toronto and other parts of western Ontario. Despite starting toward the rear of the field, the Dartmouth men rowed an efficient race through rough waters, finishing in a time of 29:41.92. Unfortunately for the Big Green, that time was 55 seconds behind the first-place Crimson crew of Harvard, whose nearest competitor, Brown, came in a distant 23 seconds out of first. Head coach Scott Armstrong felt somewhat optimistic, however, about his team's performance over the weekend. "[Our] guys rowed hard and powerfully, but didn't have the quick, fast rhythm you need to really fly," Armstrong said. Those hard, powerful strokes made up for the rather low stroke rating that prevented the Big Green from posing a formidable threat to Harvard's first boat. "[We] rowed 30 [strokes per minute] over the course too low to compete with Harvard, Brown, and Yale, who were rowing [between] 33-35," Armstrong added. "I [also] learned that I need to change the lineup around to seek a faster rhythm.

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Quakers Will Win Big in NY

By Jon Martin | October 12, 2001

It's three weeks into the Ivy football season and only five league games have been played. Yale (2-1, 1-1) and Dartmouth (1-2, 1-1) are the sole teams to have played in two Ivy contests, and with each splitting their results, it's fair to say that the league title is still within reach for each school.

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A Team Looking to Regroup

By Lois Schonberger | October 12, 2001

The Dartmouth women's soccer team is taking a much-needed break this weekend. Returning home from a disappointing loss to the Terriers of Boston University on Wednesday, the Big Green now has its first extended rest during what has thus far been a frustrating season, one marked by a lack of scoring prowess. Among those most thankful for the chance to recover are sophomores Lea Kiefer and Kelly Partridge. Pulled muscles sidelined both players for the BU game, forcing them to watch from the stands as the Terriers broke through the Big Green defense to win 2-0. After an encouraging showing in a scoreless tie at Yale last weekend, the Dartmouth women took the field in Boston hoping to continue the smart play they showed against the Bulldogs, only to walk off the pitch after 90 minutes with another loss and a frustrating weight on their shoulders. Of the recent frustration, junior defender Meaghan Kelly said: "I think one of the main reasons for the disappointment of the past few games has been a lack of mental toughness and focus for 90 minutes. "We haven't played hard, with desire, until half of the game is over or we get scored on." Showing promise from the start of preseason, this year's team has displayed all the key ingredients that have made past squads so successful in national arenas. Like teams of the past, this incarnation has quick attackers like Laura Ashley '03, intelligent playmakers at the midfield like Mary McVeigh '03, gutsy defenders like Shannon Agner '02 and a pervading team unity. Still, it hasn't been enough to put points on the board thus far this season. Despite the consistent backstopping efforts of Big Green keepers Julia Shields, a sophomore, and Anne Marbarger, a freshman, both have found themselves digging the ball out of the back of their own nets more often than they have celebrated a teammate's goal on the opposite side of the field. Now, the team has a week-long break to rest, reflect and prepare for the upcoming test at Syracuse in Upstate N.Y.

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Women: ECACs

By Mark Davis | October 12, 2001

The Dartmouth women's tennis team heads to Princeton today for the ECAC Championships. The event is the most important one of the fall.

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Kickers Take Aim at Hawks

By Morgan Cain | October 12, 2001

This is the biggest opportunity for the Dartmouth Big Green men's soccer team in a long time. Still reeling from four tough losses in a row--despite outplaying 24th-ranked Yale last Saturday--the booters have a great opportunity to break out of their funk against the Hartwick Hawks this Saturday at Chase Field. The Hawks come in to Hanover riding the same rough horse as Dartmouth.

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Championship Explained

By David Sherzer | October 12, 2001

Here's how it goes: Dartmouth beats Holy Cross in Worcester this weekend, spoiling the Crusaders' Homecoming while building some momentum as the season's midpoint approaches.

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Crew to Rochester

By Ed Freidheim | October 12, 2001

The Dartmouth varsity men's heavyweight crew team begins its fall campaign this weekend, as the team heads to the Stonehurst Capitol Regatta just outside of Rochester. Coming off a successful trip to England this summer, the heavies are hoping to bring their success to this side of the Atlantic. Coach Scott Armstrong, who prefers to focus on the all-important sprint season in the spring, utilizes the fall races as a testing ground for different lineups. "We'll put some of the stronger guys into a top boat for the Head of the Charles and Stonehurst race to test out some combinations," Armstrong said.

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Squad splits for weekend

By Rawson Daniel | October 12, 2001

It'll be double duty for cross-country this weekend. Friday and Saturday see not only the New England Championships for the Dartmouth men's and women's cross country teams, but also the pre-NCAA meet down South in Furman, S.C. Coaches Barry Harwick '77 (men's) and Ellen O'Neil '87 (women's) are faced with the prospect of splitting their squads since the geographical logistics make it impossible to compete in both meets. The decision is made easier because the Furman meet is more important.

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So Far, So Good

By Sammy Kardon | October 12, 2001

It must be interesting to be a member of the Big Green football team these days. Coming into the season, the team was picked to vie for the Ivy League cellar as in the past three seasons, consecutive 2-8 campaigns.

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