Softball sweeps Columbia, swept by Rhode Island
The Dartmouth softball team continued to surprise opponents, coaches and even itself as it came away with two more Ivy League wins this weekend.
The Dartmouth softball team continued to surprise opponents, coaches and even itself as it came away with two more Ivy League wins this weekend.
The varsity basketball programs at the College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are close to reaching a formal agreement to play a home-and-home series in the next two years. After ongoing discussions for the past few months, Coach Dave Faucher said the two sides have reached a verbal agreement, although a formal agreement has not yet been reached since contracts have not been signed. If the agreement is finalized, the Big Green would travel to the historic "Dean Dome" in North Carolina to play the Tarheels this Dec.
The men's tennis team closed out its regular season Friday at Cornell with an impressive 6-1 win against the Big Red, who dropped to 6-11. Dartmouth, who lost a disappointing battle to Harvard last Tuesday,battled back to defeat Cornell and claim a piece of second place in the Ivy League. "A win is always good," Coach Chuck Kinyon said.
Team hosts Columbia this afternoon at 2
The Dartmouth baseball team wraps up its season this weekend with two doubleheaders against division rival Harvard. The Big Green will play two at home at Red Rolfe Field on Saturday, beginning at noon, followed by a doubleheader in Crimson territory on Sunday. Dartmouth, 8-8 in the Ancient Eight and 13-17 overall, is looking to seal up its best Ivy League record in four years.
The women's tennis team traveled to Cambridge yesterday to face the Harvard Crimson. A victory meant the Ivy League title.
The men's lacrosse team rebounded from a tough loss against Brown last weekend to defeat the University of Vermont in a tight 9-7 game yesterday afternoon. The Big Green, ranked number 19 nationally, traveled to UVM as the favorite, but encountered a remarkably strong performance from the Catamounts, now 3-7. "We've never beaten Vermont up there since I've been coaching," Coach Tim Nelson said.
Once, twice, three times the possibility of a victory hung in the air at Red Rolfe Field yesterday afternoon.
The Dartmouth softball team could not pull out a victory against the University of Vermont yesterday afternoon in their doubleheader. Dartmouth lost the first game 6-0, and fell again in the second, 3-1.
It started with a trickle, no runs in the first inning, one in the second and two in the third. But by the time the Dartmouth nine finished with St.
Not everyone can play professional football for the team they grew up cheering for, but as of yesterday Brian White '95 can add a spot on the roster of National Football League's New England Patriots to his list of athletic accomplishments. When White officially signed Tuesday afternoon he forfeited his eligibility to play lacrosse for the College.
It was a game they will never forget. Not only did the women of the Dartmouth lacrosse team bring home a 14-8 win from Harvard yesterday, something they have never been able to do, but in doing so, clinched the Ivy League title. How does it feel?
This afternoon the women's tennis team looks to win an Ivy League title for the first time in school history and erase the painful memories of numerous second-place finishes. The Harvard team may be more talented, and it certainly is the favorite, butDartmouth goes into the match with the momentum and the excitement from a season that was dramatically rescued from a dismal beginning. Yesterday, the men's tennis team faced the Harvard Crimson for the Ivy League title.
The weather was perfect. The fans were out. The courts were ready, but, unfortunately for the men's tennis team, the Crimson were also out, ready and just plain perfect. In a dual for the Ivy League championship yesterday afternoon at Topliff tennis courts, tension and intensity could be felt blocks away.
The Dartmouth golf team returned to Hanover Saturday night clinging to hopes of an NCAA berth. The team finished fourth in the Rhode Island Invitational, overshadowing two brilliant performances by senior co-Captains Alec Dicks and Bryan Kim. Kim jumped out early and finished the first day in first place with a spectacular 72.
The women's crew team and the men's lightweight team stomped their competitors this weekend, while the heavyweights had a disappointing loss to Rutgers. The women upset powerful Radcliffe on the Connecticut River Saturday.
Two weeks ago the women's tennis team had a 1-3 record after disappointing losses to Penn and Boston University. Things have changed. This weekend the Big Green turned in an impressive sweep of Brown and Yale to take over second place in the Ivy League with a 5-1 record. Wednesday, the Big Green travel to Cambridge to take on the Crimson.
Ready, set, action. Action is exactly what the men's tennis team is ready for today as it prepares to take on the nationally ranked Harvard Crimson in a showdown that will leave the winner with the Ivy League Championship. Dartmouth, 6-1 in the EITA, is the definite underdog heading into today's match against the 7-0 Crimson, but this is nothing new for the Big Green, who for the past few years, have finished the season against competitive Harvard teams. Two years ago, the Big Green pulled off a stunning upset when they defeated the Crimson in a tight home match, giving both teams a piece of the title.
Who would have known? Who would have known that Dartmouth softball would eventually be a varsity sport?
Dartmouth turns in strong second half to defeat Brown 14-8