Women's volleyball wins two
The road trip to Columbia and Cornell is dreaded by all Dartmouth teams, but the perils of the women's volleyball team over the weekend is one for the books.
The road trip to Columbia and Cornell is dreaded by all Dartmouth teams, but the perils of the women's volleyball team over the weekend is one for the books.
Big Green rowers look to build upon last year's positive results
Dartmouth looks for its third consecutive win over Patriot League opponents when Holy Cross comes to town tomorrow in the Big Green's final non-conference tune-up before recommencing Ivy League competition next week.
Augie Lopez's '97 right-footed blast with 2:20 left in the second half broke a scoreless tie, as the Big Green men's soccer squad snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over intra-state rival UNH.
Until the start of this season, the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League were the most dominant team in professional sports history.
After pounding Siena 9-0 Monday, the Big Green field hockey team kept on their now two-game winning streak yesterday afternoon, defeating the University of New Hampshire 2-1. While this match proved a bit more trying for the Dartmouth women, the Big Green dominated the Wildcat's end of the field as they outshot UNH 30-8. Weze Shorts '99 knocked in her fifth goal of the season with 9:52 remaining in the first half to give Dartmouth a 1-0 lead.
Lloyd Lee '98 has been selected as this week's athlete of the week for his tremendous contributions as a free safety on the Big Green football team. Lee has been named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week for two straight weeks for his strong performances, as he has been instrumental in Dartmouth's 3-0 beginning.
Coming off of a rough weekend, the Dartmouth women's volleyball team beat the University of Vermont in four games last night, 15-2, 15-4, 12-15, 15-8. The win was just what the team needed to restore its confidence after losses to Harvard and Fairfield over the weekend. The team started off the game with strong serving from Maria Stutsman y Marquez '98.
Most collegiate golf teams would be content with a sixth place finish out of a field of 23 teams, 12 being Division 1.
The women's golf team traveled to the Mount Holyoke Invitational last Saturday and returned with a second place finish, its best since the spring of 1993. Led by Samantha Sommers '99, who shot rounds of 80 and 82 (162) to finish second behind Boston College's Katie Shields (77-83--160), the team finished one stroke out of first place.
On Sunday the Big Green machine once again flexed their muscles and bulldozed both of their opponents, the University of Vermont and Boston University. "A great day," Coach Chuck Kinyon said.
Sometimes its hard to get motivated for a lackluster opponent, but the Big Green field hockey team had no problems yesterday afternoon at Chase Field.
The Dartmouth field hockey team traveled to Providence on Saturday, hoping to get back on track versus a talented Brown squad. In a game that was closer than the scoreboard implied, the Big Green were shut out for the first time in recent history, as they fell 3-0. The team stepped up its level of play from last week's dismal loss at Princeton, but could not connect when it counted. "We played as team and passed well, but we just couldn't capitalize around the net," Lauren Worley '99 said.
Men's Tennis: The Big Green won two home matches yesterday afternoon on Topliff Tennis Courts. Dartmouth defeated Boston University 6-1 and the University of Vermont 6-1.
In what may prove to be the craziest, hard-hitting, and downright woolliest game this season, the women's soccer team outlasted the Bears from Brown yesterday by a score of 1-0 in Providence. The Big Green struck hard and fast as co-Captain Kate Andrews '96 punched a header past the Brown keeper in the opening minute.
The Dartmouth men's soccer team came into this weekend's Umbro/Lipton classic riding a three game unbeaten streak, not expecting to get shut out of the win column.
It was the game the Big Green football team had been waiting for, a contest when all three units, the offense, defense and special teams, came together and earned them a decisive 20-7 victory over the struggling Fordham Rams. Dartmouth's offensive juggernaut netted 543 yards of total offense with a superb balance of 263 yards on the ground and 280 yards through the air.
The Dartmouth water polo club went into this weekend's tournament with a 6-1 record and high expectations.
The unexpected became an ugly reality for the Dartmouth women's volleyball team Friday night. In the opening match of their Ivy League season, the Big Green was struck down by a struggling Harvard in three games 15-6, 15-11, 15-9. In Saturday's action, the Dartmouth women lost to Fairfield in five games and handily beat Long Island University in three. The match against Harvard was a struggle from the beginning.
Dartmouth returns home after a successful road trip to face Patriot League foe Fordham in the first of three straight home games for the Big Green.