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Big Green adjust to new coach

By Sarah Hood | September 25, 1996

Though the grassy green fields behind Thompson Arena are a far cry from the highlands of his native Scotland, Neil Orr, the new interim coach of the women's soccer team, feels very much at home on them.

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Sailing team sets goals high

By Amy Hatch | September 25, 1996

Summer lives on in the hearts of one group of Dartmouth athletes. The Big Green sailing team refuses to let fall set in and will not be bothered by the typical, chilly Hanover weather as they prepare for a long fall season filled with numerous weekend regattas. Already this season, both the men and women sailors have performed particularly well, proving to New England and other eastern teams that Dartmouth sailing is a top-notch program that will be difficult to defeat. In fact, the women sailors have already earned a ranking of two in the nation, a position that Coach Brian Doyle feels is more than fair. "We have a lot of female talent in our upperclassmen," Doyle said.

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Around the Green

By The Dartmouth | September 25, 1996

Field Hockey: The women's field hockey team hired a new assistant coach late in August. Sue Daddona replaced Amy Fowler who left Dartmouth to take a position at James Madison.

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Dartmouth downs UNH

By Amy Hatch | September 25, 1996

As the rain began to fall yesterday afternoon at Chase Field, the women's soccer team would do anything but the same as they held strong to defeat the University of New Hampshire 2-1. In a game completely dominated by the Big Green, UNH surprisingly remained on top on the scoreboard well into the second half.

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Women's soccer defeats Penn 5-1

By Sarah Hood | September 24, 1996

With seven of the top eight scorers returning from the 1995 Big Green women's soccer team, it is no wonder that it was a total team offensive effort that powered Dartmouth to a 5-1 win over the visiting University of Pennsylvania last Saturday. Kate Andrews '96 scored on a penalty shot after a red card was given to Pennsylvania's Heather Herson with 5:34 left in the second half to make the score 3-1. That goal broke open a one -goal game and killed any momentum the Quakers might have built up.

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Field hockey overcomes inexperience

By Amy Hatch | September 24, 1996

The 1996 field hockey team entered this season plagued with doubt and sheer inexperience. Having lost six starters to graduation and one senior tri-captain to a season-ending back injury, the Dartmouth women were suppose to enter a rebuilding stage. But the rebuilding stage for the Big Green was short-lived, as several younger players have stepped up their play and disputed any doubt in this year's squad.

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Big Green fall to BC

By The Dartmouth | September 24, 1996

The Dartmouth field hockey team suffered a disappointing 2-1 loss in overtime to Boston College last night in Boston. After a scoreless first half dominated by B.C., the Eagles struck first, as Gabby Bieg connected from a Michelle LaBonge pass from a penalty corner with 22:10 left in the game.

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Football team looks to tackle title

By Oliver Prichard | August 14, 1996

The lazy days of summer are quickly becoming numbered. It will not be long before the leaves turn, there's a chill in the air and the crowds flock to Memorial Stadium on early Saturday afternoons. That's right.

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Two sailors honored with trips to Japan

By David Kung | August 14, 1996

Dartmouth sailors Casey Hogan '99 and Heather Melanson '97 and Dartmouth sailing coach Brian Doyle have been chosen to participate in the 1996 U.S./Japan Goodwill Regatta. This annual regatta, which began in 1990, pits the best sailors from the U.S.

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Orr hired as coach of women's soccer team

By Eric Petitt | August 14, 1996

The Dartmouth College athletic department finally filled the void left by former women's soccer Head Coach Steve Sampson -- at least temporarily. The College announced on Tuesday that it had signed former professional soccer player and coach Neil Orr to a four-month contract as head coach of the Dartmouth women's soccer team. "After a long and extensive search, we feel very fortunate to have landed on our feet with an outstanding player and coach to lead us in 1996," Josie Harper, Dartmouth's associate athletic director, said in a release. "We are excited to have a coach the caliber of Neil Orr make the four-month commitment he has made to the Dartmouth women's soccer program." Orr, a Scottish native who is also an avid two-handicap golfer, retired from a professional soccer career in Great Britain which spanned three decades in 1995. Orr also is also no stranger to the Upper Valley area -- he has coached in a number of camps, including the Lightning Soccer Camps held at Dartmouth in the summer. "Through our camps, Neil has become familiar with the coaches and players at Dartmouth," Harper said. She added that Orr's primary mission will be "sustaining and raising the team's already-high level [of play], and leading the women to more national prominence." Following the end of the 1996 soccer season, the college athletic department will reopen its search for a permanent Head Coach of the women's soccer team.

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N. H. scrapes out win in Shriners' game

By Eric Petitt | August 12, 1996

Dartmouth's own Memorial Field played host to one of the oldest sports traditions in the Upper Valley on Saturday, as the best high school football players from New Hampshire and Vermont lined up in the 43rd annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl. And in front of a near-capacity crowd of cheering fans on Dartmouth football's home field, the All-Stars didn't disappoint. Averting a major upset, New Hampshire squeaked by with a touchdown with just over four minutes to go to eek out a 13-7 win over the Vermont all-stars. Vermont had a chance to tie the game, but a fumble with two minutes to go inside the New Hampshire five-yard line ended the Green Mountain State's upset bid. New Hampshire, winner of the Shrine Bowl for the past eight straight years, upped their overall record to 30 wins, 11 losses and two ties against their neighbors across the Connecticut River. New Hampshire's game-winning tally came from the likes of Russell Massahos, a running back from Pinkerton High School, who galloped 72 yards past diving Vermonters to ice the win. For the last 40 years, Dartmouth has played host to the Shrine Bowl, a charity event staged by the Shriners Rotary Club, which raises money for children's hospitals across North America.

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