Monday, January 29, 2007

Big Green Skiing: Academics and a National Power

By Matthew Ritger, The Dartmouth Staff

All across the East, ski racers grow up dreaming of skiing for Dartmouth. The words “Dartmouth ski team” seem almost synonymous with “U.S. ski team.” When Dartmouth’s green jackets are spotted on the peaks or trails, young racers stop and take notice. More »

Women’s basketball gets boosts from unusual sources

By Paul Glenn, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth women’s basketball team split its Ivy League weekend series, defeating Brown 61-44, but falling to Yale in a 63-56 thriller that was decided in the final minutes. More »

Skiing stays hot at UNH Carnival

By Heita Miki, The Dartmouth Staff

Not even the freezing cold could stop the Dartmouth ski team’s hot streak this season. The Big Green remained undefeated on the season by overwhelming the competition at the University of New Hampshire Winter Carnival, despite frigid temperatures that forced the nordic events to be delayed. More »

Track stretches legs at Terrier Invitational

By Heita Miki, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams competed in the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Friday, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27. There were no team scores at this meet, but it was an opportunity for the Big Green athletes to face good competition, improve times and distances and to qualify for championship meets. More »

Hockey endures tough weekend contests

By Jordan Rose, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth men’s hockey team stumbled in its return to its ECACHL schedule, the team’s first league action since Saturday, Jan. 6. The Big Green blew a two-goal lead late in the third period in a 4-4 tie with No. 10 Clarkson in Potsdam, N.Y., on Friday night, before suffering a 4-1 loss to No. 17 St. Lawrence in Canton, N.Y., on Saturday evening. More »

Tennis beats BC, avenges last season’s thumping

By Schuyler Evans, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth’s women’s tennis team notched a significant victory over their top rival Boston College on Saturday, Jan. 27. On its home court, the Alexis Boss Tennis Center, the Big Green won 4-3 and had retribution for the squad’s 0-7 landslide last year to the Eagles. More »

Men’s basketball splits weekend

The Dartmouth men’s basketball team split two games of a home stand this weekend. After beating Brown 56-52 on Friday night, the Big Green dropped Saturday night’s contest to Yale by a score of 71-64. More »

Women’s hockey wins OT thriller, sweeps weekend

The Big Green, ranked third nationally, completed a two-week home stand in impressive form this weekend. Dartmouth earned a convincing 4-1 win over Clarkson on Friday and followed that performance with a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory after a rousing comeback over No. 6 St. Lawrence. The victories were crucial in separating the Big Green from its conference rivals. With these two conference victories, Dartmouth now takes a commanding four-point lead in the ECACHL. More »