Monday, January 30, 2006

For the Lady Green It’s nothing but net

By Jennifer Yu, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth women’s basketball team played like champions last weekend, capturing wins against Ivy League rivals Brown (9-8, 3-1 Ivy) and Yale (1-16, 0-4 Ivy) at home in Leede Arena. More »

Men’s hockey treats alumni, fans to weekend sweep

By Evan Meyerson, The Dartmouth Staff

A season of inconsistency and frustration may finally be turning around for the men’s hockey team. Dartmouth recorded a convincing weekend sweep while playing host to Union and Rensselaer, vaulting the Big Green (10-10-1, 8-5-1 ECACHL) into a tie with Harvard for fourth place in the ECACHL. More »

Women’s hockey crushes Union

By John Mitchell, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth’s women’s hockey team (8-8-2, 5-5-1 ECACHL) made the most of the trip up to Schenectady, N.Y. for two matches against Union College (3-16-1, 0-12-0 ECAC). The Big Green dominated both the Friday and Saturday games, keeping Union off the board in both games and netting a total of 13 goals. Dartmouth took Friday’s game 4-0 before running away with Saturday’s game 9-0. More »

Ski team takes third at weekend carnival

For the second straight weekend, the Dartmouth ski team took third place in Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) competition. The University of Vermont won the carnival, hosted by St. Lawrence in Lake Placid, N.Y. by a large margin with 787 points. Middlebury placed second. More »

Men’s basketball drops double-overtime thriller to Brown

By Kyle Jazwa, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth (2-15, 0-4) resumed Ivy League basketball this weekend with a pair of games on the road. On Friday, the Big Green traveled to Providence and faced Brown (6-10, 2-1), where they lost a double-overtime nailbiter 73-70. The team then tried to turn things around on Saturday, but was defeated by Yale in a 72-55 contest. More »

Club Corner

Men’s and women’s Ultimate Frisbee traveled to Williams last weekend to play in their first tournament of the year. More »

Big Green track competes with some of nation’s best

By Matthew Mackey, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth track and field teams flashed their potential this weekend, as several Big Green athletes posted personal bests at Boston University’s Terrier Classic. At the meet, the Big Green competed against a nationally-talented field that included athletes from Michigan, Georgetown, Duke and Texas. More »

Boston College shuts out women’s tennis at Boss Center

The Dartmouth women’s tennis team tried to pull off the upset against No. 75 Boston College at the Boss Tennis Center Saturday night, but the Eagles demonstrated their dominance en route to a 7-0 victory. More »

Straight from the Mule’s Mouth

By Sam Rendall, The Dartmouth Staff

Over the past forty seasons, the Steelers have advanced to the Super Bowl five times, losing only once. More »

Original Sports Clichés

I’ve been meaning to write an NBA column. I mean, its one of the only two major pro sports being played right now (we all know that nobody cares about the NHL). But to be honest, the NBA has been pretty boring. More »