The Ivy title was impossible. Jen Stamp '96 was out for the season with a broken leg. And after falling hard to Yale Friday night in a 67-49 decision, it seemed the Dartmouth women's basketball team was ready to give up. The Big Green fought to the bitter end at Providence, R.I.
Usually, the weekends at home turn out to be easier than those on the road, but not for the women's basketball team.
The Dartmouth women's basketball team deserved the same rush of pandemonium from the stands that the men's team received this weekend.
The women's basketball team picked up a win this past Saturday night versus Yale, but was not able to defeat Brown Friday night in Leede Arena.
After a week and a half of solid practice time, the Dartmouth women's basketball team resumes its Ivy schedule this weekend against Brown and Yale.
Women's Stamp '96 leads with 20
It was such a good loss that it seemed like a win. Last night the Dartmouth women's basketball team gave the University of Massachusetts a runaround, by playing tough defense and giving them a bit of a scare.
Following a difficult 92-70 loss to Harvard last Saturday night, the Big Green are hoping to regroup and come out strong tonight at 6:30 p.m.
The Dartmouth field hockey team captured the ECAC Championship crown for the first time in history this weekend. The team beat Ursinus College on Saturday, 1-0 and on Sunday moved on to the championship round versus Yale,who had defeated Cornell in the late game Saturday afternoon. After a sudden-death overtime victory against the bulldogs, 3-2, the team celebrated a victory that was a long time overdue. "I'm extremely proud of the team," Coach Julie Dayton said.
The Dartmouth field hockey team waited until the flurries became a snowstorm last Saturday at Chase Field. In the midst of what seemed like a freezing snow blizzard, the field hockey team stayed hot and beat the Crimson of Harvard, 2-0.