Tuesday, May 30, 2006

First women’s championship falls out of lady laxers’ grasp

By David Schmidt, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth women’s lacrosse team finished its 2006 season with a loss in Sunday’s national championship game. In the College’s fifth appearance in a national title game, the Northwestern Wildcats defeated the Big Green 7-4 at Boston’s Nickerson Field to leave Dartmouth as the national runner-up — the women’s lacrosse team’s best ever finish. The Wildcats have now won two straight national titles. More »

Wildcats athleticism, offensive woes crush title aspirations

By Jordan Rose and Nate Niparko, The Dartmouth Staff

The women’s lacrosse team returned to Hanover on Sunday without the school’s first women’s NCAA title. After finishing as the national runner-up, feelings of disappointment would certainly be understandable. However, the team can take consolation in knowing that it lost to the best opponent after playing its best possible game on a national stage. More »