Monday, September 25, 2006

Kicking off the year: The D’s mini-guide to Big Green athletics

By Evan J. Meyerson, The Dartmouth Staff

Well hello, ’10s! So you’ve survived three days of college classes, made it home unscathed after your first dance parties (at least those of you who did not get picked up after trying to convince Safety and Security that you’ve matriculated and it’s now all right to urinate on the Blunt Alumni Center), and come out the other side of an absurdly long (and forced) freshman orientation. My congratulations. More »

Dartmouth football falls to No. 1 UNH in Granite Bowl

By Andrew Sloan, The Dartmouth Staff

Julian Collins ‘08 was leveled as soon as he caught the ball thrown his way from quarterback Mike Fritz ‘07 late in Dartmouth’s (0-2, 0-0 Ivy League) 56-14 shellacking at the hands of the No. 1 ranked Division I-AA team, the University of New Hampshire Wildcats (3-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) this Saturday. Collins barely touched the ground, bouncing right back up and walking off the hit. More »

Men’s soccer pulls to a draw with Ivy League rival Brown

By Nedko Kyuchukov, The Dartmouth Staff

Last year, Brown and Dartmouth could not be separated at the end of the season, as both teams finished with a 5-1-1 record in the Ivy League, each claiming a share of the title together with Yale. It was a similar story on Saturday at Chase Field, when the co-champions could not be separated after 110 minutes of play, including two overtime periods, and shared the spoils after a 1-1 draw. This was the conference opener for both teams, and a solid crowd of almost 400 attended the match, despite the gloomy weather. More »

Lady Green kicks off Ivy schedule with win over Brown

By Jennifer Yu, The Dartmouth Staff

Fickle weather highlighted Dartmouth’s first Ivy win of the season as the Big Green defeated Brown 1-0 at home on Sunday afternoon in both teams’ league opener. Dartmouth improves its record to 5-3 while the Bears stand at 4-3-2 overall. More »

Men’s and women’s cross country braves the elements, competition

Cross country running is about performing in all elements, and the Dartmouth men’s and women’s squads proved they could do just that on Saturday. The Big Green women charged to victory at Purple Valley Classic, hosted by Williams College, despite the rain and mud that plagued the course all day. More »

Volleyball defeats University of Maine in straight games

By Kyle Jazwa, The Dartmouth Staff

In a show of resilience, the Dartmouth women’s volleyball team (4-4, 0-1) downed the University of Maine (2-9) in three tough games on Saturday. More »

Women’s tennis shows promise against ranked opponents

This weekend, the Dartmouth women’s tennis team posted a strong showing against highly ranked schools at the Deacon Classic at Wake Forrest University. Among Dartmouth’s competitors on the weekend were players from Ohio State, Kansas, Indiana, Syracuse, East Tennessee State and the University of North Carolina Charlotte. More »

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The D: The men’s soccer team has enjoyed a great deal of success in recent years. Last year you guys earned Ivy League championship rings. How does it feel to have The Dartmouth devote more space to the football recruiting class than your league title? More »