Field hockey moves to 2-0-1 in Ivy
Last weekend the women's field hockey team proved that you do not need the comforts of home to play with confidence.
Last weekend the women's field hockey team proved that you do not need the comforts of home to play with confidence.
In the past week, the women's volleyball team played Northeastern, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania.
The women's cross country team, coached by Ellen O'Neil '87, has been tearing up the trails all over New England this season. Led by captain Kristin Cobb '95 and Kristin Manwaring '96, the Dartmouth team members are making a name for themselves in a big way. This past weekend, the women claimed second place at the Murray Keatinge Invitational held at the University of Maine, Orono.
EASTON, PA., Oct. 8th -- If former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was a football fan and alive today, he might have described the Big Green's victory over Lafayette College as "victory at all costs." The 27-15 win was painful.
Under the lights in Providence, the women's soccer team lacked much needed adrenaline as they fell victim to Brown Saturday night in an Ivy League match-up. "We played okay," goal keeper Heidi Hachtel '96 said.
Wednesday afternoon, the Big Green traveled to the University of Hartford to take on the number four nationally ranked Hawks and, with consistent play, they surprised everyone but themselves. "We knew it was going to be a difficult game," Coach Steve Swanson said.
With sound shooting and unbreakable concentration, the men's golf team has been turning heads in a remarkable season and plans to continue its streak as it travels to the East Coast Athletic Championship tournament that will take place Oct.
The men's soccer team fought furiously on Wednesday against the University of New Hampshire only to get an end result of a 1-1 tie "It was a great game," Coach Fran O'Leary said.
Weather conditions in the northeast can often cause problems for autumn athletes, but the Dartmouth women's golf team overcame the rain, wind and cold temperatures of last weekend and finished fifth at the Yale Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. "I was very pleased with our finish because Yale is an extremely difficult golf course -- not to mention it was pouring rain all day Saturday," Coach Izzy Johnson said. Although the sun came out Sunday, windy conditions continued.
The grueling day of an average Dartmouth student is filled with classes, a bit of studying, a bit more socializing and, perhaps, an athletic activity. But would the typical student be able to schedule in running 20 miles at a five-minute mile pace everyday for three months?
Despite the chilly Saturday afternoon, the men's tennis team managed to heat up the courts across from Topliff as they captured two team victories, defeating Boston University 5-2 in the morning and trampling the University of Vermont 7-0 later that afternoon. The Big Green were led by Jim Rich '96, who has an injured rotator cuff and was unable to play at the Yale tournament last weekend.
Maybe it was the frigid fall air or maybe it was the disappointing loss to the University of Maine last Wednesday, but whatever the reason the Dartmouth women's field hockey team kept the heat on last Friday at Chase field. With a 2-0 victory over Yale, the team played an excellent offensive game, improving its record to 3-3-1, 1-0-1 in the Ivy League. After losing to the Black Bears of Maine last Wednesday, the Big Green was adamant about improving their game and strengthening their offense. "At practice yesterday, we worked on a lot of passing combinations," mid-fielder Allison Pell '96 said.
In a game marked by dominating defense and at times hapless offense, the Big Green defeated Fordham on Saturday by a score of 31-14. From the beginning of the contest it was clear that the defense would play a significant role.
The men's soccer team blew out an Ivy League opponent for the second time in a row this season, crushing Yale 7-0 Saturday afternoon at Chase Field. "To score seven goals in an Ivy League game is quite an accomplishment," Coach Fran O'Leary said. Revenge was sweet for the Big Green, who had suffered three straight 1-0 defeats to the Elis over the last three seasons. "We had a vendetta," admitted Dartmouth co-captain Blaine LeGere '95. The scoring spree started with a picturesque goal in the 5th minute.
The women's soccer team was finally put to the test at home this Saturday against Yale and with great defensive play late in the second half, the Big Green were able to ward off the Bulldogs in a 2-1 victory. In a scoreless first half, Dartmouth appeared flustered at times as they hoped to add to their 22 goals scored in the past three games. "It's tough if you don't get the goals right away," said Swanson.
Last Saturday, on a wet field in drizzling rain at the University of Connecticut, the Dartmouth Rugby Football Club proved their strength by outing their opponents in a 13-10 win. The UConn Huskies seemed to be a formidable group to beat, going into the game at 1-0 after beating Boston University in their previous game 16-12 and holding last year's second place title in the Eastern League. Twelve of last year's Husky players are one this year's team, which was chosen as the pre-season favorite by the New England Collegiate Rugby Union. In the first half of the game, the Huskies looked as though they had the upper hand, winning most of the lineouts and giving their backs a lot of great balls to run.
Dartmouth's first fully-funded women's varsity volleyball team lost last night in their first home match of the season to University of Vermont, 3-0.
The men's volleyball team met today with the Athletic Department to discuss their recent demotion from an unfunded varsity sport to a club sport. "We asked if there was anything we could do.
The women's soccer team didn't think it could get any better. Until last night. After expecting a battle with the University of Vermont, the Big Green trampled the Catamounts in a 6-0 route last night in Burlington. Led by Megan Owens '96 and assistant captain Mya Mangawang '95 who scored three goals each, Dartmouth once again dominated offensively holding their opponents to less than five shots. "We came out and moved the ball really well," Mangawang said.
Putting Penn loss behind them