HANOVER — The offense came alive for the Dartmouth College field hockey team in a pair of home victories this weekend, as the Big Green defeated Northeastern, 4-3, on Friday and Sacred Heart, 4-2, on Sunday.
Dartmouth scored three times in the first quarter against the Huskies, starting with senior forward Holley Cromwell’s first goal of the year, assisted by freshman forward Zoe Schaffer. Junior forward Caroline Carr scored twice later in the period, one unassisted on a rebound and one via a pass from junior midfielder Bronwyn Bird.
The Big Green scored their fourth just after halftime, with Cromwell setting up junior Payton Altman. Dartmouth led by three at that point and nearly let it slip away, allowing Northeastern to score twice in the fourth quarter, but the hosts were able to hang on.
Two days later, the Big Green fell behind after a quarter to the Pioneers, but scored two in the second and two more in the third to pull away. Cromwell again opened the scoring for Dartmouth, this time assisted by Bird. Senior Myah Pease gave the Big Green the lead on a penalty stroke shortly before halftime. Bird set up Altman for the third goal, and freshman Boau-Lilly Shepherd scored her first of the year via an assist from junior forward Lila Browne.
The Big Green (2-3) host Merrimack on Sunday.
HANOVER — On their home floor for the first time this fall, the Big Green claimed victories over Siena, Lehigh, Merrimack and Hartford to continue their strong start to the season. In the four-set win over the Saints, all of which were within three points, junior Ellie Blain had a team-high 18 kills and 23 digs, and the two-setter rotation of senior Mackenzie Arent and junior Karen Murphy produced 24 and 21 assists, respectively.
Later on Friday against Lehigh’s Mountain Hawks, Dartmouth again won in four. Freshman Ava Roberts led the Big Green with 18 kills, Arent had 27 assists and sophomore Emma Engstrom picked up 18 digs.
Dartmouth then recorded sweeps on Saturday over the Warriors and Hawks. The Big Green hit .352 as a team against Merrimack, then topped that by hitting .403 against Hartford. Both matches featured a balanced offensive attack, without a player in double figures in kills.
This weekend, Dartmouth (6-1) heads to the Seton Hall Invitational in South Orange, N.J., where the Big Green will face NJIT, host Seton Hall and Central Connecticut State.
HANOVER — The Big Green rebounded from a tough trip to Michigan by beating the Long Island University Sharks, 2-0, on Thursday and Fairfield Stags, 2-1, on Sunday.
Senior forward Allie Winstanley started a big weekend with an unassisted goal Thursday, and sophomore midfielder Aleena Seales capped the scoring on assists from freshman midfielder Hailey Rorick and sophomore midfielder Sydney Brown. Dartmouth put seven shots on target to LIU’s two, and had a 6-1 edge in corner kicks.
Winstanley scored both goals in a second-half comeback Sunday against Fairfield. The equalizer was assisted by freshman midfielder Mary Lundregan; the second by Brown. Senior goalkeeper Charlotte Cyr made four saves in the win.
The Big Green (4-1-1) travel to Vermont on Wednesday, then are at UMass-Lowell on Sunday.
HANOVER — After opening their season with a win and a draw in western New York, the Big Green came back home Saturday and fell to the Sharks in a shutout despite putting nine shots on target to LIU’s three. Dartmouth also had 10 corner kicks to the Sharks’ four.
The Big Green (1-1-1) host UMass-Amherst in a Tuesday midweek match, then travel to Albany on Saturday.
HANOVER — For the eighth straight year, both Big Green teams won the Maribel Sanchez Souther Invitational.
On the men’s side, Dartmouth finished with 29 points, beating second-place MIT by 14. Sophomore James Lawrence finished third in the 8K race in 25 minutes, 35.62 seconds, and fellow sophomore Will Daley was right behind him in fourth at 25:39.81. Junior Andrew Thompson (sixth, 25:46.75), sophomore Albert Velikonja (seventh, 25:46.82) and freshman Evan Bork (ninth, 25:48.35) were also in the top 10.
The women were even more dominant, sweeping the top four spots individually in the 6K and finishing 37 points clear of the second-place team. Sophomore Caroline Livingston won the race in 22:19.63, sophomore Emma Kerimo was second in 22:27.48, junior Julia Fenerty third in 22:38.63 and freshman Esme Huh fourth in 22:41.99.
The Big Green also had the sixth-, eighth- and ninth-place finishers in sophomore Emily Levonas, junior Steph Finley and freshman Katherine Strong, respectively.
Dartmouth has a week off before heading to the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, hosted by Boston College, on Sept. 23.