Monday, October 15, 2007

Holy Cross crushes Big Green football in Yale-like rout

By Paul Glenn, The Dartmouth Staff

Dartmouth football’s woes on the road continued Saturday when the team lost 41-15 to Holy Cross. More »

Women’s soccer falls at Ivy League-leading Penn, 2-1

By Heita Miki, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth women’s soccer team scored right out of the gates on the University of Pennsylvania, but the Big Green could not hang on to its lead as the team fell 2-1 in Philadelphia. After getting an early goal from Ali Hubbard ‘10, the Big Green could not keep the offensive pressure up as they were outshot 14-4 in the contest. More »

After cruising past Columbia, Volleyball drops first Ivy match

By Greg O'Sullivan, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth women’s volleyball team (12-4, 5-1 Ivy) experienced mixed results over the weekend, winning convincingly against Columbia on Friday night, but falling short in a five-game thriller against defending Ivy League champion Cornell Saturday afternoon. More »

Men’s soccer shuts out Penn for seventh victory of the season

The Dartmouth men’s soccer team (7-2-2, 1-0-1 Ivy) won its first Ivy League game Saturday, defeating the University of Pennsylvania Quakers 2-0. Dani Rothenberg ‘09and Matt Miller ‘09 both scored their first goals of the season to put Dartmouth on top, as a solid performance by the Big Green’s defense held the Quakers scoreless. More »

Men on the side: Dartmouth fans aim to strike the right balance

By Paul Glenn, The Dartmouth Staff

Historically, Dartmouth College has been home to some of the loudest and most enthusiastic crowds in the Ivy League. Players, coaches and spectators all agree that an excited crowd makes attending and competing in Big Green athletic events more enjoyable for everyone. However, some people trying to achieve this objective have run into trouble with the authorities. More »

Toe to Toe: Hodes versus Schmidley (Schmidley)

By Will Schmidley, The Dartmouth Staff

As fans of college football, we’ve come to expect each season to be flavored with the usual potpourri of upsets and strange outcomes. The 2007 college football season has been one the wildest and most intriguing in recent memory, though, and the race for the two spots in the Bowl Championship Series title game is as wide open as ever. Since its inception, the BCS has endured more than its fair share of criticism as a result of several highly questionable outcomes that have emerged from its confusing, eccentric formula. More »

Toe to Toe: Hodes versus Schmidley (Hodes)

By Alex Hodes, The Dartmouth Staff

The Bowl Championship Series has drawn a lot of criticism over the years. It has undergone a major facelift with a fifth BCS game added. It has seen split champions and controversial title games. And it leaves Division I-A as the only division without a playoff system to decide its champion. Something must be amiss, right? More »