Women's hoops hosts Brown, Yale: Women take Ivy lead, seven game winning streak into weekend
The Dartmouth women's basketball team will defend its one-game Ivy League lead this weekend when it hosts Brown and Yale.
The Dartmouth women's basketball team will defend its one-game Ivy League lead this weekend when it hosts Brown and Yale.
Weekend games vital to team's chances
Defenseman Michelyne Pinard '98 described last night's women's hockey game in one word. "Whoah!" Not only did the Big Green romp the Harvard Crimson, dealing them an 8-3 loss, but the team secured its place as Ivy League Champions, an honor it shares with Princeton. Dartmouth will take on Princeton in the first round of the ECAC tournament this Saturday.
Ivy title will be on the line
Big Green looks to improve for Easterns
Last week's Carnival at Dartmouth was a tremendous success, but there were, of course, a few things the Dartmouth ski team would rather not remember.
Both the Dartmouth men's and women's fencing teams continued their dramatic three-year improvement at the New England Championships last weekend, boding well for the teams' futures. Eleventh, seventh and now third, the Dartmouth men's fencing team has climbed the New England Championship rankings each of the last three years.
The Dartmouth women's hockey team split games this weekend, beating Colby, 6-3, and losing to New Hampshire, 5-1.
"What is defense?" If Alex Trebek were to use this as an answer on Jeopardy, the question would be: "This is how the Dartmouth women's basketball team wins its games." Correct!
This season's roller coaster ride took another dip this weekend as the Big Green men's basketball team dropped games on the road to powers Pennsylvania and Princeton. The losses virtually eliminated the Big Green from Ivy title contention, although few doubted that Penn would win it this year, anyhow. Pennsylvania 73, Dartmouth 62 On Friday, at the intimidating Palestra in Philadelphia, Penn., the men kept the game close before falling, 73-62.
But loss to Brown keeps team in last
Team in last place in ECAC but playoffs are not out of reach
The Big Green will assay for their shot at the Ivy League title this weekend when they take on league-leading Penn and stingy Princeton in a pair of tough road games. To have a shot at the elusive Ivy crown, Dartmouth needs to win both games.
The Dartmouth women's basketball team will host the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton this weekend in crucial Ivy League games.
The Hanover Police officers will turn in their uniforms and weapons for gym shorts and basketballs tomorrow afternoon when they face off in a basketball game against the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council. Tip-off is slated for 3:00 p.m.
He streaked down the right side, caught a pass from point guard Kenny Mitchell '97 and exploded with a two-handed, in-your-face, reverse dunk that brought looks of awe from the crowd and raised his teammates off the bench.
The women's swim team, looking for its record ninth victory of the season, finished its dual meet season last weekend with a 162-133 loss at Yale.
The men's swimming team extended its losing streak to nine meets last weekend, losing 183-112 to Yale despite numerous season-best performances.
Baker '97 sparks weekend victories; playoff hopes still alive
The Dartmouth basketball teams swept four games this weekend, so it should not be surprising that Dartmouth also won this week's Ivy League Player of the Week honors. Guard Sea Lonergan '97 was named men's Ivy League Player of the Week for the third time this season for his play in two Dartmouth victories last weekend.