Senior women’s lacrosse players led their team to a thrilling 9-8 win against Harvard University (9-6, 4-3 Ivy) in their final game for the Big Green (6-8, 3-4 Ivy). While the Harvard senior players were honored before the game in their home stadium, it was Dartmouth’s seniors who clinched the match.
The men’s lacrosse team was defeated 9-3 by the No. 10 University of Pennsylvania Quakers on Saturday afternoon at Scully-Fahey Field in a game controlled by tough defense.
An 8-0 scoring run by No. 14 Yale University doomed the men’s lacrosse team on Saturday, as the Bulldogs (6-3, 2-2 Ivy) pulled away from the Big Green (1-6, 0-3 Ivy) for a 16-10 win at Scully-Fahey Field.
With under 30 seconds left to play in a game tied at 9-9, captain Liz Calby ’14 cradled the ball behind the net. She glanced at the clock and dished the ball to Jaclyn Leto ’16, who drove toward the middle and spun back, drawing the double team. Calby snuck around the crease and called for the ball. Leto found her. The senior faked the over-the-shoulder shot and pivoted, stashing the ball in the top corner with just 14 seconds left to win the game for the Big Green at Brown University on Saturday.
The club fencing team placed fifth at the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference championships last weekend, the highest ranked club team to compete in the Mt. Holyoke College event.
The men’s tennis team won both its non-league home contests this weekend, shutting out East Tennessee State University 7-0 and defeating Radford University 5-2 at the Boss Tennis Center and Gordon Pavilion. The women’s team prevailed in a close competition against Boston University, triumphing 4-3.
The ski team won second place at the University of New Hampshire Carnival in Jackson this weekend, running on the strength of a solid Nordic performance. Three Dartmouth skiers reached the podium in the two freestyle events.