Volleyball dominates
Dartmouth women's volleyball pulled off its seventh win of the season last night in Leede Arena against the University of Vermont after dropping the first game to the Catamounts.
Dartmouth women's volleyball pulled off its seventh win of the season last night in Leede Arena against the University of Vermont after dropping the first game to the Catamounts.
The Dartmouth water polo club began the fall season ranked fourth in the nation. After the Eastern Water Polo Association's tournament at Dartmouth this weekend, the reasons for that ranking became clear. "We're definitely one of the top teams in the New England Water Polo Association," Coach James Wilson said.
The Dartmouth cross country teams were tempered as they ran their first stiff contest Saturday in Boston. The Boston Invitational boasted traditionally strong running teams such as Providence, Life College, and Villanova. Dartmouth struggled slightly against that competition, but in the end, the women finished second and the men fifth. Boston was a most important meet for the women, who faced powerhouse Villanova, while for the men, the race experience was the greatest trophy to be reaped. Although the race was not too significant, runner Chris Langan '96 was looking forward to Boston, "It's a nice flat course which should be conducive to fast times," Langan said. The profile of the course paid off for John Dwyer '96 who ran a stunning race placing second.
The women's soccer team had a disappointing weekend after barely passing by Pennsylvania 2-1 Saturday and then ending in a 1-1 draw Sunday afternoon to St.
The Dartmouth field hockey team fell to Pennsylvania last Saturday 3-1 but came back on Sunday and defeated La Salle University, 6-0. The loss to Penn puts Dartmouth's Ivy record at 0-1 and leaves its overall record at 3-3. Although Dartmouth outshot Penn 14-8, the team was not able to prevent the Quakers from scoring.
With its first win of the season, football evens its record at 1-1
Big Green loses home game to Northeastern
Last season people would have been skeptic as to how the women's volleyball team could do in a Dartmouth-hosted tournament.
In their first competition of the season, the women's golf team finished sixth out of a 14 team field at the Dartmouth College Golf Invitational this weekend. The Big Green finished with a two-day, 36 hole score of 701, 66 shots behind the leader and perennial powerhouse, Princeton.Rutgers finished in second place with a score of 656. The meet was held at the Hanover Country Club, and the home course advantage may have been a benefit for the for the trio of Sara Vogler '96 (89-86), Jessica Hughes '97 (91-84) and Samantha Sommers '99 (90-85) who all finished at 175 for the weekend.
Let the quest for the Ivy League championship begin. The Dartmouth field hockey team hits the road this weekend to playitsfirst Ivy League game of the season.
The Big Green look to earn their first season victory
The Big Green water polo team will host the New England Division Regional East tournament at Alumni Gym's Karl B.
The women's sailing team placed fourth at the Women's Intersectional at Yale last weekend, good enough to qualify themfor the Atlantic Coast Championships. The women's team, which has moved from seventh to sixth in national rankings,was the second highest finisher from New England in the Women's Intersectional.Navy won the race, Tufts University placed second and Charleston came in third. "We have really strong women skippers,"Heather Melanson '97 said.
The women's soccer team will enter two away games this weekend without forward co-Captain Kate Andrews '96. Andrews was taken off the field Tuesday during the University of New Hampshire game in which the Big Green strengthened its record to 3-1. With extreme pain in her lower right leg, a fracture was first suspected but later ruled out when x-rays came back negative. "Hopefully it's not as bad as we thought when she first went out," Coach Steve Swanson said.
Inexperienced Big Green squad remains winless on the season
After a tough first-year varsity season last year, in which it went 2-18, the women's volleyball team has had a fresh start.
The men's rugby team used its league opener against archrival Brown to resolve a bit of unfinished business from last year, mauling the Bears for a 52-25 victory. The Big Green marched undefeated to the New England title last fall after a dramatic come-from-behind victory, but Brown had its revenge in beating Dartmouth for the Ivy Championship in the spring.The stage was thus set for an early match which could put the winner in the driver's seat for this season's title. "The game was an early indication that we can be very successful," Co-Captain Dan Kalafatas '96 said.
In a game dominated by Big Green offense, the women's soccer team surprisingly only overtook the University of New Hampshire by one goal yesterday afternoon at Chase Field. Dartmouth, who completely outshot the Wildcats, came out with a 2-1 victory, but in the process may have lost a vital part to the Big Green team -- senior captain Kate Andrews '96. Andrews, a starting midfielder, was carried off the field with under 10 minutes to go in the game.
The Dartmouth cross country team hosted the Dartmouth Invitational this weekend at the Hanover Country Club. The men's cross country team finished second to Williams College, last year's NCAA Division III National Champion scoring 35 points to William's low of 29. "We were fairly satisfied, but we would have liked to have won," men's cross country Coach Barry Harwick said.