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Winter sports teams face postponements and spectator restrictions as omicron surges
The men’s hockey and women’s basketball games this weekend were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns within the Big Green programs.
The men’s hockey and women’s basketball games this weekend were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns within the Big Green programs.
In addition to the Big Green winning its second consecutive conference title, 17 players earned All-Ivy selections and head coach Buddy Teevens ’79 was named Ivy League Coach of the Year.
The Big Green will share the championship with the Princeton University Tigers. Both teams went 6-1 in conference play.
Two years removed from a heartbreaking loss versus the Big Red that kept Dartmouth from a perfect season, the Big Green flipped the script.
Friday’s win moves the Big Green into a first-place tie with the previously undefeated Tigers with two games left to play for each team.
The victory sets up Dartmouth for a decisive matchup versus Princeton University at home on Friday night, with the Tigers leading the conference at 7-0 and the Big Green at 6-1 in second place.
The Big Green will look to bounce back in next weekend’s rivalry game at Harvard.
As a team, Dartmouth rushed for 263 yards and three touchdowns.
It was fourth down and one, thirteen seconds remaining, and Dartmouth trailed by three points. The Big Green’s homecoming matchup against Yale University and Dartmouth’s early-season undefeated record hung in the balance. It all came down to the leg of Connor Davis ’22.
The Big Green held the Quakers to a single score and used a strong running game to advance to 3-0 on the season.
