Hoops slams Lions, Big Red
Big Green eye third place; end home season on the upswing
Big Green eye third place; end home season on the upswing
Whether it be in professional sports or at the collegiate level, some athletes elect to be modest, while others bask in the limelight. Kristin Cobb '95 is shy and modest when it comes to discussing her achievements as a student and as a standout cross-country and track athlete at the College.
Whether it be in professional sports or at the collegiate level, some athletes elect to be modest, while others bask in the limelight. Kristin Cobb '95 is shy and modest when it comes to discussing her achievements as a student and as a standout cross-country and track athlete at the College.
In home games this weekend against St. Lawrence University and Clarkson University, the Big Green men's hockey team will continue its pursuit of a minor miracle. The game against St.
The men's volleyball team finished up a hectic week of competition that began last weekend at the Roger Williams College Tournament in Rhode Island. The Big Green's first match was against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Alpine star J. P. Daigneault '97 wins both the giant slalom and slalom races
The men's swim team fell to Cornell 140-119 Saturday in a close meet highlighted by many impressive individual performances. While most of the men are now focused on next week's Eastern championships, freshmen Chris Whalen, Zev Starr-Tambor, Richard Petty and J.B.
After a victory and a tie over the weekend, the Big Green women's hockey team is headed for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Association Playoffs. Saturday's 10-1 win over Colby College clinched the playoff spot and brought the team's record to 13-9-1.
The women's basketball team proved to be as unpredictable as the New England weather this past weekend.
Big Green suffer narrow losses to Penn and Princeton
This weekend Big Green hockey players reached deep down into their collective pockets and pulled out one word: character. The battered team showed character by rebounding from a heartbreaking 5-4 overtime loss to Harvard University Friday evening to defeat Brown University by the same margin Saturday. The team showed character by doing something which it has not been able to do all season: prove it can play 60 solid minutes of hockey two nights in a row. "I was really proud of how we played," said Dion Del Monte '95, who had his best weekend of the year.
Things are looking up for the men's volleyball team. The Big Green picked up their first win at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tuesday and played their most exciting game of the season against Harvard University Friday in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. Jeremy Longinotti '96 was instrumental in the come-from-behind 3-0 victory over MIT. "He helped spark the team with some key hits late in the game," Co-captain Doug Scott '94 said. Other young players have pitched in impressive performances to the Big Green effort. "Rick Fasani '96 has been the most consistent player for the whole season," Co-captain Alex Szidon '94 said.
Competing in front of a home crowd at Leverone Field House, the Big Green women's and men's track teams placed second to Brown University in a four-way meet last weekend. The University of Maine and Brandeis University rounded out the field of four, but the real race for first was between the two Ivy League schools. Brown head coach Bob Raffenberg said he believed the difference between the two women's teams was in their relative strengths. "Our team is strong in the hurdles and sprints," Raffenberg said, "while Dartmouth excels in the distance events and the throws." The Big Green did, in fact, perform well in these events. Consistent standouts Kristin Cobb '95 and Maribel Sanchez '96 turned in outstanding performances in the 73-57 loss.
And the wins just keep on coming. The women's basketball team rocked and rolled its way to two more victories this past weekend, beating Columbia University, 62-40, on Friday night and Cornell Universitybest, 63-47, the following evening. Against Columbia and Cornell Dartmouth proved to be just like the title of the 4 Non Blondes' recent album - "Bigger, Better, Faster, More." Neither team had a player who could counter Ilsa Webeck '94's size or Betsy Gilmore '94's speed. The Big Green was more poised on offense and more aggressive on defense than their opponents - and it showed on the scoreboard, with Dartmouth handily overmatching its league counterparts. The wins raised the Big Green's overall record to 11-8 and kept them atop the Ivy League with a 6-1 record. The Ivy title is "ours to lose," Coach Chris Wielgus said.
The Dartmouth men's ski team attacked the trails of Oak Hill and the slopes of the Skiway, putting forth their best effort of the year at the Dartmouth Winter Carnival. Victory eluded the Big Green, however, as Dartmouth placed second for the fourth week in a row. The University of Vermont Catamounts edged out the Big Green by only two points, preventing the men from taking their first carnival win since the Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Association Championships last year.
Halligan's shooting sparked Big Green
This afternoon at one, human drawn sled chariots will streak across Occom Pond while students hop across the golf course in potato sacks, each attempting to capture the elusive gold in the 1994 Dartmouth Winter Games. The games are sponsored by the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council and the Outing Club. The Winter Games is a relay event pitting teams of eight people.
The Dartmouth men's and women's track teams will have their hands full this Carnival weekend hosting a 4-way meet in Leverone Field House. The team will face Brown University, University of Maine and Brandeis University in the most important warmup for the Hepatagonal Championships, which will be held in two weeks. This weekend promises to be a tight contest for the favorites, Dartmouth and Brown. "I think the teams match up pretty well on the men's side," Brown's head Coach Bob Raffenberg said.
The women's swim team will compete against the Yale Bulldogs this Saturday, coming off another exciting victory against Army. The Big Green brought their winning streak to six, and improved their overall record to 7-3, the best record since the 1978-79 season. Former Olympian Coach Betsy Mitchell called Yale a "perennial powerhouse" in the Ivy League, but she said she is confident the Dartmouth women will give them a tough battle. "The meet will be a hard last challenge for the squad going to Easterns," Mitchell said. Mitchell pointed out that Yale is on the same level as Cornell, whom the Big Green unexpectedly defeated in early January. Swimmers who might turn in strong performances this weekend include Deb Whitney '96 and co-captain Cory Murphy '95, both exceptional swimmers in multiple events. This will be the last home meet for Co-Captain Lisa Cloitre '94. "This could be a really grand finale for Lisa," Mitchell said. "This season has been a huge stepping stone for the Dartmouth women," Cloitre said.