Courtesy of Dartmouthsports.com Courtesy of Dartmouthsports.com Former All-American rower Anne Kennedy '07 will once again join the ranks of the Dartmouth women's crew team as late last month she signed on as a new assistant coach for the program.
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Ashley Mitchell / The Dartmouth Staff Ashley Mitchell / The Dartmouth Staff Six years ago, the Dartmouth softball team finished in second-to-last place in the Ivy League for the second straight year and was in the midst of a coaching change.
Ashley Mitchell / The Dartmouth Staff Ashley Mitchell / The Dartmouth Staff In a winner-take-all four-game series against Harvard University, the Dartmouth softball team fell behind early and had no answer to the Crimson's big bats, as the Big Green's run for a second-straight Ivy League North Division title was cut short. Harvard (25-20, 17-3 Ivy) swept Dartmouth (13-26, 11-9 Ivy) in the four-game series. "I think we just put way too much pressure on ourselves," co-captain Alyssa Parker '10 said. The Big Green opened its final series of the season trailing Harvard by two games and needing to take three of four games from the Crimson in order to claim a share of the division crown. The Dartmouth losses on Saturday gave Harvard a four-game lead with two games left to play, ending the Big Green's title chase. In the opener, the Crimson came out blazing, jumping to a 4-0 lead in the first inning highlighted by a three-run shot from sophomore Whitney Shaw. The situation would not improve for the Big Green for the rest of the day, as the Crimson starter Rachel Brown went to work and methodically broke down Dartmouth's lineup with almost unhittable pitches. "We were gearing up to face more speed against Rachel Brown," Parker said.
The Dartmouth softball team shrugged off a 12-4 mercy rule loss to the University of Connecticut last Wednesday, earning a decisive four game series sweep against Yale University at home over the weekend and splitting a doubleheader against the State University of New York at Albany on Wednesday afternoon. The Big Green (12-21, 9-3 Ivy) is currently tied with Harvard University for first place in the North Division of the Ivy League. Dartmouth is now 11-4 in the last 15 games after starting the season 1-17. "Our offense has been solid since entering Ivy League play," Leigha Clarkson '10 said.
Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Jessica Griffen / The Dartmouth Senior Staff The Dartmouth softball team began its Ivy League season on the road this weekend and met mixed results.
The Florida sun was not enough to heat up the bats of the Dartmouth softball team, who finished with a disappointing record of 0-8 in the University of South Florida Invitational tournament over the interim. The Big Green (1-13, 0-0 Ivy) was outscored by opponents 54-9 over the eight games from March ...
Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff Sophie Novack / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's basketball team found a disappointing end to its final homestand of the season as the Big Green fell behind early against a surging Princeton University squad, 64-43, on Friday and came up short on Senior Night against the University of Pennsylvania, 44-31, on Saturday. "We're sorely disappointed," head coach Chris Wielgus said.
Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff Dani Wang / The Dartmouth Staff The Dartmouth women's basketball team fell out of contention for the Ivy League title this weekend, as the Big Green split its final road doubleheader.
Opening the second half of the Ivy League campaign on the road, the Dartmouth women's basketball team fell short in overtime to Columbia University, 66-59, on Friday night before battling past Cornell University, 67-64, on Saturday. The loss to the Lions (15-9, 6-4 Ivy) on Friday was the second of the year for the Big Green, marking the first time that Columbia has swept a season series against Dartmouth (10-13, 5-4 Ivy) in 19 years. "We had a couple of opportunities late in the game to increase our lead in overtime, but we didn't knock down the shots," Brittney Smith '11 said.