New York — Sommer Grzybek provided the winning hit in both games as Columbia swept Dartmouth on Saturday in the Ivy League softball opening series for both teams. The Lions (9-13, 2-0 Ivy) took game one, 4-3, and game two, 6-5 in nine innings.

In game one, Grzybek singled home Kerry Cook in the bottom of the seventh to snap a 3-all tie.

Grzybek was 2-for-4 win a home run for Columbia, while pitcher Madison Canby tossed an eight-hitter.

Dartmouth pitcher Breanna Ethridge hurled a complete game, surrendering four runs with as many walks and strikeouts. Maddie Damore homered for the Big Green (1-20-1, 0-2).

In the nightcap, Grzybek homered off reliever Ethridge (1-12) in the eighth inning to give the Lions the sweep. Canby (5-4) pitched four innings of two-hit relief for her second win of the day.

Big Green starter Morgan Ebow allowed 11 hits over five innings. Teammate Lourlin Lara had two hits.

Dartmouth will return to action today in Philadelphia, where the Big Green faces Penn for a pair of games.

Men’s Lacrosse

Cornell 14, Dartmouth 5

Ithaca, n.y. — Colton Rupp scored five goals as Cornell (2-6, 1-1 Ivy) defeated Dartmouth (1-7, 0-2).

Dartmouth senior Wiley Osborne netted his second hat trick of the season. Ben Martin, Jack Korzelius and Richie Loftus had Dartmouth’s other goals, and goalie George Christopher had 16 saves. Cornell counterpart Christian Knight made eight stops.

Cornell outshot Dartmouth, 52-30. The Big Green went 1-for-2 with the extra man, while holding Cornell to 0-for-2.

Dartmouth will travel to Yale next Saturday.

Rowing

Big Green Heavies Sweep At Alumni Cup

Teaneck, n.j. — The Dartmouth heavyweight rowers opened their spring season with a clean sweep of races against Columbia and Holy Cross in the Alumni Cup at Overpeck Park.

Five races (three varsity eights, two varsity fours) were scheduled to be raced, but the fours were cancelled because of poor weather.

Against Columbia, Dartmouth’s varsity eight finished in clear water (6:51.5), finishing comfortably ahead of the Lions (6:58.3). The Big Green’s second varsity completed the 2,000-meter course in 6:47.4, leaving almost 10 full seconds between it and the competition (6:57.1). The third varsity finished in 7:11.5, leaving Columbia far behind (7:32.1).

The Big Green continued its dominance against the Crusaders later that morning, winning both races. In the varsity eight, Dartmouth rowed an almost identical time as earlier (6:58.1), leaving over 30 seconds of clear water behind it. Both the second (7:15.8) and third varsity (7:38.3) competed against Holy Cross (8:16.9), finishing well ahead of the Crusaders.

Next Saturday, Dartmouth will head to Derby, Conn., to face Yale in the Olympic Axe.

Track & Field

Big Green Competes at Yale

New Haven, Conn. — The Dartmouth men picked up three first-place finishes at Yale’s Mark Young Invitational, a non-scoring meet.

Jack Kerin claimed first in the 800 meters in 2 minutes, 2.34 seconds, while Hendric Tronsson won the long jump (6.91 meters) and Max Cosculluela shared the top spot in the pole vault (5.00 meters) with Yale’s Austin Laut.

Ben Ose was fourth in the pole vault and fifth in the javelin, one spot back of teammate Parker Whims.

In the shot put, Ethan Ruh was second, and Timothy Brennan was second in the hammer throw, with Colin Minor taking fifth.

Ben Colello was third in the 110 hurdles.

The Dartmouth women earned a pair first-place performances at Yale.

In the pole vault, freshman Julia Valenti claimed first, clearing 3.80 meters in the fewest attempts to take home the individual title.

Teamate Bridget Douglas was the top performer in the javelin with a throw of 38.57 meters, while Mary Sieredzinski was fifth.

Miranda Lawson claimed a pair of top-five finishes, taking fourth in the 800 and third in the 100 hurdles. Sieredzinski was fourth in the 100 hurdles.

The Big Green received top-five finishes from Lauren Archer (third) and Marissa Evans (fourth) in the 400 hurdles, Maria Garman (third) in the long jump and Amelia Ali in the hammer throw (fourth) and the shot put (fifth).

Baseball

Big Green Rained Out

Philadelphia — Saturday’s Ivy League doubleheader between Dartmouth and Penn was postponed until noon Monday because of heavy rainfall in the Philadelphia area,

Dartmouth (10-6, 0-0 Ivy) will play at noon today in a doubleheader at Columbia (5-13, 2-0), which swept Harvard in a twin bill on Saturday.