For the first time since 2009, the Dartmouth College women’s soccer team took down a ranked foe, knocking off No. 19 Harvard, 1-0, at Burnham Field on Saturday.
Stephanie Lathrop, last season’s Ivy League goals leader, was the heroine for the Big Green over the weekend, finding the back of the net in the 62nd minute for what ended up being the game-winner.
Dartmouth keeper Ola Goebel, who was named the Ivy League Defense Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this season, had five saves in the win.
The Big Green (8-2-2 overall, 2-1-0 league) host Brown on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Equestrians keep winning
The Big Green, ranked No. 1 in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association coaches poll, picked up its fourth straight win to victory the season, routing Centenary, 8-1, at the Riding Center at Morton Farm on Saturday.
Dartmouth took an early 4-0 lead thanks to wins from Grace Russo, Cassidy Exner, Ellie Sadrian and Camilla Jerng. The Big Green quartet kept it going in the second half, adding more wins to set the final tally. Exner earned Most Outstanding Performer; the senior captain added to that award by earning the ECAC’s Rider of the Week honor for fences and flats on Tuesday.
The Big Green (4-0) hosts Sacred Heart on Oct. 25 at 10 a.m.
Women’s rugby pummels Princeton
Dartmouth scored early and often on Saturday, routing Princeton 55-14 on the road. In a contest in which multiple Big Green athletes scored, Peyton Langworthy and Lauren Cheng led the way with two tries each.
Nakato Myers, Lucy Walker, Amelia Handysides and Olivia Lyman all scored once, Morgan Whelan scored a try and added a conversion and Annie Henrich had four conversions.
Dartmouth (3-2 overall, 3-1 league) hosts Sacred Heart Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.
Men’s soccer ties Yale
The Big Green hosted Yale on Saturday, but both teams came up empty in a scoreless draw.
The lack of goals wasn’t due to a lack of effort; the Bulldogs had 15 shots, two on net, while Dartmouth registered 13 shots, one on goal. Big Green keeper TJ Jeffreys had one save during the contest. Additionally, Dartmouth’s Eli Granda and Alexis Huneau made the Ivy League Player of the Week honor roll for their work in the matchup.
Dartmouth (3-4-3 overall, 1-1-1 league) hosts UMass on Tuesday at 4 p.m. and Columbia on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Women’s volleyball’s losing streak continues
The Big Green entered this past weekend on a three-match losing streak, one that has now reached rive after a pair of road defeats.
Dartmouth visited Cornell on Friday and fell 3-0. Zori Brown led the Big Green in the loss with seven kills.
Saturday’s road bout against Columbia was closer, with Dartmouth falling 3-2, but it was also a missed opportunity: the Big Green led the Lions 2-0 before dropping three straight sets in a reverse sweep. Riley Imamura had a strong day despite the loss, with 13 kills.
Dartmouth (6-9 overall, 0-5 league) hosts Penn on Friday at 6 p.m. and Princeton on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Field hockey drops matchups
Dartmouth visited No. 10 Princeton on Friday but could not get much going, falling 4-0. The Big Green were not only shut out on the scoreboard but also did not register a shot in the contest. Kylie McKinley had 12 saves in the loss.
The Big Green followed that up with an overtime loss on the road against Quinnipiac on Sunday, 3-2.
After falling behind 2-0 in the first half, Dartmouth battled back to tie in the second on goals from Ella Bowman and Riley Dumigan, but the Bobcats got the last laugh in overtime.
Dartmouth (3-8-0 overall, 1-3-0 league) hosts Yale on Friday at 3 p.m. and visits UMass Lowell on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Women’s cross country sends competitors to regionals
The Big Green had three women finish at the NEICAAA Cross Country Championships on Friday in Hopkinton, N.H. Esme Daplyn finished sixth overall (17:45.2), Tessa Zima was 75th (19:12.3) and Kestle Eames was 84th (19:25.5).
Dartmouth competes at the ECAC/IC4A Cross Country Championships on Saturday in on Long Island.
Men’s tennis shows at ITA regionals
To begin competition in Cambridge, Mass. on Thursday, the Big Green picked up five singles wins: Enrique Collar over Le Moyne (6-3, 3-2) and Brown (1-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8), Calvin Wang against Buffalo (6-2, 6-7 (3), 10-8), Malhar Patel over Le Moyne (6-3, 7-5) and Puthi Pantaratorn against Brown (6-2, 7-6 (5)).
On Friday, Dartmouth had another five wins in singles, with victories from Collar over Cornell (6-1, 6-1), Dillon Beckles against Stonehill (6-2, 6-1), Kornel Halmos over Harvard (0-6, 6-2, 6-4), Leo Pade over Yale (6-2, 5-7, 6-4) and Denny Bao over Boston University (6-1, 6-2).
The Big Green also had doubles wins on day two: Adrian Treacy and Patel beat Bryant (8-2), and Bao and Pantaratorn beat Boston University (8-3). Dartmouth wrapped up the event on Saturday with singles wins from Pade, who beat Cornell via withdrawal, and Halmos, who beat Buffalo (6-4, 2-6, 6-1).
The Big Green will next compete at the Ivy League qualifier in Princeton, N.J., beginning on Oct. 23.
Sailing has a solid weekend
The Big Green’s top overall finish this weekend came at the Hewitt Trophy hosted by Bowdoin, which they claimed second thanks in large part to Cooper Keeves and Anna Connolly, who won five races.
Elsewhere, Dartmouth finished fifth in round one of the Open Atlantic Coast Championship, hosted by St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and eighth at the Stu Nelson, hosted by Connecticut College.
Dartmouth will visit Boston College for the Savin Hill Invite on Saturday. It will also compete in the final of the Women’s Atlantic Coast Championship, hosted by St. Mary’s, and host the Captain Hurst, both set for Saturday and Sunday.
