Monday, November 12, 2007

Athletes of the Week

Alex Barnett ‘09 Basketball Barnett was an offensive juggernaut in the Big Green’s win over VMI Saturday night. The St. Louis native tallied 19 points and a career-high 15 boards to lead Dartmouth to its 98-87 victory. The Big Green claimed third place in the inaugural Air Force Classic and will return to Hanover for its home-opener against James Madison next Saturday. More »

Dartmouth men’s hockey splits home-opening weekend

By Greg O'Sullivan, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth men’s hockey team found mixed success in its first weekend playing at home this season, defeating Union 4-0 on Friday night but falling to RPI, 7-4. More »

Dartmouth football falls in a high-octane horse race at Brown

By Paul Glenn, The Dartmouth Staff

Head Coach Buddy Teevens ‘79 called Saturday’s football contest a “track meet.” Brown and Dartmouth traded score after score until the final whistle, as Brown came out on top 56-35. More »

Basketball beats VMI for third place at Air Force Classic

By Kevin Liao, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth men’s basketball team tipped off its season this past weekend at the inaugural Air Force Classic tournament in Colorado. Joining Dartmouth at Clune Arena were teams from the Air Force Academy, the University of Northern Colorado and Virginia Military Institute. More »

Men’s soccer watches Ivy title dreams fade in loss to Brown

Dartmouth men’s soccer lost its first Ivy League game, 1-0, to the nationally-ranked #5 Brown Bears on Saturday evening. The game in Providence, R.I., was the deciding match for the Ivy League championship. Before Saturday’s contest, neither team had lost a game in league play, but the Bears clinched the Ivy title with the victory. More »

Toe to Toe: Hodes versus Schmidley (Schmidley)

By William Schmidley, The Dartmouth Staff

It’s almost that time of year, college football fans, and the hype surrounding this year’s BCS National Championship game is skyrocketing thanks to the most riveting regular season in recent memory. More »

Toe to Toe: Hodes versus Schmidley (Hodes)

By Alex Hodes, The Dartmouth Staff

A few weeks ago, I toppled Schmidley in our debate over whether college football needs a playoff system. I still maintain that it does not, but we’re rapidly approaching another BCS nightmare scenario. After Illinois all but ended Ohio State’s title dreams, the top BCS ranking was thrown up for grabs. Currently, there are eight one-loss teams, seven of which hail from major conferences. More importantly, there are two undefeated teams remaining — and one has a legitimate gripe about not being the top-ranked team in the country. All things considered, several teams are going to end the season feeling as if they’ve been cheated out of a shot to play for the national championship. Umm, so why do I still think the BCS works? More »

On Home Turf: A New Field for Big Green Soccer

Big Green soccer has long been one of the most exciting sports to watch each fall. But the question for far too long among spectators has been, “Where the heck do I sit?” More »