As the Dartmouth College football team prepares to open the 2026 season on Saturday at No. 7-ranked Lehigh, the Big Green and the rest of the Ivy League have received some insight into 2027 with Monday’s league announcement that teams will have a bye week starting next season.
“For the 2027 season, the league games originally scheduled for Oct. 23 — the first weekend featuring exclusively Ivy vs. Ivy competition — will instead be played in Week 1 on Sept. 11,” the news release stated.
That would mean the Big Green would likely open against Columbia in Hanover, although the school has yet to announce a full 2027 schedule.
The entire Ivy League would then have Oct. 23 off for the bye.
“Options for the implementation of the bye week beyond the 2027 season will continue to be discussed throughout the upcoming year,” the news release added.
Ivy Madness tournament will move to PPL Center in 2028
The Ivy Madness basketball tournament, which pits the conference’s top four men’s and women’s basketball teams against one another for a shot at an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, is moving to the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa., in 2028. It will also host the tournament in 2029 and 2030.
The move marks a change for the event, which began in 2017 and has rotated among Ivy League venues since the completion of the 2018 tournament. This year’s event is slated to take place at The Palestra, where the tournament first took place. Dartmouth, originally slated to host, relinquished its right so the league could commemorate the Philadelphia-based venue’s 100th anniversary.
“Ivy Madness has grown into an incredible celebration of our student-athletes, institutions and the competitive excellence of Ivy League basketball,” Ivy League executive director Robin Harris said in a news release. “The PPL Center provides a neutral site in a first-class venue, a vibrant downtown setting and a location that is accessible to so many of our alumni and fans. We believe this partnership creates an exciting opportunity to continue elevating the championship experience for our student-athletes and Ivy League basketball overall.”
Women’s soccer wins third in a row
The Big Green picked up their third straight women’s soccer win on Sunday when beat Colgate 2-0 in Hamilton, N.Y. Madison Rose and Emmanuella Frimpomaa each scored, while Natasha Udebhulu and Michal Cagungun each added assists. Ola Goebel had three saves on the day.
The Big Green goalkeeper was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight week on Monday after her performance against Colgate and a one-save shutout against Holy Cross on Thursday.
Dartmouth (5-1-2) hosts Bryant on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Men’s soccer draws with Merrimack
The Big Green (1-2-1) followed up its first win of the season last Monday against Stonehill with a scoreless tie on Friday with Merrimack in North Andover, Mass. Dartmouth was outshot 6-4 in the contest and had one shot on goal, while the Warriors did not register a shot on net.
Dartmouth visits Bryant Tuesday at 4 p.m. and then will host No. 13 Vermont on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Sailing makes competes over the weekend
On Saturday, the Big Green won the Charles Invite hosted by Bentley thanks to the performances of Brad Kirkpatrick and Sage Evans (A Division) and Finn Cairns and Abbie Deng (B Division).
Additionally, Dartmouth is headed to Match Race New Englands for the first time since 2020 after a strong showing at the Pine Trophy hosted by the Coast Guard.
Other finishes over the weekend included a third-place result at the Harvard Invitational, ninth at the Harry Anderson Jr. Trophy hosted by Yale and 12th at the Toni Deutsch Trophy hosted by MIT.
The Big Green will next compete at the Open Singlehanded New England Championship and Women’s Singlehanded New England Championship at Boston College, set for Friday and Saturday; the Hatch Brown at MIT; the Regis Trophy at Harvard; and the Barnett Trophy at Bowdoin, all on Saturday.
Field hockey splits latest matchups
The Big Green picked up their first win of the season on Friday, 4-2, over Merrimack at Chase Field.
Ella Bowman led the way for Dartmouth, scoring a goal and adding an assist. Lilly Venezia, McLaine Leik and Ally Brosie also found the back of the net, while Riley Dumigan added an assist. Kylie McKinley had two saves, and Isabel Andrews added one.
Dartmouth could not create a win streak, however, as it fell to Sacred Heart 2-1 at home on Sunday. Amelie Luessmann had the Big Green’s lone goal in the loss, while McKinley had four saves.
Up next for the Big Green (1-2-0) is their Ivy League opener with Harvard on Friday at 4 p.m. in Hanover, followed by a visit to Maine on Sunday for a 2 p.m. contest.
Women’s volleyball wins one of three
Dartmouth competed last week in the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament in Hamilton, N.Y., and came away with only one win.
The Big Green opened play on Friday, beating UAlbany 3-1. Riley Imamura, with 17 kills, and Zori Brown, with 14, came up big for Dartmouth in the victory.
Dartmouth followed up its win with a 3-1 loss to Northeastern on Saturday and was swept by Colgate on Sunday. Elle McCreery had nine kills in the loss to the Huskies, while Imamura and Brown tied for the lead in kills against the Raiders with 10 each.
The Big Green (3-3) hosts the Dartmouth Invitational starting on Friday. The squad will host Binghamton Friday at 3 p.m., Quinnipiac on Saturday at 6 p.m., and Boston College on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Women’s rugby drops latest contest
After playing to a 17-17 tie heading into the second half, the Big Green ran out of gas and fell to Life University 49-22 at Brophy Field on Saturday. Annie Henrich led Dartmouth in scoring with 12 points on a try, a penalty kick and two conversions.
The Big Green (1-1) visits Harvard on Sept. 26.
Dartmouth extends swimming and diving coach
The college announced last week that head swimming and diving coach Milana Socha agreed to a contract extension with the Big Green
Socha, entering her fifth season, is coming off a year in which the Big Green broke 14 team records — the most in a season since it began tracking in 1975 — among other accolades.
“I’d like to thank Mike Harrity and Taurian Houston for the opportunity to continue leading the swimming and diving program,” she said in a news release.
“I appreciate their belief in this team and what we’re building together. We have made some great strides in the pool and on the boards over the past four seasons, and I am incredibly proud of the student-athletes’ commitment to chasing excellence,” Socha added.
